Created: 22 August 2005
Latest update or revision: 25 December 2011
Harrogate
Harrogate is a town in Northern England with a population of
about 70,000, well known as a spa.
It is part of the District of Harrogate (which also includes the historic town
of Knaresborough) within the county of North Yorkshire. Prior
to 1974, Harrogate, covering a much smaller area, was a municipal borough within
the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Only one Jewish congregation, the Harrogate Hebrew Congregation,
is known to have existed in Harrogate in modern times, although there was a
medieval Jewish community in Knaresborough.
Congregation Data
|
Official Name: |
Harrogate Hebrew Congregation |
| Address: |
St. Mary's Walk, Harrogate HG2 0LW, from 1925 |
| Current Status: |
Active |
| Date Formed: |
1918 |
| Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
|
Affiliation: |
Synagogue functions under the under the auspices of the Chief Rabbi
but as an independent body. It became affiliated to
Leeds United Hebrew
Congregation for the purposes of burial rights. |
|
Marriage Certification: |
Group for Certification: Board of Deputies
Appears in 1998 General Registrar Official List
Worship Number: 49980
Registration District: Claro |
|
Website: |
http://www.harrogatehebrewcongregation.co.uk/ |
Jewish Population Data
1946
1955
1965
1990
1999
2004 |
250
300
300
240
140
327 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1947)
(The Jewish Year Book 1956)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
(The Jewish Year Book 1991)
(The Jewish Year Book 2000)
(The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Harrogate Information
Plaque commemorating the medieval synagogue in
Knaresborough
© Murray Freedman 2009
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