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Provincial Jewry in Victorian Britain

Papers prepared by Dr. (later Prof.) Aubrey Newman for a conference at University College, London, convened on 6 July 1973 by the Jewish Historical Society of England

C O N T E N T S
(* Asterisk indicates primary papers - those with substantive contents.)
(Currently listed below are only those papers that have been published to date on JCR-UK.
However, all papers prepared for the Conference will ultimately be available on JCR-UK.)

Introduction (to the book of Conference papers) by I. Finestein
Preface (to the book of Conference papers) by A. Newman
The Origins of Provincial Anglo-Jewry* by V. D. Lipman
The Old and the New in Local Jewish History* by L. P. Gartner

Papers and Data on Victorian Provincial Communities
Regions
East Anglia - papers by H. Levine North-East England - papers by L. Olsover	Scotland South Wales, including Into the Votex: South Wales Jewry Before 1914*, paper by G. Alderman

Communities

Aberdare^(SW)
Aberdeen^(Scot.)
Aldershot* - "The Foundation of Aldershot Synagogue", paper by M. Stowe
Bangor
Barrow - see Miscellaneous below
Bath
Bedford
Belfast*, including a paper by Rabbi A. Carlebach, J.G. Fox and H. Meek.
Birkenhead - see Miscellaneous below
Birmingham*
- Birmingham - Introductory Data
- A Portrait of Birmingham Jewry in 1851 by Birmingham Jewish Local History Study Group
- Addendum (tables) to above paper
Blackburn*, including a paper by E. Conway
Blackpool - see Miscellaneous below
Boston - see Miscellaneous below
Bradford*, including a paper by Rabbi M. R. Heilbron
Brighton*
- Brighton - Introductory Data
- Brighton and Hove 1837-1901 by D. Spector
- Appendices
Bristol*, including a paper by Alex Schlesinger
Burton-on-Trent (with Derby)
Brynmaw^(SW)
Cambridge
Canterbury
Cardiff^(SW)
Chatham
Cheltenham
Chester - see Miscellaneous below
Coventry*, including a paper based on material by H. Levine
Darlington^(NE), including a short paper by L. Olsover
Derby and Burton-on-Trent*, including a paper based on material by S. Samuels
Dover
Dundee^(Scot.)
Dudley
Durham*, a paper by L. Olsover^(NE)
Edinburgh*^(Scot.), including a paper based on material by A. Levy
Exeter
Falmouth*, including a paper based on material by A. M. Jacobs
Gateshead^(NE), including a paper by L. Olsover
Glasgow*^(Scot.)
- Glasgow - Introductory Data
- Glasgow, a paper by T. Benski
Gloucester - see Miscellaneous below
Great Yarmouth - see Yarmouth
Grimsby
Hanley
Hartlepool^(NE), including a paper by L. Olsover
Hull*, including a paper by I. Finestein
Ipswich^(EA), including short paper by H. Levine
King's Lynn^(EA), including short paper by H. Levine

Leeds

Leeds - Introductory Data
General Factors Affecting the Rise and the Integration of the Jewish Minority in Leeds, 1860-1901 by R O'Brien
A Sketch of Leeds Jewry in the 19th Century by A. S. Diamond

Leicester*, including a paper by A. Newman

Liverpool*, including a paper by A. Newman

Londonderry - see Miscellaneous below

Manchester*

Merthyr Tydfil^(SW)

Middlesbrough^(NE), including a paper by L. Olsover

Newcastle*^(NE), including a paper by L. Olsover

Newport^(SW)

Northampton

North Shields*^(NE), including a paper by L. Olsover

Norwich*^(EA), including a paper by H. Levine

Nottingham*, including a paper by S, Simpson, with Appendix

Oxford

Penzance*, including a paper edited from material by Cecil Roth

Plymouth

Pontypridd^(SW)

Portsmouth

Preston - see Miscellaneous below

Ramsgate

Reading, including a paper by A. Newman

Rhyl

Sheerness

Sheffield*, including a paper by K. Lunn

Southampton

Southport

South Shields*^(NE), including a paper by L. Olsover

Stockton-on-Tees^(NE), including a paper by L. Olsover

Stroud

Sunderland*^(NE), including a paper by A. Newman

Swansea*^(SW), including a paper by B. Goldblum

Tredegar^(SW)

Treorchy^(SW)

West Hartlepool^(NE), including a paper by L. Olsover

Whilehaven - see Miscellaneous below

Wigan - see Miscellaneous below

Wolverhampton

Wrexham - see Miscellaneous below

Yarmouth*^(EA), including a paper by H. Levine

York - see Miscellaneous below

Miscellaneous Congregations (with only brief data):
(Barrow, Birkenhead, Blackpool, Boston, Chester, Gloucester, Londonderry, Preston, Whitehaven, Wigan, Wrexham, York.)

^(EA) One of the papers comprising the section on East Anglia.

^(NE) One of the papers comprising the section on North-East England.

^(Scot.) One of the papers comprising the section on Scotland.

^(SW) One of the papers comprising the section on South Wales.

Other Papers on Victorian Provincial Jewry

Board of Deputies:*

Introduction by A. Newman
The Provinces and the Board 1851-1901 by N. Gizzard
Appendices:
- Analysis of Deputies, 1851-1902
- Represention at the Board of Deputies, 1851-1902

Chief Rabbinate by A. Newman

Appendix

Statistical Accounts of the Congregations in the British Empire in 1845*, Chief Rabbi's Archives, transcibed by Rabbi B. Susser:

Contents
Introduction and Glossary
First Part - Results of Questionnaire - Congregational and Charitable (8 pages).
Second Part - Results of Questionnaire - Educational and General Remarks (4 pages)

Poverty by A. Newman

Appendix - Jewish Alien Paupers - Digest of Reports from Jewish Boards of Guardians
Some Aspects of Jewish Philanthropy in the 19th Century*: with Special Reference to the Manchester Jewish Board of Guardians, by M. Steiner.

Jewish Days Schools*

Liverpool - Genesis of a Jewish Day School - The foundation and stabilisation of the Liverpool Hebrew Schools in the nineteenth century, by C. P. Hershon
The Evolution of the Birmingham Hebrew National School, within the context of the development of Anglo-Jewish Education, 1841-70, by S. Rothstein.
Table of Jewish Schools in the Provinces, according to the Board of Deputies Return of Schools, 13 February 1853.

Zionism in Provincial Britain* by Dr. S. Levenburg

Provincial Anglo-Jewish History: A Note on Sources* by B. Williams

A Note on Handling of Census Material* by M. Glaskie, together with Appendices

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Other Papers provided to JCR-UK by Prof. Aubrey Newman

All the above Papers reproduced on JCR-UK with kind consent of Prof. Newman

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