Records of the Ramsgate Jewish Community 1829 – 1962

RECORDS OF THE RAMSGATE JEWISH COMMUNITY 1829 – 1962

Transcribed and edited from the manuscript records preserved in the Archives of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ Congregation of London by permission of the Gentlemen of the Mahamad (wardens) of the congregation.

Miriam Rodrigues-Pereira, Honorary Archivist of the Congregation assisted by Chloe Loewe and Raphael Loewe.

2007-8

Author: Miriam Rodrigues-Pereira

Published by: Benedict Kelly and Gerald Tripp, Ramsgate.

Title: Records of The Ramsgate Jewish Community 1829 – 1962.

In honoured memory of The Reverend Benjamin Rodrigues-Pereira 1890-1972 Minister of the Ramsgate Montefiore Synagogue and Local secretary of the Montefiore Endowment Committee 1929-1964 and of Aaron George Gomes da Costa, 1923-2008 his pupil, lifelong friend, lay successor and sometime Chairman of The Montefiore Endowment Committee (c1960s)-2003 who both worked tirelessly for the Ramsgate Jewish Community and the whole local area.

C O N T E N T S

Pages

Introduction 1-2

Births 1829-1914, 1928 - Alphabetical Index 3-4

Marriages 1838-1962 5-16

Index 17-22

Deaths The details of burials have been published as: Ramsgate Jewish Cemetery, by Benedict Kelly and Gerald Tripp, 2016.

Judith Lady Montefiore College 23-24

RECORDS OF THE RAMSGATE JEWISH COMMUNITY 1829 – 1962

Introduction The records of the Ramsgate Jewish Community in the 19th and 20th centuries are contained in several MS books preserved in the Archives of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Congregation London, which for over 100 years had responsibility for the Montefiore Endowment at Ramsgate [1]. The earliest book (MS 1688) is a leather-bound volume with a badly - damaged cover. A torn red leather label on the front is inscribed in gold lettering ‘MOSES & JUDITH MONTEFIORE’ with an incomplete Hebrew date. Sir Moses Montefiore evidently intended the book to record events connected with his synagogue which he had opened in 1833 [2]. It was kept at least from the later 19th century by the Minister of the Synagogue but was abandoned in 1914. Births between 1829 and 1914 and burials between 1862 and 18- 86, notably of Lady Montefiore and of Sir Moses himself, and two in 1900 are recorded. The other books contain formal records of marriages between 1838 and 1962 (MSS 148, 156) and a burial register from 1872 to the present day (MS 187) together with a Minute Book of the Burial Society (MS 1675). (There are also Minute Books of the Montefiore Endowment Committee, MSS 281, 1609, 1610). Full details of the births and marriages have been transcribed and are listed in the following sections. Details of burials have been published as: Ramsgate Jewish Cemetery, by Benedict Kelly and Gerald Tripp, 2016. Births The names of 75 children born in Ramsgate between 1829 and 1914 recorded in MS 1688 are listed below. Details of one child born in 1928 were noted on a loose sheet. The children belong to families of officials of the synagogue (e.g. Myers, Afrigan) or Collegiates of the Judith Lady Montefiore College (e.g. Amschejewitz) and of local worshippers at the synagogue. One was the child of refugees from Paris in 1914. Marriages Sixty marriages were registered in Ramsgate between 1838 and 1962 [3], mainly in families of the small Jewish community, Collegiates of the Judith Lady Montefiore College, local residents - merchants, tradespeople, teachers and the like. Before 1900 the marriages took place in private homes [4], usually those of the brides, and thereafter in the Montefiore Synagogue. They were for the most part performed by the Ministers or Collegiates. On occasion before 1910 this function was carried out by the Haham (Artom, No.5 and Gaster, Nos. 16,20) and Hazan Piza (No.10) from London. Much later in

1 the 1950s Hahain Gaon officiated at the marriages of two daughters of Rabbi Shemtob Gaguine, Principal of the College and Ab Beth Din of the London Congregation. The following list giving details of the marriages has been compiled from the duplicate Ketubot (Hebrew marriage contracts) in the Congregation's archives combined with the civil marriage registers. No duplicate Ketubot for dates before 1900 have been found but those after 1900 are included in the Congregation's Ketubot books on pages cut out and sent to Ramsgate to be completed by the Minister, signed at the ceremony and returned for re-insertion. Eleven marriages are recorded from Ketubot only, the parties evidently having had an earlier Register Office marriage. In 1939-40 a number of marriages took place of refugees then at Kitchener Camp, Richborough, near Sandwich, a few miles from Ramsgate. This military camp, unused since the First World War, was leased from the Government by the Central Council for Jewish Refugees in 1938, brought into use and run by the refugees themselves [5]. It eventually housed 5000 men [6]. The majority of them, once war was declared, volunteered to serve the Allied cause. Many were accepted into the Auxiliary Pioneer Corps; others worked in a support capacity, - the camp having become a training depot under the command of the Marquess of Reading. The brides of the refugees were mostly in domestic service, (virtually the only employment open to them), in London or other parts of the country. One bride (No.33) was a physician in a London hospital. The chronological list of marriages below is followed by an alphabetical index of participants' names; fathers and witnesses are specially marked.

[1] See Cardozo and Goodman "Think and Thank" The Montefiore Synagogue and College, Ramsgate 1833 - 1933 (1933) [2] Some pages record the contents of the charity boxes at the synagogue between 1833 and 1882 and the amounts for distribution to the poor locally and through the Sephardi and Ashkenazi Rabbis in Jerusalem. [3] Since the 1960s the synagogue has been rarely used. [4] as in London before the 1860s. Except for No 19 in our list. [5] Helen Gardiner: "Historic Haven. The Story of Sandwich"; Helen C Bentwich. "History of Sandwich in Kent" [6] commemorated by a plaque on the wall of The Barbican, Sandwich.

