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Page created on JCR-UK: 18 November 2003
Latest revision or update: 30 June 2014
Penzance Jewish
Cemetery
Transcription of the Tombstones
by Rabbi Dr. Bernard Susser
December 1988 (a section of Rabbi Susser's "Jewish
Tombstone Inscriptions in S. W. England")
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Two general views of the cemetery |
Godfrey Simmons, a descendant of the
former minister at
Penzance
BACK ROW (A) reading from left to right
1 ASHER, son of Hayim: Lemon Woolf, aged 65 years.
Died 11 Adar 5608 (February 1848)
2 HENDELE, daughter of Issachar Jacob (Barnet Levy of
Falmouth)(F4)
Mrs Elra Joseph, widow of Abraham Joseph of Falmouth.
Died 22 November 1851, aged 82 years.
3 ISRAEL LEVIN, son of Zvi
Died 3 April 1887, aged 58 years.
4 YUTA, daughter of Israel: Julia, widow of Henry Levin.
Died 29 September 1879, aged 87 yeArs.
5 ZVI, son of Yekutiel: Henry Levin, died 19 October 1877, aged 79
years.
6 BEILA, daughter of Israel: Elizabeth Oppenheim.
d 14 July 1879, aged 81 years, widow of -
7 SAMUEL, son of Nathan: Samuel Oppenheim.
Died 23 May 1869, agd 69 years.
8 ABRAHAM ISSACHAR, son of Asher: B. A. Simmons
Died 4 Kislev 5621, aged 76 years (19 November 1860)
9 SARAH, daughter of Israel, widow of Samuel Jacobs.
Died 2 May 5628, aged 84 years. (1868)
10 HINDELEH, daughter of ayim: Hannah Selig.
Died 01 July 56077 aged 68 years. (1847)
The tombstones of Hannah and Aaron
Selig
11 AARON, son of Phineas: Aaron Selig.
Died 18 July 5601, aged 59 years. (1841)
SECOND ROW (B)
1 SAMUEL, son of Moses: Samuel Jacob
Died 30 November 5621, aged 83 years (1860)
2 SAMUEL HILLMAN, son of Simeon Greenberg: Rev. H. Greenberg
Died 7 April 5621, aged 24 years. (1861)
3 ISAAC, son of Ezeki(el): Solomon Ezekiel
Died 9 March 5627 (1867)
(4 unidentified headstones) (2.05/6/7/9)
THIRD ROW (C/D)
Cl MIRELE, daughter of Moses: Amelia Jacob
Died 23 September 1864 aged 70 (or 79?)
C2 HENNE, daughter of Moses: Hannah, wife of Solomon Ezekiel
Died 30 September 1864. aged 89 years.
D1 ABRAHAM, son of Zvi: Abraham Joseph
Died 4 June 5599 aged 5 Years (1839)
D2 SAMUEL, son of Zvi: Samuel Joseph,
Died 12 october 1844 aged 5 months.
D3 SARAH, daughter of Zvi: Selina Joseph
Died 15 September 1872 aged 37 years.
D4 JUDAH, son of Moses
Died 09 Elul 5584 (1824)
FOURTH ROW (E)
1 HANNAH, daughter of Alexander Moses, wife of Israel Levy: Hannah
the wife of Israel of Truro
Died 2 day of Pesach 5601 (1841)
2 PESSIA, daughter of Abraham Issachar (B. A. Simmons) died 14
Heshvan
5593 (1832)
3 JACOB, son of Solomon Levi: Jacob James Hart
Died London 19 February 5606 (1846) aged 62 years
4 SOLOMON ZALMAN, son of Jacob Segal,
Died 10 Iyar 5583 (1823)
The parents of Lemon Woolf
5 "In memory of HYMAN and EDDLE WOOLF,
parents of LEMON WOOLF, Erected by the late Henry Harris of
Truro."
6 EDEL, daughter of Asher died 02 Sivan 5607 (1847)
7 DAVID, son of Zvi: David Levin died 31 October 1873, aged 40
years
8 HAYIM, son of Zvi: Hyman Levin
Died 18 June 1844, aged 13 years 3 months.
FIFTH ROW (F)
JUDAH the son of Naphtali.
1 PHINEAS, son of Menachem: Solomon Levy, native of Exeter
Died 20 August 1841 aged 56 years.
2 ELIEZAR, son of Isaac died 14 Sivan 5604 (1844)
3 MALKAH, daughter of David. Millie, daughter of David and
Helena
Bischofswerder
Died 31 July 1880 aged 11 weeks.
4 SHEVYA, daughter af Issachar Jacob (Barnet Levy of Falmouth
A2):
Mrs Elias widow of Mr Hart Elias of Falmouth
Died 17 February 1850 aged 84 years
The tombstone of Henry Joseph
5 ZVI, son of Abraham. Henry Joseph of
this town, born at Falmouth on March 18, 1806. Died 20 December
1881.
6 MIRELA, daughter of Jacob, wife of Zvi son of Abraham: Amelia,
wife of Henry Joseph, born at Falmouth on 18 March 1811.
Died 11 April 1891 aged 80 years
7 RUTH, daughter of Joseph, son of Abraham Isaac, President of the
Plymouth congregation.
Died 13 Heshvan 5593. (1832).
8 ISRAEL, son of Moses (child)
SIXTH ROW (C)
1 SOLOMON TEACHER, died 10 March 5616 (1856)
2 CATHERINE LEVY, died 17 July 1864
3 RACHEL, daughter of Mann, wido W of Isaac: Rachel, wife of Rev.
I Bischofswerder.
Died 10 March 1886, aged 55 years.
4 SARAH ZILLAH, daughter of David: Sarah Cicilia, daughter of
David and Helena Bischofswerder.
Died 26 March 1891, aged 14 months.
5 BELIA, daughter of Zvi: Bessie Joseph, born 1 December 1848.
Died 21 November 1900.
The tombstone of Julia
Bischofswerder
6 JULIA, wife of Morris
Bischhofswerder. Born 01 June 1851.
Died 20 April 1911.
SEVENTH ROW (H)
1 JOSEPH BARNET, died 7 April 5616 (1856)
2 REV. ISAAC BISCHOFSWERDER, died 18 October 1899, aged 77
years.
The last interment at Penzance:
Adolf Salzmann in 1964
3 ADOLF SALZMANN, died 22 February 1964
aged 65 years
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