Exeter Hebrew Congregation

& Jewish Community

Exeter, Devon

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Town of Exeter

The city of Exeter is situated on the river Exe in South West England and has a population of about 115,000. It was a county borough from 1889 until 1974, when it became a local government district of the county of Devon, of which it is the county town.

Exeter Synagogue exterior
©David Shulman 2016

Exeter Synagogue interior
©David Shulman 2016

The Jewish Community

There was a Medieval Jewish community in Exeter, expelled in 1290. The modern Exeter Jewish community dates back to the 1720s⁽ⁱⁱ⁾ and a cemetery was acquired by at least 1757. The community's synagogue, built in 1763, is the third oldest extant synagogue in the United Kingdom and the second oldest Ashkenazi Synagogue in the English-speaking world (only Plymouth Synagogue, built 1762, is older).

The community, which was never large, declined steadily throughout the nineteenth century⁽ⁱⁱ⁾ leading to the synagogue being closed for several months in 1878 and thereafter rarely opened until about 1895,⁽ⁱⁱ⁾ when Sabbath were recommenced^(iv) and membership began to increase again. .

The principal recent works covering the community is The Jews of Exeter - an Illustrated History (2013), by Helen Fry (which we refer to here as "Fry's Exeter").

Congregation Data

Name:

Exeter Hebrew Congregation or Exeter Synagogue

Address and founding:

Synagogue Place, Mary Arches Street, Exeter EX4 3BA.

The lease for the plot of land upon which the synagogue was built was entered into on 5 November 1763 and the synagogue was consecrated on 10 August 1764.^(vi) It is the second oldest extant synagogue in the UK outside London.

In 1835/6, the building was remodeled and refronted and the ladies' gallery was added, and the synagogue was rededicated on 10 September 1836.^(vii) it was then restored in 1854 and 1905.^(vi)

The building suffered some damage from enemy action during World War II, resulting in the loss of the second floor. In the 1990s, the building underwent extensive renovations, assisted by a grant from English Heritage,^(vi) and was rededicated, yet again, on 11 July 1999.

The synagogue is a Grade II* Listed Building, listed on 29 January 1953 (number 1273591). See Historic England Listing & Description.

Status:

Active

Affiliation and Ritual:

The congregation was an unaffiliated Ashkenazi orthodox congregation under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi. However, the ritual today is a combination of Ashkenazi orthodox, Reform, Liberal, Masorti and occasionally others. It endeavours to cater to all shades of Judaism, alternately holding progressive and traditional services, frequently with visiting rabbis.

Website:

http://exetersynagogue.org.uk/

Ministers: (To view a short profile of a minister whose name appears in blue - hold the cursor over the name.)

Unless otherwise stated, the following list of ministers follows those listed by Rabbi B. Susser in Chapter 6 of his thesis, The Jews of South-West England, although in many instances, the full name has came from other sources.^(x)

Rev. Moses Horowitz Levy - from 1792 until 1837^(xi)

Rev. Michael Levy Green - from 1839 until 1841^(xii)

Rev. Samuel Hoffnung - from 1841 until 1853^(xiii)

Rev. Berthold Albu - from 1853 until 1854^(xiv)

Rev. Meyer Mendelssohn - from 1854 until 1867^(xv)

Rev. Solomon Alexander - from 1867 until 1869^(xviii)

Rev. Joseph Lewis - from 1869 until 1870^(xix)

Rev. David Shapiro - from 1870 until 1871^(xx)

Rev. S. Bach - from 1871 until 1874^(xxi)

Rev. Mark Louis Harris - in 1874 (for three months)^(xxii)

Rev. Marcus Manovitz - from 1875 until 1876^(xxv)

Rev. Lazarus - from 1876 until 1878^(xxvi)

Rev. M. Davidson - from 1876 until unknown date^(xxvii)

Rev. Jacob Furst - visiting minister for Rosh Hashana 1884^(xxviii)

Rev. Abraham Muller - from 1884 until unknown date^(xxix)

Rev. Israel Litovitch - from 1895 until 1897^(xxxii)

Rev. Joseph Barnet Rittenberg - in 1898 (for six months)^(xxxiii)

Rev. S. Pearlstein - from 1898 to 1899^(xxxiv)

Rev. H. Bergman - from 1899 until 1904^(xxxv)

Rev. Daniel Caplan - from about 1906 until 1908^(xxxvi)

Rev. Abraham Rosenberg - from 1908 until 1913^(xxxix)

(Rev. Mendel Marks Glaser - may have served in Exeter at some time during this period^(xl))

Rev. Abraham Shinerock - from 1916 until 1917^(xli)

Since 1917, the congregation has not had a resident minister and has relied upon the services of members of the congregation and visiting ministers.

