Headstone - Solomon Abrahams
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This image of a headstone was taken at Terrace End Cemetery. The Jewish population in Palmerston North has always been small and only 28 burials have taken place in this section of the cemetery. Solomon Abrahams, who died in 1932, was the first Jew to reside in Palmerston North. Abrahams was born in London and migrated to New Zealand in 1866. He moved to Palmerston North from Wellington in 1872, to open the third general store in the settlement. Later he became a pawnbroker. Solomon Abrahams served on the Palmerston North Borough Council for several years, and was mayor in 1887 and 1889.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- IMCA
- Date
- January 2022
- Digitisation id
- 2022BD_TerraceEndCemetery_038678
- Format
- Born Digital
- Held in
- IMCA Digital Archive
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Creation
- Created By
- PNCC
- Place
- Terrace End Cemetery
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone