the former

Llanelli Synagogue

and Jewish Community

Carmarthenshire, South Wales

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Town of Llanelli

Llanelli (generally spelled Llanelly until the mid-1960s) is a town in South Wales with a population of about 50,000, situated on the on the northern coast of the Burry Inlet, near the entrance to the Bristol Channel, about 13 miles northeast of Swansea.

Until 1974, Llanelli formed the municipal borough of Llanelli in the county of Carmarthenshire. From 1974 until 1996, it was part of the district of Llanelli in the newly-formed county of Dyfed. In 1996, Llanelli was merged with neighbouring authorities to form the reconstituted county of Carmarthenshire, a unitary authority (within the ceremonial, or preserved, county of Dyfed).

Llanelli-Synagogue
Llanelli Synagogue, built in typical Welsh chapel style.
(courtesy "How the Greeners Came to the Valley"
by Michael Wallach. ©Jewish Chronicle)

The Jewish Community

The Llanelli Jewish community is the most westernly Jewish community in South Wales and its origins appear to date back to the 1880s when Jews first began to settle in the town (see Into the Vortex by G. Alderman for details of the early settlers), although it was not until about 1902 (or, according to another source, 1900) that services were held, for the high holy day. The synagogue was built a few years later and, for a time, there was a rival congregation, formed in 1915.

The Jews of Llanelli were generally considered to be among the most religious in the provinces and a high proportion of its sons became rabbis and ministers of other congregations throughout Britain. For this reason, Llanelli has been referred to as "the Gateshead of Wales".