During World War II, in addition to a number of evacuees, hundreds of Jewish service personnel, including Americans and Canadians, were stationed in or near Exeter, for whom two Jewish chaplains were appointed, Rev. Michael Adler and Rev. J. Weintrobe.^(xlii) These also provided much needed assistance to the local community and regularly led services and communal activities.

Since the 1960s, notable among the visiting ministers were Rabbi Dr. Bernard Susser, in particular during the periods where he served as the minister in Plymouth or while studying for his doctorate at Exeter University, as well as Rev. Malcolm Wiseman, OBE, minister of the Small Communities, and his colleague, Rev. Elkan Levy, director of the Office of Small Communities.^(xliii)

Lay Officers of the Congregation:

Early data on the lay officers of the congregation is somewhat sketchy. In the lists below no data is available for those years not mentioned. From 1903, unless otherwise stated, data on lay officers has been extracted from listings in Jewish Year Books (the congregation being first listed in the 1903/4 edition),^(xlvii) although in many instances, the officer's first name has come from other sources.

Presidents

in and about 1848 - L. Lazarus^(xlviii)

at least 1851-1852 - Moses Lazarus^(xlix)

1852-at least 1855 - Alexander Alexander^(l)

at least 1864-1867 - B. Myers^(liii)

1867-at least 1869 - Alexander Alexander^(liv)

in and about 1875 - Morris Hart^(lv)

1886-1944 - Charles Samuels

1945-1950 - Conrad Samuels

1950-1966 - Harold Harris

1966-1973 - G. Karpel

1973-1985 - Derrick Boam^(lvii)

1985-1991 - Frank Gent

1991-1992 - Solomon (Bill) Boam^(lvii)

1992 - P. Ellis

1992-1995 - Ellis Weinberger

1995 - Frank Gent (acting)

1996-2002 - Sonia Fodor

2002-2007 - Frank Gent

2007-2010 - Paul Newgrass

2010-2014 - Tony Reese

Wardens

at least 1837-1838 - Alexander Alexander^(lxi)

1838-at least 1839 - M Davis^(lxii)

at least 1850-1852 - David Lazarus^(lxiii)

1852-at least 1855 - Israel Silverstone^(lxiv)

Treasurers^(lxvii)

1838-at least 1839 - Eleazar Lazarus^(lxviii)

at least 1848 - Joseph Marks^(lxix)

at least 1850-1851 - Emanuel Jacobs^(lxx)

1851-1852 - Alexander Alexander^(lxxi)

1852-at least 1855 - Myer Solomon^(lxxii)

at least 1865-1866 - Solomon Elsner^(lxxv)

1866-at least 1869 - Alexander Alexander^(lxxvi)

in and about 1875 - Barrow Jonas^(lxxvii)

1910-1918 - Samuel Roseman

1945-1946 - Edgar Samuels

1946-1948 - Julius Samuels

1948-1953 - J. Smith

1953-1958 - G.E. Halderstein

at least 1983-1985 - Kurt Wilhelm

1985-1991 - Solomon (Bill) Boam

1992-1994 - Neil Saxon

1994-1995 - Neil & Shelley Saxon

1997-at least 1999 - Susan Foot

Secretaries & Hon Secretaries^(lxxviii)

at least 1910-1940 - J.L. Sagar

1946-1949 - Miss Teresa Samuels

1949-1953 - Major S. Cohen

1953-1958 - G.E. Halderstein

1958-1959 - Harold Harris

1959-1970 - Mrs. R. Sabel

Membership Data:

General

1845 - 14 ba'alai batim and 6 seatholders (Chief Rabbi's Questionnaire)

1851 - 175 appropriated seats (ibid.)

Number of Seatholders - Board of Deputies Returns^(lxxxiii)

1852

1860

1870

1880

1896

1900

21

16

13

6

8

10

Reports & Survey^(lxxxiv)

1977 - 6 male (or household) members and 3 female members

1983 - 10 male (or household) members and 3 female members

1990 - 40 members (households)

1996 - 42 members (households)

2010 & 2016 - listed as having 50 to 99 members (by household)

The congregation's membership is drawn from a wide area, covering Devon, Cornwall and Somerset

Registration District:

Devon, since 1 April 2007^(lxxxv) - Link to Register Office website

Worship Registration:

The synagogue is registered as a Place of Worship - Worship Register Number 20929 - under the Places of Worship Registration Act 1855.^(lxxxvi)

Exeter Synagogue

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The Archives include:

The History of the Community & Synagogue;
The Old Jews Burial Ground in Exeter, including its history and details of burials with photographs of all extant gravestones;
Plans and Drawings of the Synagogue;
Holocaust Testimonies from Exeter;
Many photographs of the Synagogue, its artifacts and its people;
and lots and lots more.

