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Page created: 21 August 2005
Latest revision or update: 14 October 2016
Eastbourne Jewish Community
The Borough of Eastbourne
The Sussex town of Eastbourne is a seaside
resort on the English south coast, with a population of some 90,000. It was made
a municipal borough in 1883, a county borough in 1911 and in 1974 it became a
local government district within the county of East Sussex.
The Eastbourne Jewish Community &
Congregations
There has been a small Jewish community in Eastbourne since at least 1918, when
a congregation, initially Orthodox, was established. A Progrssive/Liberal
congregation was founded in 2001.
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Jewish Congregations
Below are the Jewish congregations known to have existed in Eastbourne:
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Eastbourne Jewish Cemetery Information
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Eastbourne Borough Cemetery, Jewish Section,
Hide Hollow, Langney, Eastbourne, BN23 Opened 1922.
(For additional information, see also
IAJGS Cemetery Project -
Eastbourne) |
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Eastbourne Jewish Population Data |
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1955
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60
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(The Jewish Year Book
1956)
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1965
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60
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(The Jewish Year Book
1966)
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1990
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59
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(The Jewish Year Book
1991)
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2004
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63
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(The Jewish Year Book
2005)
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Jewish Congregations in
East Sussex
Jewish Communities of England home page
Bibliography |
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