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Latest revision or update: 20 February 2013
City of Chester
The historic city of Chester is situated on the river Dee, in
north western 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.
Chester Jewish Community
Congregation Data
Only one Jewish congregation, the Chester Hebrew Congregation,
is known to have existed in Chester.
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Official Name: |
Chester Hebrew Congregation |
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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. |
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Current Status: |
Active |
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Date Formed: |
1894 (although prior to then members of the community held services
in a private house) |
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Ritual: |
Ashkenazi |
Chester Jewish Population Data
1946
1965
1990
2004 |
30
70
90
132 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1947)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
(The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Chester Jewish Information
Press Reports relating to the Chester
Jewish community 1860 - 1906
Jewish Coongregations in
Cheshire
Jewish Communities of England home page
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