Also click below for:

The extensive documents and papers of the late Rabbi Dr. Bernard Susser, historian of the Jews of South West England, placed in the care of Frank J Gent, which have been donated to JCR-UK.

Other Online Articles and Other Material
relating to the Exeter Jewish Community

on JCR-UK

Susser Archive:
- The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Exeter by Cecil Roth, 1950.
- The Jews of South-East England. Rabbi Bernard Susser's 1977 University of Exeter thesis for his PhD degree.
- Letter regarding the Dedication of the Synagogue.
- Report on the re-opening of the Synagogue, June 1854
- Westcountry Jewish Wills
- Will of Emanuel Levy, 1818 of Exeter
- Extract of Chief Rabbi's Correspondence for Devon and Cornwall - facsimile. Made by Rabbi Susser from the duplicate correspondence books of the Chief Rabbis for the nineteenth century.
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.
- Paper on Exeter.
- Chief Rabbi's Questionnaire of 1845 - Exeter Congregational & Charitable Data and Exeter Educational Data & Other Remarks.
Press Report on Fire in the Synagogue - August 1876.
See below for online material relating to the community's Jewish cemeteries.
Medieval Jewish Community in Exeter.
Jewish Listed Heritage Sites in Devon.
Exeter Bibliography.

on Third Party Websites

Jewish Encyclopaedia article on Exeter by Joseph Jacobs, c-1906.

Some Notable Jewish Connections with Exeter

Rabbi Lionel Blue (1930-2016) was evacuated to Exeter as a child during World War II.
Ezekiel Abraham Ezekiel (1757–1806), English engraver, was born at Exeter.
Sidney Mendelssohn (1860-1917), mining director, African bibliographer, collector and writer was born in Exeter. He was the son of Rev. Meyer Mendelssohn. (See also Mendelssohn in JewishGen's Kehilalinks for Kimberley)
Herchel Smith (1925-2001), an Anglo-American organic chemist and philanthropist, whose discoveries included the key inventions underlying oral and injectable contraceptives, was partly educated and lived in Exeter and was a member of the Exeter Hebrew Congregation.

Search the All-UK Database

The records in the database associated with Exeter include:

Marriages:

1838 - 1907 (35 records)

Census:

Extracts for Exeter from: 1841 / 1851 / 1861 censuses (286 records).

1851 Anglo Jewry Database, including Exmouth (12 miles to the south) (as of the 2016 update):

Individuals in the "1851" database who were living in:
Exeter during the 1760s (1 record); 1780s (3 records); 1790s (4 records); 1800s (11 records); 1810s (28 records); 1820s (46 records), 1830s (51 records), 1840s (144 records), 1850s (170 records), 1860s (65 records), 1870s (16 records), 1880s (7 records), 1890s (1 record) and 1900s (1 record); and
Exmouth during the 1830s (3 records) and 1880s (2 records).

UK Jewish Communal Leaders Database - Exeter records:

Jewish Directory for 1874 and Jewish Year Book 1896/7 (records of 7 individuals); and

JCR-UK Listings (records of 62 individuals - as of the March 2024 update).

Other Exeter Jewish Institutions & Organisations

Educational & Theological

Hebrew and Religious Classes - establishment from time to time by the congregation

Other Institutions

Exeter Jewish Literary Society - founded 1850.^(xc)
Three hostels for about 100 young Jewish refugees were established by the Habanim Youth Movement during World War II in Dawlish, Teignmouth and Exmouth, all close Exeter.^(xci)
Jewish Communal Centre, during World War II, opened in Oldfellows Hall, near Exeter Cathedral, in May 1941.^(xcii)
Jewish Society at Exeter University.^(xciii)
Council of Christian and Jews.^(xciv)

Exeter Jewish Cemetery Information

The Exeter Jewish community has two Jewish cemeteries:

