The United Synagogue

US Cemeteries

Alderney Road Cemetery,

is the oldest Ashkenazi Cemetery in the United Kingdom. Also known as The Great Synagogue Burial Ground, this cemetery opened in 1697 which was extended in 1749 and was closed in 1852.

Famous people buried in the cemetery include the following:-

Aaron Hart 1709 - 1756 - 1st Chief Rabbi of England

David Tevele Schiff 1765 -1791 2nd Chief Rabbi of England

Rabbi Hayim Samuel Jacob De Falk 1708 - 1782 - Baal Shem of London

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Alderney Road E1
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