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Sunderland Jewish CommunityCity of Sunderland Sunderland, only granted city status in 1992, is an important seaport in the North East of England, lying on both sides of the estuary of the river Wear on the North Sea coast. The present boundaries date from 1974, when the metropolitan borough of Sunderland was formed, within the then new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. Sunderland became a unitary authority in 1986 when the Tyne and Wear was abolished except for ceremonial purposes. Until 1974, Sunderland was a county borough and historically part of County Durham. By the mid-18th century, Sunderland was probably the premier shipbuilding centre in Britain. Sunderland Jewish Community The first Jewish settlement in Sunderland was in 1755 and the first congregation was established in about 1768. Sunderland was the first regional community to be represented on the Board of Deputy of British Jews. The Jewish Congregations The following congregations were considered to be part of the
Sunderland Community: The following are former or alternative names of the above
congregations:
Other Jewish institutions that exist, or existed, in the
Community include the following:
Articles on the Sunderland Jewish Community The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Sunderland by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive Jewish Population Data
Jewish
Property and Heritage & Bibliography and other sources
Sunderland
Cemetery Information (IAJGS Cemetery Project) Jewish Congregations in Tyne and Wear |
