Opening Times
Sunday to Thursday
8.30 am to 3.45 pmFriday
8.30 am to 3.15 pmVisitors are requested to arrive no later than 30 minutes before closing time.
Hoop Lane Cemetery:
A brief History
The West London Synagogue opened its first burial ground in 1843, having secured a plot of land at Balls Bond road, Islington. By the late 19th century, West London Synagogue needed a larger burial ground and approval was given to establish a new cemetery on farmland near the hamlet of Golders Green. The congregation purchased the site for £3,000 on 21st December 1894. The area consisted of 15 acres and 38 poles situated at the corner of Temple Fortune Lane and Hoop Lane.
Just a few months before the cemetery opened, on 23 April 1896 the West London congregation sold eight acres of the site to the Spanish and Portuguese Jews of London, thus creating an arrangement of sharing cemetery space between the Reform and the Sephardi communities that has persisted into the 21st century. Hoop Lane also became the primary burial ground of London’s Spanish and Portuguese community, superseding its earlier Velho and Nuevo cemeteries in the East End. The first interment was that of Frances Salaman, wife of Charles Salaman, who was born in Jamaica in 1817 and died in London on the 6th May 1897.
There are two owning communities: the S&P Sephardi Community and West London Synagogue. The Cemetery is managed by the Joint Burial Committee (JBC) which is comprised of representatives of the two communities. It meets 4 times a year with the Cemetery Director.
The Hoop Lane Crematorium is a separate organisation with no connection to the cemetery. Details can be found here
Burial Search
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COVID-19 update
7th March 2021
23rd Adar 5781
The cemetery is open to visitors between 8 am (remote office 8.30 am) and 3.45 pm, Sundays to Thursdays and 8 am (remote office 8.30 am) to 3.15 pm on Fridays.
The National Lockdown effective from Wednesday 6th January 2021, requires people to STAY AT HOME. You must not leave, or be outside of your home except where necessary. Although the cemetery will remain open to visitors, we strongly urge people to think carefully before making the journey.
Funeral services are limited to a maximum of 15 people plus the Rabbi or other officiant. We ask for your cooperation as these restrictions will be enforced. Attendees are required to remain within their family groups and these groups are not permitted to mingle.
The numbers of attendees at stone settings is strictly limited to 6 people plus the Rabbi or other officiant. The same rules as set out above apply.
All visitors are required to wear masks or other face coverings at all times. We expect everyone to strictly follow the government rules on self-isolation and quarantine when either symptomatic with COVID-19 symptoms, having had a positive test, or having recently been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. Any person in one of these categories should not visit the cemetery.
The cemetery office and prayer hall are closed but our toilets are open. We cannot provide prayer books or transport.
We thank you for your cooperation and patience during these challenging times.
Daily Schedule
Sunday 7th March
23rd Adar 5781
Stone Setting
12.30pm:
Herme Jankel WL LS8-3
Rabbi David Mitchell
Tips and Gratuities
The Joint Burial Committee and staff are committed to offering members a very professional service and there is a strict ‘no gratuities’ policy. People who would like to donate any monies can do so through the charity boxes found near the cemetery offices and the prayer hall. Donations help with the maintenance and upkeep of the grounds.
Directions & Parking
Please note that parking is very restricted. The cemetery was designed in an era without cars and there is only room to safely park about 10 vehicles. During services, priority is given to the officiating Rabbi and the Funeral Director. You can park on Hoop Lane after 9.30 am Monday to Friday, and all day on Sunday.
Contact Us
Tel: 020 8455 2569
Hoop Lane
Golders Green
London
NW11 7NJ
Cemetery Director:
Lester Harris
Site Manager:
John Lang
Administrator:
Linda Stone
Finance Officer:
Mary Pearmain
Cemetery Operatives:
Gheorghe Paslariu
Ivor Thompson
Joint Burial Committee
Chair:
Daniel Ettinghausen
Vice-Chair:
Anthony Stewart
Treasurer:
Simon Raperport
JBC takes your privacy seriously and we will only use your personal information to administer your business with us and/or to provide the products and services you have requested from us.
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