Aylesbury (Evacuee) Jewish Community

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Aylesbury

Aylesbury, with a population of about 95,000, is the county town of Buckinghamshire, situated midway between High Wycombe and Milton Keynes, some 40 miles northwest of London.

Aylesbury was an urban district (formed in 1889) in the county of Buckinghamshire, becoming a municipal borough in 1917. In 1974, the Borough merged with several neighbouring districts to become Aylesbury Vale District, which in turn, merged in 2020 with Buckinghamshire County Council and other district councils, to become a unitary authority called Buckinghamshire Council.

A small evacuee Jewish community was established in Aylesbury during World War II.
 

Community Data
Community	Aylesbury (Evacuee) Jewish Community,
Formation:	Formed by 1941 by World War II evacuees.
Minister:	Rabbi Morris Davidson, who served as Liaison Officer for the Central Evacuation Committee, based at Aylesbury, also served as minister for the evacuee community.(ii)
Registration District (BDM):	Buckinghamshire, since 1 July 2007(iii) -  Link to Register Office Website.
Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above) (i) Reserved. (ii) The Jewish Chronicle obituary of Rev. Davidson of 14 March 1986. ↵ (iii) Previous registration districts: Aylesbury from 1 July 1837 to 1 April 1985; and Ayles Dale from 1 April 1985 to 1 July 2007. Any registers would now be held by the current register office. ↵