Worksop Hebrew Congregation

Worksop, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire

Created 4 November 2005
Latest Update 21 November 2005

Worksop

The town of Worksop. in the English East Midlands, forms part of the local government district of the Bassetlaw, the most northerly district of Nottinghamshire. Bessetlaw was formed in 1974 by the merger of the municipal borough and rural district of Worksop with the municipal borough and rural district of East Retford.

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

Congregation Data

Name:	Worksop Hebrew Congregation
Date Formed:	Prior to 1907 - services for the High Holydays having been held at the residence of members from 1890.
Current Status:	Closed prior to 1930
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox

Other Worksop Information

Synagogue & Other Records
Congregation and Community History:
Early Jewish Residents, extracted from Census Returns
Newspaper Articles:
Some References to the Community in the Jewish Chronicle
Photographs & Personal Encounters
Jewish Property and Heritage & Places of Local Interest
Local Research Libraries, Bibliography and other sources
Cemetery Information

Jewish Congregations in Nottinghamshire

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