Stroud Jewish Congregation

Stroud, Gloucestershire

Created 5 July 2004
Latest Update 4 December 2007

Stroud

The town of Stroud, in the West of England, is situated in the local government district of Stroud within the county of Gloucestershire. The district was formed in 1974 by the merger of a number of local authorities in south-west Gloucestershire, including the Stroud urban district.

Jewish Community

Only one Jewish congregation, the Stroud Jewish Congregation, is known to have existed in Stroud.

Congregation Data

Name:	Stroud Jewish Congregation
Address:	Landsdown, Stroud
Date Formed:	1879
Current Status:	Closed in 1908, and synagogue sold in 1910
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Membership Data:	1896-1900 - 12 seatholders (Jewish Year Books 1896/97 through 1900/01)

The ALL UK Database contains extracts from the 1881 & 1901 Stroud Census (175 records)

Jewish Population Data

1896
1898

- 104 (The Jewish Year Book 1896-7)
- 100 (The Jewish Year Book 1898-9)

Other Information

Synagogue Records & Other Records
Congregation History:
     The Jewish Community of Stroud 1877-1908 by Harold Pollins
     reproduced from The Jewish Journal of Sociology, June 1966,
     part of the Susser Archive.
Jewish Property and Heritage & Places of Local Interest
Local Research Libraries, Bibliography and other sources

Photographs, Newspaper Articles & Personal Encounters
Cemetery Information:
There was no Jewish Cemetery in Stroud

Explanations of Terms Used

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