Congregation Data
Name:	Llanelli Synagogue (previously Llanelly Synagogue) also known as the Llanelli Hebrew Congregation
Address:	Queen Victoria Street, Llanelli, SA15, from 1909^(iv) The Synagogue, on the corner with Era Road, was in typical Welsh chapel (simple Gothic) style and designed by architect Thomas Arnold.^(v) The foundation stone was laid on 14 July 1908^(vi) and the synagogue was opened and consecrated by the Chief Rabbi Hermann Adler in May 1909.^(vii) In 1955, presumably following significant renovations, the synagogue was reconsecrated in a service officiated by Rev. A. Brysh of Swansea.^(viii)
Previous Addresses:	Services were initially held in Murray Street, Llanelly, at the residence of Mr. Rubenstein.^(xi) Later, the congregation moved to Castle Buildings (junction of Murray Street, Station Road and Queen Victoria Road), Llanelly, until 1909.^(xii)
Formation:	Services were first held in 1902, initially just for the high holy days,^(xiii) and thereafter on a regular basis.^(xiv) (An alternative source gives the year of the first service as 1897.^(xv))
Closure:	By 1966, the synagogue was rarely used, although at the time there was an abortive plan by a group of Chasidim from Stamford Hill to move to Llanelli and set up a yeshiva there.^(xvii) By 1973 the congregation had already largely merged into the Swansea Hebrew Congregation,^(xviii) with which it had ultimately fully merged by the early 1980s.^(xix) In 1982, the congregation's sifrei torah were given to Cambridge Traditional Jewish Congregation, as there were "only a few Jewish families in Llanelli, so no longer able to hold services in the synagogue".^(xx) The synagogue building, which had become derelict and was sold in 1984, became the Llanelli Free Evangelical Church, following restoration in 1988/9.^(xxi)
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Affiliation:	The congregation was an unaffiliated congregation under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi.
Rival Congregation:	In December 1915, a rival congregation, known as the Llanelly New Hebrew Congregation was form^(xxiv) and lasted at least a couple of years, but was unable to obtain formal recognition from the Chief Rabbi.^(xxv) Its secretary was Reuben Palto^(xxvi) and its reader and shochet, at least in 1917, was named as Rev. Benjamin Jarcover.^(xxvii)
Ministers & Readers: (To view a short profile of a minister or reader whose name appears in blue - hold the cursor over his name.)	Rev. Simon Fyne - visiting minister from Swansea from about 1904 until about 1906.^(xxx) Rev. Herbert J. Sandheim - visiting minister from Swansea from about 1907 until 1914.^(xxxi) Rev. Isaac Solomon - reader, shochet and teacher from at least 1908 until 1913 and from about 1917 until at least the 1920s.^(xxxii) Rev. Benjamin Jachower - reader, shochet and teacher from 1913 until about 1916^(xxxiii) Rev. Ephraim Moses Levy - minister in 1916^(xxxiv) Rev. J.M. Feldman - minister from 1919 until about 1921^(xxxvii) Rev. Harris Swift - minister from 1923 until 1926^(xxxviii) Rev. Reuben Rabinowitz - minister from 1926 to 1930^(xxxix) Rev. Judah Levinson - minister or reader from about 1931 until 1932^(xl) Rev. Ruben Abenson - minister possibly from about 1942 until about 1945^(xli) Rev. David Josovic - minister from about 1951 until about 1954^(xlii)
Lay Officers of the Congregation:	Unless otherwise stated, the data on lay officers has been extracted exclusively from listings in Jewish Year Books (first published 1896/7),^(xlvi) although an officer's first name has generally been obtained from various press reports.
	Presidents 1902-1903 - Woolf Lyons^(xlvii) 1903-1904 - Harries Rubenstein^(xlviii) 1904-1910 - Isaac Benjamin^(xlix) 1910-1913 - Hiser Policovsky^(l) 1913-1914 - Solomon Miron 1914-1917 - Hyman Silverstone^(li) 1917-1923 - Morris Benjamin 1923-1927 - Harries Rubenstein^(liv) 1927-1928 - Myer Green^(lv) 1928-1929 - J. Conn^(lvi) 1929-1930 - P. Scharff^(lvii) 1930-1931 - C. Isaacs^(lviii) 1931-1941 - Solomon Miron^(lxi) 1942-1950 - Isaac Landy^(lxii) 1950-1953 - Hyman Landy^(lxiii) 1953-1956 - Harry Cohen^(lxiv) 1957-1958 - Ennis Landy^(lxv)	Treasurers 1902-1903 - Isaac Benjamin^(lxviii) 1904-1910 - Harries Rubenstein 1910-1913 - Solomon Miron 1914-1917 - Morris Benjamin^(lxix) 1917-1921 - Harries Rubenstein 1921-1923 - M. Lipman 1923-1927 - Solomon Miron^(lxx) 1927-1928 - W. Barnett^(lxxi) 1928-1929 - Saul Cass^(lxxii) 1929-1930 - M. Lipman^(lxxiii) 1931-1933 - Solomon Miron^(lxxvi) 1933-1936 - Hyman Landy^(lxxvii) 1936 - Jack Kershion^(lxxviii) 1936-1940 - Harry Cohen^(lxxix) 1940-1941 - Eli Levi^(lxxx) 1942-1950 - Morris Rubenstein^(lxxxiii) 1950-1952 - Harry Cohen 1952-1956 - Hyman Landy^(lxxxiv) 1957-1986 - Harry Cass^(lxxxv)
	Secretaries and Hon. Secretaries
	1902-1903 - J. Joseph^(lxxxviii) 1904-1908 - N. Rubenstein 1908-1910 - Solomon Miron 1910-1911 - Reuben Palto 1911-1913 - Solomon Miron 1913-1916 - no data 1916-1917 - Reuben Palto 1917-1921 - Harries Rubenstein 1921-1923 - H. Benjamin 1923-1927 - Solomon Miron^(lxxxix) 1927-1929 - L.H. Benjamin^(xc) 1929-1930 - Kenneth Lipman^(xci) 1931-1933 - Hyman Landy^(xcii)	1933-1936 - Jack Kershion^(xcv) 1936-1940 - O.J. Benjamin^(xcvi) 1940-1941 - Eli Levi^(xcvii) 1942-1943 - Rev. Ruben Abenson^(xcviii) 1945-1947 - Ennis Landy 1947-1950 - S. Broad 1950-1951 - Morris Rubenstein 1951-1953 - Sidney H. Davies^(ci) 1953-1956 - I. Aron 1956-1959 - David Glynne^(cii) 1959-1961 - H. Coleman 1961-1986 - Harry Cass^(ciii)
Membership Data:	1938 - 31 members^(cvi)
Registration District:	Carmarthenshire, since 1 April 2007^(cvii) - Link to Register Office website
Cemetery Information:	There were no Jewish cemeteries in Llanelli. Burials generally took place in Swansea, where the nearest Jewish cemetery is situated.

Online Articles, Videos and Other Material
relating to the Llanelli Jewish Community

on JCR-UK

Channah Hirsch's
book on her family
in Llanelli

Press Reports relating to the Llanelli Jewish Community, compiled by Harold Pollins:
- Part 1, 1872 - 1918;
- Part 2, 1919 - 1936;
- Part 3, 1937 - 1959; and
- Part 4, 1960 - 2009.
How 'Greeners' Came to the Valley by Michael Wallach, Jewish Chronicle Colour Magazine, 1975.
Into the Vortex: South Wales Jewry Before 1914 - paper by Geoffrey Alderman, presented at a Conference prepared by Aubrey Newman on Provincial Jewry in Victorian Britain, convened by Jewish Historical Society of England (JHSE) at University College, London, 6 July 1975.
Bibliography.

Notable Jewish Connections with Llanelli
(prepared with the assistance of Steven Jaffe)

Ronald Cass (1923-2006), born in Llanelli, also known as Ronnie Cass, was a screenwriter, playwright, novelist and music director.
Marilyn Foreman (1944-2014), known as Mandy Rice-Davies, best known for her role in the Profumo affair, was born in Llanelli. During her marriage to Israeli Rafi Shauli (m.1966 - div. 1971), she converted to Judaism and lived in Israel.
Michael Howard now Baron Howard of Lympne) (born Michael Hecht in Gorseinon, Swansea, in July 1941), British politician, was the son of Rumanian Jewish immigrants and grew up and went to school in Llanelli. He was leader of Conservative Party (2003-2005), being the first Jew to lead one of the principal British political parties. He previously held a number of ministerial positions in the Governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including as Home Secretary, 1993-1997. (Note: Benjamin Disraeli, leader of the Conservative (Tory) Party in the nineteenth century, had been baptized at birth, and when Herbert (later Lord) Samuel was leader of the Liberal Party from 1931 to 1935, it had already ceased to be one of the two major parties.)
Joseph Ellis Stone, subsequently Baron Stone (1903-1986) born Silverstone in Llanelli, was a British general practitioner, most notably to Harold Wilson. He was knighted in 1970, and later was created a life peer in the 1976 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours. Brother of Lord Ashdown.
Arnold Silverstone, subsequently Baron Ashdown (1911-1977), property developer, was born in Llanelli. Brother of Lord Stone. His most significant project was to redevelop the south end of London's Victoria Street. Before he died, Lord Ashdown directed the establishment of the Ashdown Charitable Trust that promoted many Anglo-Jewish and wider projects.
Rabbinical figures who were born in, or grew up in, Llanelli:^(cviii)
- Rev. Abel (Avraham) Berman, war-time chaplain and minister;
- Rev. Harry Berman, minister at Stockton and Stoke on Trent;
- Rabbi Myer Berman, MBE, minister at Wembley synagogue;
- Rev. Berl Bloom, shochet with London Board of Shechita;
- Rev. Moishe Bloom, minister in Brighton and Hove;
- Rabbi Dr. Isaac Cohen, minister in Edinburgh, chief rabbi of Ireland;
- Rev. Harry Landy, minister in Elm Park and Yavneh synagogue;
- Rabbi Maurice Landy, miinister at Crickelwood synagogue;
- Rev. Harry David Ritvo, minister at Luton;
- Rev. Abraham Rose, minister at Ealing and Acton synagogue;
- Rabbi Harry Solomon, dayan of the London Beth Din.

