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Cheltenham Hebrew Congregation

Cheltenham, Gloustershire

Updated 30 November 2005

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
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

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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