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Borough of Maidstone
Maidstone, situated on the river Medway about 30 miles from London, is the
county town of Kent in southeast England. The present boundaries date back to
1974, when the local government district (now borough) of Maidstone was formed,
within the county of Kent, by the merger of the then municipal borough of
Maidstone, the Maidstone rural district and adjoining areas.
Jewish Community
Although there are records of Jewish residents of Maidstone from as
early as the first half of the nineteenth century, it appears that
no formal congregation was ever established until the formation of a
Liberal congregation in the 1990s. There was, however, a synagogue at the
Maidstone prison.
Congregation Data |
Name: |
Kent Liberal Jewish Community - Ohel Rachel,
from 2011(i) |
Former Name: |
Kent Liberal Jewish Community |
Address: |
The congregation generally meets at various venues in central Maidstone. |
Current Status: |
Active |
Date Founded: |
1991.(iii) |
Ritual: |
Liberal / Progressive |
Affiliation: |
A constituent community of
Liberal Judaism
(formerly Union of Liberal and Progressive
Synagogues, ULPS) from about 2004, having previously been an associate
community. |
Website: |
http://www.kljc.org.uk/ |
Ministers: |
None Listed |
Membership Data: |
National Reports and Surveys:(v)
1996 - 35 members (comprising 25 households,
6 individual male and 4 individual female members)
2010 & 2016 - listed as
having under 50
members (by household) |
Charitable Status: |
The congregation is a registered charity,
Kent Liberal Jewish Community - Ohel Rachel,
number 1109044,
registered on 14 April 2005 (Standard Registration)(vi) |
Prison Synagogue: |
There was a synagogue at HM Prison in Maidstone, which was dedicated on refurbishment in December 1990.(vii) |
Registration District: |
Kent
since 1 April 2003(ix) -
link to
register office website |
Cemetery Information: |
There is no Jewish cemetery in Maidstone.
Members of the Congregation may have joined the Liberal Judaism Burial
Scheme with the right of burial in one of the Liberal Judaism cemeteries
(Edgwarebury or Cheshunt), although the cost of a funeral is not
covered. Alternatively, there is a specifically Jewish Section to
Chatham municipal cemetery, which is only about
ten miles away.(x) |
Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above)
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The records in the database associated with Maidstone include:
1851 Anglo Jewry Database (updated 2016)
Individuals in the
1851 Anglo Jewry Database
who were living in Maidstone during the 1830s (4 records), 1840s (10 records), 1850s (13 records), 1860s (1 record),
1870s (2 records), 1880s (3 records) and 1900s (1 record).
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On-line Articles and Other Material relating to this Congregation
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Synagogues at H.M. Prisons
List of Liberal Judaism Congregations
Jewish Congregations in Kent
Jewish Communities of England home page
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Significant expansion and notes added: 4 August 2019
Latest revision or update: 16 August 2024
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