Ernest Joseph
Illustration — Joseph in 1943 Ernest Martin Joseph, OBE (8 January 1877 – 30 August 1960) was an architect and youth worker. He was a leading designer of synagogues, including the Art Deco synagogue at Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, and the classically styled synagogue in St. John's Wood Road, London.
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Ernest Joseph

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- Born
- 1877
- Died
- 1960
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- St Paul's School
- Honours
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Illustration — Joseph in 1943 Ernest Martin Joseph, OBE (8 January 1877 – 30 August 1960) was an architect and youth worker. He was a leading designer of synagogues, including the Art Deco synagogue at Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, and the classically styled synagogue in St. John's Wood Road, London.
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Born in 1877, died in 1960.
Ernest Joseph studied at St Paul's School. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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- Kadish, Sharman. A Good Jew & a Good Englishman: The Jewish Lads' & Girls' Brigade, 1895–1995. Vallentine Mitchell. 111. 1995.
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