The plaque commemorates the site of the ancient Jewish cemetery of York. Excavations carried out in 1982-3 by York Archaeological Trust uncovered the medieval Jewish cemetery, with the remains of 500 people being recovered for analysis, before being re-interred on 8th July 1984 in the presence of the Chief Rabbi Sir Immanuel Jakobovits and representatives of the Jewish community.
This is part of the Job: 2K/35422 Jewbury Cemetery Plaque, 14 Jewbury, York; within the Volume: VF000479 Jewish Cemeteries; within the Series: EHC01/298 Synagogues And Jewish Cemeteries; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive
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Photographer: Redgrave, Christopher: Historic England
Plaque, Commemorative Monument, Jewish Religion