Hackney in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Hoxton Jewish Cemetery

Photographed By Jerry Klinger

1. Hoxton Jewish Cemetery Marker

Inscription. On the site of this College, formerly Shoreditch and Hoxton Schools, once stood the Hoxton Jewish cemetery, burial ground of the old Hambro Synagogue in the City, from 1707 till 1960. The remains were transferred to the West Ham Jewish cemetery.

ונתתי להם בביתי ובחומתי יד ושם
Isaiah (56:5)

To them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name

Erected 2023 by Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, UK Branch, and New City College.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. series list.

Location. 51° 31.768′ N, 0° 4.794′ W. Marker is in Hackney, England, in Greater London. Marker is on Hoxton Street near Falkirk Street, on the right when traveling north. Archway above the gated entrance to New College on Hoxton Street, just south of the junction with Fanshaw Street, on the east side of Hoxton. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 50 Hoxton Street, Hackney, England N1 6LP, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. City Road Turnpike (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Fl. Sgt. Jack Nissenthall, RAF (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Linale House (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Holy Trinity Hoxton War Memorial (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Priss Fotheringham (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Whitecross Debtors Prison (1813-1870) (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Fortune Theatre (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); A Royal Brewery Visit (approx. 1.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hackney.

More about this marker. Historic marker replacing a 1929 marker placed by the United Synagogue U.K. designating the restoration of the historic cemetery. The marker has long been lost. New College expanded over time and in 1960 purchased the repurposed cemetery land after the interned were reburied in the West Ham Jewish Cemetery.

Regarding Hoxton Jewish Cemetery. The Hoxton Jewish Cemetery was established on land purchased by Mordecai Moses (aka Hamburger, aka Hambro) in 1707. A wealthy gem trader, Moses repeatedly attempted to found his own synagogue reflective of his own Jewish religious tradition. It was later called

Photographed By Jerry Klinger

2. Hoxton Jewish Cemetery Marker

the Hambro Synagogue. Moses' synagogue was bitterly fought by the "Great Synagogue" of London with support from London's Bevis Marks Synagogue. The Great Synagogue appealed to the City of London Aldermen to deny the establishment of an alternative worship site by Moses. Tensions arose, leading to a schismatic separation and eventual excommunication of Moses and his growing community of Jewish supporters. The need for a Jewish burial ground was imperative since they were denied access to the existing Jewish burial sites, first authorized by Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century. Moses obtained his own Rabbi, who lifted the excommunication of himself and his community. The Hoxton Cemetery continued active interments until the late 19th century after which the site fell into disuse and decay. 1960, the Hoxton Cemetery land lease had expired. The land was repurposed and sold to support the expanding physical needs of New College, Hackney. The re-internments were poorly managed and moved to the West Ham Jewish Cemetery, where the estimated 500 remains were largely reburied in mass burials. The records for the burials of Hoxton were mishandled and lost. In an ironic twist of history reflecting on the evolution and development of British freedom of religious expression, New College itself was established as a Dissenting Academy in 1786. A Dissenting Academy and the British Dissenting Religious

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Community had long suffered from severe restrictions and religious intolerance by the Church of England for their refusal to conform to the Church of England's religious control and oversight. Permission to place a historical interpretive marker at the former site of the Hoxton Jewish Cemetery was readily given by New College.

Also see . . .
1. Hoxton Old Burial Ground 1707 – 1960. (Submitted on July 27, 2023, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
2. Hoxton Cemetery: LONDON. (Submitted on July 27, 2023, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
3. The Hoxton Jewish Cemetery 1707-1960 and Judicial Reform.

Moses’ synagogue was not opposed by the Christians. Moses’ synagogue was opposed by the Ashkenazic “Great Synagogue” of London with support from London’s Sephardic Bevis Marks Synagogue. The Jews bitterly opposed Moses starting his own synagogue.

(Submitted on July 29, 2023, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2023, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2023, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.