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Bangor Hebrew CongregationBangor, Gwynedd, Wales |
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Bangor Hebrew CongregationBangor, Gwynedd, Wales |
Congregation Data
| Name: | Bangor Hebrew Congregation |
| Address: | Arvonia Buildings, High Street, Bangor |
| Town Location: | Bangor is a small cathedral city in North Wales, with a population of about 20,000. It lies at the northern entrance to the Menai Strait from the Irish Sea, opposite the isle of Anglesey. |
| Local Government: | From 1996 - the county of Gwynedd - a
unitary authority 1974 to 1996 - the district of Arfon in the county of Gwynedd Until 1974 - the municipal borough of Bangor in the county of Caernarvonshire |
| Date Founded: | 1894 |
| Current Status: | Closed post-1947 The synagogue at Llandudno (the Llandudno and Conwyn Bay Hebrew Congregation), now serves as the centre for Bangor and the other dwindling Jewish communities of north Wales. |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Membership Data: | 1895 - 12 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1896/97)
1897 - 18 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1898/99) 1909 - 20 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1910) |
| Other Jewish Institutions: | Jewish School (which reputedly had up to 30 pupils at beginning of the
twentieth century) Jewish Friendly Society Naturalisation Society |
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1895 1901 1909 1934 1946 |
- 30 (The Jewish Year Book 1896) - 50 (Board of Deputies Return) - 75 (The Jewish Year Book 1910) - 40 (The Jewish Year Book 1935) - 30 (The Jewish Year Book 1947) |
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