 |
Penzance Jewish CongregationPenzance, Penwith, Cornwall |
|
|
Penzance Jewish CongregationPenzance, Penwith, Cornwall |
Created 21 May 2004
Last updated 16 August 2009
Town of Penzance
Penzance, a port near the western end of Cornwall’s south coast in southeast England, has a population of about 20,000.
It was a municipal borough until 1974, when it was merged with neighbouring localities to form the local government (non-metropolitan) district of Penwith within the county of Cornwall. In April 2009, the district of Penwith and all other local government districts in Cornwall were abolished, and Cornwall became a unitary authority.
|
The ALL UK Database contains extracts from the 1851 Penzance Census (35 records) |
Congregation Data
The following was the Jewish congregation to have existed in Penzance:
| Name: | Penzance Jewish Congregation |
| Address: | New Street, Penzance |
| Current Status: | Closed. Community dissolved by early 1900's |
| Date Founded: | About 1750. Synagogue built 1807 |
| Ritual: | Askenazi Orthodox |
Articles on the Penzance Community
Penzance from "Provincial Jewry in Victorian Britain" - Papers for a conference at University College, London, convened by the Jewish Historical Society of Great Britain, prepared by Aubrey Newman - 6th July 1975. Reproduced here with his kind consent.
The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Penzance by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.
Jewish Encyclopedia article on Cornwall by Joseph Jacobs, c 1906.
Other Information
|
About JCR-UK | JCR-UK home page | Contact JCR-UK Coordinator
