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1 Mapping Jewish life in Edinburgh Below is a record of the business addresses and homes of Jews living and working in Edinburgh. The majority of the information is derived from the Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory 1894, 1911, 1939, 1969* and J. S. Harfield, Commercial Directory, Jews of the United Kingdom, 1894. Other sources are anecdotal, derived from individual family histories, published memoirs and from Mark Gilfillanʼs PhD thesis, Jews in Edinburgh: 1880-1950 (University of Ulster 2012). * Names with business addresses only have been published to ensure privacy for those still resident at the same address today. This is by no means a comprehensive record. Many businesses and individuals were not included in the directories. If you can help develop this piece of research by contributing any names, businesses and addresses in Edinburgh between 1894 and 1970 please contact: The Research Network in Jewish Studies at the University of Edinburgh at: http://jewishstudies.div.ed.ac.uk . Key Years not included in the Post Office directories. 1894 1911 1939 1969

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Mapping Jewish life in Edinburgh

Below is a record of the business addresses and homes of Jews living and

working in Edinburgh. The majority of the information is derived from the

Edinburgh & Leith Post Office Directory 1894, 1911, 1939, 1969* and J. S.

Harfield, Commercial Directory, Jews of the United Kingdom, 1894. Other

sources are anecdotal, derived from individual family histories, published

memoirs and from Mark Gilfillanʼs PhD thesis, Jews in Edinburgh: 1880-1950

(University of Ulster 2012).

* Names with business addresses only have been published to ensure privacy

for those still resident at the same address today.

This is by no means a comprehensive record. Many businesses and

individuals were not included in the directories. If you can help develop this

piece of research by contributing any names, businesses and addresses in

Edinburgh between 1894 and 1970 please contact: The Research Network in

Jewish Studies at the University of Edinburgh at:

http://jewishstudies.div.ed.ac.uk.

Key

Years not included in the Post Office directories.

1894

1911

1939

1969

 

 

 

 

 

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Earliest records

1790

CANONGATE

Opposite Linen Hall, Herman Lion, corn operator.

1850s SOUTH RICHMOND STREET

Thomas and Abraham Jacob and Thomasʼ wife Hannah Jacob, travelling

jewellers.

1871

SOUTHBRIDGE

102, Jacob Michael, master jeweller.

PLEASANCE

73, Henry Michael, travelling jeweller, then established jeweller with premises.

Sixteen years treasurer and three years as president of the Edinburgh Hebrew

Congregation.

1874 NICOLSON STREET

108, (home) David Goldston, Watchmakers and Opticians (business: South

Bridge).

1877 BUCCLEUCH PLACE

29, (home) David Goldston, Jewellers, Watchmakers and Opticians (business:

South Bridge).

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1881

SOUTH FINDHORN PLACE

6, Jacob Michael, wholesale jeweller.

PARKSIDE STREET

10, Henry Michael, travelling jeweller, then established jeweller with premises.

Sixteen years treasurer and three years as president of the Edinburgh Hebrew

Congregation.

1885

STEEL'S PLACE

121, (home) Alphonse Louis Reis, jeweller (businesses: Leith Street and

South Bridge).

1891

ST LEONARD STREET

69, Henry Michael, travelling jeweller, then established jeweller with premises.

Sixteen years treasurer and three years as president of the Edinburgh Hebrew

Congregation.

1894

ADAM STREET

13, Alexander E. Myer, jeweller.

13, S. Levitus, jeweller.

ALBERT PLACE

23, B. Franklin, Manchester Sale Rooms (home: 5, Rosebank Place).

 

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ARCHIBALD PLACE

(“Jews Synagogue”)

11, (home) Rev. Mr. Fürst, Minister Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation, based

at Park Place Synagogue.

BLACKWOOD CRESENT

28, B. Camberg, watchmaker and jeweller.

BLANTYRE TERRACE

27, Mrs F. F. Hyman.

BONNINGTON GROVE VILLA

Andrew Levy.

BONNINGTON ROAD

270, David Levy.

BRIGHT CRESCENT

2, The Laurels, (home) Alphonse Louis Reis (businesses: Leith Street and

South Bridge).

BRISTO PLACE

3, Henry Solomon, Tailor. Est. 1856.

3, Mrs H. Solomon, Boarding.

BRISTO STREET

18, B. Rosenheim, jeweller and general dealer.

30, B. Cohen, carver, gilder, picture frame maker.

70, M. Levy, wholesale and retail picture frame manufacturer and glass

merchant.

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BROUGHAM PLACE

10, Solomon Sklovsky, sugar importer.

BRUNSWICK STREET

72, L. Camberg, jeweller.

BUCCLEUCH PLACE

29, (home) E. & M. Goldston, jewellers, watchmakers and opticians (business:

South Bridge).

BUCCLEUCH STREET

14, P. & B. Goldberg, watchmakers, jewellers, and picture frame

manufacturers.

BURLINGTON STREET

98, M. Hyndman.

CALEDONIAN ROAD

10, Ph. Levenson, master tailor and clothier.

CLERK STREET

1, J Rosenberg, jeweller.

1, I. Hymen, (St Patrick Square).

