Cornish Georgian Jewish cemetery receives funding for repair and restoration

Funding has been awarded to a Georgian Jewish cemetery of international significance by the Heritage Lottery Fund (£13,000) as well as raising funding from local community bodies.

The Penzance cemetery has been comprehensively researched by the cemetery custodians, and the local press have reported on plans for the restoration work.

View the Cornishman article

View information on the history of the cemetery

The Friends of the Penzance Jewish Cemetery on the Kehillat Kernow Jewish Community of Cornwall website

Jewish Heritage UK website

IHBC newsblogs on funding 

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