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Page created: 9 November 2005
Latest revision or update: 7 May 2017
Town of Sheerness
Sheerness, with
a population of about 20,000, is the largest town on the Isle of Sheppey, in the
county of Kent in south-east English, situated close to the river Thames
estuary. It is part of the local authority district of Swale, formed in 1974 by
the amalgamation of the municipal borough of Queensborough-in-Sheppey (which
comprised the whole of the Isle of Sheppey) with several other local
authorities.
Sheerness Jewish Community
There was a
Jewish community in Sheerness from the late eighteenth century, which had
declined by the latter part of the nineteenth century.
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Congregation Data |
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Name: |
Sheerness Synagogue |
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Address: |
Blue Town, Sheerness (between Sheppey Street and
Kent Street) |
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Date Formed: |
1790. A new synagogue was built in 1811 and restored in 1841 |
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Current Status: |
Closed about 1900, synagogue already dilapidated (but not demolished
until 1935). |
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Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
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Congregation Numbers: |
1845 - 2 ba'alai batim and 10
seatholders (Chief
Rabbi's Questionnaire)
1853 - 15 seatholders (The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Cecil Roth)
1856 - 13 seatholders (Board of Deputies return)
1860 - 10 seatholders (Board of Deputies return)
1865 - 10 seatholders (Board of Deputies return) |
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On-line Articles
and Other Material
relating to the Sheerness Jewish Community
on JCR-UK
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"Sheerness" from The Rise of Provincial Jewry by Cecil Roth, 1950,
containing a history of the Jewish community. Available
on JCR-UK as part of the
Susser Archive.
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Provincial
Jewry in Victorian Britain -
Papers for a conference at University College, London, convened by the
Jewish Historical Society of England, prepared by Aubrey Newman - 6th
July 1975.
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Bibliography
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Sheerness Jewish Cemetery Information
Jewish Cemeteries in and around Sheerness
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Sheerness Old Jews' Burial Ground, between 2 and 4 Hope Street, Sheerness ME12.
Opened 1804 and last burial believed in 1855.
Among the disused cemeteries administered by the
Board of Deputies.
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Isle of Sheppey Cemetery, Jewish Section, Halfway Road,
Minster on Sea, ME12 (also known as Halfway or Queensborough Cemetery).
A very small unused cemetery, in use from 1859 to 1899. Maintenace
funded by the Board of Deputies.
(See also
IAJGS Cemetery Project - Sheerness) |
Jewish
Congregations in
Kent
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