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Great Yarmouth Jewish CongregationGreat Yarmouth, Norfolk |
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Great Yarmouth Jewish CongregationGreat Yarmouth, Norfolk |
Great Yarmouth
The coastal town and seaside resort of Great Yarmouth, frequently just known as Yarmouth, is situated on the eastern coast of East Anglia. It forms the main town of the Borough and district of Great Yarmouth in the county of Norfolk.
Only one Jewish congregation, the Great Yarmouth Jewish Congregation, is known to have existed in Great Yarmouth in modern times, although there was a medieval community.
Congregation Data
| Name: | Great Yarmouth Jewish Congregation |
| Address: | Row 42 Market Place, known as Synagogue Row.
In 1846/7, the new synagogue building was consecrated in place of an earlier one that had become dilapidated. It was closed in 1877, although services continued for some time in private houses. In 1899, the congregation was reconstituted. The synagogue was taken over again, but was later closed. |
| Date Formed: | In eighteenth century |
| Current Status: | Closed |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
Articles on the Great Yarmouth Community
The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Great Yarmouth by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.
Jewish Encyclopedia article on Yarmouth by Joseph Jacobs and Victor Rousseau Emanuel, c-1906.
Notes on the Jews of Yarmouth by Rev. Michael Adler, BA,
Jewish Chronicle 13 September 1895 (PDF files)
- first page,
second page
Jewish Population Data
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1900 1934 |
10 families (The Jewish Year Book 1900/1) 50 (The Jewish Year Book 1935) |
Other Great Yarmouth Information
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