Newcasle Old Hebrew Congregation

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Page created: 3 September 2003
Latest update or revision: 29 December 2011

Congregation Data

Official Name:	Newcastle Old Hebrew Congregation (also known as Leazes Park Road Synagogue)
Address:	Leazes Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
Date Formed:	1837 (Synagogue erected in 1880)
Current Status:	Closed 1978
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Membership Data:	1900 - 180 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1900-01)

Congregation Records

General:

Numerous records of the Jewish Communities in Northeast England (only a sample of which are listed below) are deposited with the Tyne and Wear Archives Service (http://www.legacyarchives.org.uk).
CLICK HERE to view a full list of these records (correct to December 2005).

Synagogue Records:

Minutes 1937-1972 - Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)
Register of Members 1921-c.1940's - Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)
Seat Rent Accounts 1902-1941 - Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)
Annual Reports 1951-1972 - Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)
Orders of Service 1924-1978 - Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)
Plans 1898-1923 - Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)

Congregation Records

Photographs of the Synagogue

Newcastle upon Tyne Jewish Community home page

Jewish Congregations in Tyne and Wear

Jewish Communities of England home page

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