31, Brown Bros, and 24 Montague Street and at Methel, Fife, jewellers and

house furnishers.

CORNWALL STREET

10, M. Lipetz, jeweller and watch dealer.

CROSSCAUSEWAY

5, M. Levinson, (W), jeweller.

5, Marcus Levy, (W), jeweller and watchmaker.

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21, (E) M. Wasserzug, wholesale and retail jeweller and watchmaker. Est.

1866.

28, (W) Jac Shirwinter, watchmaker and jeweller.

76, Isaac Hyman, glazier and glass merchant (home: Nicolson Street).

76, R. Hyman (E).

DALKEITH ROAD

12, Julius Shirwinter, jeweller and watchmaker.

DALRY ROAD

19, C. Miller, and 58, Elm Row; Glasgow Furnishing Warehouse.

DRUMMOND STREET

7, John Lipetz, wholesale and retail jeweller.

7, Lazarus Lipetz, travelling jeweller.

DUFF STREET, DALRY ROAD

14 & 22, L. Fedderman, waterproof garment manufacturer.

ELM ROW, LEITH

23, B. Franklin, Manchester Sale Rooms.

30, E. Freeman & Son, drapers, clothiers, and general merchants.

58, C. Miller, C. and 19, Dalry Road; Glasgow Furnishing Warehouse.

63, M. Stungo & Sons, manufacturer of waterproof garments.

FORREST ROAD, (GEORGE IV BRIDGE)

4A, I. Goldfarb, cigarette manufacturer and importer of foreign cigars and

Turkish tobacco.

FOUNTAINBRIDGE

161, Asa Wass & Son, woolen rag merchants (home: Leamington Terrace).

163, W. S. Cornfield, waterproof garment manufacturer.

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163, George Myers, watchmaker, jeweller, optician and watch material dealer.

GARDNERS CRESENT

D. Levenson, manager, Caledonian Rubber Works.

GEOFFRY STREET

5, J. Harris, jeweller, clothier, and house furnisher.

GEORGE STREET

4, J. Davis & Sons, stock and mortgage brokers.

95, Marcus N. Adler, actuary for Alliance Assurance Company.

GRINDLAY STREET

36, Mrs. H. Joel, furnished apartments.

GUTHRIE STREET

12, A. Adler, “select family baker.”

20, S. Bernstein, tailor.

HIGH STREET

124-6, B. Hyam, clothier and outfitter.

231, Michael Bros, London Pawnbroking Sale Rooms.

521, Michael Bros, St. Giles Pawnbroking Sale Rooms.

HILL PLACE

9A, M. Wolffe, wholesale and retail slipper manufacturer. Also at 54, West

Richmond Street.

INFIRMARY STREET

4, S. Myers, jeweller and watchmaker.

8, Langman Myers, printer and publisher.

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INGLISTON STREET

7, Levy Bros, jewellers and watchmakers.

JEFFREY STREET

37, Andrew Levy and Co. wholesale stationers & envelope manufacturers.

Also at Tennant Street.

59, (home) J. Rosenbluth, bookbinder (business: Ramsey Lane).

LAURISTON PLACE

6 & 8, A. Lewis & Co., wholesale and retail boot and slipper manufacturers.

LEAMINGTON TERRACE

17, (home) Asa Wass & Son, woollen rag merchants (business:

Foutainbridge).

LEITH STREET

10, Alphonse Louis Reis & Co, and 36 South Bridge, jewellers and fancy

merchants (home: Bright Crescent).

LEITH WALK

283, H. Friedlansky, The Glasgow Sale Room, dealer in watches, jewellery,

and drapery.

LOTHIAN STREET

18, Max Benjamin, clothier and draper.

MARCHMONT ROAD

127, S. Esterson, watchmaker and jeweller.

MELVILLE TERRACE

9, Nathan Eprile, jeweller and watchmaker. Also at W. Preston Street.

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MENTONE TERRACE

21, (home) Joseph Myers, wholesale jeweller, watch manufacturer, optician

(business: 21, South Bridge).

MILLERFIELD PLACE

20, R. Eprile, wholesale and retail jeweller and watch dealer.

MONCRIEFF TERRACE

12, B. Bromberg, jeweller and watchmaker.

MONTAGUE STREET

6, Samuel Barron.

7, I. Luriansky, retail jeweller.

8, Solomon Levitus, jeweller.

24, Brown Bros and 31, Clerk Street, and at Methel, Fife, jewellers and house

furnishers.

33, B. Turiansky, jeweller and house furnisher, first president of the Edinburgh

New Hebrew Congregation, 1893.

49, M. Shapera, watchmaker and jeweller.

NEWINGTON ROAD

26, M. H. Lindey, wholesale and retail watch dealer and jeweller. Est. 1870.

NICOLSON STREET

51A, Moses Hyman, travelling jeweller.

65, (home) I. Saltman, waterproof garment manufacturer (works located at St

Patrick Square).

71, Thos. Geershon, hardware and fancy goods merchant and importer of

foreign glass and china. Also at 57, Broad Street, Aberdeen.

108, D. Goldston, carver and gilder and picture frame manufacturer.

128, (home) Isaac Hyman, glazier and glass merchant (business:

Crosscauseway).

