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Latest update or revision: 18 April 2013
Town of Harrogate
Harrogate is a town in Northern England with a population of
about 70,000, well known as a spa.
It is part of the District of Harrogate (which also includes the historic town
of Knaresborough) within the county of North Yorkshire. Prior
to 1974, Harrogate, covering a much smaller area, was a municipal borough within
the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Harrogate Jewish Community
Only one Jewish congregation, the Harrogate Hebrew Congregation,
is known to have existed in Harrogate in modern times, although there was a
medieval Jewish community in Knaresborough.
Congregation Data
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Official Name: |
Harrogate Hebrew Congregation |
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Address: |
St. Mary's Walk, Harrogate HG2 0LW, from 1925 |
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Current Status: |
Active |
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Date Formed: |
1918 |
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Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
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Affiliation: |
Synagogue functions under the under the auspices of the Chief Rabbi
but as an independent body. It became affiliated to
Leeds United Hebrew
Congregation for the purposes of burial rights. |
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Marriage Certification: |
Group for Certification: Board of Deputies
Appears in 1998 General Registrar Official List
Worship Number: 49980
Registration District: Claro |
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Website: |
http://www.harrogatehebrewcongregation.co.uk/ |
Jewish Population Data
1946
1955
1965
1990
1999
2004 |
250
300
300
240
140
327 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1947)
(The Jewish Year Book 1956)
(The Jewish Year Book 1966)
(The Jewish Year Book 1991)
(The Jewish Year Book 2000)
(The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Harrogate Jewish Information
Press Reports relating to the Harrogate Jewish Community 1893 - 1919
Plaque commemorating the medieval synagogue in
Knaresborough
© Murray Freedman 2009
Jewish Congregations in North Yorkshire
Jewish Communities of England home page
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