Jewish Communities in
Rhondda Cynon Taf

County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf

The western part of the valleys of south Wales, including the urban districts of Aberdare, Mountain Ash, Pontypridd and Rhondda, were part of the old county of Glamorganshire. In 1974, as a result of reorganization of local government in Wales, these areas became part of the districts of Rhondda, Cynon Valley and Taff-Ely, three of the six districts of the newly-formed county of Mid Glamorgan. In 1996, the administrative status of Mid Glamorgan was abolished and these areas were merged into the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, a unitary authority.

The Welsh Valleys were traditional mining areas and most of the towns of the region were built up in the second half on the nineteenth century when "coal was king".  With the decline of the coal industry and the accompanying steel industry, commencing in the 1930's, many of the towns become economically depressed.

Jewish Communities in Rhondda Cynon Taf