The Old Jews' Burial Ground, Bulls Meadow, Magdalen Street, Exeter. The Cemetery dates from 1757, although the freehold was not acquired until 1977. Contains over 110 documented burials.
The walls of the cemetery is a Grade II Listed Building, listed on 26 July 1973 (number 1273651). See Historic England Listing & Description

Articles and other material about the old Exeter cemetery on JCR-UK:

The old Jews Burial Ground in Exeter, including its history and details of burials with photographs of all extant gravestones. Part of the Exeter Synagogue Archive.
Gravestone Inscriptions at Exeter Jews' Cemetery, transcribed by Rabbi Dr. Bernard Susser (a section of Rabbi Susser's "Jewish Tombstone Inscriptions in S. W. England - Studies in Anglo-Jewish History No. 3", which includes an Introduction that also makes reference to Exeter). Part of the Susser Archive.
Views of Exeter's Old Jewish Burial Ground.
The Jewish Section of the Exwick Cemetery, Exwick Road, Exwick, Exeter. The earliest burial dates from 1992.

Article about the Exwick cemetery on JCR-UK:

See Exwick Cemetery, Jewish Section for a plan of the Cemetery, a layout plan of the graves in the Jewish Section and photographs of all gravestones.

Exeter Jewish Population Data
Year	Number	Source

1842	30 familes (175-200 individuals)	(The Rise of Provincial Jewry* by Cecil Roth)*
1906	30	(The Jewish Year Book 1906/7)
1923	37	(The Jewish Year Book 1924)
1939	65	(The Jewish Year Book 1940)
1947	about 20	(The Jewish Year Book 1948)
1970	about 70	(The Jewish Year Book 1971)
1977	about 30	(The Jewish Year Book 1978)
1980	25	(The Jewish Year Book 1981)
1987	about 40	(The Jewish Year Book 1988)
1988	about 80	(The Jewish Year Book 1989)
1991	100	(The Jewish Year Book 1992)
1993	150	(The Jewish Year Book 1994)

Notes & Sources
(↵ returns to text above)