2 MS 1688 BIRTHS Alphabetical index (Heb: name in brackets)

Date Name Day of week English Hebrew

Abraham, Alice 22 Sep 1830 Abraham, Elizabeth 15 Apr 1829 Abraham, Flora 9 Jul 1837 Abraham, Isaac 22 Jan 1871 Abraham, Israel 10 Oct 1875 Abraham, Michael Leon 11 Jun 1840 Abraham, Rachel Leah 6 May 1876 Abraham, Simeon Alexander 30 Jun 1835 Abraham, Simon Alexander Tues 23 Jun 1834 5595 (sic) (Shimon Aleksander bar Yisrael) Abraham, Solomon Henry 4 Dec 1846 Afrigan, Abraham 20 Jan 1873 Amschejewitz, Blanche 2 Apr 1878 5638 Amschejewitz, Dinah Rose 12 Apr 1888 Amschejewitz, Isaac 27 Dec 1885 Amschejewitz, Jacob Henry 19 Dec 1882 9 Tebet 5643 Amschejewitz, Moses Arie 9 Aug 1880 5640 Ankona, Abraham Mon 20 Jul 1834 5595 (sic) (Abraham de Baruh) Bandell, Gertrude 17 Sep 1914 Barnett, Barman 3 May 1834 5594 Barnett, Coleman 3 May 1834 5594 (Kalonymus bar Yisrael) Barnett, Ellah 18 Dec 1867 Barnett, Esther Florence 9 Jun 1876 Barnett, Frances 31 May 1840 5600 Barnett, Henriette 7 Oct 1842 (sic) 5602 Barnett, Jacob 28 Sep 1875 Barnett, Joseph Isaac Sat 19 Sept (1835) 5595 (Yoseph Yitzhak bar Yisrael) Barnett, Sarah Elizabeth 7 Nov 1869 Benjamin, Benjamin 10 Jan 1851 Benjamin, Esther Miriam 5 Apr 1865 Benjamin, Eveline 24 Jul 1878 5638 Beriro, Judah 14 Apr 1899 4 lyar 5659 Brabanda, Adah 31 May 1884 (7) Sivan 5644 Cohen, Deborah 16 Apr 1879 5639 Cohen, Rachel 11 Oct 1883 10 Tishry 5644

Davis, Eulalie Florence Frances 7 Apr 1879 5639 Kreisberg, Leon 20 Apr 1899 10 lyar 5659 Lazarus, Reuben Alexander 10 Apr 1879 5639 Michael, Kathleen Matilda 29 Jan 1914 Myers, Aron 23 Jul 1847 5607 Myers, Frances 3 Apr 1852 5612 Myers, Gabriel 1 Dec 1853 5614

3 Myers, Hannah 25 Jul 1838 Myers, Henry Isaac 12 Apr 1846 5606 Myers, Joseph s. of Emanuel 19 Nov 1836 5597 (Yoseph bar Menahem) Myers, Judith Hester 26 Aug 1848 5608 Myers, Miriam Rose 8Aug 1849 5609 Myers, Moses 3 Feb 1851 5611 Myers, Nathaniel Selim 16 Jan 1856 5616 Myers, Phineas 15 Aug 1840 Piza, David Jessel 26 Mar 1883 17 Veadar 5643 Piza, Rosetta Jessel 3 Apr 1885 18 Nisan 5645 Piza, Ruth Jessel 6 Sep 1888 Riveline, Mordecai 25 Oct 1914 parents refugees from Paris Rosenberg, Henrietta 20 Oct 1914 Rosenberg, Joseph 30 Jul 1913 Shandel, Emily (Hilda ) 3 Jan 1883 5643 Shandel, Esther 2 Apr 1888 Shandel, Jacob 18 May 1886 Shandel, Judith 22 Feb 1880 5640 Shandel, Lewis (Yehuda) 3 Jan 1879 5639 Shandel, Moses 20 Aug 1881 5641 Shandel, Solomon 1 Dec 1876 Solomon, Francis Joseph 14 Jun 1876 Tobias, Elsie 23 May1914 Tritsch, Eveline Violet 16 Dec 1877 5638 Tritsch, Flora 1 Apr 1871 Tritsch, Judah Leonard 14 Nov 1883 14 Heshvan 5644 Trit(s)ch, Rachel 25 Jul 1869 Twyman, Aaron 25 Nov 1839 Twyman, Benjamin 19 Sep 1844 Twyman, Joseph 8 Oct 1842 Twyman, Miriam 3 Mar 1846 Twyman, Sarah 7 Jul 1847 Twyinan, Rebecca 2 Feb 1849 5609

(on loose sheet) Kaplan, Rita / Rica Rosetta d. of 5 Nov 1928 5609 Alfred Abraham and Ethel Esther

4 MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN RAMSGATE

5 MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN RAMGATE Bridegrooms and Brides

Ser. Date Surname & First Names Age Rank or Residences Location of No Middle Name profession Marriage

1 03-Jan-1838 Cohen Victor Isaac F Jeweller 120 High St Margate 120 High St, Magnus Henrietta F ------High St, Ramsgate Margate 2 18-Feb-1849 Mendel Henry Abraham F Umbrella 23 Richard St, 24 Harbour St, Manufact. Commercial Rd, St Ramsgate George East London Hecht Elizabeth F ------24 Harbour St, Ramsgate 3 01-Sep-1850 Carvalho Samuel F Merchant 6 Highbury Crescent 12 Queen St Nunes London Ramsgate Abraham Elizabeth F ------12 Queen St, Ramsgate

4 30-Nov-1853 Benjamin Edward F w FishFactor 11 St Mary at Hill, 27 Harbour St London Ramsgate

