Swansea (in Welsh - Abertawe), a unitary authority, is the second largest city in Wales, with a population of about 230,000. From 1974 to 1996, it formed a district in the county of South Glamorgan and, prior thereto, it was a county borough in the old county of Glamorganshire. It lies on the Bristol Channel at the mouth of the river Tawe.
The following
congregations were considered to be part of the Swansea Community:
The following are former or alternative names of the above
congregations:
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Articles on the Swansea Community
The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Swansea by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.
Amis and the Oriental - a article by Harold Pollins, published in Oxford Menorah, Winter 1999.
Salvaged Torah Scrolls from Desecrated Wales Synagogue Brought to Israel. Global Jewish Agenda, Vol 3. No. 27, 17 July 2002.
Jewish Population Data
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1731 1895 1935 1946 1990 2004 |
- Possible first Jewish settlement. - 300 (The Jewish Year Book 1896) - 1,000 (The Jewish Year Book 1935) - 500 (The Jewish Year Book 1947) - 245 (The Jewish Year Book 1991) - 170 (The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Swansea Information
Jewish
Property and Heritage & 
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