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Brynmawr Hebrew Congregation
Brynmawr, Blaneau Gwent, South Wales |
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Created: 25 May 2003
Latest revision or update: 25 January 2012
Congregation Data
Community at one time had a rival congregation
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Name: |
Brynmawr Hebrew Congregation |
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Address: |
Bailey Street, Brynmawr (part of the street
was actually known as Jew Street.) |
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Former Address: |
Heathcock House, Brynmawr. |
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Town Location: |
Brynmawr is a town in the Valleys of South Wales. |
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Local Government: |
From 1996 - the county borough of Blaenau Gwent- a
unitary authority
1974 to 1996 - the district of Blaenau Gwent in the county of Gwent
Until 1974 - the urban district of
Brynmawr in the county of Brecknockshire (aka Breconshire) |
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Date Founded: |
1889 |
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Current Status: |
Closed -1965 |
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Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
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Membership Data: |
1897 - 23 seatholders (The Jewish
Year Book 1898/99)
1905 - about 50 seatholders (The Jewish
Year Book 1906) |
Articles
Press Reports about the Brynmawr Jewish Community 1889 - 1986
Jewish Chronicle Articles on the Opening and
Consecration of the Synagogue, 1901
Other Information
Other Jewish Institutions (with sources)
- Hebrew School (Jewish Year Books)
- Brynmawr & District Burial Board
- Chevra Kadisha (Jewish Year Books)
- Brynmawr and Abertillery
Zionist Society (Jewish Chronicle,18 September 1903, p.34
- Choverei
Zion Society C,10 May 1901, p.19
- Literary and Social Society (Jewish
Chronicle,23 January 1903, p.31
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Jewish Population Data:
1896
1898
1905
1934
1938
1946
1965 |
12 families
18 families
30 families
135
30 families
49
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(The Jewish Year Book 1896)
(The Jewish Year Book 1898/99)
(The Jewish Year Book 1906)
(The Jewish Year Book 1935)
(The Jewish Year Book 1939)
(The Jewish Year Book 1947)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966) |
Blaenau Gwent (Welsh Valleys - East) Communities
Jewish Communities & Congregations in Wales
Explanation of Terms Used
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