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Aberavon and Port Talbot Synagogue

Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, South Wales

Created October 9, 2005
Updated 10 May 2006

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 Avon, 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: 1908 (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)

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