The city of Sheffield, which has a population of over half a million, forms the core of the Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, in Northern England. The present boundaries date from 1974, when the metropolitan district of Sheffield was formed within the then new metropolitan county of South Yorkshire. Sheffield became a unitary authority in 1986 when South Yorkshire lost its administrative status, becoming purely a ceremonial county. Until 1974, Sheffield was a county borough and part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The following Congregations are, or were, considered to be part of the Sheffield Community (there were also earlier synagogues in Figtree Lane and Holly Lane):
The following are former or alternative names of the above congregations:
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Articles on the Sheffield Community
The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Sheffield by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.
Jewish Population Data
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1850 - 1895 - 1900 - 1934 - 1944 1946 - 1955 - 1965 - 1990 - 1999 2004 - |
earliest records of a Jewish community, but a community is is
believed to to have exited since the eighteen century. 400 (The Jewish Year Book 1896) 500 (The Jewish Year Book 1900/1) 2,462 (The Jewish Year Book 1935) 2,175 (The Jewish Year Book 1944/5) 1,855 (The Jewish Year Book 1947) 1,850 (The Jewish Year Book 1956) 1,600 (The Jewish Year Book 1966) 920 (The Jewish Year Book 1991) 650 (The Jewish Year Book 2000) 763 (The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Sheffield Information
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Local Research Libraries, Bibliography and other sources
Sheffield Cemetery Information
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