The historic city of Leicester, in the English East Midlands, lies on the river Soar. The city has a population of about 280,000, although there are over 330,000 people living in the greater Leicester urban area. It was a county borough until 1974, when it became a district of the administrative county of Leicestershire. In 1996, the city of Leicester became a unitary authority.
The first records of the modern Jewish community date from 1861, although there had been a community in medieval times. The following Congregations are considered to be part of the Leicester Community
Articles on the Leicester Community
The Medieval Jews of Leicester - by Oliver D. Harris.
To the Jewish Public - from The Jewish Chronicle and The Hebrew Observer, Friday June 22, 1860.
Jewish Encyclopedia article on Leicester by Joseph Jacobs, c-1906.
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Jewish Population Data |
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1934 1939 1945 1955 1965 1990 2004 |
- 200 (The Jewish Year Book 1935) - 350 (The Jewish Year Book 1940) - 1,500 (The Jewish Year Book 1946) - 1,100 (The Jewish Year Book 1956) - 1,100 (The Jewish Year Book 1966) - 670 (The Jewish Year Book 1991) - 417 (The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Leicester Information
Local Research Libraries, Bibliography and other sources
Jewish Property and Heritage &
Leicester
Cemetery Information
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