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References to the Chester Hebrew
Congregation and Jewish
Community
Jewish Chronicle, 27 April 1860 page 6 ‘Letter from Henry Micholls Jones, 1 Nelson Place, Swansea, refers to a statement that Mr Davidson had been elected a Guardian for the city of Chester and it was presumed that he was the first Jew to have been so honoured in that city Jones writes that he was a resident there for 17 years and was a member of the Board of Guardians for three years 1834-6 and was also elected a member of the House Committee’
Jewish Chronicle, 14 September 1894 page 13 ‘CHESTER The first general meeting of the Jewish inhabitants of this town was held recently Mr M Price (late of Manchester), in the chair Twenty-two persons were present The object was to form a congregation, and with the assistance of Mr S Claff (of Manchester), it was unanimously resolved that the present minyan which was held in a private house shall be discontinued, and a room be rented for a place of worship at Union Hall, and that a Reader and Shochet be elected The Scroll of the Law belonging to the Minyan was presented to the newly-formed congregation, and another was presented by the Treasurer to the congregation The following members were elected to act jointly as founders until the election of officers: Mr Carasov, Mr H Haft, Mr Adler and Mr M Price, who is also Hon Secretary The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman, and Mr Claff The Rev K Sumberg (brother of the Rev S Sumberg, of Hanley), has offered to officiate as First Reader during the ensuing holidays, gratuitously’
Jewish Chronicle, 23 November 1894 page 19 ‘CHESTER At a general meeting of the members, Mr M Price in the chair, the cash accounts were audited and passed A sum of £40 had been spent in fitting up the synagogue, £25 of which was raised among the members The following gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing twelve months: Mr S Polinker, President, Mr J Carasor(sic) (re-elected) Treasurer, by acclamation; Mr M Price (re-elected) Hon Secretary; the Committee are Messrs J Goldberg, H Haft (also Auditor), J Baker, and Chenkin The Rev W Levoen has been elected Reader and Shochet’
Jewish Chronicle, 15 February 1895 page 2 Advertisement ‘CHESTER HEBREW CONGREGATION A SPECIAL General Meeting of the above Congregation has been formed to raise a fund to discharge a debt owing to the builder, for alterations done to the Chester Synagogue, which took place six months ago, and we hereby earnestly APPEAL for assistance t enable us to pay off the aforesaid debt Since opening the Synagogue we have been able to have a Shochet [in Hebrew] and a teacher and, if free from debt, we feel confident of being able to be self-supporting We are please to announce that several sums have already been sent, including £5 from the Chief Rabbi, the Rev Dr Adler Subscriptions will be most thankfully received, and acknowledged in due course through the “Jewish Chronicle” by the Treasurer, CARASOV 8, Lightfoot-street, Chester’ [repeated 22 February 1895 page 3]
Jewish Chronicle, 2 August 1895 page 6 ‘Small communities have also quite recently sprung up …in the North-West of our Island, in Chester, Wrexham and Bangor’
Jewish Chronicle, 4 October 1895 page 18 ‘CHESTER The annual general meeting of the Hebrew congregation was held on Sunday last, Mr M Price in the chair The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: Mr M Price, unanimously elected as President; Mr S Polinker unanimously re-elected as Treasurer; Mr S Woolfman, Hon Secretary; Messrs E Cheriken, D Black, I Baker, H Haft, committee, the latter being also Auditor’
Jewish Chronicle, 8 May 1896 page 21 Note of visit of Chief Rabbi to Wrexham on 30th ult He was received by, inter alia, Mr J Carasov ‘(late of Chester)’
Jewish Chronicle, 24 July 1896 page 18 Advert ‘CHESTER - WANTED, at once, SHOCHET, Chazan, Balkorah, Mohel and Teacher for small provincial Congregation; no expenses allowed Apply M Price, President, 20, Chichester-street Chester’
Jewish Chronicle, 25 September 1896 page 20 ‘CHESTER The services were conducted by the Rev Moss Eker, who also acted as Baal Tokeah, and was assisted by Mr H Polinker Mr EKER delivered a discourse in English, taking as his text Deuteronomy xxvii: “Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God”’
Jewish Chronicle, 9 October 1896 page 21 ‘CHESTER The young congregation at Chester showed considerable progress during the recent festivals English sermons were delivered by Rev Moses Eker, who had many Christian listeners There were two Chatanei Torah [in Hebrew] (Mr H Haft, the President, and Mr W Adler, the Treasurer) and two Chatanei Bereshit [in Hebrew] (Mr SWoolfman and Mr A Haft) On Simchath Torah Master Abraham Eker, son of the minister, read the entire portion of the law’
Jewish Chronicle, 18 June 1897 page 74 W Jackson elected President
Jewish Chronicle, 23 July 1897 page 25 CHESTER |
