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CLIFTONVILLE VOICES
JEWISH HOTELS
"We moved there just after the war;
I was nine years old.
My mother
who was a very astute business woman,
opened a boarding house."
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"Cliftonville had a big synagogue,
there was a thriving community"
"There were about half a dozen
Jewish hotels in the area,
in Westgate and in Cliftonville."
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"We were living in Norfolk Road,
so you just crossed the road,
and behind they were all there."
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"There was the
Carmel, Majestic,
and
Highcliffe Hall...
Clarence Hotel."
"The Majestic was the Schwartzman’s."
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"Northumberland Hotel was the only fully kosher hotel in Cliftonville."
"I remember loads of Jewish parties. I don’t think it was just for Purim."
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"[Hotel Majestic]
You can clearly see the
Star of David
above the front window."
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"I grew up in
’Roseanda’.
I just loved growing up there!"
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