History of the Jews in Ireland largest single shipyard in the Britain and Ireland. Edward Harland bought the shipyard for $5,000 from Hickson and Co in 1860/61 with funds from a Liverpool Jewish investor, G.C. Schwabe. Schwabe sent his nephew Gustave Wilhelm Wolff to Belfast to oversee the investment and the company assumed the name Harland and Wolff the following year, 1862. H&W built many large ships including the "Titanic" and the "Queen Mary". Well known Belfast Jews include: Ronald Appleton QC, Crown Prosecutor during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, who was elected President of the Belfast Hebrew Congregation and served in that post until he
First class facilities of the RMS Titanic with a painstaking attention to detail and accuracy. There were a wide range of recreational and sporting facilities in addition which provided ample opportunity for amusement during a voyage. Although closely similar to her sister ship and predecessor the RMS Olympic, "Titanic" featured additional First-Class staterooms, augmented public rooms, and myriad minor improvements to enhance her luxury and comfort. The bulk of First-Class facilities and accommodation was located on the upper decks within the superstructure of the "Titanic", where the vibrations and noise of the engines were at their lowest. The entirety of A-Deck was devoted to First-Class recreational space