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Chester Hebrew CongregationChester, Cheshire |
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Chester Hebrew CongregationChester, Cheshire |
City of Chester
The historic city of Chester is situated on the river Dee, in northwestern England, close to the Welsh border, and is the county town of Cheshire. The city was a county borough until 1974, when it merged with adjoining authorities to form the district of Chester in the administrative county of Cheshire.
Only one Jewish congregation, the Chester Hebrew Congregation, is known to have existed in Chester.
Congregation Data
| Official Name: | Chester Hebrew Congregation |
| Address: | The congregation does not presently appear
to have a synagogue building. Previously the synagogue was at Bollard's Court, Whitefriars (until at least 1948), and prior to then (from 1894 until 1900), services were held in a room in Union Hall. |
| Current Status: | Active |
| Date Formed: | 1894 (although prior to then members of the community held services in a private house) |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi |
Chester Jewish Population Data
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1946 1965 1990 2004 |
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30 (The Jewish Year Book 1947) - 70 (The Jewish Year Book 1966) - 90 (The Jewish Year Book 1966) - 132 (The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Chester Information
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