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Dunfermline Hebrew CongregationDunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
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Dunfermline Hebrew CongregationDunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
The historic city of Dunfermline, with a population of about 40,000, is situated a few miles inland from the Firth of Forth on Scotland's east coast (to the north-west of Edinburgh). Dunfermline is in Fife, which was a county until 1975, then became a Region (of which Dunfermline was one of its administrative districts), and in 1996, Fife became a unitary authority.
Dunfermline has only ever had one Jewish congregation.
Congregation Data
| Name: | Dunfermline Hebrew Congregation |
| Address: | Athol Place, Ayr, Fife (formerly at 5 Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline, until about 1946) |
| Date Founded: | 1908 |
| Current Status: | Closed, early 1950's |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
Jewish Population Data
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1938 1950 |
- 15 men and 15 women (The Jewish Year Book 1939) - 25 (The Jewish Year Book 1951) |
Other Dunfermline Information
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