Brynmawr Hebrew Congregation

Name:

Brynmawr Hebrew Congregation

Address:

Bailey Street, Brynmawr (part of the street was actually known as Jew Street.)

Former Address:

Heathcock House, Brynmawr.

Town Location:

Brynmawr is a town in the Valleys of South Wales.

Local Government:

From 1996 - the county borough of Blaenau Gwent- a unitary authority
1974 to 1996 - the district of Blaenau Gwent in the county of Gwent
Until 1974 - the urban district of Brynmawr  in the county of Brecknockshire (aka Breconshire)

Date Founded:

1889

Current Status:

Closed -1965

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox

Membership Data:

1897  -  23 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1898/99)
1905  -  about 50 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1906)