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JCR-UK is a genealogical and historical website covering all Jewish communities and
congregations throughout the British Isles and Gibraltar, both past and present.
NOTE: We are not the official website for this 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
There has been a small Jewish community in Eastbourne since at least 1918, when
a Orthodox congregation was established. A Progressive/Liberal
congregation was founded in 2001.
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Jewish Congregations
The following are the Jewish congregations that exist or existed in
Eastbourne in modern times:
* An active congregation.
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On-line Articles and Other Material
relating to the
Bradford Jewish Community
on third party website
Notable Jewish Connections with
Eastbourne
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Alderman Joseph Angleman was mayor of Eastbourne in 1979.
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Jewish Musicians Associated with the Grand Hotel, Eastbourne
(principal source: above video):
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Leslie Jeffries
(b. David Jaffa) (1894-1960) was a long-serving resident musical
director at the Grand Hotel from 1934 until 1954. He died at the
Grand Hotel after a return performance there.
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Lou Morris, multi-instumentalist with
Cecil Sapseid and his Savona Dance Band.
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Abraham Sandler (1906-1948) was from 1925 a BBC
radio celebrity, broadcasting as Albert Sandler and his Grand
Hotel (Eastbourne Orchestra).
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Auguste (Ezechiel) Van Biene (1849-1913),
musician, actor and composer known as the "magician of the
Cello".
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Simon van Lier (1878-1966), was the Grand Hotel's first orchestra director from 1903.
His wife, Flora Manheim (1877-1942), violinist and
leader of ladies' Scottish orchestras, was murdered at Auschwitz.
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Eastbourne Jewish Cemeteries Information
The Jewish cemetery in Eastbourne:
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Eastbourne Borough Cemetery, Jewish Section,
Hide Hollow, Langney, Eastbourne, BN23. Consecrated in
1930. Operated in conjunction with the Brighton Chevra
Kadisha.
(For additional information, see
IAJGS Cemetery Project - Eastbourne)
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Eastbourne Jewish Population Data
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1952
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60 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1953) |
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1958
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50 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1959) |
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1965
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60 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1966) |
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1978
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90 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1979) |
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1989
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59 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1990) |
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1992
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55 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1993) |
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1996
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63 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1997) |
Jewish Congregations in East Sussex
Jewish Communities of England home page
Page created: 21 August 2005
Latest revision or update: 20 September 2021
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