Samuel Sophia F ------27 Harbour St, Ramsgate 5 22-Apr-1868 Tritsch Jacob Judah F School master Hereson House Temple Cottage Ramsgate Myers Hannah Miriam F ------Temple Cottage, Ramsgate 6 28-Jan-1874 Hyams David F Watchman 150 Fairfield Place Temple Higher Broughton, Cottage Manchester Ramsgate Myers Frances F ------Temple Cottage, Ramsgate 7 13-Jan-1875 Solomon Henry Mayer F Commerc. 2 St Albans Villa, The 21 Augusta Rd, Traveller Elms Ramsgate Ramsgate Barnett Frances Sapora F ------23 Queen St, Ramsgate

8 06-Apr-1875 Tanchan Solomon 19 Pawn broker Blaina, Mon. Judith College Ramsgate Amscheiewitz Sophia 18 ------Judith College, Ramsgate 9 17-Jan-1877 Kurrein Adolf 30 Chief Rabbi ------1 Oscar Villas Upper Austria Broadstairs

Loewe Jessy 27 ------1 Oscar Villas, Broadstairs 10 28-Jun-1882 Piza Judah 36 Colonial 2 Arklow Terrace, 36 High St, Merchant Ramsgate Ramsgate Twyman Rebecca 27 ------36 High St,Ramsgate 11 24-Jan-1883 Brabender Jacob 22 Engineer 87 King St, Ramsgate 87 King St Ramsgate Cohen Annie 19 ------87 King St,. Ramsgate 12 07-Nov-1883 Goldsmith Herman 23 Diamond ------4 King St merchant Margate Tannenbaum Jane 19 ------4 King St, Margate

6 MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN RAMGATE Parents and Witnesses Father of Groom Father of Bride Ser. Surname & First Name Rank or Surname & First Name Profession Witnesses No. Middle Profession Middle Name Name 1 ------A Henry Israel Barnett 2 Mendel Abraham Gentleman Hecht Mier (W) Neumann

Emanuel Myers

3 Carvalho Samuel (dec'd) -- Abraham Israel Tailor Alex I Montefiore Nunes Michael Henry

4 Benjamin Louis Gentleman (deceased) Israel Abraham Queen St, Ramsgate

Charles Isaacs, 94 High St, Chatham 5 Tritsch Leopold -- Myers Emanuel Minister Moses Montefiore

Joseph Sebag

6 Hyams Samuel Gentleman Myers Isaac Henry Minister Isaac A Joseph

Ritter v. Goldschmidt 7 Solomon Samuel Tradesman Barnett Israel (dec'd) Tradesman Moses Montefiore

Joseph Solomon

8 Tanchan Joshua Phillip Pawnbroker Amscheiewitz Asher Professor Moses Montefiore

Louis Loewe

9 Kurrein -- -- Loewe Louis Principal Judith Moses Montefiore Lady Montefiore Theologic, Abraham Kauders College 10 Piza David Minister Twyman John Crow Artist Louis Loewe

Jno C Twyman 11 Brabender Benjamin Clothes Cohen Abraham Picture - frame Eva Caro Manufacturer maker Amy (Cogin) 12 Goldsmith Solomon Gentleman Tannenbaum Nathan Diamond Jacob Tritsch merchant Adolph Tannenbaum

7 MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN RAMGATE Bridegrooms and Brides

Ser. Date Surname & First Names Age Rank or Residences Location of No Middle Name profession Marriage

13 03-Apr-1884 Rosenberg Louis 25 Jewish Rabbi 41 Gravel Lane, 7 Judith Salford, Manchester College Saul Selda Gittle 19 ------7 Judith College Ramsgate 14 26-Jan-1887 Barnett Louis 21 Hairdresser 18 King St, Margate 2 Lion Villas

Da Costa Rachel 20 ------2 Lion Villas Thanet Rd, Gomas, (sic) Ramsgate 15 04-Apr-1900 Orler Herman / Reuben 25 School master 105 Bedford St Ramsgate Sebi Synagogue Barnett Sarah Elizabeth 27 ------12 Augusta Rd Ramsgate 16 02-Dec-1902 Lipson Solomon 24 Teacher 42 Elgin Crescent -- " -- Ladbroke Grove, N Kensington Shandel Matilda / Malca 27 Teacher Somerset House Albion Rd, Ramsgate 17 28-Sep-1903 Benzimra Joseph Samuel 37w General 22 Albion Place -- " -- Merchant Ramsgate Woolf Adele / Ada 37w ------22 Albion Place Ramsgate 18 17-Feb-1909 Amar Habib 51 Independent 2 Montefiore College -- " -- means Ramsgate Josephson Leah 30 ------2 Montefiore College Ramsgate 19 22-Nov-1909 Simons Hyman / Haim 24 Master 'Balmoral Castle,' 427 Hydro Hotel Stanley butcher Caledonian Rd Islington Cliftonville

Shuter Ray /Rahel 23 ------" -- 20 06-Sep-1910 Konski Pincus Solomon 41w Furrier Premier Hotel Ramsgate Southampton Row, Synagogue Bloomsbury Shandel Emily 27 ------Somerset House, Albion Rd,Ramsgate 21 30-Apr-1913 Michael Albert David 40 Export Paragon Hotel, -- " -- Merchant Ramsgate Romain Jessie 24 Governess Townley Castle, Anidjar, Ramsgate 22 22-May-1917 Maman Habib 29 Newsagent 139 High St Ramsgate Fright Freha (proselyte) 27 Shop assistant 3 Upper Dumpton Park -- " -- formerly Florence Rd, Ramsgate Priscilla

23 28-Mar-1920 Schloss Alexander 57w Jewish Rabbi Synagogue House, 64 -- " -- Edgar Rd, Margate Bonny Alice Sarah 41 ------Brooklyn Lodge, Albion Rd, Margate

