Cardiff (in Welsh - Caerdydd), a unitary authority, is the largest city and capital of Wales, with a population of about 300,000. From 1974 to 1996, it formed the district of Cardiff in the county of South Glamorgan and, prior thereto, it was a county borough in the old county of Glamorganshire. It lies on the Bristol Channel at the mouth of the river Taff.
Congregations
The following congregations are, or were, considered to be part of the Cardiff Community:
The following are former or alternative names of the above
congregations:
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Other Jewish institutions that exist, or existed, in the
Community include the following:
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Articles on the Cardiff Community
There is a short reference to Cardiff, in the section on Swansea, in "The Rise of Provincial Jewry" by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.
How 'Greeners' Came to the Valley by Michael Wallach, Jewish Chronicle Colour Magazine, 1975 (posted on JCR-UK).
Jewish Population Data
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1787 1840 1934 1946 1990 2004 |
- First Jewish settlement. - Founding of present community - 2,225 (The Jewish Year Book 1935) - 2,500 (The Jewish Year Book 1947) - 1,400 (The Jewish Year Book 1991) - 941 (The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Cardiff Information
Jewish
Property and Heritage &
Bibliography, Local Research Libraries and other sources
Cardiff
Jewish Cemeteries - IAJGS Cemetery Project
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