Nottingham Community

The city of Nottingham, in the English East Midlands, lies on the river Trent. The city has a population of about 270,000, although there are over 600,000 people living in the Greater Nottingham area. It was a county borough until 1974, when it became a district of the administrative county of Nottinghamshire. In 1996, the city of Nottingham became a unitary authority.

The modern Jewish community was founded in the early 1800's, although there had been a community in medieval times. In 1986, the closure of the synagogue in Derby increased membership of Nottingham's synagogues.

The following Congregations are considered to be part of the Nottingham Community

Nottingham Hebrew Congregation
Nottingham Progressive Jewish Congregation

Articles on the Nottingham Community

The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Nottingham by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.

Jewish Population Data

1890
1895
1934
1945
1965
1990
2004

100 families
500
650
550
1,500
1,050
627

(The Jewish Year Book 2005)
(The Jewish Year Book 1896)
(The Jewish Year Book 1995)
(The Jewish Year Book 1945-6)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
(The Jewish Year Book 2005)

Other Nottingham Information

Jewish Property and Heritage & Places of Local Interest

Local Research Libraries, Bibliography and other sources

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