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Derby Hebrew CongregationDerby, Derbyshire |
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Derby Hebrew CongregationDerby, Derbyshire |
Derby
The city of Derby, in the English East Midlands, lies on the river Derwent. It has a population of about 230,000. It was a county borough until 1974, when it became a district of the administrative county of Derbyshire. In 1996, the city of Derby became a unitary authority.
Only one Jewish congregation, the Derby Hebrew Congregation, is known to have existed in Derby .
Congregation Data
| Official Name: | Derby Hebrew Congregation (formerly Derby Synagogue) |
| Address: | 270 Burton Road, Derby (previously 24 Harriett Street) |
| Date Formed: | 1899 |
| Current Status: | Closed 1986 |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Congregation Numbers: | 1901 - 20 seatholders |
Articles on the Derby Community
Paper on Derby and Burton-on-Trent Community, edited by Professor Newman from material prepared by Samuel Simpson..
Derby Jewish Population Data
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1878 1909 1934 1944 1946 1955 |
- 24 - 111 (Jewish Year Book 1910) - 30 (Jewish Year Book 1935) - 138 (Jewish Year Book 1945) - 150 (Jewish Year Book 1947) - 205 (Jewish Year Book 1956) |
Other Derby Information
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