EVE USAM and JOSEPH STONE

were married on the 26 November 1940 at Nelson Street Sphardish Synagogue in Stepney. Eve was a tailor’s manageress and Joseph a tailor prior to joining the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) during WWII. He ended up with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Both Eve & Joseph’s fathers were also tailors.

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Tagged: 1940s, Nelson Street Sphardish Synagogue, WWII

DAVID and RACHEL ‘RAY’ SCHAMA

in 1936 with daughters, Gina, Sheila and Sybil. David and Ray (née Dombrowski) were married on 22 January 1929 at Nelson Street Sphardish Synagogue in Stepney. David (‘Gidale’), born in the UK in 1903 and lived in Stamford Hill, was a manufacturer of neckties. His brother Arthur was the father of Professor Simon Schama. Rachel […]

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Tagged: 1930s, Israel, Nelson Street Sphardish Synagogue, Poland, Stamford Hill