8 MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN RAMGATE Parents and Witnesses Father of Groom Father of Bride Ser. Surname & First Name Rank or Surname & First Name Profession Witnesses No. Middle Profession Middle Name Name 13 Rosenberg Asher Minister Saul Abraham Chemist Jacob Tritsch

A Rosenberg

14 Barnett Monish Optician Da Costa -- Travelling J. Piza Gomas, Jeweller Samuel Cohen

15 Orler Samuel Synagogue Barnett Barman / Commercial Barman Barnett official Dob Agent Francis Joseph Mayer 16 Lipson Hyam Furniture Shandel Herman / Minister Joseph Sebag- dealer Sebi Montefiore

George S Belasco

17 Benzimra Samuel (dec'd) Merchant Bosenheim Bernard / Merchant Samuel Levene Baruch (dec'd) M L Yuly

18 Amar Solomon Merchant Josephson Abraham Merchant Herman Shandel (dec'd) Moses (dec'd) Louis Shandel

19 Simons Jacob Master Shuter Henry / Licensed Henry Shuter butcher Hanoch Victualler

Frederick Harris 20 Konski Pincus (dec'd) Shopkeeper Shandel Herman Minister H Shandel

Louis Shandel

21 Michael David (dec'd) Export Romain Hyam Antique dealer Samuel Levene merchant Anidjar, B J Salomons

22 Maman Haim Farmer Fright Thomas Bricklayer G S Belasco (dec'd) B J Salomons

23 Schloss Hyman / Haim Manufact-urer Bonny Sacerdoti / Tailor H Shaw Yehuda (dec'd) Azriel HaCohen Max (L) Hammerling (dec'd)

9 MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN RAMGATE Bridegrooms and Brides

Ser. Date Surname & First Names Age Rank or Residences Location of No Middle Name profession Marriage

24 11-Nov-1920 Levine Nathan 30 Jewish 42 Cedars Avenue, -- " -- Minister Walthamstow Shandel Eve / Hava 28 ------Mill House, Ramsgate

25 29-Sep-1929 Blattner David 77w Independent 101 Hereson Rd -- " -- means Ramsgate Campbell Theresa / Esther 42 ------101 Hereson Rd (proselyte) Ramsgate 26 06-Sep-1931 Singer Reuben Yitzhak 21 Commerc. 1A Bellevue Rd. -- " -- Traveller Ramsgate Carman Gertrude Mary / 21 ------21 Albert Rd Ramsgate Miriam 27 18-Aug-1935 Cabelli Salomon 25 Clerk shipping 45 Thanet Rd, -- " -- office Ramsgate

Gaguine Rebecca 18 ------8 Montefiore College Ramsgate 28 16-Jan-1938 Ben Nathan Joshua 31 Hosiery 7 Montefiore College -- " -- Merchant Ramsgate Gershon Florence / Flora 28 ------34 Grove Rd Ramsgate

29 14-Aug-1938 Lumer Maurice / Moses 34 Ladies out- 56 Queen St Ramsgate -- " -- / Harry fitter Alvarez Irene Rachel 25 Millinery sales 38 Ashford Court lady Cricklewood London NW2 30 02-Jul-1939 Loewy / Ha- Eugen / Jacob 22 Clothiers Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Levy assistant Richboro', Sandwich Schein Berta / Billa 23 Cook Tanglewood, Long (domestic) Cross, Chertsey 31 02-Jul-1939 Biermann Paul / Zebi Hirsh 22 Tailor's Cutter Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Richborough, Sandwich

Boehm Julie / Kila 19 Dress maker Woodlea, Beach Ave, Mobberly, Cheshire 32 03-Sep-1939 Salander Erich / Yosef Leib 26 Musician Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Richborough, Sandwich

Russo Marianne / 24 Cook general 37A Strand St. Miriam Lisl (domestic) Sandwich 33 20-Nov-1939 Witztum Hersch / Zebi 30 Physician Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Richborough, Sandwich

Scharf Bronis- lawa / 27 Physician British Hospital for Beracha Mothers and Babies, Samuel St, Woolwich SE 18

10 MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN RAMGATE Parents and Witnesses Father of Groom Father of Bride Ser. Surname & First Name Rank or Surname & First Name Profession Witnesses No. Middle Profession Middle Name Name 24 Levine Lewis / Arye Minister of Shandel Herman / Minister of E Arthur Pinto Religion Sebi Religion E Simons

25 Blaettner Isaac Solomon Merchant Campbell John Tailor S A Seruya

H Danziger

26 Singer Joseph (dec'd) Manufact-urer Carman Joel Manufacturer Ald H. Terry

J ( C) S Langley S Flowers --- 27 Cabelli Behor Michael Merchant Gaguine Shemtob Rabbi John Sebag- Montefiore

Joseph S Elmaleh

28 Ben Nathan Moses Collegiate Gershon Montague / Merchant S Gaguine Meir J S Elmaleh

29 Lumer Jacob Ladies Alvarez Barnett / Motor car S Gaguine outfitter Baruch dealer (dec'd) Bernard Biilingham

30 Loewy Benno / Merchant Schein Samal / Tailor Jonas A May Benjamin Nathaniel M Banks

31 Biermann Solomon Merchant Boehm Otto / Anzel Merchant Jonas A May (dec'd)

Phineas L May (W) H Halford 32 Salander Berthold / Berl Musician Russo Emanuel Merchant S Gaguine Aaron B Rodrigues Pereira A Afrigan

33 Witztum Moses Merchant Scharf Joseph Merchant S Gaguine (dec'd)

V Kurrein

11 MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN RAMGATE Bridegrooms and Brides

Ser. Date Surname & First Names Age Rank or Residences Location of No Middle Name profession Marriage

34 05-Dec-1939 Heymann Kurt / David 27 Clothing Kitchener Camp, -- " -- salesman Richborough, Sandwich

Zankier Hilda / Hadas 28 Domestic 26 Warwick Grove servant Upper Clapton, London E5 35 10-Dec-1939 Marcus RoIf Reuben 25 Commerc. Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Clerk Richborough, Sandwich

Berg(s)trom Kaethe / Gitel 25 Domestic 43 Bernard St London Servant WC 1 36 24-Dec-1939 Katz Friedrich / Israel 25 Law student Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Richborough, Sandwich

Lederer Lizzi / Rozela 19 ------71 Shoot-up Hill London NW2 37 31-Dec-1939 Goldmann Martin / Moshe 32 Locksmith Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Richborough, Sandwich

Neuhaus Hanna 26 Domestic 42 Church Crescent servant Muswell Hill London N10 38 03-Mar-1940 Treiber - Josel 37 Pte 13800- Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Goldberg 793, Auxiliary Richborough, nr Pioneer Corps; Sandwich tailor

Koenig Alice / Ribka 31 Cook Gt Holland Hall Frinton- (domestic) on-Sea 39 18-Mar-1940 Dreydel Siegfried / 39 Bank clerk Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Zalman Richborough, nr Sandwich Jakob Helene 25 Domestic 35 Cleator Ave Servant Blackpool 40 31-Mar-1940 Vulkan Heinrich / Sebi 34 13800763, Pte, Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Auxiliary Richborough, nr Pioneer Corps, Sandwich electrician

Lidechover Alice / Figa 29 ------1, North Poulders, Richborough Rd Sandwich 41 16-Apr-1940 Joseph Kurt 28 13801941, Pte, Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Auxiliary Richborough, nr Pioneer Corps; Sandwich fannstudent

Pollak Edith / Ribka 25 Knitwear Fleur de Lis Hotel, designer Sandwich

12 MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN RAMGATE Parents and Witnesses Father of Groom Father of Bride Ser. Surname & First Name Rank or Surname & First Name Profession Witnesses No. Middle Profession Middle Name Name 34 Heymann Isidor / Yitzhak Merchant Zankier Sebi Hirsch Tailor B Corner (dec'd)

B Rodrigues Pereira

35 Marcus Gustav / Merchant Berg(s)trom Isak (dec'd) Merchant B Rodrigues Pereira Gedaliah

A Afrigan

36 Katz Isidor / Israel Merchant Lederer Walter Merchant Dr V Kurrein

B Rodrigues Pereira

37 Goldmann Louis / Arye Clothier Neuhaus Joseph Ha- Cattle- dealer B Rodrigues Pereira Levi (dec'd)

A Afrigan

38 Treiber - Chaim Hersz Merchant Koenig Nathan Merchant Elemer Grosz Goldberg (dec'd)

A Afrigan

39 Dreydel Jacob (dec'd) Merchant Jakob Ferdinand Merchant B Rodrigues Pereira

A Afrigan

40 Vulkan Abraham Stamp maker Lidechover Herman / Manufacturer's Isaac Levy Hirsh agent Marcus

Dudley C Abrahams

41 Joseph Eugen (dec'd) Architect Pollak Gabriel Karl Knitwear M Papo Manufacturer

B Rodrigues Pereira

13 MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN RAMGATE Bridegrooms and Brides

Ser. Date Surname & First Names Age Rank or Residences Location of No Middle Name profession Marriage

42 21-Apr-1940 Luchs Max / Moshe 32 Horsedealer Kitchener Camp, -- " -- Richborough, nr Sandwich Hertz Erna / Hana 32 Domestic 63 Princess Square servant Bayswater London W2

43 19-Jan-1947 Sheena Jack /Jacob 58 Import / 32 Corkram Rd -- " -- Abraham div. Export Surbiton [divorced Merchant from Jane / Jenny Cohen] Kojaman Nazima / 27 ------32 Corkram Rd Nadhaman Surbiton Menahem 44 05-Feb-1950 Saul Saul Ezra 34w Company 29 Abercorn Place St -- " -- Director Marylebone London Gaguine Fortune / 24 ------8-9 Montefiore College Mazaltob Ramsgate 45 19-Mar-1950 Levy Elijah / Eliahu 42 div Manager, 7 Churston Ave, -- " -- clothing Blackley, Manchester, factory (divorced from Leah Cohen)

Levy Simcha Joyce 39 Secretary, Flat 3, 474 Bury New clothing Rd, Broughton, Salford factory 46 03-Sep-1950 King Laurie / Laurence 28 Confectioner Elsmor, Dumpton Park -- " -- Drive, Ramsgate Gaguine Jhael / known as 28 Corsetry fitter 8 Montefiore College Esther Ramsgate 47 08-Feb-1953 Carman Joel 67w Company 59 Quarry Hill, -- " -- Director Tonbridge Lugasy Judith Cissy 55 Company 101 Hereson Rd, Secretary Ramsgate 48 19-Dec-1954 Littman Anthony Frank / 21 Accountant The Lodge Montague -- " -- Haim Ephraim Rd Edmonton N9. Singer Valerie Anne/ 22 School teacher 1 Aylmer Rd Finchley Hanah N2 49 15-Apr-1962 Baum Jack Gerald / 35 School teacher 1 Armadale Villas, -- " -- Yehuda Southwood Rd, Ramsgate Becker Nina Frances / 21 School teacher 83 Southwood Feigel Gardens, Ramsgate

Abbreviations: F = Full age; w. = widow / widower; div. = divorced

14 MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN RAMGATE Parents and Witnesses Father of Groom Father of Bride Ser. Surname & First Name Rank or Surname & First Name Profession Witnesses No. Middle Profession Middle Name Name 42 Luchs Isidor / Yitzhak Horse dealer Hertz Sally / Merchant Friedrich Lion (dec'd) Shelomo (dec'd) Emanuel Bruehi

