Practical info

Type of location: Cemetery

Harehills Cemetery

Kimberley Road, Leeds LS9 6LZ

Historical description

Leeds

There are less than 10000 Jews living in the Yorkshire town of Leeds. They began arriving around 1840 and, in increasing numbers, between 1881 and 1905 as a result of persecution in Russia. The town had a flourishing wool industry and, in 1885, was the scene of the ... Read more