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PARKSIDE STREET

S. Rosenberg, general dealer.

PARK PLACE

Synagogue.

Henry Abrams, Esq., Secretary.

PLEASANCE

14, B. Cohen, wholesale picture frame manufacturer and show card.

65, Gershon Camberg, jeweller.

132, Sol. Braverman, jeweller.

126, E. Jablonsky, jeweller and draper.

POTTERROW

64, L. Cohen, jeweller and watchmaker.

8, Jos. Green, (Simpsonʼs Court), wholesale slipper manufacturer.

PRESTON STREET WEST

6, Nathan Eprile, watchmaker and jeweller. Also at Melville Terrace.

RAMSEY LANE

J, Rosenbluth, bookbinder (home: Jeffrey Street).

RICHMOND STREET

23, (W) Jos. Still, wholesale jeweller and purchaser of old gold and silver.

25, (S) S. Goldman, jeweller and draper.

35, (N) L. Brown, watchmaker and jeweller.

54, M. Wolffe, wholesale and retail slipper manufacturer. Also at Hill Place.

ROSEBANK PLACE

5, (home) B. Franklin, Manchester Sale Rooms (business: Albert Place).

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SALISBURY STREET

28, J. Fineberg, boot and slipper manufacturer.

SHORE

60, A. Kerner, seamanʼs outfitter.

SOUTH BRIDGE

21, Joseph Myers, wholesale jeweller, watch manufacturer, optician (home:

Mentone Terrace).

28, E. & M. Goldston, jewellers, watchmakers and opticians (home: Buccleuch

Place).

36, Alphonse Louis Reis & Co. and Leith Street, jewellers and fancy

merchants (home: Bright Crescent).

SOUTH CLERK STREET

S. Rosenbloom, jeweller.

ST LEONARD STREET

16A, Solomon Braverman, jeweller.

32, Chas. Alexander, jeweller and watchmaker.

46, Philip Goldberg.

47, J. Esterson, jeweller.

ST PATRICK SQUARE

4G, Philip Goldberg, picture frame maker, gilder.

31, George Leishman.

46, Chas Priteca and at High Street, Kilsyth, draper, clothier, and boot

merchant. Est. 1885.

48, I. Saltman, waterproof garment manufacturer (works located at 65,

Nicolson Street).

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SOUTH BRIDGE

28, E. M. Goldston, wholesale and retail watch manufacturers and jewellers,

importers of American, French, and German clocks.

36, Alphonse Louis Reis & Co. and at 10, Leith Street, jewellers and fancy

merchants (home: Bright Crescent).

74, P. Brown, master tailor with Adair & Co.

102, J. Michael, wholesale jeweller and watch factor. Agent for Swiss and

American watches. Est. 1858.

TENNANT STREET

2/87, Andrew Levy and Co, wholesale stationers & envelope manufacturers.

Also at Jeffrey Street.

270, David Levy.

THISTLE STREET

43, Leo Bank, wholesale cigarette manufacturer.

TOLBOOTH WYND

61, Philip Dresner, clothier and jeweller. Branch: 18 and 19, Riddleʼs Close;

London and Glasgow Pawnbroking Co.

3, Louis Hymans, clothier and jeweller.

UNION COURT, RICHMOND PLACE

3, David Festenstein, dealer in pictures and drapery.

Rev. Mr. Fürst, Minister, Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation.

Late 1890s/early 1900s RICHMOND STREET and DALRYMPLE STREET, temporary lodgings for poor Jews

provided by The Jewish Board of Guardians.

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1911

Synagogues

GRAHAM STREET

Rev. Mr. Fürst, Minister, Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation and W. Berman,

18, Keir Street.

CALEDONIAN CRESCENT

J. Chazan.

NORTH RICHMOND ST

J. Teitelman and L. Bindman, 12 Roxburgh St.

SOUTH CLERK ST

26, Livingston Hall, Prest: J.H. Fred.

ANNFIELD

7, (home) F. J. Schmuckert & Co, oilskin manufacturers, clothiers and

outfitters (business: Sandport Street).

ARCHIBALD PLACE

23, Rev. Mr. Fürst.

ARDMIALLAN TERRACE

5, David Penman, furniture dealer.

BRAID PLACE

“Jews burying ground.”

BRAID ROAD

30, F. Isaacs.

 

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BRISTO STREET

48, H. Broomberg, tool merchant.

BROUGHTON STREET

19, Benjamin C. Mandelstam, incandescent mantle manufacturers.

BRUNTSFIELD PLACE

14, J. Solomon, clothier, tailor.

16 and 17, A. M. Hyams, furrier.

BUCCLEUCH PLACE

7, Frank Lipetz, jeweller.

CANDLEMAKER ROW

90, A. H. Meyer, gilders, carvers, manufacturers and agents.

COATES PLACE

3, Madame Salomon, corsetiere.

COCKBURN STREET

31, Levy & Lucas, furniture dealer.

COMISTON GARDENS.

12, Isaac Gould, clerk.

COWGATE

144, 146, 156, 166, Maria Jordan, rag store and broker (house: South Clerk

Street).

212, (Niddry St) J. Wolfe, rag merchant.