Other Llanelli Jewish Institutions & Organisations

Educational & Theological

Hebrew and Religious Classes - from the establishment of the congregation, later managed by the Llanelly Hebrew Education Committee, founded by 1923.^(cxx)
Chevra Shass - founded by 1924.^(cxxi)

Welfare Organisations

Hebrew Self Help Society) - founded by 1913.^(cxxii)
Ladies Benevolent Society (also known as the Jewish Benevolent Society) - converted from the Jewish War Victims’ Relief Fund in December 1918.^(cxxiii)
Ladies Guild - founded by 1951.^(cxxiv)

Israel and Zionist Organisations

Zionist Society - initially founded by 1919,^(cxxvii) but apparently discontinued and refounded in 1946.^(cxxviii)
JNF Commissioner - founded by 1927.^(cxxix)
Mizrachi Society - founded by 1946.^(cxxx)

Other Institutions

Holy Vestments Society - founded by 1932.^(cxxxi)
Jewish Literary and Social Society - founded in 1932.^(cxxxii)
Judaeans Social and Debating Society - founded by 1933.^(cxxxiii)

Llanelli Jewish Population Data
Year	Number	Source

1905	70	The Jewish Year Book 1906/7 and The Jewish Chronicle of 25 February 1905
1917	200	The Jewish Year Book 1918
1919	250	The Jewish Year Book 1920
1923	300	The Jewish Year Book 1924
1945	120	The Jewish Year Book 1945/6
1952	100	The Jewish Year Book 1953
1958	95	The Jewish Year Book 1959
1959	75	The Jewish Year Book 1960
1960	70	The Jewish Year Book 1961
1961	60	The Jewish Year Book 1962
1962	50	The Jewish Year Book 1963
1963	44 (14 families)	The Jewish Year Book 1964 and The Jewish Chronicle of 7 June 1963
1964	40	The Jewish Year Book 1965
1965	41	The Jewish Year Book 1966
1966	40	The Jewish Year Book 1967
1967	38	The Jewish Year Book 1968
1979	20	The Jewish Year Book 1980
1986	10	The Jewish Year Book 1987
Click HERE to view Jewish population figures for the whole of Carmarthenshire from UK Censuses since 2001.

Notes & Sources
(↵ returns to text above)

(i) to (iii) Reserved.
(iv) Queen Victoria Street was the address listed in Jewish Year Books from 1910. ↵
(v) Notice in the Llanelly Mercury and South Wales Advertiser of 20 May 1909 and Sharman Kadish's Jewish Heritage in Britain and Ireland, ("Kadish's Jewish Heritage"), p.257. To view a description of other Jewish architectural works (if any) by T. Arnold, hold your cursor over his name. ↵
(vi) The Jewish Chronicle report of 17 July 1908. ↵
(vii) Llanelly Mercury and South Wales Advertiser report of 20 May 1909. ↵
(viii) The Jewish Chronicle report of 6 May 1955. ↵
(ix) and (x) Reserved.
(xi) Listed in Jewish Year Books from 1904/4 reported in The Jewish Chronicle report of 2 January 1903. ↵
(xii) The year of the move from the Murray Street residence to Castle Buildings is uncertain. However, according to the Llanelly Mercury and South Wales Advertiser report of 20 May 1909 they worshipped in Castle Buildings for some considerable time. ↵
(xiii) The Jewish Chronicle report of 22 July 1902. ↵
(xiv) The Jewish Chronicle report of 2 January 1903. ↵
(xv) Harry Rubenstein, a former long-term resident of Llanelly, then aged 82, described the origins of the community in The Jewish Chronicle report of 6 May 1955, stating (contrary to press reports) that the first (high holy day) services were held at the Albion Hotel in 1897. ↵
(xvi) Reserved.
(xvii) The Jewish Chronicle report of 5 August 1966. ↵
(xviii) The Jewish Chronicle report of 1 June 1973. ↵
(xix) Jewish Year Book 1987. ↵
(xx) The Jewish Chronicle report of 12 March 1982. ↵
(xxi) Kadish's Jewish Heritage, p. 257. ↵
(xxii) and (xxiii) Reserved.
(xxiv) The Jewish Chronicle report of 3 December 1915. The congregation was not listed in Jewish Year Books. ↵
(xxv) Llanelly Star report of 29 September 1917. ↵
(xxvi) The Jewish Chronicle report of 10 March 1916. ↵
(xxvii) Llanelly Star report of 29 September 1917. However, He is almost certainly the same person as Rev. Jachower listed below. ↵
(xxviii) and (xxix) Reserved.
(xxx) The Jewish Chronicle report of 25 February 1905. Rev. Fyne was listed as visiting minister in Jewish Year Books 1904/5 and 1905/6. ↵
(xxxi) Rev. Sandheim was listed as visiting minister in Jewish Year Books 1909 and 1914 and The Jewish Chronicle of 17 February 1914 reported his farewell sermon. He served in Swansea from 1907 to 1912. ↵
(xxxii) The Jewish Chronicle report of 17 July 1908 reported that Rev. Solomon officiated at the laying of the foundation stone for the synagogue and on 11 July 1913 it reported his first resignation. He is listed as reader and shochet in Jewish Year Books from 1909 through 1914 and from 1918 through 1923 and is mentioned in a number of other press reports from 1917 to 1919. The Jewish Chronicle of 25 March 1955 contains a brief description of his time in Llanelli. ↵
(xxxiii) The Jewish Chronicle of 11 July 1913 reported the appointment of Rev. Jachower (without an initial) chazan, shochet and teacher of the congregation in place of Rev. Solomon. He was listed as shochet and reader of the congregation in Jewish Year Books 1914 through 1916. ↵
(xxxiv) Llanelly Star of 12 February 1916 reported the appointment of Rev. E.M. Levy as minister of the congregation. However he was already serving as chaplain to the Armed Forces later in 1916, and in The Jewish Chronicle of 22 September 1917 he stated that it was 12 months since [he was] in the synagogue. He was listed (under the name E.E. Levy) as minister of the congregation in Jewish Year Books 1917 and 1918. ↵
(xxxv) and (xxxvi) Reserved.
(xxxvii) Llanelly Star of 12 April 1919 reported that Rev. M.J. Feldman(sic) had recently been appointed as minister of the congregation. He was listed as minister in Jewish Year Books 1920 and 1921. ↵
(xxxviii) Jewish Chronicle obituary of 22 January 1971. Rev. Swift was listed as minister in Jewish Year Books 1925 through 1927. ↵
(xxxix) The Jewish Chronicle of 30 June 1930 reported that Rev. Rabinowitz (incorrectly given the initial B.) was leaving the Llanelly Hebrew congregation having spent the last 4 years as minister. He was not listed in Jewish Year Books with regard to this congregation ↵
(xl) The Jewish Chronicle of 29 July 1932 refers to Rev. J. Levinson "of Llanelly" being appointed to a post in Hull. He was not listed in Jewish Year books with regard to this congregation ↵
(xli) Jewish Year books were not published during the war years 1941 to 1945 and Rev. R. Abenson was listed as minister of the congregation in the edition for 1945/6. The Jewish Chronicle of 27 February 1942 referred to Rev. R. Abenson being elected as hon. secretary of the congregation, and it is presumed that at the time he was also serving as minister. ↵
