Sir Otto Moses Jaffe, JP, also spelt Jaffé, was a German-born British businessman, who was twice elected Lord Mayor of Belfast and was a leader of the Jewish community in the city.
Portrait by John Haynes-Williams
History of the Jews in Ireland
The history of the Jews in Ireland extends for more than a millennium. The Jewish community in Ireland has always been small in numbers in modern history, not exceeding 5,500 since at least 1891.
Ballybough Jewish Cemetery gate lodge in 2020
The former Jewish school in Bloomfield Avenue, Portobello, Dublin
Jewish wedding at the Waterford Courthouse, early September 1901
Grave of an unknown Jew in Castletroy, Limerick