43 Sheena Abraham Merchant Kojaman Menahem Merchant S Gaguine (dec'd)

Joe Gorelick

44 Saul Ezra Merchant Gaguine Shemtob Rabbi Solomon Gaon

J Carman

45 Levy Samuel (dec'd) Clerk Levy Leon / Shipper S S Garson Yehuda (dec'd)

Benjamin Gomes da Costa

46 King Morris / Moshe Chef Gaguine Shemtob Rabbi Benjamin Gomes da HaCohen Costa Solomon Gaon

47 Carman Gershon Merchant Lugasy Moses Foreign Solomon S Garson (dec'd) (dec'd) Interpreter G da Costa

48 Littman Louis / Arye Cemetery Singer Reuben Ha Managing Abe Simon Levinger Yehuda Superintend't Levi Director M Ventura

49 Baum Harry / Hirsch Retired Becker Lewis / Musician B Rodrigues Pereira Aharon Arye

A G Gomes da Costa

15 Ramsgate KetuKebotubott only only

No. Date Names Father of Groom Father of Bride 50 5 May 1931 Belasco Philip / Emanuel Seth Belasco, Simmonds George / ------Gershon Bailey, Margaret / Rachel otherwise Riches Harris (proselyte)

51 4 Sep 1938 Stonehill Henry Israel Stonehill, Reuben Jacobson, Wolf / Zeb Jacobson Annie / Hanah 52 9 Nov 1939 Diamand David / Abraham Diamand, Bernhard / Dob Schwartz, Abraham Schwartz Gisela / Gitsel 53 3 Dec 1939 Kulman Siegfried / Shimshon Kulman, Josef Bassfreund Eismar Bassfreund Marion / Miriam Ilse

54 3 Dec 1939 Windmuller Gunther Samuel Windmuller, Zelig Gutman Eliezer Gutman Lina / Leah 55 4 Dec 1939 Brill Ludwig Heinrich / Zebi Hirsch Brill, Arthur / Aharon Reinhold Shazar/ Oser

Reinhold Tony / Toba 56 11 Dec 1939 Jonas Arthur Alexander Jonas, Alfred / Ansel Elze, Emanuel. Barend / Baruch Elze Annie Margaret / Gitel 57 28 Dec 1939 Bruckman Berthold /Joshua Bruckman, Joshua Berg, Max/ Yacob

Berg Gerta / Dina 58 15 Jan 1940 Pressburger Oskar / Yosel Pressburger, Emil / Ephraim Spitzer Samuel Spitzer Gisela / Gitel 59 11 Sep 1947 Jamilly David Jamilly, Joseph Howard Ballam Francis Henry Ballam Lydia Anne/ Esther (proselyte) 60 11 Sep 1947 Jamilly Edward /Joseph Higham / Jamilly David Merrick William Howard Merrick Anne / Hanah

16 Ramsgate Marriages Alphabetical Index

Names Serial Nos Abraham Elizabeth 3 Abraham Israel 3F, 4* Abrahams Dudley C 40* Afrigan A 32*, 35*, 37*, 38*, 39* Alvares Barnett / Baruch (dec'd) 29F Alvarez Irene Rachel 29 Amar Habib 18 Amar Solomon (dec'd) 18F Amscheiewitz Asher 8F Amscheiewitz Sophia 8 Bailey or Harris Margaret / Rachel 50 Ballam Francis Henry 59F Ballam Lydia Anne / Esther 59 Banks M 30* Barnett Barman 15* Barnett Barman / Dob 15F Barnett Frances Sapora 7 Barnett Israel 1*, 7F Barnett Louis 14 Barnett Monish 14F Barnett Sarah Elizabeth 15 Bassfreund Eismar 53F Bassfrennd Marion / Miriam / Ilse 53 Baum Harry/ Hirsch 49F Baum Jack Gerald / Yehuda 49 Becker Lewis Aharon / Arye 49F Becker Nina Frances / Feigel 49 Belasco G S 16*, 22* Belasco Philip / Emanuel Seth 50 Belasco Simmonds, George 50F Benjamin Edward 4 Benjamin Louis 4F Ben Nathan Joshua 28 Ben Nathan Moses 28F Benzimra Joseph Samuel 17 Benzimra Samuel (dec'd) 17F Berg Gerta/Dina 57 Berg Max/Yacob 57F Berg(s)trom Isak (dec'd) 35F Berg(s)trom Kaethe / Gitel 35 Biermann Paul / Zebi Hirsh 31 Biennann Solomon (dec'd) 31F Billingham Bernard 29* Blaettner Isaac Solomon 25F Blattner David 25 Boehm Julie / Kila 31 Boehm Otto / Anzel 31F Bonny Alice Sarah 23 Bonny Sacerdoti / Azriel 23F Bosenheim Bernard / Baruch (dec'd) 17F Brabender Benjamin 11F Brabender Jacob 11 Brill Arthur / Aharon 55F