(xlii) Rev. D. Josovic was listed as minister of the congregation in Jewish Year Books 1952 through 1954. ↵
(xliii) to (xlv) Reserved.
(xlvi) Where a person was 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 shown as vacant. Initially year books corresponded to the Hebrew year, and thus ran roughly from autumn of one year - the year of publication - until autumn of the next year. 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 was listed in Jewish Year Books 1919 through 1923, it is assumed that he commenced office in 1918 and continued in office until 1923. However, it should be noted that this is only an assumption and, accordingly, his actual years of office may differ somewhat from those shown here. Jewish Year Books were not published during World War II subsequent to 1940. There were no Jewish Year Book listings of officers (other than secretary) subsequent to 1956. ↵
(xlvii) W. Lyons was named as the first president of the congregation in The Jewish Chronicle report of 22 August 1902. He was not mentioned in Jewish Year Books. ↵
(xlviii) As listed in Jewish Year Book 1903/4. Listed initially as Rubinstein. The surnames Rubenstein and Rubinstein were interchangeable and for consistency we have used Rubenstein throughout. H. Rubenstein's first name appears to be spelled Harries, although he would appear to have later adopted Harris, as per his recollections of the community appearing in The Jewish Chronicle of 6 May 1955. ↵
(xlix) As listed in Jewish Year Book 1904/5 through 1910. Reports in The Jewish Chronicle of 17 July 1908 and Llanelly Mercury and South Wales Advertiser of 20 May 1909 also confirm I. Benjamin holding the office of president. In H. Rubenstein's recollections of the community appearing in The Jewish Chronicle of 6 May 1955, I. Benjamin was described as the initial president in 1900. ↵
(l) Listed in Jewish Year Books 1911 through 1913 as Pobcovsky(sic), clearly a typo, based upon the spelling of the name in various press reports. ↵
(li) As listed in Jewish Year Books 1915 through 1917. The Jewish Chronicle of 17 February 1914 referred to H. Silverston as president and on 30 October 1914 it reported his re-election as president and he was apparently again re-elected in 1915 and 1916. ↵
(lii) and (liii) Reserved.
(liv) As listed in Jewish Year Books. The Jewish Chronicle of 4 January 1924 confirmed H. Rubenstein's election as president. ↵
(lv) Not listed in Jewish Year Books. M. Green's election as president was reported in The Jewish Chronicle of 9 December 1927. ↵
(lvi) Not listed in Jewish Year Books. J. Conn's election as president was reported in The Jewish Chronicle of 16 November 1928. ↵
(lvii) Not listed in Jewish Year Books. P. Scharff's election as president was reported in The Jewish Chronicle of 13 December 1929. ↵
(lviii) Not mentioned in press reports. Although C. Isaacs was listed as president in Jewish Year Books 1931 and 1932, there was a press report of the election of his successor already in 1931. ↵
(lix) and (lx) Reserved.
(lxi) S. Miron was listed as president in Jewish Year Books 1933 through 1940, after which publication ceased until after World War II. Also, his election as president was reported by The Jewish Chronicle in its reports of the congregation's annual elections for almost every year from 1931 through 1940. There is no report of the 1941 annual election. ↵
(lxii) I. Landy was reported as president in The Jewish Chronicle reports of 27 February 1942 and 17 December 1948. He was listed as president in Jewish Year Books from 1946/6 through 1950. ↵
(lxiii) H. Landy was listed as president of the congregation in Jewish Year Books from 1951 through 1953. The election of Hyman Landy of ‘Wynarth’ as president was reported in The Jewish Chronicle of 16 May 1952. (There were two Hyman Landys.) ↵
(lxiii) H. Cohen was listed as president of the congregation in Jewish Year Books from 1954 through 1956 (after which the year books stopped listing presidents). His election as president was not covered by press reports although he was referred as a former president in 1957 (the year he died - The Jewish Chronicle obituary of 14 June 1957, although it is not clear whether or not he died in office). ↵
(lxv) E. Landy's election and re-election as president of the congregation was reported in The Jewish Chronicle of 12 July 1957 and 13 June 1958, respectively. There is no further data on presidents of the congregation except that The Jewish Chronicle of 7 June 1963 refers to a Hyman Landy as president and that of 11 August 1967 refers to the recently deceased Bernard Howard as a late president. ↵
