Norwich Jewish Community

The historic city of Norwich, situated on the river Wensum in East Anglia, has a population of over 125,000. It was a county borough until 1974, when it became a local government district of the administrative county of Norfolk.

The following Congregations are considered to be part of the Norwich community:

Norwich Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
Progressive Jewish Community of East Anglia

Articles on the Norwich Jewish Community

The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Norwich by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.

Letter to the Editor, regarding the Jewish Burial Grounds in Norwich, which appeared in the Jewish Chronicle of 22 April 1842

Jewish Population Data

1789
1813
1895
1935
1945
1955
1965
1990
2004

50
133
150
135
170
170
239

First Jewish Settlement since Medieval Times
Community established
(The Jewish Year Book 1896)
(The Jewish Year Book 1935)
(The Jewish Year Book 1945)
(The Jewish Year Book 1945)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
(The Jewish Year Book 1991)
(The Jewish Year Book 2005)

Other Norwich Jewish Information

Jewish Property and Heritage & Places of Local Interest

Local Research Libraries, Bibliography and other sources

Norwich Cemetery Information

Norwich Medieval Community

Jewish Communities of England home page

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