International Jewish Cemetery Project - England For Community
Information, see York on JCR-UK. For the Jewish Community in
York prior to 1290, see Medieval York on JCR-UK "Arrangements
have been made between ...[the Leeds Old Hebrew C]ongregation
and the newly-formed congregation at Doncaster whereby the
former are granting burial facilities in their cemetery at
Gildersome. A similar arrangement .......... is still in
operation with the York Congregation." [Jewish Chronicle 26 June
1914, page 32 - Source: Harold Pollins] Baile Hill: "There is a
mound of earth close by the River Ouse called Baile Hill, upon
which stands Clifford's Tower built in the 13th century to
replace a wooden Norman tower burned during the "Jewish riots"
of 1190. It has a plaque describing what happened." Source:
Freedman, Warren. World Guide for the Jewish Traveler . N.Y.:
E.P. Dutton Inc, 1984. Excavation for a new supermarket
uncovered human remains in the city of York about twenty years
ago. Historians were aware that the local Jewis