|
JCR-UK is a genealogical and historical website covering all Jewish communities and
congregations throughout the British Isles and Gibraltar, both past and present.
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells in southeast England,
which was granted the prefix "Royal" in 1909, is a spa town in the south-western
corner of the county of Kent,
near the East Sussex border. It lies about 30 miles southeast of London and has a population of some
60,000. Royal Tunbridge Wells was a municipal borough until 1974, when it was
merged with several adjoining areas, all within the county of Kent, to form the
local government District and Borough of Tunbridge Wells.
Tunbridge Wells Jewish Community
There does not appear to have been an organised Jewish congregation in
Tunbridge Well. However a Jewish ladies group existed in the late 1940s and
early 1950s and a Jewish Fellowship was formed at the end of the 1950s until the
early 1980s.
Organisation Data |
Name: |
Tunbridge Wells Jewish Fellowship(ii) |
Address: |
No fixed address. |
Formation: |
Established in 1959.(iii) |
Affiliation: |
The Fellowship was affiliated to Brighton and Hove New
Synagogue, later known as Brighton and Hove Reform Synagogue, from about 1963 until
the early 1980s (which from 1972 until 1984 was an independent Reform congregation).(iv) |
Closure: |
The Fellowship had merged with the
East Grinstead Jewish
Community by the mid 1980s.(v) |
Ministers:
|
None appointed. |
Lay Officers: |
Founder
1959 - H.L. Davis(ix)
Chairman
1959-1980 - S. Blow(x)
|
Hon. Secretaries
1959-1970 - Mrs. D. Schwartz(xi)
1970-1976 - D. Alford(xii)
1976-1980 - J. Hersch(xiii)
|
Membership:
|
National Reports and Surveys(xv)
1977 - 18 male members |
Registration District (BMDs): |
Kent, since 1 April 2003(xvi) -
Link to Register Office Website |
Cemetery Details: |
There is no Jewish cemetery in
Tunbridge Wells.
|
Notable Jewish Connections with Tunbridge Wells
-
Sir David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons, 2nd Baronet, JP, DL (1851–1925), scientific author, barrister and pioneer of road transport,
was mayor of Tunbridge Wells (1894-1895).
-
Arthur David Waley, CH, CBE (born Arthur David Schloss) (1889-1966), an English orientalist and sinologist and
acclaimed translator of Chinese and Japanese poetry, was born in Tunbridge Wells.
-
Andrew Zaltzman (born 1974), the brother of Helen Zaltzman,
is a British comedian and author who
attended the private Tonbridge School.
-
Helen Zaltzman (born 1980), the sister of Andrew Zaltzman, is an English podcaster, broadcaster and writer,
was raised in Tunbridge Wells.
|
Other Tunbridge Wells Jewish Institutions
|
|
Tunbridge Wells Jewish Population Data
|
1964 |
29 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1965) |
1973 |
28 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1974) |
1980 |
18 |
(The Jewish Year Book 1981) |
Notes & Sources
(↵ returns to text above) |
|
Jewish Congregations in Kent
Unaffiliated Reform
Congregations
Jewish Communities of England homepage
Page created: 11 October 2022
Page most recently amended: 13 October 2022
Research and formatting by David Shulman
Explanation of Terms |
About JCR-UK |
JCR-UK home page
Contact JCR-UK Webmaster:
jcr-ukwebmaster@jgsgb.org.uk
![JewishGen](/JCR-UK/images/jewishgen.gif)
Terms and Conditions, Licenses and Restrictions for the use of this website:
This website is
owned by JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. All
material found herein is owned by or licensed to us. You may view, download, and
print material from this site only for your own personal use. You may not post
material from this site on another website without our consent. You may not
transmit or distribute material from this website to others. You may not use
this website or information found at this site for any commercial purpose.
Copyright © 2002 - 2024 JCR-UK. All Rights Reserved
|
|