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Sunderland Hebrew Congregation

Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
Created 10 February 2004
Latest Update 8 February 2008

Congregation Data

Name: Sunderland Hebrew Congregation (incorporating the Sunderland Beth Hamedresh from 1984)
Previous Name: Officially called Adath Yeshurun from 1790 to 1862, and was also known as the
Israelite Congregation.
Address: Ryhope Road, Sunderland (from 9th December 1928 to 25 March 2006)
Previous Address: 1862 - 1928 Moor Street, Sunderland. (The synagogue having been rebuilt in 1900.)
Date Founded: 1791 (formalized 1821)
Current Status: Synagogue closed - the last service was held on 25 March 2006. The synagogue was actually sold in September 2000, but the community was permitted to continue using it, paying a peppercorn rent.
Ritual: Ashkenazi Orthodox

Records:

General: Numerous records of the Jewish Communities in Northeast England (only a sample of which are listed below) are deposited with the Tyne and Wear Archives Service (http://www.legacyarchives.org.uk).   CLICK HERE to view a full list of these records (correct to December 2005).
Births/Circumcisions:

  • Birth register 1867-73, 1892 -  Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)

  • Brit milah (circumcisions) 1850-1889 -  Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)

  • Brit milah register details 1848 to1888 appear in Appendix I to Arnold Levy's "History of the Sunderland Jewish Community 1755-1955" (see Bibliography)
Deaths/Burials:

  • Burials 1856 to 1899 listed in Appendix V to Arnold Levy's "History of the Sunderland Jewish Community 1755-1955" (see Bibliography)
Marriages:

  • Marriages 1837-1985  ONLINE SEARCHABLE DATABASE and -  Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)

  • All marriage records now deposited with Office of Chief Rabbi

 

 
Synagogue Records:

  • Minutes 1857-1979 -  Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)

  • Lists of Subscribers, Seat Rentals 1901-1912 -  Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)

  • Annual Reports 1904-1996 -  Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)

  • Plans 1927 -  Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)

Other Information

  • Congregation HistoryNo Data Can You Help
  • Photographs & Personal Encounters No Data Can You Help
  • Newspapers
       Sunderland Jewish Review 1966-68   Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)
Sunderland Community

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