Whitehaven Jewish Community Whitehaven, Cumbria
	Page created: 24 February 2013 Latest revision or update: 24 February 2013 Town of Whitehaven The town of Whitehaven (population approximately 25,000), is a small port on the coast of North West England.   It was a municipal borough in the then county of Cumberland, until 1974, when it was merged with neighbouring districts to form the local government district of Copeland, within the newly created county of Cumbria. Whitehaven Jewish Community There are a number of references to a Jewish community in Whitehaven ranging from the second half of the eighteenth century to latter part of World War II. Congregation Data Name: Whitehaven Synagogue Date Opened: 1874 Current Status: Closed, but date uncertain. Ritual: Ashkenazi Orthodox Articles Relating to the Whitehaven Jewish Community Press Reports relating to the Whitehaven Jewish Community Other Whitehaven Jewish Information Bibliography   Jewish Congregations in Cumbria Jewish Communities of England home page Explanations of Terms Used

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