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 1842 - 1917 (~ 75 years)
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| Name |
Bernhard Rittenberg |
| Title |
Reverend |
| Birth |
c 1842 |
Vilkaviskis, Lithuania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
17 th November 1917 |
London UK |
- His Hebrew name, from his tombstone appears to have been Dov-ber ben Aryeh. The Hebrew "Dov" and the Yiddish "ber" both have the meaning of bear, leading to his Anglicised name of Bernard. An article entitled "Some aspects of Yiddish" published in "Shermot" volume 15,2 (June 2007)explains "Most common are particular couplets which incorporated both the Hebrew name and it's Yiddish version, Dov Bear..
Ralph Forbes-Ritte
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| Burial |
Willesden Cemetery |
| Notes |
- Re country of origin: "The boundaries in Eastern Europe were somewhat fluid being continually moved back and forth, depending upon which country's fortune was in ascendancy or decline. The area was sometime Russia, sometimes Poland, sometimes Lithuania and sometimes Prussian Poland."
Ralph Forbes-Ritte
- Bernard came to the United Kingdom in about 1867 with his first wife, Rachel (nee Poliziner)
He was employed as the first Minister of a newly established synagogue for the Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation, which is still in existence in 2014.
- On 29th November 1869, Bernard was reengaged on a 12 month contract for a salary of 80 English pounds per annum and in 1870, having asked to be released from contract to "better himself in Bristol"(sic)was offered a further 5 pounds to remain in Edinburgh.
However in 1872 he was released and went to Kingston, Jamaica as the Minister of the English and German (i.e. an Ashkenazi) Synagogue.
Apart from his duties in his own Synagogue he also on occasions officiated at the Spanish and Portuguese (Sephardim) synagogue during the absence of their minister.
Bernard is mentioned in "A Record of the Jews in Jamaica" by Jacob Andrade and in the Colonial Standard newspaper. The former gives full details of the service at which he officiated at the re dedication of the Sephardic synagogue whilst their minister was away on leave.
He is also shown as holding the office of District Grand Chaplain and a Director of the Hebrew National Institution.
Source: Ralph Forbes-Ritte
- In his Will the gross value of his Estate was 2,756.0.0. English pounds.
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| Person ID |
I19 |
Stanley Low | Branch historian, Caroline Rittie |
| Last Modified |
15 Jan 2014 |
| Family 1 |
Rachael Poliziner, b. 1846, Probably Lithuania d. 1869, Scotland (Age 23 years) |
| Marriage |
15 Mar 1865 |
Poland |
| Children |
| | 1. Esther Rittenberg, b. 1865, Poland d. 1869 (Age 4 years) |
| | 2. Deborah Rittenberg, b. 12 Mar 1868, 10 Nicholas Street, Edingurgh, Scotland d. 1869, Scotland (Age 0 years) [Father: Birth] |
| | 3. Oscar Rittenberg, b. 2 June1869, Park Place, Edingurgh, Scotland d. USA [Father: Birth] |
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| Family ID |
F15 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
18 Mar 2008 |
| Family 2 |
Bertha Wasserzug, b. 1846, Konin, Poland d. 08 Jan 1925, London UK (Age 79 years) |
| Marriage |
23 Mar 1870 |
London UK |
| Type: Hebrew |
| Notes |
- After Bernhard returned from Jamaica he became a Watch and Watch Part Importer, later progressing to Jeweller
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| Children |
| | 1. Philip Rittenberg, b. 08 Jan 1871, Ross House, Park Place, Edinburgh, UK d. 14 Dec 1954, 136 Brondesbury Villas Willesden, Middlesex, UK (Age 83 years) |
| | 2. Joseph Rittenberg, b. 1873, Edinburgh, Scotland [Father: Birth] |
| | 3. Raphael John Rittenberg, b. 17th December 1873, Kingston, Jamaica d. 23rd February 1930 (Age 56 years) |
| | 4. Fleurette Rittenberg, b. 1875, Jamaica d. 1968 (Age 93 years) |
| | 5. Francis Rittenberg, b. 17 Sep 1876, Kingston, Jamaica d. 14 Jun 1938, London, UK, (Age 61 years) |
| | 6. Adolph Rittenberg, b. 1879, Islington, London, UK [Father: Birth] |
| | 7. Eugenie Rittenberg, b. 29 Jan 1881 d. 1975 (Age 93 years) |
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| Family ID |
F12 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
24 Mar 2014 |
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| Sources |
- [S17] England Census 1881.
- [S15] Scotland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages .
- [S23] Ralph Forbes-Ritte (Reliability: 3).
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