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Willesden Cemetery
Photo credit: Bloomberg Connects
July 22, 2024, 3:41 pm
150-year old Jewish cemetery chosen to join prestigious arts app
Willesden Jewish Cemetery is the first burial ground in the world to feature on Bloomberg Connects, a platform providing FREE online access to hundreds of exhibitions and collections
By Michelle Rosenberg
Willesden Jewish Cemetery, Sunday 16th June 2024
June 20, 2024, 12:02 pm
Volunteers restore children’s headstones at Willesden Jewish Cemetery
Volunteers came together to secure 100-year old memorials, many of which are unnamed
By Michelle Rosenberg
Damage to a headstone at Lauriston Road cemetery
February 21, 2022, 3:23 pm
Storm Eunice: Felled trees damage graves at two Jewish cemeteries
Repairs are already under way at Lauriston Road cemetery in Hackney and Willesden Cemetery in north London
By Jewish News Reporter
Willesden Jewish cemetery
September 14, 2020, 10:16 am
OPINION: Rejoining the family at Willesden Cemetery
Derek Taylor reflects on the historic burial site for some of the community's A-Listers,
By Derek Taylor
House of Life exhibition reveals more details about those who are buried at Willesden Jewish Cemetery
October 17, 2019, 3:34 pm
House of Life exhibition reveals stories buried at Willesden cemetery
Fascinating look at “Rolls-Royce of London’s Jewish cemeteries", where notable names have been laid to rest, including Rosalind Franklin, Jack Cohen and Michael Winner
By Francine Wolfisz
Funerary buildings at Willesden Jewish Cemetery, which is one of five places that have been listed at Grade II by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on the advice of Historic England, to celebrate the 70th anniversary. Photo credit: Chris Redgrave/PA Wire
September 11, 2019, 4:54 pm
OPINION: Willesden Cemetery tells our greatest families’ stories
Alex Brummer reflects on visiting one of the community's most historic burial sites, which last year got a £1.7m Heritage Lottery Fund grant
By Alex Brummer
Willesden Cemetery funerary buildings
January 18, 2018, 10:58 am
Willesden Jewish cemetery gets £1.7million Heritage Lottery Fund grant
Historic Victorian location can now open as a heritage site after a successful end to two-year funding battle
By Jewish News Reporter
A star of David adorns the elaborate mortuary and prayer hall at Willesden Cemetery
September 7, 2017, 4:08 pm
New life for Willesden’s ‘house of life’
A new project led by United Synagogue hopes to transform the Grade II-listed cemetery into a heritage hotspot
By Naomi Frankel
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