265, Nathanʼs Rag and Rubber Store.

276, (High School Wynd) Joseph Weinberg, furniture dealer.

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CRAIGMILLAR PARK

The Elms, Maurice Isaacs J.P.

CROSSCAUSEWAY

33, M. Pinkinsky.

DALKEITH ROAD

5, B. Turiansky, house furnisher (listed 1894 as jeweller, 33 Newington Road),

first president of the Edinburgh New Hebrew Congregation,1893.

DALRY ROAD

214, M. Levy, picture framer.

EASTER ROAD

215, Miss Porteous, dressmaker.

EAST NORTON PLACE

16, Walter Cecil Freeman, commercial traveller.

EAST PRESTON STREET

3A, Alex. Honeyman, cabinet maker.

32, Miss F. Sweetman, dressmaker.

EAST RICHMOND STREET

13 & 18, Jablonsky & Co. furniture dealer.

EAST SILVERMILLS LANE

Samuel Cowan, dairy keeper.

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EAST TRINITY ROAD

34, (home) A. & J. P. Louis Reis, (A. L. R & Co), jeweller etc. (businesses

Leith Street and South Bridge).

ELM ROW

59, M. Stungo, waterproof manufacturer (home: Haddington Place).

62, L. Goldstone, art needlework depot.

FALCON AVENUE

33, Henry Salomon.

FREDERICK STREET

3, Reuben Marcus, ladies tailor.

GEORGE STREET

2, Isaac Fürst S.S.C, Edinburgh Jewish Board of Guardians, Hon. Sec.

10A, F. Isaacs, stock and share broker.

37, Joseph Isaacs.

78, A. Myers, saleroom.

GEORGE ST, LEITH

25, Mrs G. Samuel, dairy.

GLENGYLE TERRACE

11, Mrs Meyer, apartments.

GREAT JUNCTION STREET

80 & 82, Andrew Levy and Co. wholesale stationers and envelope

manufacturers.

GROVE STREET

89, (home) John H. Freeman, waterproof manufacturer (business: Elm Row).

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HADDINGTON PLACE

25, M. Stungo.

30, Miss S. Eichler, dressmaker.

Hanover Street

54, H. Abrams, antique dealer.

HENRY STREET

8, S. Rosenberg, broker.

HIGH STREET

150, Spellman and Co., wholesale warehousemen.

377, J. Rosenbluth, bookbinder (home: Thirlestane Road).

HILLSIDE STREET

6. E. C. Isaac, draper and newsagent, (home at number 21).

14, Samuel J. Isaac.

HOPE STREET

9, Miss Sunkel, teacher of German.

IONA STREET

12, Abraham Lipschitz.

INFIRMARY STREET

4, (home) J. Wolfe, broker and rag merchant (business: Cowgate).

JANE STREET, LEITH

2, P. Dresner & Co, proprietors of Leith Equitable Loan Company. (See other

businesses Market St. and Tolbooth Wynd).

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LAURISTON GARDENS

7, Salomon Sklovsky, sugar merchant.

24, A. N. Meyerowicz (B.U.) teacher of German.

LAURISTON PLACE

46, Jewish Medical Mission.

LEITH STREET

8 &10, A. Louis Reis & Co. jeweller. Also at South Bridge (home: East Trinity

Road).

LEITH WALK

167, Mrs J. Abell.

LONSDALE TERRACE

18, S. S. Stungo.

LOTHIAN STREET

Zion Hall

MARKET STREET, LEITH

31, P & Co. Dresner, London and Glasgow Pawnbroking Co.

MCDONALD ROAD

3, Leon Levy.

MELVILLE PLACE

11, Mme Esther, dressmaker.

MENTONE TERRACE

1, Morris Michael, jeweller.

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MERCHISTON PLACE

6, Miss Spellman, dressmaker.

MILLERFIELD PLACE

4, Israel Rosenbloom, wholesale jeweller and dealer in antiques.

MILTON STREET

25, (home) David Vinestock, cabinet maker (business, Waterson Avenue).

MINTO STREET

40, (home) E & M. Goldston, jewellers, watchmakers, optician (business:

South Bridge).

40, (home) G & H. Goldston, clothiers, hosiers, hatters (business: Nicolson

Street).

40, (home) Benjamin Goldston L. D. S. Ed. dentist (business: South Clerk

Street).

40, (home) David Goldston, carver and gilder (business: 108 Nicolson Street).

51, H. Michael, general merchant.

41, M. Michael LDS Ed., dentist.

MORNINGSIDE ROAD

370, William Leishman, dairy keeper.

MONTAGUE STREET

8, Solomon Levetus, watchmaker, jeweller.

18, (home) Morris Hyman, wholesale jeweller (business: South College

Street).

NICOLSON STREET

108, David Goldston, carver and gilder (home: Minto Street).

134, 136, 138 G & H. Goldston, clothiers, hosiers, hatters (home: Minto

Street).

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NORTH BRIDGE

7, Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd. tobacconists.

25, J. H. & B. Isaacs.

40, H. Samuel, jeweller.

42, Gleitzman & Ring, furrier.

42, Barnet H. Abrahams, merchant.

52, F. Barron.

