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Great Garden Street synagogue plaque commemorating the life of Reverend Louis ShaposnickJeecs are immensely grateful to Mr John Eversley for the donation of a plaque - formerly in Great Garden street synagogue - that commemorates the life of their late minister, Reverend Louis Shaposnick.  This historic plaque should soon be on display in Nelson Street synagogue.
  
Holocaust Memorial Day 27 January 2008 - Jeecs Commemorates more
 
President of Board of Deputies Harvey Grunwald unveils the 1892 New Road synagogue plaque in its new home at Nelson Street synagogueAs part of Jewish Heritage Day 2nd September 2007, Jeecs organised the rescue and unveiling of New Road synagogue's 1892 consecration plaque at a new home in Nelson Street Synagogue.  Distinguished guests attending included President of the Board of Deputies Henry Grunwald, Professor Bill Fishman, author Bernard Kops, and more...
 Minnie Lansbury (neé Glassman) memorial clock, Electric Building, Bow Rd, Bow, London E3The condition of the Minnie Lansbury Memorial Clock, attached to the Electric building, Bow Rd, London E3, is causing concern. It was erected in the 1930s to commemorate the life of Minnie Lansbury (born Glassman), a suffragette who died tragically young from pneumonia in 1920 aged 32. Her husband, Edgar, was the son of East End politician & Labour Party leader, George Lansbury,  Edgar later married an actress and their daughter is actress Angela Lansbury.  The Heritage of London Trust will contribute £2000 towards the clock's restoration but wants Jeecs to help raise the additional £10,000 needed.  A Tower Hamlet Councillor has indicated he will try and raise some of this money from various sources, but can you also help?  Write to Clive Bettington

The remaining East End synagogues are:

Kehillas Ya'akov (Congregation of Jacob) Synagogue
 351-353 Commercial Rd, London E1 2PS.
Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue
 41 Fieldgate Street,
London E1.
 
Bevis Marks Synagogue:
 Bevis Marks,
London EC3.
Nelson Street Synagogue:
(East London Central Synagogue)
30-40 Nelson Street,
London E1 2DE.
Sandys Row Synagogue
 4a Sandys Row
London E1.
 
Settlement Synagogue (SW Essex Reform), 2-8 Beaumont Grove, London E1 4N2

A' lost' view of Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue - A new building on the West boundary of Fieldgate Street now obscures the view of the East London Mosque's minaret

To the left is Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue with the minaret and dome of the East London Mosque on either side - a view symbolising the changing times in London's East End.

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'The Cable' March 2008 edition'The Cable' - Jeecs informative  magazine...our latest issue (March 2008) is out now!
Read this excerpt about artist Sylvain Kluska taken from November's edition more
Jeecs at Simcha on the Square October 2007Scenes from Jeecs participation in Simcha on the Square October 2007 more
East End interviewees wanted for film about Whitechapel Library more
Hughes Mansions Disaster 60th Anniversary Commemoration Event - letter to Guardian Newspaper

Whitechapel Rd corner with Greatorex St, 1953The White Chapel that gave the area its name is now a patch of grass; tower blocks have replaced many of the cramped little houses on the narrow pavements; former synagogues have become leather emporia and furniture stores. Gone is Gardiner's Corner the legendary meeting place for lovers and rallying point for political rallies. But four synagogues and the remnants of a once vibrant Jewish community remain, joined now by the next generation of young Jews living and working in the area.

Plaque on entrance to Bernhard Baron House, Henriques St - formerly the home of the Oxford and St George's Settlement club for young East End Jews

The Jewish East End Celebration Society has been established to identify, document and where possible preserve this heritage for future generations both of Jews and immigrant communities that have arrived in the area today. The Society will not romanticise nor glorify the conditions that faced Jewish refugees at the turn of the twentieth century as the settled in London ’s East End, to escape pogroms and poverty in Eastern Europe. The new Society will rather celebrate the birthplace of the community that burgeoned there, was educated in its schools, streets, libraries and art galleries and whose members have gone on to become some of the most famous, successful and generous British citizens. The cradle of Jewish life in Britain deserves to be celebrated.

'I applaud your initiative. The Heritage of the Jewish East End is worth preserving' Lord Rothschild, March 2003

'It is extremely important that this part of London is recognised and celebrated for its rich and diverse history, and that the Jewish people are acknowledged for their role in creating a thriving and vibrant community.' Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, February 2004

Torah Scrolls - Sandy's Row shul, founded 1854To the left is a view of the Torah Scrolls in Sandy's Row Synagogue, founded 1854 - click the photo to enlarge

Jeecs is a registered charity no: 1107714

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