17 Ramsgate Marriages Alphabetical Index

Names Serial Nos Brill Ludwig/ Zebi Hirsch 55 Bruckman Berthold /Joshua 57 Bruckman Joshua 57F Bruehi Emanuel 42* Cabelli Behor Michael 27F Cabelli Salomon 27 Campbell John 25F Campbell Theresa / Esther 25 Carman Gershon (dec'd) 47F Carman Gertrude Mary / Miriam 26 Carman J 44* Carman Joel 26F, 47 Caro Eva 11* Carvalho Nunes Samuel 3 Carvaiho Nunes Samuel (dec'd) 3F Cogin Amy 11* Cohen Abraham 11F Cohen Annie 11 Cohen Samuel 14* Cohen Victor Isaac 1 Corner B 34* Da Costa G 47* Da Costa Gomes A G 49* Da Costa Gomes Benjamin 45*, 46* Da Costa Gomas (sic) Rachel 14 Danziger H 25* Diamand Bernhard / Dob 52F Diamand David / Abraham 52 Dreydel Jacob (dec'd) 39F Dreydel Siegfried / Zalman 39 Elmaleh Joseph S 27* Elmaleh J S 28* Elze Annie Margaret / Gitel 56 Elze Emanuel Barend / Baruch 56F Flowers S 26* Fright Freha / Florence Priscilla 22 Fright Thomas (dec'd) 22F Gaguine Fortune / Mazaltob 44 Gaguine Jhael / Esther 46 Gaguine Rebecca 27 Gaguine Shemtob 27F, 28*, 29*, 32*, 33*, 43*, 44F, 46F Gaon Solomon 44*, 46* Garson Solomon S 45*, 47* Gershon Florence / Flora 28 Gershon Montague / Meir 28F Goldberg -Treiber Chaim Hersz 38F Goldberg -Treiber Josel 38 Goldmann Louis / Arye 37F Goldmann Martin / Moshe 37 Goldschmidt Ritter V 6* Goldsmith Herman 12

18 Ramsgate Marriages Alphabetical Index

Names Serial Nos Goldsmith Solomon 12F Gorelick Joe 43* Grosz Elemer 38* Gutman Eliezer 54F Gutman Lina / Leah 54 Halford (W) H 31* Hammerling Max 23* Harris Frederick 19* Hecht Elizabeth 2 Hecht Mier 2F Henry A 1* Henry Michael 3* Hertz Erna / Hana 42 Hertz Sally I Shelomo (dec'd) 42F Heymann Izidor / Yitzhak (dec'd) 34F Heymann Kurt / David 34 Hyams David 6 Hyams Samuel 6F Isaacs Charles 4* Jacob Ferdinand 39F Jakob Helene 39 Jacobson Annie/ Hanah 51 Jacobson Wolf / Zeb 51F Jamilly David 59, 60F Jamilly Edward / Joseph Howard 60 Jamilly Joseph Howard 59F Jonas Alfred / Ansel 56F Jonas Arthur Alexander 56 Joseph Eugen (dec'd) 41F Joseph Isaac A 6* Joseph Kurt 41 Josephson Abraham Moses 18F Josephson Leah 18' Katz Friedrich / Israel 36 Katz Isidor / Israel 36F Kauders Abraham 9* King Laurie 46 King Morris / Moshe Ha Cohen 46F Koenig Alice / Ribka 38 Koenig Nathan (dec'd) 38F Kojaman Menahem 43F Kojaman Nazima / Nadhaman 43 Konski Pincus (dec'd) 20F Konski Pincus Solomon 20 Kulman Josef 53F Kulman Siegfried / Shimshon 53 Kurrein Adolf 9 Kurrein V Dr 33*, 36* Langley J(C)S 26* Lederer Lizzi / Rozela 36 Lederer Walter 36F

19 Ramsgate Marriages Alphabetical Index

Names Serial Nos Levene Samuel 17*, 21* Levine Lewis / Arye 24F Levine Nathan 24 Levinger Abe Simon 48* Levy Elijah 45 Levy Isaac 40* Levy Leon / Yehuda (dec'd) 45F Levy Samuel (dec'd) 45F Levy Simcha Joyce 45 Lidechover Alice / Figa 40 Lidechover Herman Marcus 40F Lion Friedrich 42* Lipson Hyam 16F Lipson Solomon 45 Littman Anthony Frank / Haim Ephraim 48 Littman Louis / Arye Yehuda 48F Loewe Jessy 9 Loewe Louis 8*, 9F, 10* Loewy Benno / Benjamin 30F Loewy Eugen / Jacob 30 Luchs Isidor / Yitzhak 42F Luchs Max / Moshe 42 Lugasy Judith Cissy 47 Lugasy Moses (dec'd) 47F Lumer Jacob 29F. Lumer Maurice / Moses Harry 29 Magnus Henrietta 1 Maman Habib 22 Maman Haim 22F Marcus Gustav / Gedaliah 35F Marcus Rolf / Reuben 35 May Jonas A 30*, 31* May Phineas L 31* Mayer Francis Joseph 15* Mendel Abraham 2F Mendel Henry Abraham 2 Merrick Anne / Hanah 60 Merrick William 60F Michael Albert David 21 Michael David (dec'd) 21F Montefiore Alex I 3* Montefiore Moses 5*, 7*, 8*, 9* Montefiore Sebag John 27* Montefiore Sebag Joseph 16* Myers Emanuel 2*, 5F Myers Frances 6 Myers Hannah Miriam 5 Myers Isaac Henry 6F Neuhaus Hanna 37 Neuhaus Joseph Ha-Levi (dec'd) 37F Neumann (W) 2* Orler Herman / Reuben Sebi 15

20 Ramsgate Marriages Alphabetical Index

Names Serial Nos Orler Samuel 15F Papo M 41* Pereira Rodrigues B 32*, 34*, 35*, 36*, 37*, 39*, 41*, 49* Pinto E Arthur 24* Piza David 10F Piza J 14* Piza Judah 10 Pollak Edith / Ribka 41 Pollak Gabriel Karl 41F Pressburger Emil / Ephraim 58F Pressburger Oskar / Yosel 58 Reinhold Shazar / Oser 55F Reinhold Tony / Toba 55 Romain Anidjar, Hyam 21F Romain Anidjar, Jessie 21 Rosenberg A 13* Rosenberg Asher 13F Rosenberg Louis 13 Russo Emanuel Aaron 32F Russo Marianne / Miriam Lisl 32 Salander Berthold / Berl 32F Salander Erich / Yosef Leib 32 Salomons B J 21* 22* Samuel Sophia 4 Saul Abraham 13F Saul Ezra 44F Saul Saul Ezra 44 Saul Selda Gittle 13 Scharf Bronislawa / Beracha 33 Scharf Joseph (dec'd) 33F Schein Berta / Billa 30 Schein Samal / Nathaniel 30F Schloss Alexander 23 Schloss Hyman / Haim (dec'd) 23F Schwartz Abraham 52F Schwartz Gisela / Gitsel 52 Sebag Joseph 5* Seruya S A 25* Shandel Emily 20 Shandel Eve / Hava 24 Shandel H 20* Shandel Herman 18*, 20F Shandel Herman / Sebi 16F, 24F Shandel Louis 18*, 20* Shandel Matilda / Malca 16 Shaw H 23* Sheena Abraham (dec'd) 43F Sheena Jack / Jacob Abraham 43 Shuter Henry 19* Shuter Henry / Hanoch 19F Shuter Ray / Rahel 19 Simons E 24*

