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Newcastle upon Tyne Jewish CommunityCity of Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, with a population of about 260,000 is the principal city of North East of England, lying on north bank of the river Tyne a few miles inland from the North Sea coast. The present boundaries date from 1974, when the metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne was formed, within the then new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. Newcastle became a unitary authority in 1986 when Tyne and Wear lost its administrative status, becoming purely a ceremonial county. Until 1974, Newcastle was a county borough and part of the county of Northumberland. The Newcastle upon Tyne Jewish Community There was a small medieval Jewish community in Newcastle. The modern community is believed to date from 1775, the first synagogue being founded in about 1837. The Jewish Congregations The following Congregations are, or were, considered to be part of the Newcastle Community: The following are former or alternative names of the above congregations:
Articles on the Newcastle Jewish Community The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Newcastle by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.
Other Newcastle Jewish Information Jewish Property and
Heritage & Bibliography and other sources Newcastle Cemetery Information (IAJGS Cemetery Project)
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