Pontypridd Synagogue

Pontypridd, Rhondda-Cynon-Taf, South Wales

Created: 23 August 2005
Latest revision or update: 17 January 2012

Congregation Data

Name:	Pontypridd Synagogue
Address:	Wood Road, Pontypridd
Town Location:	Pontypridd is a town situated on the river Taff at the junction with the river Rhondda in South Wales.
Local Government:	From 1996 - the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf - a unitary authority 1974 to 1996 - the district of Taff-Ely in the county of Mid Glamorgan Until 1974 - the urban district of Pontypridd in the county of Glamorganshire
Founded:	1867 (Synagogue consecrated 1895 - Article from The Jewish Chronicle of 25 October 1895)
Current Status:	Closed 1978. According to The Jewish Chronicle, 27 January 1978, page 8: "Pontypridd Hebrew Congregation, founded 1867, has been dissolved and the synagogue premises sold. Torah scrolls have been sent to Birmingham and Israel. The few remaining families have joined the Cardiff community or retired to other areas."
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Membership Data:	1895 - 23 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1896/7)

Articles

Press Reports about the Jewish Community of Pontypridd and Surrounding Areas 1852 - 2006
Some Thoughts on the Rhondda Valley Communities by Harold Pollins

Jewish Population Data

1895 - 150 (The Jewish Year Book 1896)
1934 - 150 (The Jewish Year Book 1935)

Other Information

Pontypridd Cemetery Information

Rhondda Cynon Taf Communities

Jewish Communities & Congregations in Wales

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