South Portland Street Synagogue

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Reference WMO/84231

Address:

Glenduffhill Cemetery

Jewish Prayer Hall

278 Hallhill Rd

Barlarnark

Glasgow

G33 4RU

Scotland

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Marble
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: These exquisite tablets for WWI and WWII were originally located in the Synagogue at South Portland Street in the Gorbals. On the closure of this building they were moved to the safety of the Prayer Hall at Glenduffill Cemetery.The bronze memorial plaque is situated in a prayer hall,which although there is a front entrance is accessed through the cemetery gate on the left. The memorial is to the left of the entrance door and is facing north-west.The plaque is positioned above a secondary one honouring the WW2 Servicemen. It is the responsibility of The Glasgow Hebrew Society for the maintenance of all the memorials. The WW1 Memorial is situated to the left of the door.Its fitted to a marble mount on the wall. It 30 inches in height and 20 inches wide. It is in good general condition apart from some residue caused by cleaning.
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1) 1914-1918 - Erected by the Glasgow Jewish Ex Servicemen's Association in memory of their comrades who fell in IN one side of an arch shape, with a crown between AND WHEN OUR END DRAWS NIGH AND WE DEPART THIS WORLD BE THOU WICH US,AND MAY OUR SOULS BE BOUND UP IN THE BOND OF LIFE WICH THE SOULS OF OUR PARENTS AND OF THE RIGHTEOUS WHO ARE EVER WICH THEE. AMEN. ERECTED BY THE GLASGOW JEWISH EX-SERVICE MEN'S ASSOCIATION. 1914 IN MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1919. At either side of this there are lions with flags the left the Union Flag and on the right the Star of David. There are 2 posts at the top left there is a Star of David with ZION in the centre of it. The pillar has 3 floral wreaths wrapped around it with FRANCE,BELGIUM AND DAROANELLES in between. At the foot of the posts there are candles with the floral wreaths continuing with a round shield and scroll on top and Hebrew in its centre. The right hand pillar has another Star of David with Hebrew in its centre and the same 3 floral wreaths with PALESTINE, SALONIKA and EGYPT the Great War. 2) 1939-1945 - At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.

Glasgow Hebrew Burial Society Jewish Prayer Hall, Glenduffhill Cemetery, 278, Hallhill Road, Barlarnark Glasgow G32 Names the first three are positioned as below followed by three columns. FERRIS. F. S.R. WEINBERG. D. R.W.F: WINSTONE. I. R.F.A COLUMN 1 ALTMAN. A R.S.F ALTMAN. J . 2N.D R.I.R ABRAHAMSON.A. R.A.M.C ALTMAN.H L.F. ANCILL.S. R.A.M.C BLINT. M. R.S.F BLACK. D. H.L.I BARBECK. M. A.&.S.H BLOOMFIELD.E. H.L.I BRODIE. L. S.R BREME. J. S.H COHEN. B. R.A.F DIAMOND. J. (m.c) R.A.F FRIEND. J. H.L.I FREEDMAN. I. R.S.F FELIX. H. N.F. FREEMAN. M. H.L.I. GOLDBERG. M. N. CAN.C. GOODSON.B. S.R. GABRIELOVITZ. I. H.L.I GILLIES. M. S.R. HALLSIDE. H. C.H. COLUMN 2 HART. J. H.L.I HILLMAN. L. B.W HARRIS. G. B.W HARRIS. I. B. G.H HARRIS. M. H.L.I JACOBS. I. R.S.F JACOBSON. A. H.L.I JACOBS. E. H.L.I JUKOFF. L. R.S.F LEVI. S. (D.C.M) M.G.C LEVY. H. R.S.F LEVY. A. R.A.F LEVY. L. E. S.R LEWIS. N. A&S.H LAZARUS. H. R.S.F LAWRENCE. A. H.L.I LATTER. A. M.G.C MARGOLIS. S. S.H. MARKS. M. A&S.H MENDELSON. M. H.L.I WOLFSON. S. S.R Column 3 OGNALL. R U.S.A PINTO. L. H.L.I PALTIE. H. H.L.I ROBENSTEIN. H. R.S.F ROSENBLOOM. M. R.S.F RIFFKIN. J. R.S.F SAMUEL. E. A.I.F SAMELOVITCH. B. H.L.I SAMELOVITCH. I. C.H SCHINDLER. H. L.R SCHONFIELD. E. L.R SCHOSLOFF. H. L. B.S.W.A SHENKIN. P. B.W SACHS. M. H.L.I SPLIG. W. H.L.I STERN. S. L. R.A.F SHABBOS. L. R.S.F SHUTENSTEIN. L. C.H SHERMAN. M. B.W VALLANCE. D. B.W WELLINS. L. R.A.F WHITEFIELD. L. M.G.C WOLFFE. B R.F

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