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Previous update 9 August 2009
Latest revision or update: 24 December 2011
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.
Congregation Data
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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 |
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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
1896
1900
1909
1948
1955
1965
1990
2004
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17
4
6
80 families
120
120
150
133 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1896/7)
(The Jewish Year Book 1900/01)
(The Jewish Year Book 1910)
(The Jewish Year Book 1949)
(The Jewish Year Book 1956)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
(The Jewish Year Book 1991)
(The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
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