JCR-UK - Bristol Hebrew Congregation (Synagogue)

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Community History - A summary of the Community's history, as published in the Synagogue's fund-raising brochures from the 1970s.
Insurance Policies - Extracts of insurance policies for the Synagogue Buildings from early/mid 1800s.
Synagogue Buildings - drawings of the Stone Kitchen, the building used as a Synagogue from 1756-1786 (reproduced from the Braikenridge collection by kind permission of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery); Photographs of the current Synagogue Exterior and Interior, including memorial plaques on Eastern Wall and memorial plates on stained glass windows.
Synagogue Constitution - from 1842, 1872, 1898, 1966, 1990.
Bristol Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Society - Annual Reports from 1926-1941.
Synagogue Fund-Raising - Fund-Raising Brochures from 1905, 1925, 1927, 1934-1938, 1975-1979.
Synagogue Literary and Drama Society - Production programmes from 1925, 1934-1936.
Synagogue Services - Orders of Service from Special Occasions in 1786, 1842, 1871, 1887, 1897, 1902, 1942, 1945, 1951, 1953, 1961, 1969, 1971, 1981, 1986, 1994.
Synagogue Membership - Membership lists from 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1936, 1947, 1951, 1955, 1958.
Synagogue Officers - List of Synagogue Officers from 1824 to present.
Synagogue Ministers - List of Synagogue Ministers from 1765 to present.
Synagogue Newsletter - Copies of the Synagogue monthly newsletter (The Recorder) from 1946 to 1990.
Synagogue AGM Minutes - Photographs of all pages from the Synagogue AGM minute Book (1901 - 1971).
Cemetery Records - An index to the burials (spreadsheet), plus photographs of all headstones in the St Philips and Ridgway Jewish Cemeteries in Bristol.
Birth & Death Records - An index to all entries (spreadsheet), plus photographs of all relevant pages from the Bristol Birth and Death Register (1829 - 1893).

Name:	Bristol Hebrew Congregation
Address:	Synagogue at 9 Park Row, Bristol BS1 5LP (from 1871) For details of this and earlier earlier synagogue buildings see Synagogue Buildings
Current Status:	Active
Date Founded:	At least by 1756
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Affiliation:	A provincial synagogue under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi.
Marriage Certification:	Group: Board of Deputies Appears in 1998 General Registrar Official List: Yes; Worship Number: 20447 - Registration District: Bristol
Membership Data:	1900 - 72 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1900/01) 1915 - 100 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1916) 1919 - 120 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1920) 1999 - 70 (Board of Deputies) See also Synagogue Membership Lists