Luton & Dunstable Community

Luton

The town and borough of Luton, which lies about 35 miles to the north of central London, has a population of about 185,000. It was a county borough until 1974, when it became a local government district within the county of Bedfordshire. In 1997, it became a unitary authority.

Dunstable
(South Bedfordshire)

The town of Dunstable is situated just to the west of Luton and has a population of about 34,000. It was a municipal borough within the county of Bedfordshire until 1974, when it was merged with adjoining localities to form the local government district of South Bedfordshire, still within Bedfordshire.

Jewish Community

The first Jews settled in Luton in about the 1880's, although the Luton community was not organised until 1923. The Dunstable Jewish Community dates from World War II, apart a medieval Jewish community had existed in the town.
The following congregations are, or were, considered to be part of the Luton and Dunstable Community:

Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue - Rodef Shalom (formerly Chiltern Progressive Synagogue)
Dunstable Synagogue
Dunstable United Synagogue Membership Group
Luton Hebrew Congregation

Luton Jewish Population Data

1880's
1912
1944
1955
1965
1990
2004

80
1,000
1,160
550
534

First Jewish residents
about fiveJewish families
(The Jewish Year Book 1945)
(The Jewish Year Book 1956)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
The Jewish Year Book 1991)
(The Jewish Year Book 2005)

Other Luton & Dunstable Information

Jewish Property and Heritage & Places of Local Interest

Local Research Libraries, Bibliography and other Sources

Cemetery Information

Dunstable Medieval Jewish Community

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