Dear List Members, Over the sadly misnamed Summer months, we have made the following additions to our website _www.genpals.com_ (http://www.genpals.com) London Bancroft Road - Old Maiden Lane Synagogue Cemetery. 48 stones This cemetery, as has been noted on the List, is in a sad state of decay. Many of the remaining stones are severely damaged and frequently offer scant clues as to whom they commemorate. Any help with identification would be greatly appreciated Yorkshire Bradford Scholemoor Cemetery 34 stones. Thanks to Sherry for providing photographs and identifications Hartlepool Jewish Cemetery 19 stones . Thanks to Yaffa Phillips for the photos. Additional material expected very shortly Sheerness Kent Halfway (Queensborough) 8 Stones. There are two sets of photos. The most recent taken this summer by Gaby Laws. The previous set was photographed in January 2007 by Jeremy I. Pfeffer. and eagle-eyed researchers will notice a (plastic) flower has been placed in front of each grave. Since the date was a few days after Holocaust Memorial Day, it was thought this might be the reason but extensive local research has failed to find the mystery visitor or the significance of the flowers. Hope Street Old Burial Ground 11 stones Thanks to Paul Dummott of the Sheerness Heritage Centre (_http://www.sheernessheritagecentre.com/index.htm_ (http://www.sheernessheritagecentre.com/index.htm) ), Southampton University, and Jeremy I. Pfeffer But by far the most exciting news of the Summer is the addition of what we have dubbed The Fry Collection. Dr. Helen Fry, co-author of The Lost Jews of Cornwall': ed. Keith Pearce and Helen Fry, Redcliffe Press 2000 ISBN 1 900178 27 3) has generously made available her private collection of photographs. We cannot overestimate the value of this archive, nor sufficiently express our gratitude to her for making it available to the project. Wales: Glamorgan: Merthyr Tydfil Cefn Coed 12 stones; Pontypridd Glyn Taf - general views only; Swansea 14 stones Gwent: Brynmawr 1 stone Newport 1 stone Additional pictures for these and other Welsh Cemeteries will be very welcome. Devon: Plymouth Hoe Old Burial Ground 28 Stones Exeter 25 stones on site - and more to come............. Additional pictures for these cemeteries will be very welcome Hampshire Aldershot: 31 Stones. This cemetery has now been fully recorded*. We are particularly lucky in that Dr. Fry's photographs were taken not long before the cemetery was shockingly desecrated and many of the stones she recorded were irreparably damaged: a timely, if poignant, reminder of the importance and urgency of this and other similar projects.(*This does not include stones that do not come within our remit - ie: post 1927 - and which certainly featured heavily among those that were vandalised. Transcriptions of these stones can be provided to descendants on request This leads very nicely to our next set of records - due on a screen near you very shortly. The old Hoxton Cemetery was demolished in 1960. No photographs of the stones, or transcriptions of the inscriptions, were taken at the time. All that remains is a survey taken in 1929 and some articles in the Jewish Chronicle and we are using these to try to create a very limited record of London's 2nd oldest Ashkenazi burial ground. Our thanks to all those who have contributed photographs and helped with identifications and to all those who have taken the time to add their comments via our on-line contact facility. We value your support and welcome your input. Angela Shire & Gaby Laws