Kehilat Middlesbrough Newsletter No 1 January 1999
A Message from the Editor
This message comes to you by way of sad news as well as greetings. First of all, as everyone knows, our Kehilah in Middlesbrough has closed down and there is now no central location for the members there to meet and worship. I personally think that having dwindled to the numbers that now exist in Middlesbrough, 15 men and 18 women, most of whom are getting on in years and who live many miles from the centre of town, this was inevitable. They say all good things come to an end. On the other hand the closure ceremony on the weekend of October 31st November 1st 1998 showed that there was sufficient interest from former members to make a real effort to ensure that the Kehilah continues in some shape or form. The fact that up to 200 people came out on the Sunday has created a momentum, starting off in Israel with a very successful 40 member reunion in Jerusalem. I believe that renewed correspondence by way of letter, fax and e-mail throughout the world shows that the main people interested in Kehilat Middlesbrough no longer live in Middlesbrough.
Those of us in Israel were of more than two minds as to how to continue to preserve the Middlesbrough memories for at least one generation, or maybe longer, taking into account the fact that some of the younger generation not born in Middlesbrough came to the reunion. We thought that we could do no wrong in starting off a newsletter, but the success of this newsletter obviously depends on its readers. It is not good enough to read the letter. You must also contribute to it.
There is, I hope, much food for thought in this current newsletter; so let us hope that whilst the sunny days of Kehilat Middlesbrough in Yorkshire may have ended, they are being reborn not only in Israel but in other parts of the world.
Editor
David Saville 24 Ben Maimon Blvd
Jerusalem 92261
Tel: 02-566 9263
Fax: 02-566 9265
Webmaster
Donald Wiseman
P O Box 16301
Jerusalem 91160
Tel: 02-585 4689
Fax: 02-585 8277
e-mail:[email protected]
David Saville 24 Ben Maimon Blvd
Jerusalem 92261
Tel: 02-566 9263
Fax: 02-566 9265
Webmaster
Donald Wiseman
P O Box 16301
Jerusalem 91160
Tel: 02-585 4689
Fax: 02-585 8277
e-mail:[email protected]