Established 1895 (1895) Owned by West London Synagogue Owner West London Synagogue | Country England Founded 1895 | |
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Location Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet Burials Hugo Gryn, Jack Rosenthal, Marjorie Proops, Leslie Hore-Belisha, Ezra Rachlin, Arthur Sassoon |
The Golders Green Jewish Cemetery, also known as Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery in London. It is maintained by the West London Synagogue.
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Location
The cemetery is located on Hoop Lane, in Golders Green in the London Borough of Barnet, across the street from the Golders Green Crematorium.
History
It was opened in 1895. The cemetery is divided into two parts, the West Side (used by West London Synagogue), where the graves are marked with an upright stone, and the East Side (used by the Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation).
The Eastern Side
The East Side is organized in the form of traditional Sephardi cemetery (one of the few left in London) and the gravestones are laid horizontally. Just inside the gates is a small building, with two halls for burial services, and a drinking fountain.
East Side
West Side
War graves
In addition to the aforementioned luminaries, the cemetery contains the graves of 24 Commonwealth service personnel that are registered and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 10 from World War I and 14 from World War II.
Transport
The cemetery is easily reached with public transport: