Prominent member of Jewish community dies

One of the most prominent members of Cork’s dwindling Jewish community has died less than a year after he attended the closure of the city synagogue.

Chairman of the trustees of the Cork Hebrew Congregation, Fred Rosehill, a father of two, died at Marymount Hospice yesterday. Mr Rosehill will be buried at Curraghkippane, the Jewish Cemetery, today.

Last January, Mr Rosehill, 88, attended the final prayer service at the South Terrace synagogue.