The Towns of Chesham & Amersham
The local government District of Chiltern in the county of Buckinghamshire was formed in 1974 by the merger the Chesham Urban District and the Amersham Rural District. Chesham and Amersham are adjacent towns in the Chiltern Hills in south central England, with populations of about 21,000 and 17,000, respectively, and though some distance from London, are connected to the London Underground system.
The Jewish Community
The first Jewish community was founded during World War II,
by families evacuated from London, which lasted into the 1960's. Subsequently a
Liberal congregation was established. The following congregations are, or
were, part of the
Chesham and
Amersham Community:
Jewish Population Data
|
1949 1965 1990 2000 |
- 150 (The Jewish Year Book 1950) - 12 families (The Jewish Year Book 1991) - 50 (The Jewish Year Book 1991) - 70 (The Jewish Year Book 2001) |
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