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Worcester Hebrew Congregation& Jewish CommunityWorcester, Worcestershire |
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Worcester Hebrew Congregation& Jewish CommunityWorcester, Worcestershire |
City of Worcester
The historic city of Worcester lies on the river Severn in the English West Midlands and has a population of over 90,000. It was a county borough in the county of Worcestershire until 1974, when it became a local government district, initially within the relatively short-lived county of Hereford and Worcester and, from 1998, within the newly reconstituted county of Worcestershire.
Congregation Data
| Official Name: | Worcester Hebrew Congregation |
| Developed from: | Worcester United Synagogue Membership Group |
| Address: | 2 New Street, Worcester. (consecrated March 1943) |
| Formation: | The Congregation was formally established in about 1948, having developed from the Membership Group, which had been formed by evacuees from heavily populated areas of Central & Eastern London, during WWII, and was linked to the United Synagogue. |
| Current Status: | Closed about 1970. |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Affiliation: | An Affiliated Synagogue of the United Synagogue since 1948. |
| Congregation Numbers: | 1948 - 14 seat-holders (United Synagogue 1870-1970 ) 1960 - 18 seat-holders (United Synagogue 1870-1970 ) 1970 - 11 seat-holders (United Synagogue 1870-1970 ) |
Worcester Jewish Population Data
| 1955 | - 45 (The Jewish Year Book 1956) |
Other Worcester Information
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