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Doncaster Synagogueand CommunityDoncaster, South Yorkshire |
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Doncaster Synagogueand CommunityDoncaster, South Yorkshire |
Doncaster
The town of Doncaster is the largest urban settlement within of the metropolitan borough of Doncaster, in Northern England. The present boundaries date from 1974, when the metropolitan district of Doncaster was formed within the then new metropolitan county of South Yorkshire. Doncaster became a unitary authority in 1986 when South Yorkshire lost its administrative status, becoming purely a ceremonial county. Until 1974, Doncaster was a borough within the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Only one Jewish congregation, the Doncaster Synagogue, is known to have existed in Doncaster.
Congregation Data
| Name: | Doncaster Synagogue |
| Alternative or Former Name: | Doncaster United Hebrew Congregation |
| Address: | Canterbury Road, Doncaster (from about 1955) Previously at New Bridge Road, Doncaster |
| Date Established: | By 1913 |
| Current Status: | Closed in 1979 |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
Jewish Population Data
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1906 - 1944 - 1946 - 1955 - 1965 - 1997 - |
4 families (Jewish Chronicle 6 April 1906) 85 (The Jewish Year Book 1945) 150 (The Jewish Year Book 1947) 120 (The Jewish Year Book 1956) 100 (The Jewish Year Book 1966) 6 families (Jewish Chronicle 22 June 1997) |
Other Doncaster Information
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