Aberavon and Port Talbot Synagogue

Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, South Wales

Created: 9 October 2005
Latest revision or update: 25 January 2012

Congregation Data

Name:	Aberavon and Port Talbot Synagogue
Address:	Tydraw Place, Port Talbot
Former Address:	38 Mansell Street, Port Talbot
Town Location:	Port Talbot, with a population of about 50,000, lies on the east shore of the Swansea Bay at the mouth of the river Afan, about seven miles south of Neath. Aberavon, a small market town from which Port Talbot grew, was incorporated into Port Talbot in 1921.
Local Government:	From 1996 - the county borough of Neath Port Talbot - a unitary authority 1974 to 1996 - the district of Port Talbot in the county of Mid Glamorgan Until 1974 - the municipal borough of Port Talbot in the county of Glamorganshire
Date Founded:	1904 (Synagogue opened 1921)
Current Status:	Closed
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox

Jewish Population Data

1909
1934
1946

- 20 families (The Jewish Year Book 1910)
- 99 (The Jewish Year Book 1935)
- 46 (The Jewish Year Book 1947)

Press Reports

Press Reports about Aberavon and Port Talbot Jewish Community 1874 - 2005

Neath Port Talbot Community

Communities & Congregation in Wales

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