21 Ramsgate Marriages Alphabetical Index

Names Serial Nos Simons Hyman / Haim Stanley 19 Simons Jacob 19F Singer Joseph (dec'd) 26F Singer Reuben Ha-Levi 48F Singer Reuben Yitzhak 26 Singer Valerie Anne / Hannah 48 Solomon Henry Mayer 7 Solomon Joseph 7* Solomon Samuel 7F Spitzer Gisela / Gitel 58 Spitzer Samuel 58F Stonehill Henry Israel 51 Stonehill Reuben 51F Tanchan Joshua Phillip 8F Tanchan Solomon 8 Tannenbaum Adolph 12* Tannenbaum Nathan 12F Tannenbaum Jane 12 Terry Ald H 26* Treiber-Goldberg Chaim Hersz 38F Treiber-Goldberg Josel 38 Tritsch Jacob 12*, 13* Tritsch Jacob Judah 5 Tritsch Leopold 5F Twyman Jno C 10* Twyman John Crow 10F Twyman Rebecca 10 Ventura M 48* Vulkan Abraham 40F Vulkan Heinrich / Sebi 40 Windmuller Gunther Samuel 54 Windmuller Zelig 54F Witztum Hersch / Zebi 33 Witztum Moses 33F Woolf Adele / Ada 17 Yuly M L 17* Zankier Hilda / Hadas 34 Zankier Sebi Hirsch 34F

Note: F indicates father * indicates witness

22 JUDITH LADY MONTEFIORE COLLEGE To supplement the Ramsgate genealogical records a list is included below of some forty Collegiates (resident members) of the Judith Lady Montefiore College, the theological foundation built by Sir Moses Montefiore near his synagogue at Ramsgate as a memorial to his wife Judith who died in 1862. It was opened in 1869 and reorganised in 1896. A full account of its history is contained in Think and Thank, by D. A. Jessurun Cardozo and P. Goodman, 1933. The College was to have ten members each provided with a residence and a stipend and required to follow a course of study and attend synagogue services regularly. A few scholars were appointed in Sir Moses' lifetime and the others by the Montefiore Endowment which was established after his death. They came from various parts of the country and from abroad; most were Ashkenazim, and many were in their declining years. In the 1930s several refugee scholars found a haven in the College. In 1952 the College was transformed into a teaching institution to train young Sephardi men as teachers and ministers. It was transferred to London in 1960, and the college buildings were eventually pulled down.

JUDITH LADY MONTEFIORE COLLEGE COLLEGIATES 1869-1952

Dr Louis Loewe, Principal 1869 - 88 Haham Dr Moses Gaster, Principal 1888 - 96 Dr Hartwig Hirschfeld, Vice Principal 1889 - 96 Rev. Asher Amschejewitz 1869 - 88 Rev. Abraham Baer Kauders 1869 - 88 Rev. Eliezer Saul 1869 - 88 Rev. Edgar Sèches 1886 - 89 Harry S. Lewis 1888 - 89 Rev. Benjamin Shewzik 1886 - (87) Rabbi Shemtob Gaguine, Principal (Rosh yeshibah) 1926 - 51 Rev. Dr. Joseph Chotzner 1897 - 1905 Rev. B. J. Salomons 1897 - 1938 Rev. J. L. Slevansky* 1897 - 1909 Norman I. Berlin* 1897 - 1902 Lewis Levin 1897 - 1900 Moses Levy Yuly* 1899 - 1911 Rev. J. M. Cohen* 1902 - 11 Rev. I. M. Levi 1902 - 07 Rev. Jospeh E. Myers 1905 - 10 Isaac Last* 1908 - 13

23 Simon Bendahan* 1910 - 12 M. Berling(u)er 1911 - 24 Menasseh Grossberg* 1911 - 27 Rev. Solomon A. Seruya* 1911 - 35 Herman Danziger* 1913 - 33 David Cuby* 1914 - 16 Hirsch Gelberg 1919 - 29 Samuel N. Levy* 1924 Benjamin Twyman* 1924 - 26 M. Minski (also shohet and shomer) 1927 - 36 Moses Ben Nathan* 1929 - 50 Harry Sperling* 1930 - 39 Prof. Isidor Isaac Scheftelowitz 1933 - 34 Abraham I. Dziubas* 1935 - 47 A. S. Agassee 1936 - 46 Rev. S. Bressloff (also shohet) 1936 - 45 Dr Viktor Kurrein 1938 - 52 Prof. Isaac Markon 1938 - 49 Dr Manfred Papo 1939 - 43 Isaac Pereira-Mendoza* (also Assistant Hazzan) 1946 - 49 Rev. Moshe Hal Abraham 1947 - 52 J. Steinhof 1948 - 52 Rev. Albert Altaras (also assisting the hazzan, and shohet) 1949 - 52

* Buried in Ramsgate.

Hazzan = Minister Shohet = Kosher ritual slaughterer Shomer = Supervisor