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Page created: 22 March 2003
Latest revision or update: 20 February 2013 City of
Portsmouth The city of Portsmouth is a unitary authority
(since 1996) with a
population of about 195,000, lying geographically within the county of Hampshire. From 1974 to 1996, it formed a
local government district in the administrative
county of Hampshire and, prior
thereto, it was a county borough in Hampshire. It is an important naval
port on the south coast of England, sitting almost opposite the Isle of Wight.
Most of actual city of Portsmouth lies on Portsea Island. Southsea is a
neighbourhood of Portsmouth, that has its own town council with very limited
powers.
The Jewish Portsmouth Community
Portsmouth is one of the oldest Jewish communities in Britain, having been
established in 1746, and during the early nineteenth century, was one of the
four major Jewish congregations outside London.
Congregation Data
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Official Name: |
Portsmouth and Southsea Hebrew Congregation |
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Former Name: |
Portsmouth Hebrew Congregation (until about
2001) |
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Address: |
The Thickett, Elm Grove, Southsea PO5 2AA |
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Previous Addresses: |
White's Row, off Queens Street, in use from 1749 until
1936. Until it closed, it was the oldest provincial synagogue
still in use.
From 1766 until about 1789, there was a split in the community resulting
in a rival community.
Previously, Oyster Row (from about 1746 until about 1749) |
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Current Status: |
Active |
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Date Formed: |
1746 |
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Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
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Affiliation: |
A provincial synagogue under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi. |
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Marriage Certification: |
Group: Board of Deputies;
Appears in 1998 General Registrar Official List: Yes;
Worship Number: 57016;
Registration District: Portsmouth |
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Web Site: |
http://www.jackwhite.net/portsmouth-synagogue/ |
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Membership Data: |
1896 - 82 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1896/7)
1898 - 104 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1898/9)
1900 - 117 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1900/1)
1905 - 180 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1906)
1915 - 150 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1916)
1999 - 96 (Board of Deputies) |
A photograph of the gate to Portsmouth & Southsea Synagogue,
taken at twilight, November 2012
©David Shulman 2012
Articles on the Portsmouth Jewish Community
The Rise of Provincial Jewry -
Portmouth by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available
on JCR-UK as part of the
Susser Archive.
Jewish Encyclopaedia article on
Portsmouth by Joseph Jacobs and Isidore Harris, c-1906.
Jewish Population Data
1896
1919
1934
1945
1965
1990
2004 |
500
800
800
600
600
385
235 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1896-7)
(The Jewish Year Book 1920)
(The Jewish Year Book 1935)
(The Jewish Year Book 1946)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
(The Jewish Year Book 1991)
(The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Portsmouth Jewish Information
Jewish Congregations in
Hampshire
Jewish Communities of England home page
Explanation of Terms Used
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