Linnaeus Street, Kingston upon Hull
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Linnaeus Street, Kingston upon Hull
Image: © Bernard Sharp Taken: 19 Jun 2014
Hull Western Synagogue dates to 1902 and was originally part of a complex including Hull's Hebrew School for Girls that occupied Nos.15-17 Linnaeus Street, with No.19 Linnaeus Street being used as a headmaster's house. The gates were erected to the memory of Edward Gosschalk. He was a member of the synagogue and a partner of the Hull firm of Gosschalk Solicitors, which had been founded by his father in the late 19th century. The synagogue not only served the local Jewish community but also a large number of the many thousands of Jews from eastern Europe who travelled through the port of Hull en route to North America in the early 20th century. Hull Western Synagogue closed as a synagogue in 1994. The text on the gates, in English and Hebrew, reads: 'These gates are dedicated to the memory of the late Edward Gosschalk and presented to the Hull Western Synagogue by his widow and sons June 1926'. See also: Image Grade II Listed Building http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-504462-hebrew-gates-
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Image Location
Latitude
53.742153
Longitude
-0.357434