NORTH BRIDGE - IRCADE

6, Rosenbloom Brothers, music sellers and musical instrument dealers.

2, H. Samuel, jeweller.

NORTH FORTH STREET

59, P. Oppenheim, rag merchant.

OXFORD STREET

33, D. Hyman.

PLEASANCE

186, N. & R. Marcus, furniture dealer.

RANKEILLOR STREET

32, (home) Philip Goldberg, picture framer (business: St. Mary Street).

54, N. & R. Marcus.

RODNEY STREET

4, R. Isaac.

SALISBURY STREET

13, W. Goldstein.

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SANDPORT STREET

47, F. J. Schmuckert & Co, oilskin manufacturers, clothiers and outfitters

(home: Annfield).

SMITHʼS PLACE

7, P. Dresner.

SOUTH BRIDGE

28, E. & M. Goldston, jewellers, watchmakers, optician (home: Minto Street).

36, A. Louis Reis FSMC jeweller, ophthalmic optician. Also at Leith Street

(home: East Trinity Road).

SOUTH COLLEGE STREET

9, Morris Hyman, wholesale jeweller (home: 18 Montague Street).

SOUTH CLERK STREET

28, (home) Maria Jordan, rag store and broker (business: Cowgate).

61, Benjamin Goldston L. D. S. Ed., dentist (home: Minto Street).

SPOTTISWOODE STREET

14, Patrick Spellman.

ST LEONARDʼS STREET

8, S. Rosenburg.

54, N. & R. Marcus, furniture dealer. Also at 186, Pleasance.

ST MARY STREET

71, Nathan Shultine.

85, Joseph Weinberg, broker.

52 & 54, Philip Goldberg, picture framer (home: Rankeillor Street).

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ST PATRICK SQUARE

8, H. Vogler, canemaker.

21, Isaac Eppel & Co. picture framer.

38, John Lipetz, grocer.

STAFFORD STREET

14, Madame de Veyne, dressmaker.

TEVIOT PLACE

5, Henry Solomon.

THE SHORE

52, A. Kerner, clothier. (Listed at 60 The Shore in 1894).

THIRLESTANE ROAD

82, (home) J. Rosenbluth, bookbinder (business: High Street).

TOLBOOTH WYND (SHORE, LEITH)

61, Philip Dresner & Co. outfitters and baltic boot importers.

UNION STREET

11, S. Cohen, dealers in antiquities and curiosities.

VIEWFORTH

114, Isidore Goldfor, commercial traveller.

WATERSTON AVENUE

David Vinestock, cabinet maker (home: Milton Street).

WEST PORT

109, A. Rose, broker.

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WEST REGENT STREET

65, Samuel Berger & Co. starch and glaze manufacturers.

YEAMAN PLACE

7, Mrs Leishman, dairykeeper.

1916

ST LEONARDʼS STREET

Mr Brown, kosher butcher.

SOUTH RICHMOND STREET

Mr. F. Hoffenberg, kosher butcher.

Mrs. Pass, kosher butcher.

1939

Synagogues

No entries in this directory.

ANTIGUA STREET

8, R. Freedman, picture framers.

BALTIC STREET, LEITH

24 & 28, Hugo Knoblauch Sons & Co. Ltd. (also Glasgow), chemical dealers.

BATH ST

10A, Arthur R. Isaac.

BERNARD STREET

20, S. G. Schreuder, joiner (home: Madeira Street).

 

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49, Jacob & Murray, insurance broker.

BRAID FARM ROAD

31, (home) J. Vinestock, cabinet maker, (businesses at Craighouse Gardens

and Greenside Place).

BRAID ROAD

189, (home) Betram Seftor, furrier.

BRAID PLACE

Jews burying ground.

BRISTO ST

4, H. Broomberg, tool merchant.

BRUNTSFIELD PLACE

14 & 17, Hyams of Bruntsfield, A. M. Hyams and Son, furrier.

BRUNTON PLACE

10, S. J. Isaac, dentist.

160, B. Camberg.

BONNINGTON ROAD

79, Andrew Levy & Co Ltd, wholesale stationers and envelope manufacturers

(home: York Road).

BUCCLEUCH PLACE

7, Frank Lipetz, jeweller.

CANONGATE

265, A. Adelman & son, boot & shoemakers.

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CLAREMONT BANK

25, A. Isaacs.

CAUSEWAYSIDE

19, Miss A. Scholan, draper, dressmaker.

CHARLOTTE STREET, LEITH

27, Louis Dreyfus, grain merchant & importer.

61, Honeyman & Wilson, spice merchant.

COATES CRESCENT

9, Isaac Fürst, solicitor.

COLLEGE STREET, SOUTH

9, David Hyman, wholesale jeweller (home: Graham Street).

COWGATE

253 & 255, S. Nathan, rag merchant.

CONSTITUTION STREET

24, J. Mehren & Co. agents.

CRAIGHOUSE GARDENS

48, Vinestock Bros. Ltd. cabinet makers (showrooms: Greenside Place).

55, G. Vinestock.

CRAIGMILLAR PARK

20, Misses Geershon.

58, The Elms, Misses Isaacs.

DALKEITH ROAD

153, Mrs B. Hyman.

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DAVIE STREET

9A, F. Hoffenburg, butcher & poulterer.

DICK PLACE

43, L. I. Braverman.

DURHAM AVENUE

56, Robert Vinestock, cabinet maker, (business: Craighouse Gardens &

Greenside Place).

EAST CROSSCAUSEWAY (LAMBʼS CLOSE)

84, S. Kleinberg, baker & confectioner (home: Fountainhall).

EAST PRESTON STREET

2, Benjamin Goldston L.D.S., dentist.

28, M. Goldberg and P. Goldberg.

ESSELMONT ROAD

37, (home) Julius Lipetz, physician (business: Roxburgh Place).

FETTES ROW

10 & 11, A. H. Meyer & Co, carver & gilder.

FINDHORN PLACE

M. Wolf.

FOUNTAINBRIDGE

161, 169, 177, Asa Wass & Son, rag merchant.

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FOUNTAINHALL ROAD

47, (home) S. Kleinberg, baker & confectioner (business: East

Crosscauseway).

GRANBY ROAD

17, Morris Levy.

GRANGE TERRACE

25, M. Braverman.

GEORGE STREET

16, Gertrude Herzfeld, medical practitioner.

42, I. Lusman, furrier.

44 & 132, Leishman & Hughes, stationers.

50, M. Katz, ladies tailor and habit maker.

GORGIE ROAD

542, G. D. S. Leishman, hairdresser.

GRAHAM STREET

15, (home) David Hyman, wholesale jeweller (business: South College

Street).

GREAT JUNCTION STREET

30, Mrs Saltman, Isaac Saltman, Haymarket Rubber Depot.

GREENSIDE PLACE

3, Wolfeʼs Furniture Emporium.

14, 15, 16, Vinestock Bros. Ltd. Cabinet makers, showrooms (home:

Craighouse Gardens).

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HARTINGTON PLACE

1, Symon Stungo M. A.

HENDERSON ROW

9, H. Reznick, furniture dealer.

HIGH STREET

24, B. Schulberg, draper, and Leith Walk.

124, B. Hyam, hatter, hosiery, gentlemanʼs outfitters (merchant).

128, B. Levy, Wholesale and commission warehousemen.

160, P. Spellman & Co, tailorʼs trimmings, wholesale.

363, Cecil Eprile, jeweller.

379 – 381, D Hyman, wholesale jeweller.

HOPE PARK TERRACE

1, L. Landman, furniture dealer.

INDIA STREET

56, James G. Leechman, advocate.

JANE STREET, LEITH

2, P. Dresner & Co. (no trade listed). Also at 31, Market Street.

LEITH STREET

8 & 9, Morris Levy & Co. wholesale toys, fancy and leather goods (home:

Granby Road).

8 & 10, A. Louis Reis, watchmakers and jewellers.

40, Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd. tobacco manufacturers.

64, H. Samuel, jeweller. Also at North Bridge and Princes Street.

LEITH WALK

B. Schulberg, draper, and High Street (home: Mayfield Road).

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LOGIE GREEN ROAD

24, W. Goldstein.

LOTHIAN ROAD

92, Hyams of Lothian Rd, furrier.

Royal Bank of Scotland, John Russell Leishman, Agent (home: 78 Polwarth

Gardens).

LUTTON PLACE

11, R. Hyman.

MADEIRA STREET

20, (home) S. G. Schreuder, joiner (business: Bernard Street).

MANSIONHOUSE ROAD

(Home) S. J. Lipetz, physician (business: Roxburgh Place).

MARCHMONT STREET

7, J. Goldberg.

MARKET STREET

31, P. Dresner & Co, pawnbroker. Also at 2, Jane Street.

MAYFIELD ROAD

(Home) B. Schulberg, draper (businesses: High Street and Leith Walk).

145, Henry Vinestock, cabinet maker, (First World War soldier), business at

Craighouse Gardens and Greenside Place.

MELVILLE TERRACE

4, James A. Leishman, chiropodist.

9, A. Segal.

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23, P. W. Broomberg.

MERCHISTON PLACE

6, Miss Spellman.

MILLER CRESCENT

12, L. Vinestock.

MINTO STREET

1, Max Nathan, Dentist N.L.D.S.

40, (home) D Goldston & Son, carver and gilder (business: Nicolson Street).

MORNINGSIDE DRIVE

5, Joseph Hyams, furrier.

MORNINGSIDE ROAD

59, F. M. Isaacs.

98 & 100, Joseph Hyams, furrier.

378, Mrs M. Vinestock.

MORNINGSIDE PARK

49, Maurice Vinestock.

MONTGOMERY STREET

96, James Gould, dentist.

MORAY PLACE

38, Gormack G. Cohen, advocate.

MOSTON TERRACE

30, Israel Marcus.

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MYRTLE TERRACE

22, Miss Leishman.

NICOLSON STREET

108, D Goldston & sons, picture framers.

134 & 136, G. & H. Goldston, hatters.

NORTH BRIDGE

28, E. Isenberg, gown specialist.

40, H. Samuel, jeweller. Also at Princes Street and Leith Street.

42, Gleitzman and Ring, furrier.

NORTH BRIDGE ARCADE

6, Rosenbloom Brothers, music sellers and musical instrument dealers.

PARSONʼS GREEN TERRACE

28, E. Goldman, costumier.

PITT STREET

20, Joseph B. Isaacs.

PLEWLANDS GARDENS

34, Margot W. Goldschmidt, medical practitioner.

PRINCES STREET

24, H. Samuel, jeweller. Also at North Bridge and Leith Street.

97, R. Marcus Ltd. furrier.

POLWARTH GARDENS

78, (home) John Russell Leishman, agent RBS, Lothian Road.

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RANKEILLOR STREET

E. Jablonsky.

ROXBURGH STREET

5, Julius Lipetz, physician (home: Esselmont Road).

5, S. J. Lipetz, physician (home: Mansionhouse Road).

RUTLAND SQUARE

3, J. R. Leishman, organising secretary.

QUEEN STREET

47, John Levenson, financial agent.

RAEBURN PLACE

28, Otto A. Goll, perfumer.

RANDOLPH CRESCENT

5, Andrew Gold, medical practitioner.

ROSE STREET

12, Harry Chernak, antiques & curiosities.

19, Vyse & Sons Co. Eagle Buildings, millinery warehouse.

ST MARYʼS STREET

52, Philip Goldberg, picture framer.

SHANDWICK PLACE

20, I. Rosenbloom, diamond merchants.

97 & 99, Bertram Seftor, manufacturing furrier.

SOUTH CLERK STREET

55, I. Kaufman, tailor.

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STRATHEARN ROAD

86, S. Rosenbloom.

THIRLESTANE ROAD

24, E. H. Fürst, J.P.

20, A. Goldberg.

15, M, Gold.

WARRENDER PARK TERRACE

40, Jacob Solomon.

WEST NICOLSON STREET

18, I. Levinson & Son, fancy goods merchant.

YORK PLACE

30, L. H. Daiches LLB, law agent.

30, John Lipman, financial agent.

1940s

BUCCLEUCH STREET

7, H. Pass, Jewish Co-op.

30, A. Lurie, butcher.

CARNEGIE STREET

Mr Bralaeck, baker.

DAVIE STREET

Mrs Gerber, dairy.

Mrs Gordon, grocer.

9a, Mr Hoffenberg, butcher.

Mrs Kochansky, grocer.

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CROSSCAUSEWAY

(E), Mr F. Hoffenberg, butcher

(W), Mr Klinberg, baker.

GUTHRIE STREET

Mrs Sager, baker.

NORTH RICHMOND STREET

Mr Bullon, chip shop.

Mrs Salmon, grocer

ST LEONARDʼS STREET

26, L. Brown, butcher.

Mr Crouse, baker.

Mr Planlizy, baker.

ST PATRICK SQUARE

6, Bryson, poultry.

25, Gabrielbuitz, butcher.

1969

Note

The majority of names listed with private addresses have been removed to

retain privacy. Names are retained only if the named person is deceased.

Synagogues

None listed

 

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ALBANY STREET

31, Thomas Graham Salmon MA, LLB, SSC, JP.

ARDEN STREET

43, Harry Chernak, antique jeweller (business: Rose Street).

ANTIGUA STREET

8. A. Freedman, picture frame maker, carver and guilder (home: Ivanhoe

Crescent).

BARNTON AVENUE

17, Frank Kubisch, structural engineer.

BERNARD STREET

49, Charles Jacob & Co. Insurance brokers & marine underwriters.

54, Alec Rubenstein Ltd. (Reliance Upholstery Co.) upholsterer.

BLACKET PLACE

7A, Fred Meyerhoff, manufacturer of ladies tartan accessories.

62, B. Hoffman.

BRAIDHILLS ROAD

Private address.

BRAIDMOUNT VIEW

R. A. Vinestock.

BLINKBONNEY CRESCENT

2, F. R. Gould, W.S, works at Great Stuart Street.

BRUNTON PLACE

Private address.

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BRUNTSFIELD AVENUE

20, W. A. Herdman.

BRUNTSFIELD GARDENS

1, G. Vinestock, Master of the Solomon Edinburgh Lodge.

2, James Leishman M. Ch. S. chiropodist.

BRUNTSFIELD TERRACE

6, H. J. Gold, MB. Ch. B.

BRUNTSFIELD PLACE

9, A. H. Meyer, picture frame makers.

151, M. Vinestock.

160, B. Camberg.

CABLEʼS WYND HOUSE

Private address.

CADZOW PLACE.

23, Alexander Berger & Co. fruiterer, (fought in the First World War) (home:

Grange Crescent).

CARLTON STREET

Private address.

CARLYLE PLACE

Private address.

CHARLOTTE SQUARE

33-34 Alexander Cassels, accountant for Robertson & Maxtone Graham.

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CHAPEL COURT

Private address.

CHURCH HILL

Private address.

COMMERCIAL STREET

2, Schenkers Ltd.

CORSTOPHINE ROAD

20, Miss Gertrude Herzfeld, MB. FRCSE.

CRAIGLEITH VIEW

Private address.

CREWE ROAD NORTH

191, E. V. Kuenssberg, medical and surgical practitioner.

CRICHTON PLACE

Private address.

DRUMSHEUGH GARDENS

Private address.

DOUGLAS CRESCENT

Private address.

DUBLIN STREET

58, Mrs E. Reis.

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DUNCAN STREET

5, meeting place for the Solomon Edinburgh Lodge.

EARL GREY STREET

27A, J. Saltman, fruiterer.

EAST CROSSCAUSEWAY

S. Kleinberg, baker (home: Marchmont Road).

EAST PRESTON STREET

Private address.

ESSEX ROAD

51, N, Levitt, secretary to the Solomon Edinburgh Lodge.

FERNIELAW AVENUE

19, A. R. Isaac, FRCS, surgeon.

FORRES STREET

11, W. Schomberg Scott ARIBA.

GARDINER ROAD

Private address.

GILMERTON DYKES ROAD

Private address.

GORDON TERRACE

Private address.

GORGIE ROAD

542, G. D. S. Leishman, hairdresser.

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C. Goll, hairdresser.

GRANGE CRESCENT

3, (home) Alexander Berger & Co. fruiterer (First World War soldier),

(business: Cadzow Place).

GRANGE ROAD

2. Miss M. C. Gould, pharmacist.

7A, J. M. Bannerman & Co, essence manufacturers.

Great King Street

39, Stefan Adamczewsky, medical and surgical practitioner.

Great Stuart Street

15, F. R. Gould, public notary for J & R. A. Anderson.

GREENBANK ROAD

102, J. H. V. Vinestock.

GREENBANK TERRACE

Private address.

GREENHILL PLACE

25, Herbert A. Furst N.P. (Umlaut from ʻuʼ now dropped), solicitor.

GREENSIDE PLACE

7 & 9, Wolfes, house furnishers.

HANOVER STREET

98, B Marks & Son, tailors and clothiers.

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HERIOT ROW

10, Mrs Flora Daiches.

HIGH STREET

24, B. Schulberg, drapers.

124, B. Hyam, gentlemanʼs outfitters.

215, Cecil Eprile, Curio Shop.

363, E. M. Eprile & Co, antique dealers.

HOWDENHALL ROAD

Private address.

IONA STREET

48, Venesta Keizer (Scotland Ltd) plywood importers.

IVANHOE CRESCENT

14 A. Freedman, picture framer, carver and guilder, (business: Antigua

Street).

KIRKHILL TERRACE

16, Louis Price (First World War soldier).

LEITH STREET

8 & 9, Morris Levy & Co. toy merchants (wholesale).

64, A. Nathan, optician.

MAGDALENE DRIVE

Private address.

MANOR PLACE

12, Solomon & Eliot, architects.

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MARCHMONT CRESCENT

1 & 1A, Arnold Seftor Ltd, furrier.

MARCHMONT ROAD

20, (home) A. & S. Kleinberg (business: East Crosscauseway).

34, I. D. Klayman.

54, B. Benjamin.

MANSIONHOUSE ROAD

5, S. Lipetz, medical practitioner.

MAXWELL STREET

Private address.

MILLAR CRESCENT

Private address.

MINTO STREET

1. M. Nathan, dental surgeon.

45, Ernest Adler MRCS, LRCP, MD.

MONTAGU TERRACE

2 & 13, E. H. Gosman & Son, florist

MORNINGSIDE GARDENS

Private address.

MORNINGSIDE ROAD

48-50, Joseph Hyams, manufacturer – furrier.

58-60, Cowan & Waterstone, tailors and clothiers.

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MURRAYFIELD GARDENS

Private address.

NEWINGTON ROAD

Private address.

NICOLSON STREET

20, I. Schonberg, tailors

North Charlotte Street

4, H. Gruber, public notary.

5, Leishman & Hughes Ltd, stationers.

PARSONS GREEN TERRACE

28, E. Goldman, costumier.

PILRIG STREET

48 M. Eprile.

POLWARTH GARDENS

Private address.

PRIESTFIELD CRESCENT

Private address.

PRINCES STREET

97, R. Marcus Ltd, manufacturing furriers.

RAEBURN PLACE

28 E. C. Goll, hairdresser.

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ROSE STREET

85-37, Harry Chernak, antique jeweller (home: Arden Street).

ROXBURGH STREET

5, Julius Lipetz, medical practitioner.

5, Samuel Lipetz, medical practitioner.

RUTLAND STREET

22 W. V. Zinn, consulting engineer.

SEFTON PLACE

Private address

SOUTH CLERK STREET

55, I. Kaufman, tailor.

SOUTH GRAY STREET

11, Mrs Pinkinsky.

SPOTTISWOODE STREET

87, M. Gold.

THIRLESTANE ROAD

20, A. Goldberg.

THISTLE STREET

74, David Letham, antiques.

ULSTER GARDENS

Private address

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UPPER GILMORE PLACE

Private address

UPPER GRAY STREET

31, Charlotte Auerbach, Professor of Genetics, University of Edinburgh.

WEST MAINS ROAD

(Home) E. Schulberg, draper (business: High Street).

WEST RICHMOND STREET

16-20, I. Levinson & Sons, carpet wholesalers.