Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Manchester
Town
Cheetham
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43783

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Current location

In the entrance porch to the synagogue
accessed through the new museum
The Synagogue
Manchester Jewish Museum
Cheetham Hill Road
Cheetham
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M8 8LW
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 84319 99945
Denomination: Jewish

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Description
Brass memorial in repoussé work in the form of a temple, with the front pediment supported by Corinthian columns and an arch set upon the pediment which bears a Biblical text in Hebrew, which is continued across the pediment. Within the arch sits a menorah, and in the spaces between the outer columns below are representations of the Star of David with the year of the conflict at the centre - the CE dates (1914-1919) to the left, the AM dates (5674 - 5679) to the right. The dedication and names appear between the central columns, above a laurel wreath mounted on the base which carries a further dedication. The inscriptions are raised and the memorial is mounted on an oak backboard.
Inscription
To the Honoured Memory/ of the/ Members of this Congregation/ who Fell in the Great War/ (Names)/ "Their name liveth for evermore." At the top of the plaque in Hebrew: Quotation from Samuel Chapter 2, Verse 3 "The beauty of Israel is slain upon the high places. How are the mighty fallen?"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Cansino, Joshua H
Goldseller, Leon D
Lisbona, Nissim
Mendes Da Costa, Baron
Moryosef, Solomon
Torres, Saul D
See details for all 6 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname,forenames
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 340MM, width 590MM
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Oak
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Manchester Jewish Museum

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