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congregations throughout the British Isles and Gibraltar, both past and present.
Town of Falkirk
The Scottish town of Falkirk is situated near the western end
of the Firth of Forth, between Edinburgh and Glasgow. Since 1975, Falkirk
has been in the District of Falkirk, a unitary authority since 1996, but prior
to then one of the three districts of the now defunct Central Region. Prior to
1975, Falkirk was situated within the traditional county of Stirlingshire.
Falkirk Jewish Community
The tiny Falkirk Jewish community, never more than a few dozen souls, only had a resident minister before the World
War I, although it maintained Hebrew classes and a small synagogue.(i)
Congregation Data |
Name: |
Falkirk Hebrew Congregation |
Address: |
The last address of the congregation's synagogue was in Glebe Street,
Falkirk, from 1946 to 1947.(ii)
Previously, the synagogue was in High Street, Falkirk from about 1925,
and earlier was believed to have been in Sword's Wynd round about World
War I.(iii) |
Date Founded: |
Although the congregation and community was not
listed in Jewish Year Books until 1917, according to Jewish Year Book
1945/6, the community was founded in 1826. |
Status: |
Defunct since about 1946.(iv) |
Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
Affiliation: |
None, but the congregation would have been under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi. |
Readers:
(To view a short profile of a reader - hold the cursor over his name.) |
Rev. Gershon Spilg - early minister, dates not known
(x)
Rev. S. Garber
- reader and shochet from about 1907.(xi)
Rev. B. Finkelstein
- reader prior to 1914.(xii)
Rev. J. Chazan - reader about 1916(xiii)
Rev. Abraham Samet
- reader about 1917.(xiv)
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Secretary: |
The following is the only officer of the
congregation listed any Jewish Year Book:
A. Bulbin - secretary
from at least 1917 to at least 1940(xv)
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Cemetery Information: |
There is no known Jewish cemetery in Falkirk. |
Notes &
Sources (↵
returns to text above)
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On-line Articles
and Other Material relating to the Falkirk Jewish Community
on JCR-UK
on Third Party websites
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Falkirk Jewish Population Data
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1911
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about 70 |
(Scottish Jewish Archives Centre website) |
1945
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62 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1945/46) |
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Latest revision or update:
29 October 2021
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