(i) Reserved.
(ii) The Overview on JCR-UK's Exeter Synagogue Archives. ↵
(iii) Fry's Exeter - an Illustrated History (2013), by Helen Fry ("Fry's Exeter"), p. 41. ↵
(iv) Fry's Exeter, p.44. ↵
(v) Reserved.
(vi) Letter dated 17 July 1929 bearing the date of consecration on the synagogue, part of Susser Archives. ↵
(vii) Extract from the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette in JCR-UK's Exeter Synagogue Archives. ↵
(viii) and (ix) Reserved.
(x) The principal supplemental source is Fry's Exetery (2013), p.143. ↵
(xi) Listed by Rabbi Susser as Moses Horowitz, full name provided in Fry's Exeter, pp.40, 143 ↵
(xii) Rev. Green's full name is provided in Fry's Exeter, pp. 40/1, 143 ↵
(xiii) Rev. Hoffnung full name provided in Fry's Exeter, pp. 41, 143. He was dismissed, with three months notice, at the quarterly meeting of 25 April 1852 (transcript of minutes in Exeter Synagogue Archives on JCR-UK). ↵
(xiv) Rev. Albu's appointment and resignation recorded in minutes of the congregation of 3 July 1853 and 16 April 1854 (transcripts of both minutes in Exeter Synagogue Archives on JCR-UK). ↵
(xv) Misspelled Mendlessohn on p.143 of Fry's Exeter. ↵
(xvi) and (xvii) Reserved.
(xviii) Testimonial dated 12 April 1868 for Rev. Alexander and minutes of the congregation's Special Meeting of 23 May 1869 (transcripts of both items in JCR-UK's Exeter Synagogue Archives), the latter document reporting his leaving to take up post in Southampton. ↵
(xix) No further information is known about Rev. Lewis. ↵
(xx) No further information is known about Rev. Shapiro, except that, according to the 1871 census, he was then 45 years old and originated from Poland. ↵
(xxi) Rev. Bach is also listed in the Jewish Directory for 1874, by Asher Myers. ↵
(xxii) Biographic Research on JCR-UK's Exeter Synagogue Archives. ↵
(xxiii) and (xxiv) Reserved.
(xxv) Rev. Manovitz's full name provided in Fry's Exeter, pp.44, 143 ↵
(xxvi) No further information is known about Rev. Lazarus. ↵
(xxvii) Fry's Exeter, pp.44, 143. Rev. Davidson is not listed by Rabbi Susser. ↵
(xxviii) Rev. Furst is not mentioned by Rabbi Susser. Jewish Chronicle report of 3 October 1884. ↵
(xxvii) Fry's Exeter, p.43. Rev. Muller is not listed by Rabbi Susser. ↵
(xxx) and (xxxi) Reserved.
(xxxii) Jewish Chronicle report of 25 January 1895 and minuted notice dated 20 March 1897 of termination of Rev. Litovitch employment (in JCR-UK's Exeter Synagogue Archives). ↵
(xxxiii) Rev. Rittenberg's full name provided in Jolles's Encyclopaedia. ↵
(xxxiv) Fry's Exeter, p. 44/5, 143. Rev. Pearlstein was not listed by Rabbi Susser. ↵
(xxxv) No further information is known about Rev. Bregman. He was also listed as minister is the first Jewish Year Book in which the congregation appeared (1904/4) and the next two editions. ↵
(xxxvi) Jewish Chronicle reports of 26 August 1898 and 8 September 1899. Rev. Caplan was listed as minister of the congregation in Jewish Year Books 1906/7 and 1907/8. He was not listed by Rabbi Susser. ↵
(xxxvii) and (xxxviii) Reserved.
(xxxix) Jewish Chronicle report of 16 May 1913. He is also listed as minister of the congregation in Jewish Year Books 1909 through 1913 ↵
(xl) Communication from Rabbi Meir Salasnik. Rev. Glaser is not listed as a minister of the congregation in any Jewish Year Book nor is he listed by either Rabbi Susser or in Fry's Exeter. ↵
(xli) Although listed by both Rabbi Susser and in Fry's Exeter. Rev. Shinerock is not listed as a minister of the congregation in any Jewish Year Book. ↵
(xlii) Fry's Exeter, pp.88/9. ↵
(xliii) Fry's Exeter, p.45. ↵
(xliv) to (xlvi) Reserved.
(xlvii) Where a person is first listed in a year book as holding a particular office, it has been assumed that his term of office commenced in the year of publication of the relevant year book and that he continued in office until the commencement of office of his successor, unless the office was vacant. From 1909, year books were published according to the Gregorian year, being published generally towards the end of the year prior to the year appearing in the title of the year book. For example, if an officer is listed in Jewish Year Books 1919 through 1924, it is assumed that such officer commenced office in 1918 and continued in office until 1924. However, it should be noted that this is only an assumption and, accordingly, his or her actual years of office may differ somewhat from those shown here. ↵
(xlviii) Minutes of the special meeting of 7 May 1848 (5608), in which Mr. L. Lazarus is listed as president. There is no indication as to when he was elected or until when he served. ↵
(xlix) Minutes of the quarterly meeting of 16 October 1851 (5612), in which Mr. M. Lazarus is listed as president. It is presumed that he was first elected in at least the previous year. He stepped down at the quarterly meeting of 3 October 1852 (5613). ↵
(l) Minutes of the quarterly meeting of 3 October 1852 (5613), in which Mr. A. Alexander was elected president. He is known to have been re-elected as president in at least October 1854 (Jewish Chronicle report of 20 October 1854) and is assumed to have served until at least the following year, if not longer. ↵
(li) and (lii) Reserved.
(liii) Minutes of the annual meeting of 10 October 1865 (5626), in which Mr. B. Myers was listed, and re-elected, as president. It is presumed that he was first elected in at least the previous year. He was removed from office at the special meeting of 5 October 1867 (5628) ↵
