Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue
(known as Grimsby Hebrew Congregation)
Holme Hill,
Heneage Road,
Grimsby
DN32 9DZ
Information: 01472 351404 / 01472 824463
As at 2010, the tiny community currently holds Friday night services once a month. The Victorian Romanesque-style Moses Montefiore synagogue has a roof problem, with congregants being advised not to sit to the left of the bimah.
Community founded 1742.
Ritual: Ashkenazi Orthodox
Good afternoon
I recently had to go through the Nuns Thorpe estate and I saw new build houses on the left behind the garage I immediately had thoughts of thinking where the Jewish Cemetery was as I used to work for Leakes Masonry when I left school as an apprentice stone mason
I remember we had keys for the cemetery as it was locked due to vandalism I’m assuming it also had anti graffiti paint on the railings too
I always remember the headstones being very large heavy and very ornate with pictures of the deceased
Was just wondering if there was any chance I could take a look in the cemetery sometime in the future as i always thought it such a very calming and peaceful place
Yours Sincerely
Chris Odlin
Dear Ann
I am the son of a friend of Martin. He had an accident but is doing ok and can now be reached on his land line. Please let me know if you still need to reach him.
Best
Paul
My name is Anne Orman( nee Handler)
Martin Yale is my 1st cousin
His mother Bessie Yale and my mother Sylvia Handler were sisters , both Maraney .
Please let me know if Martin is still alive and if he would like t contact me . He must be 95 if still around !
With thank
Anne Orman
My family were so incredibly fortunate to benefit from the kindness of the much missed Harry Kalson who was the most compassionate and generous of employers. There’s very little I can do to repay his thoughtfulness and brilliance, and support of, and interest in, my own sporting and academic ambitions, but I can at least offer my thoughts to the wider Jewish community in Grimsby and beyond. Shalom.
My wife & I , along with many other Christians in North East Lincolnshire, wish to assure you that we are standing with you. Because you would consider us strangers to be wary of we cannot stand by you in your Shul at present. However, please believe me, you are not alone, we care!
Dear Sr/Madam,
My father in law, a holocaust survivor, landed in Grimsby, aged 18. He married in Grimsby Shul on August 12, 1947. His name was Adam/Alan Weiler married Betty Goldstein. Do you have a record of the marriage? If not where could we obtain this?
Adam and Betty had 2 children, Steven( my husband and Lesley. They moved to Manchester after Steven was born 1948. We would like to hear about any info you may have.
We are living in Holland. You can contact me: Elisabeth Weiler: insight@ziggo.nl or +31 610810033.
Thank you, Elisabeth
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Lawrence Science son of John Science. Mr Science is very good friends with Martin Yale.
Ive been trying my upmost to contact my father via email, phone, through his wife’s (Carol) son Simon Rosenthall but unfortunately I have drawn a blank with no luck.
I have called Martin Yale on a number given above but no answer.
If there is anyone who can contact Mr Yale and let him know i have been trying to contact my father it would be appreciated.
Yours Sincerely
Lawrence Science
Hello. Is there a mikvah in your synagogue, and is it used for Jewish proselyte baptism?
This is for Margaret Phipps who left a message on 18th July 2019.
Regarding the stained glass window you mention, may I suggest that you contact Martin Yale on 01472 877334 who can make arrangements for you to see it.
My interest in Grimsby is that several of my family members are buried in the Bet Olam and had positions of influence in the Jewish Community.
Roberta Sheps, both my Uncle & Aunt have been buried in the Grimsby Jewish Cemetery since the date you mentioned. Please email me if you would like the details for your register.
In 1999 I was allowed to copy the Grimsby Jewish Cemetery Register and I am now entering the contents onto the Jewishgen Online Worldwide Burial Register. The last burial I know about was for Bessie Yale in 1997. If anyone knows of any later burials in the Grimsby cemetery I would be very pleased to hear from them. My entry should be finished in a month or two (depending on family/health considerations), after which anyone who joins Jewishgen (it’s free) can have access.
There is a family story that my grandfather’s second wife, Hilda Bernstein, who died c. 1970 in London, married name Hilda Nelson, was the daughter of a trawler man out of Grimsby.
Anyonme know anything about this?
Hello everyone
I am trying to trace my Jewish an ancestors.
Mt grandfather was Ebenezer Earnest Cadman who was married to my grandmother Edna Hicks.
They raised their family on Grimsby and Cleethorpes.
Edna’s mother was Betsy Alice Challenger of York.
Can anyone help me please.
I’ve also heard York, Leeds, Cornwall and Lincoln mentioned.
