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Page created: 30 November 2005
Latest revision or update: 17 February 2013
Cheltenham Town
The spa town of Cheltenham, with a population of approximately
110,000, is
situated on the edge of the Cotswolds hills in the West of England. It was
a municipal borough until 1974, when it was merged with an adjoining authority
to form the local government district (later borough) of Cheltenham, remaining
within the county of Gloucestershire.
Cheltenham
Jewish Community
A Jewish Community has existed in Cheltenham since at least
1823. Due to a dwindling congregation, the synagogue closed in 1903, but
was reopened in 1939, as a result of the influx of Jewish refugees and
evacuation from major population centres. The Jewish congregation is known as the Cheltenham Hebrew Congregation.
Congregation Data
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Description: |
Cheltenham Hebrew Congregation |
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Address: |
St. James's Square, Cheltenham GL 52 (opened in 1839, but was closed
from 1903 to 1939) (Note: the United Synagogue website, in a list of
provincial congregations under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi, give the
current address as 7 Loweswater Road, Cheltenham GL51 5AZ ) |
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Status: |
Active |
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Founded: |
1823; disbanded in 1903; and re-formed in 1939. |
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Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
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Marriage Certification: |
Group: Board of Deputies;
Worship Number: 20818;
Registration District: Cheltenham |
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Membership Data: |
1896 - 3 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1896/7)
1999 - 25 (Board of Deputies) |
Articles on the Cheltenham Jewish Community
The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Cheltenham by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available
on JCR-UK as part of the
Susser Archive.
Jewish Population Data
1896
1900
1909
1948
1955
1965
1990
2004
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17
4
6
80 families
120
120
150
133 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1896/7)
(The Jewish Year Book 1900/01)
(The Jewish Year Book 1910)
(The Jewish Year Book 1949)
(The Jewish Year Book 1956)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
(The Jewish Year Book 1991)
(The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Cheltenham Jewish Information
Jewish Congregations in
Gloucestershire
Jewish Communities of England home page
Explanations of Terms Used
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