Gateshead, with a population of about 190,000, lies on the south side of the river Tyne in North East England, across the river from Newcastle upon Tyne. The metropolitan borough of Gateshead, which had been formed in 1974, became a unitary authority in 1986 when the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, of which it formed part, was abolished except for ceremonial purposes. Until 1974, Gateshead (covering an area less than today) was a county borough and historically part of County Durham.
The earliest Jewish settlement dates from about 1880, with the first synagogue being formed in about 1883. The Jewish community of Gateshead is unique among provincial communities in the UK, being almost exclusively ultra-Orthodox and its Yeshivas are probably the principal centres of Jewish learning in Britain.
The following congregations are, or were, considered to be part of the Gateshead Community:
Other Jewish institutions that exist in the
community include the following:
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Jewish Population Data
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1880 1900 1909 1934 1946 1955 1965 1990 1999 2004 |
- First Jewish settlement. - 123 (The Jewish Year Book 1900-01) - 120 (The Jewish Year Book 1910) - 450 (The Jewish Year Book 1935) - 160 (The Jewish Year Book 1947) - 350 (The Jewish Year Book 1956) - 350 (The Jewish Year Book 1966) - 430 (The Jewish Year Book 1991) - 1,400 (The Jewish Year Book 2000) - 1,564 (The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Gateshead Information
Jewish
Property and Heritage & 
Local Research Libraries, Bibliography and other sources
Cemetery Information
There is no cemetery - Burials take place in Newcastle.
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