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Cheltenham Hebrew CongregationCheltenham, Gloustershire |
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Cheltenham Hebrew CongregationCheltenham, Gloustershire |
Cheltenham Town
The spa town of Cheltenham, with a population of approximately 110,000, is situated on the edge of the Cotswolds hills in the West of England. It was a municipal borough until 1974, when it was merged with an adjoining authority to form the local government district (later borough) of Cheltenham, remaining within the county of Gloucestershire.
Jewish Community
A Jewish Community has existed in Cheltenham since at least 1823. Due to a dwindling congregation, the synagogue closed in 1903, but was reopened in 1939, as a result of the influx of Jewish refugees and evacuation from major population centres. The Jewish congregation is known as the Cheltenham Hebrew Congregation.
| Description: | Cheltenham Hebrew Congregation |
| Address: | St. James's Square, Cheltenham GL 52 (opened in 1839, but was closed from 1903 to 1939) (Note: the United Synagogue website, in a list of provincial congregations under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi, give the current address as 7 Loweswater Road, Cheltenham GL51 5AZ ) |
| Status: | Active |
| Founded: | 1823; disbanded in 1903; and re-formed in 1939. |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Marriage Certification: | Group: Board of Deputies; Worship Number: 20818; Registration District: Cheltenham |
| Membership Data: | 1896 - 3 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1896/7) 1999 - 25 (Board of Deputies) |
Articles on the Cheltenham Community
The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Cheltenham by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.
Jewish Population Data
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1896 1900 1909 1948 1955 1965 1990 2004 |
- 17 (The Jewish Year Book 1896/7) - 4 (The Jewish Year Book 1900/01) - 6 (The Jewish Year Book 1910) - 80 families (The Jewish Year Book 1949) - 120 (The Jewish Year Book 1956) - 120 (The Jewish Year Book 1966) - 150 (The Jewish Year Book 1991) - 133 (The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
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