Name:

Barry Dock Hebrew Congregation

Town Location:

Barry, a coastal town in South Wales, lies on the Bristol Channel, approximately 15 miles south east of Cardiff.

Local Government:

From 1996 - the county borough of Vale of Glamorgan - a unitary authority.

1974 to 1996 - the district of Barry in the county of South Glamorgan.

Until 1974 - the municipal borough of Barry in the county of Glamorganshire.

Date Founded:

1909, but shortly thereafter ceased to have sufficient members to hold services. Services recommenced on Rosh Hashana 1939.

Current Status:

Closed - (in the Jewish Year Book 1940 still referred to services as being "held regularly")

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox