New Farnley Jewish Cemetery
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New Farnley Jewish Cemetery

New Farnley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

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    New Farnley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire LS12 6HB England
    Coordinates: 53.77120, -1.63060
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The New Farnley Jewish Cemetery location opened in 1896 and contains the burial grounds for a number of synagogues and Jewish societies established in Leeds over the years. These include the Louis Street Synagogue (now incorporated into the United Hebrew Congregation), the Leeds Jewish Workers' Co-operative Society, New Central Synagogue, Vilna Synagogue, the Psalms of David Synagogue and the Etz Chaim Synagogue (formed in 1982 by merger of the Psalms of David and New Central Vilna Synagogues). The cemetery contains almost 10,000 burials and is divided into sections that reflect the history of Jewish synagogues in Leeds. There are 10 war graves registered with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in this cemetery location; one in the old Louis Street Synagogue section and nine in other sections. The cemetery is currently administered by the United Hebrew Congregation and the Etz Chaim Synagogue. The four Jewish cemetery locations in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds are Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Jewish New Cemetery, Hilltop Jewish Cemetery, New Farnley Jewish Cemetery, and United Hebrew Congregation Cemetery. A portion of the Harehills Cemetery operated by the Leeds City Council had also been set aside as a Jewish burial ground for use by the Sinai Synagogue.
The New Farnley Jewish Cemetery location opened in 1896 and contains the burial grounds for a number of synagogues and Jewish societies established in Leeds over the years. These include the Louis Street Synagogue (now incorporated into the United Hebrew Congregation), the Leeds Jewish Workers' Co-operative Society, New Central Synagogue, Vilna Synagogue, the Psalms of David Synagogue and the Etz Chaim Synagogue (formed in 1982 by merger of the Psalms of David and New Central Vilna Synagogues). The cemetery contains almost 10,000 burials and is divided into sections that reflect the history of Jewish synagogues in Leeds. There are 10 war graves registered with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in this cemetery location; one in the old Louis Street Synagogue section and nine in other sections. The cemetery is currently administered by the United Hebrew Congregation and the Etz Chaim Synagogue. The four Jewish cemetery locations in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds are Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Jewish New Cemetery, Hilltop Jewish Cemetery, New Farnley Jewish Cemetery, and United Hebrew Congregation Cemetery. A portion of the Harehills Cemetery operated by the Leeds City Council had also been set aside as a Jewish burial ground for use by the Sinai Synagogue.

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  • Added: 11 Feb 2013
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2484118