Thank you
Fiona Agha 07919 103 822 or
Fiona@fionaagha.com
My grandfather was born in 1888 and raised in Grimsby. The family name was Bernstein and there were 13 children. I understand that the family were engaged in the fishing industry and I am interested to learn more details of the family circumstances and Jewish life at that time
Hello, I was wondering if it was possible to visit? I aim to give my son new experiences and develop a keen interest in an array of areas including a variety of different religions and people whom hold different beliefs than our own, he has never visited a synagogue before, Is there a possibility that we would be able to visit?
Thank you
Hello, many years ago I attended synagogue in Las Vegas. I taught in the synagogue at the time. I have always been drawn to the Jewish way of life. At this time nearing Passover my heart goes back to my lovely people at Temple Beth Shalom Las Vegas
I have recently discovered that my Grandmother was Miriam Szapira, originally from Boston , Lincolnshire. I believe her Grandmother Annie Szapira presented a stain glass window to the Grimsby synagogue in 1906. I would love to know more about this and if it is possible to see it. Thankyou so much Margaret Phipps Devon.UK
Hi, i am a scout leader and would like to know if its possible to allow our scouts to visit your synagogue.
We are thinking of the 3rd of December between 6.45pm to 8.30pm.
It will be nice to have someone also to do a little talk .
Many thanks
Eva
1st New Waltham scout leader
Hello,
I am a teacher in Grimsby. Is there a synagogue in Grimsby that my children could visit, or a local jewish leader who I would be able to talk to regarding teaching our children about Judaism?
Hello Shirley I have just seen your enquiry regarding your Grandmother and that she married in our Schule in Grimsby I knew a Shirley Levy who married Lou Levy is she your mother i did know her it would be in the late 40’s early 50’s I am 85 now I as only talking about her to Martin Yale the other day would love to hear from you Regards Brenda Graham maiden name Wagerman.
My Silver family came to Hull/Grimsby from somewhere in Poland. I am trying to find out more about my great-grandfather, Moshe David Silver, who was Morris David Silver to the best of our knowledge. He married Esther Sugar but we believe that he was married prior to Esther, had one child and then likely his first wife died. He then married Esther Sugar. It is possible that both of those marriages took place in Poland, but they did live in Grimsby for some time before moving to Leeds. They had several children including my grandfather Abe and his twin sister, Golda (who died at age 3 or 4). It’s possible or probable that Moshe David was a kosher butcher.
OK, does anyone have any ideas how to research further with the Grimsby community?
Thanks,
Modya Silver
I am searching for the Heinemann family who were in Grimsby in WW2. Please call me on 07806 656756 or landline evenings only 0208 986 4868 – Martin Sugarman (AJEX Archivist)
Hello Lori, I am really pleased to hear from you. My grandmother, Rose Grant was your Grandmother’s younger sister. Rose married a non-Jew, Sydney Swift, and had two sons, my father Bryan, and Gordon, both of whom lived in Grimsby all their lives and died a few years ago. I am an only child and Gordon had two daughters, Rachel and Rebecca who still live in Grimsby.. I live in London and my wife, Anita is Jewish. We have two daughters, Maia and Leila.
I have always been fascinated to know more about my Jewish heritage but my parents were always reluctant to tell me anything. I suspect that Rose was ostracised by the family for marrying out, but I’m not sure. I have traced back to Abraham Grant and Deborah Seegull, and I think that Deborah’s parents were Morris Seegull, originally from Lithuania, and Sarah. It looks like Rose and Leah’s oldest brother Simeon emigrated to the USA, and maybe some of the other siblings did too, as they seem to disappear from the cencus records. I would love to know more and maybe even to meet some of my relatives from this side of my family. My parents’ secretiveness has made me even more intrigued!
Please let me know anything else you can add to my sketchy knowledge about the family.. My email address is nigelswift@mac.com. I will be in Grimsby next weekend.
Thank you very much for getting in touch,
Nigel Swift.
Nigel Swift, my great-grandparents were Abraham Grant and Deborah Seegull. Please contact me. My mother is the daughter of Leah Grant and David Lewis.
Hello, I am trying to trace my family. I am the grandson of Rose Grant who lived at 238 Freeman Street as a child. Her parents were Abraham Grant, originally from Russia/Poland, and his wife Deborah,nee Seegull, born in Hull. I can’t find any record of Deborah in Hull, but I wondered if any members of this family are still in Grimsby? Rose had 7 siblings: Simeon, Joseph, Leah (who married David Lewis in the synagogue in 1921), Rachel,Isabel,Rebecca and Ada Grant. I would be very grateful for any information about anyone in this family. Thank you, Nigel Swift.
I am trying to trace my grandfather louis Jones,he was involved in WW1 in italy we think,he married my grandmother marion Appels in 1919 in grimsby,I would like to trace his country of birth
Please could someone make contact with me as my late grandmother was married in your shool on 26th December 1909 Regards Shirley