Childwall Hebrew Congregation

This is a list of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, including synagogues, yeshivotA yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבה) is a centre for the study of Torah and the Talmud in Orthodox Judaism. and Hebrew schools. For a list of buildings which were previously used as synagogues see List of former synagogues in the United Kingdom.

England

Jews in the UK now number around 270,000, with over 260,000 of these in England, which contains the second largest Jewish population in Europe (behind France) and the fifth largest Jewish community worldwide. The majority of the Jews in England live in and around London, with almost 160,000 Jews in London itself and a further 20,800 in nearby Hertfordshire, primarily in Bushey (4,500), Borehamwood (3,900), and Radlett (2,300). The next most significant population is in Greater Manchester with a community of slightly more than 25,000, primarily in Bury (10,360), Salford (7,920), Manchester itself (2,725) and Trafford (2,490). There are also significant communities in Leeds (6,760), Gateshead (3,000), Brighton (2,730), Liverpool (2,330), Birmingham (2,150) and Southend (2,080).

East of England

Cambridge and East Anglia

East Midlands

Essex

Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire

Greater London and Surrey

Central London

City of London and the East End

East and North East London

North and North West London

South and South East London

South West London and Surrey

West London

North East England

North West England

Blackpool and Lytham St Annes

Liverpool

Greater Manchester

Southport

South East England

Kent

Sussex

South West England

West Midlands

Yorkshire

Leeds

Scotland

There have been Jews in Scotland since the 17th century, if not earlier. Most Scottish Jews today are of Ashkenazi background who mainly settled in Edinburgh, then in Glasgow in the mid-19th century. According to the 2011 census, 5,887 Jews lived in Scotland; a decline of 8.7% from the 2001 census., The total population of Scotland at the time was 5,313,600, making Scottish Jews 0.1% of the population.

Edinburgh

Greater Glasgow

Elsewhere

Wales

There are records of Jews in Abergavenny, Caerleon and Chepstow in the 13th century, all of them in the Marcher Lordships of South Wales. However, after the English conquest of Wales (1287–1283), Edward I issued the 1290 Edict of Expulsion expelling the Jews from England. It is likely that most, if not all, Jews left Wales after Edward I's edict of 1290.

A Jewish community was recorded in Swansea in around 1730. Further Jewish communities were formed in the 19th century in Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd and Tredegar."

Jewish communities in Wales were augmented by refugees from Nazi-dominated Europe in the late 1930s.

The modern community in South Wales is centred on the Cardiff Reform Synagogue and the Cardiff United Synagogue. There is also a synagogue in Swansea. The synagogue of Merthyr Tydfil, the major one north of Cardiff, ceased to hold regular services in the 1970s and the building was later sold.

Northern Ireland

The Jews of Northern Ireland have lived primarily in Belfast, where the Belfast Hebrew Congregation, an Ashkenazi Orthodox community, was established in 1870. Former communities were located in Derry and Lurgan. The first reference to Jews in Belfast dates from 1652, and a "Jew butcher" was mentioned in 1771, suggesting some semblance of a Jewish community at that time.

See also

* Lists
** List of Orthodox Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
** List of former synagogues in the United Kingdom
** List of Jewish communities by country
** List of synagogues in Gibraltar
* History
** Isle of Man Jewish Community
** History of the Jews in Guernsey
** History of the Jews in Jersey
* Organisations and movements
** Federation of Synagogues
** Liberal Judaism
** Masorti Judaism
** Movement for Reform Judaism
** Scottish Council of Jewish Communities
** Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations
** United Synagogue

Notes

References

External links

Chabad-Lubavitch Centres in England

Chabad-Lubavitch Centres in Scotland

Federation of Synagogues communities

JCR-UK (Jewish Communities & Records – United Kingdom)
for a complete list of synagogues (past and present) in the United Kingdom

Jewish Small Communities Network
information relating to Jewish small communities across the UK from all parts of the Jewish spectrum

Liberal Judaism communities

Maccabi GB: sporting, educational, social and health and wellbeing activities in Britain's Jewish community



Movement for Reform Judaism synagogues

The S&P Sephardi Community

United Synagogue communities

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