Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath) is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland and the largest city of Ireland, located near half way down the island’s east coast, at the mouth of the river Liffey. Although geographically part of County Dublin, the City of Dublin has had a separate administration for several centuries. Although the City of Dublin has a population of about half a million, there are well over one million people in the Greater Dublin area.
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The Dublin Jewish Community would appear to have been established shortly following the readmission of the Jews in the 1660's, and is thus the second oldest community in the British Isles. The first community was of Spanish and Portuguese (Sephardi) origin, but these element died out and were replaced by Ashkenazi Jews.
The following congregations are, or were, considered to be part of the
Dublin Community:
* A congregation that is still active.
The following are former, alternative or unofficial names for some of the above congregations:
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Articles on the Dublin Community |
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The Rise of Provincial Jewry -
Dublin by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available
on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive. Jewish Encyclopedia article on
Dublin by Joseph Jacobs and Isidore Harris, c-1906. |
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Cemetery Information |
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Ballybough Jewish Cemetery, Fairview Strand, Dublin Article - "5618 and All That" (PDF file) and Photographs For Database - see above |
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Jewish Population Data |
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1895 1909 1915 1944 1946 1955 1965 1975 1976 2004 2006 |
- 2,000 (The Jewish Year Book 1896/7) - 2,700 (The Jewish Year Book 1910) - 3,500 (The Jewish Year Book 1916) - 3,500 (The Jewish Year Book 1945-6) - 5,211 (The Jewish Year Book 1947) - 5,200 (The Jewish Year Book 1956) - 3,600 (The Jewish Year Book 1966) - 2,800 (The Jewish Year Book 1976) - 2,100 (The Jewish Year Book 1977) - 1,790 (The Jewish Year Book 2005) - 1,500 (The Jewish Year Book 2007) |
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