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Latest revision or update: 20 February 2013
The Borough of Hastings
The famous Sussex town of Hastings on the English south coast,
has a population of some 85,000, and includes the more suburban areas of St.
Leonards-on-Sea and Bexhill-on-Sea. Hastings was granted borough status in 1086. In
1888, it was made a county borough and in 1974 it became a
local government district within the county of East Sussex.
Hastings Jewish Community
The following are the only Jewish congregations known to have
existed in Hastings.
Congregation Data
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Name: |
Hastings and St Leonards
Hebrew Congregation |
Hastings and District Jewish
Society |
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Address: |
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Meetings held in Bexhill-on-Sea |
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Date Established: |
By 1935 |
By 1980 |
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Current Status: |
Closed, probably late 1930's |
Active |
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Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
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Membership Data: |
|
1999 - 60 (Board of Deputies) |
Jewish Population Data
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1980
1985 |
- 50 (The Jewish Year Book 1981)
- 33 (The Jewish Year Book 1986) |
Jewish Congregations in
East Sussex
Jewish Communities of England home page
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