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City of Norwich

The historic city of Norwich, situated on the river Wensum in East Anglia, has a population of over 125,000.  It was a county borough until 1974, when it became a local government district of the administrative county of  Norfolk.

Norwich Jewish Community

There was a Jewish community in Norwich in medieval times. In modern times, there is evidence of a Jewish community from the middle of the eighteenth century.

The Jewish Congregations

The following Congregations are considered to be part of the Norwich community:

Articles on the Norwich Jewish Community

The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Norwich by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.

Letter to the Editor, regarding the Jewish Burial Grounds in Norwich, which appeared in the Jewish Chronicle of 22 April 1842

Jewish Population Data

Other Norwich Jewish Information

Jewish Property and Heritage & Places of Local Interest

Bibliography and other sources

Norwich Cemetery Information

Norwich Medieval Community