Bedford Jewish Community

Town of Bedford

Bedford, the county town of Bedfordshire in south central England, has a population of about 100,000 and is situated on the river Great Ouse. In 1974, the municipal borough of Bedford was merged with adjoining areas to form the local government district (later borough) of North Bedfordshire, which in 1992 was renamed the borough of Bedford, remaining within the county of Bedfordshire.

Jewish Community and Congregations

The following Congregations are, or where, considered to be part of the Bedford Community:

Bedford's first Jewish congregations

Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue (now meets in Luton)

Bedford United Hebrew Congregation

Articles on the Bedford Community

The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Bedford by Cecil Roth, 1950.
(available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive)

Jewish Population Data

2003

(The Jewish Year Book 2005)

Other Bedford Information

Bibliography, Local Research Libraries and other sources

Bedford Medieval Jewish Community

Jewish Communities of England home page

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