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Crawley Progressive Jewish Community

Crawley, West Sussex

Updated 14 March 2006

Town of Crawley

Crawley, in southeast England to the south of London, was designated a “New Town” in 1947 and has a population of about 100,000.  It became a local government district (later borough) of the county of West Sussex in 1974, as a result of the merger of the Crawley Urban District (part of West Sussex) with an area of Surrey to the north.

The following is the only Jewish congregation in town:

Congregation Data

Name: Crawley Progressive Jewish Community
Address: Brighton Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10
Current Status: Active
Date Founded: 1959
Ritual: Liberal / Progressive
Affiliation: A constituent of Liberal Judaism (formerly Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues)

Jewish Population Data

1965
1990
2005

 -  38 families (Jewish Year Book 1966)
 -  50 (Jewish Year Book 1991)
 -  50 (Jewish Year Book 2006)

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