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Town of Minehead
Minehead is a town on the southern coast of the Bristol Channel in South East
England, with a population of about 10,000. It was an urban district until 1974,
when it merged with neighbouring districts to form the local government district
of West Somerset, remaining within the county of Somerset.
Minehead Jewish Community
A small Jewish community,
composed mainly of evacuees, existed in Minehead during World War II.
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Congregation Data |
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Name: |
Minehead Jewish Community |
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Address and Formation: |
Founded in 1939.
The Jewish Chronicle of 13 October 1939 reported "Minehead - For the first time in the history of this Somerset seaside resort, services were held during the Holy-days at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Lincoln, Southcourt, Warden Road. It is proposed to continue services at 10 o'clock every Saturday morning and visitors
to Minehead will be welcome."(iii) |
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Closure: |
The community ceased activities, probably shortly after 1940, but
certainly by 1945.(iv) |
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Affiliation: |
The congregation was not known to be affiliated to any synagogue
organisation. |
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Ritual: |
Ashkenazi - Orthodox |
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Hon. Minister:
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Reuben Lincoln (previous known as Rev. Reuben A. Tribich) - at least in
1939.(v)
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Registration District (BMDs): |
Somerset (since 1 April 2007)(vi) -
Link to Register Office Website. |
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Cemetery Details |
There is no
known Jewish cemetery in Minehead. |
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Press Reports relating to
Jewish
Activity in Minehead
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The Jewish Chronicle of 13 October 1939
MINEHEAD - For the first time in the history of this Somerset seaside resort,
services were held during the Holy-days at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Lincoln, Southcourt, Warden Road.
It is proposed to continue services at 10 o'clock every Saturday morning and visitors to Minehead will be welcome.
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The Jewish Chronicle of 3 November 1939
MINEHEAD - The first Barmitzvah in this Somersetshire town was celebrated on Sabbath last, when Norman Newman attained his religious majority. Mr. Reuben Lincoln conducted the service and addressed the Barmitzvah. Services are held on Friday evenings at 6.30 and Saturday mornings at 10.30 at South Court, Warden Road.
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The Jewish Chronicle of 3 May 1940
VINE, - Herbert Basil, only son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Vine, of 222, Harrow-road, W2 will read a portion of the Law at Minehead Synagogue on May 4, 1940. No festivities.
Notable Jewish Connections with Minehead
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Naomi Bentwich Bimberg (1891-1989), daughter of Zionist leader Herbert Bentwich, moved her Carmelcourt School from Birchington-on-sea, Kent,
to Exford, near Minehead, during World War II. The school was advertised on a weekly basis in
The Jewish Chronicle.
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Harvey Miller (1925-2008), art and scholarly publisher, who developed Phaidon Press, was evacuated to Minehead during the war
with fellow pupils of the Regent Street Polytechnic in London.
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Sir Robert Waley Cohen KBE (1877-1952), director of the company Shell and President of the United Synagogue, had his country residence at Honeymead,
in the village of Simonsbath, on Exmoor, near Minehead. He leased the house from 1924 and in 1927 he purchased a 1,745 acre estate there.
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Sir Bernard Waley Cohen, 1st Baronet (1914-1991), son of Sir Robert, retained the country residence at Honeymead.
Sir Bernard was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1961 and that year was made a Baronet of Honeymead in the County of Somerset.
His wife Joyce Constance Ina Waley-Cohen, educationalist and public servant, who became Lady Waley-Cohen JP, died at Honeymead in 2013.
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In the mid 1930s a Miss C. Goldstein maintained Marston Lodge at Minehead, a guest house under Kedassia supervision.
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Page created: 7 May 2006
Page most recently amended: 2 April 2023
Research by David Shulman and
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