(liv) Minutes of the quarterly meeting of 18 August 1867 (5627), in which Mr. A. Alexander was appointed pro tem president and of the annual meeting of 19 October 1867 (5628), at which he was formally elected president. He continued to appear as president in minutes until at least mid 1869 (later minutes not available. ↵
(lv) The Jewish Chronicle of 29 October 1875 reported the election of Morris Hart as president of the congregation. ↵
(lvi) Fry's Exeter, p.81 states that Charles Samuel, formerly known as Samuel Gittleson, served as president of the congregation for 58 years until his death in 1944. He is listed as president from the first Jewish Year Book in which Exeter was listed (1903/4) through the last edition before the cessation of publication during World War II (1940). ↵
(lvii) Derrick and Solomon Boam were brothers. Derrick Boam was hon. life president from September 1986 until at least September 1987 (Fry's Exeter, pp.154/5). ↵
(lviii) to (lx) Reserved.
(lxi) Minutes of the special meeting of 29 October 1837 (5598), in which Mr. A. Alexander is listed as warden, which at the time was the senior lay officer. There is no indication as to when he was initially elected. He served until at least October 1838 and his successor had assumed office by December 1838. ↵
(lxii) Minutes of the quarterly meeting of 11 December 1838 (5598), in which Mr. M. Davis is listed as warden, which at the time was the senior lay officer. He had been elected within the previous two months as his predecessor was still in office on 14 October 1838. There is no indication as to when he served beyond 1839. ↵
(lxiii) Minutes of the quarterly meeting of 16 October 1851 (5612), in which Mr. D. Lazarus was re-elected as warden. There is no indication as to when he was initially elected. He served until the quarterly meeting of 3 October 1852 (5613). ↵
(lxiv) Minutes of the quarterly meeting of 3 October 1852 (5613), at which Mr. I. Silverstone was elected as warden. He is knowned to have been re-elected as warden in at October 1854 (Jewish Chronicle report of 20 October 1854) and is assumed to have served until at least the following year, if not longer. ↵
(lxv) and (lxvi) Reserved.
(lxvii) Jewish Year Books ceased providing data on the congregation's treasurers after 1958. Data on the treasurers listed below from 1983 to 1999 has been extracted from Fry's Exeter, pp. 154/155. ↵
(lxviii) Minutes of the quarterly meeting of 11 December 1838 (5599), in which Mr. E. Lazarus is listed as treasurer (he was named as gabbai in a 14 October 1838 minute). It is not currently known whether he served beyond the the subsequent year. ↵
(lxix) Minutes of the special meeting of 7 May 1848 (5608), in which Mr. J. Marks is referred to as treasurer. There is no indication as to when he was elected or until when he served. However The Jewish Chronicle of 5 July 1853 reported that Mr. Marks was leaving Exeter and that he was thanked by the board for twenty years of service to the congregation, having filled "various offices of president, treasurer, etc. with honour to himself...". ↵
(lxx) Minutes of the quarterly meeting of 16 October 1851 (5612), in which Mr. E. Jacobs is mentioned as the treasurer who was not seeking re-election. There is no indication as to when he was elected. ↵
(lxxi) Minutes of the quarterly meeting of 16 October 1851 (5612), in which Mr. A. Alexander was elected treasurer. He did not seek re-election as treasurer at the quarterly meeting of 3 October 1852 (5613), being then elected president. ↵
(lxxii) Minutes of the quarterly meeting of 3 October 1852 (5613), in which Mr. M. Solomom was elected treasurer. He is known to have been re-elected as treasurer in at least October 1854 (Jewish Chronicle report of 20 October 1854) and is assumed to have served until at least the following year, if not longer. ↵
(lxxiii) and (lxxiv) Reserved.
(lxxv) Minutes of the annual meeting of 10 October 1865 (5626), in which Mr. S. Elsner was listed, and re-elected, as treasurer. It is presumed that he was first elected in at least the previous year. He stepped down as treasurer at the social meeting of 26 September 1866 (5627). ↵
(lxxvi) Minutes of the annual meeting of 29 September 1866 (5625), in which Mr. A. Alexander was elected treasurer. It was agreed at the annual meeting of 19 October 1867 (5628), that Mr. Alexander would continue to act as treasurer even though he now also held the office of president. He continued to appear as president (and presumably treasurer) in minutes until at least mid 1869 (later minutes not available). ↵
(lxxvii) The Jewish Chronicle of 29 October 1875 reported that Mr. Barrow Jonas was serving as treasurer of the congregation, under the presidency of Mr. Morris Hart. ↵
(lxxvii) During most of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century it would appear that the congregation's minister (reader) often also acted as secretary. ↵
(lxxix) to (lxxxii) Reserved.
(lxxxiii) Primarily the Paper on Exeter from "Provincial Jewry in Victorian Britain". ↵
(lxxxiv) Reports on synagogue membership in the United Kingdom, published by the Board of Deputies of British Jews and which can be viewed on the website of the Institute of Jewish Policy Research. Click HERE for links to the various reports. ↵
(lxxxv) Previous Registration District: Exeter - from 1 July 1837 to 1 April 2007. All registers would now be held by the current office. ↵
(lxxxvi) Page 421 of the 2010 List of Places of Worship. ↵
(lxxxvii) to (lxxxix) Reserved.
(xc) Fry's Exeter, p.64. ↵
(xci) Fry's Exeter, p.93. ↵
(xcii) Fry's Exeter, p.90. ↵
(xciii) Fry's Exeter, p.105. ↵
(xciv) Fry's Exeter, pp.109/110. ↵

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