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Cantor Nathan Mendelson standing in front of the Shaar Hashomayim’s Torah Ark.
A class picture from the Shaar’s Foundation School (nursery school) during Chanukah in the 1950s.
The Shabbat Shirah (Sabbath of Song) supplement, which describes the music for the special service.
Group portrait of the Shaar’s choir in the 1950s. Sitting front row, centre is long-time Choir Director, Professor Jacob Rosemarin, who composed and arranged many original liturgical pieces […]
The programme cover for the special service held in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953. The document is written in both English and Hebrew. The document […]
The Shaar Hashomayim bulletin featuring the death of King George VI in 1952. The synagogue held a special service to mark his passing. Transcription: We Mourn Our Loss […]
Chazzan Nathan Mendelson with Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat, 1950s.