(lxvi) and (lxvii) Reserved.
(lxviii) I. Benjamin was named as the first treasurer of the congregation in The Jewish Chronicle report of 22 August 1902. He was not mentioned as treasurer in Jewish Year Books. ↵
(lxix) As listed in Jewish Year Books 1915 through 1917. (There is no data on the treasurer of this congregation in the Jewish Year Book 1914 - period 1913-1914) The Jewish Chronicle report of 30 October 1914 confirms M. Benjamin's election as treasurer and he was apparently re-elected in 1915 and 1916. ↵
(lxx) As listed in Jewish Year Books 1924 through 1927. The Jewish Chronicle report of 4 January 1924 confirms S. Miron's election as treasurer and he was apparently initially elected in 1923 and re-elected in subsequent years through 1926. ↵
(lxxi) Not listed in Jewish Year Books. W. Barnett's election as treasurer was reported in The Jewish Chronicle of 9 December 1927. ↵
(lxxii) Not listed in Jewish Year Books. S. Cass's election as treasurer was reported in The Jewish Chronicle of 16 November 1928. ↵
(lxxiii) Not listed in Jewish Year Books. M. Lipman's election as treasurer in 1929 was reported in The Jewish Chronicle of 13 December 1929. ↵
(lxxiv) and (lxxv) Reserved.
(lxxvi) As listed in Jewish Year Books 1932 and 1933. The Jewish Chronicle report of 23 October 1931 confirms S. Miron's election as president and treasurer and he was apparently re-elected the following year. ↵
(lxxvii) As listed in Jewish Year Books 1934 through 1936. The Jewish Chronicle report of 20 January 1933 confirms H. Landy's election as treasurer and he was apparently re-elected in 1934 and 1935. (There were two Hyman Landys) ↵
(lxxviii) The Jewish Chronicle report of 17 July 1936. Not listed in Jewish Year Books. ↵
(lxxix) As listed in Jewish Year Books 1937 through 1940. The Jewish Chronicle reports of 17 July 1936, 22 January 1937 and 4 January 1938 confirm H. Cohen's election as treasurer and he was apparently re-elected in 1938 and 1939. ↵
(lxxx) No listing in Jewish Year Books. Based upon The Jewish Chronicle of 26 January 1940, reporting E. Levi's election as treasurer and hon. secretary. ↵
(lxxxi) and (lxxxii) Reserved.
(lxxxiii) M. Rubenstein was listed as treasurer of the congregation in Jewish Year Books from 1945/6 (the first following war-time cessation of publication) through 1950. The Jewish Chronicle of 27 January 1942, reported his election as treasurer and it is assumed that he continued in office until listing appears in the Jewish Year Books. ↵
(lxxxiv) As listed in Jewish Year Books 1952 through 1956. (There is no data on the treasurer of this congregation for the period 1956-1957 - Jewish Year Book 1957). The Jewish Chronicle report of 10 May 1952 confirms the election of Hyman Landy (of Denham Avenue) as treasurer and he was apparently re-elected in 1953, 1954 and 1955.(There were two Hyman Landys) ↵
(lxxxv) The Jewish Chronicle of 12 July 1957, 13 June 1958 and 1 June 1973 reported H. Cass's election as treasurer, and he was listed as treasurer and hon. secretary in Jewish Year Books 1962 through 1986 (after which, there was no further listing of officers of the congregation although his name and address to be given for the purposes of enquiries). ↵
(lxxxvi) and (lxxxvii) Reserved.
(lxxxviii) J. Joseph (possibly a misprint for I. (Isaac) Joseph) was named as the first secretary of the congregation in The Jewish Chronicle report of 22 August 1902. He was not mentioned in Jewish Year Books. ↵
(lxxxix) Although S. Miron was listed as hon. secretary of the congregation in Jewish Year Books 1924 through 1930 (and The Jewish Chronicle of 4 January 1924 reported his election as hon. secretary and treasurer), others were elected as hon. secretary from 1927. ↵
(xc) Not listed in Jewish Year Books. L.H. Benjamin was elected hon. secretary at successive annual meetings reported in The Jewish Chronicle of 9 December 1927 and 16 November 1928. ↵
(xci) Not listed in Jewish Year Books. The Jewish Chronicle of 13 December 1929 reported the election of K. Lipman as hon. secretary. (There is no data on the secretary of this congregation for the period 1930-1931 - Jewish Year Book 1931). ↵
(xcii) As listed in Jewish Year Books 1932 and 1933. The Jewish Chronicle report of 23 October 1931 confirms the election of H. Landy as hon. secretary and he was apparently re-elected the following year. (There were two Hyman Landys) ↵
(xciii) and (xciv) Reserved.
(xcv) As listed in Jewish Year Books 1934 through 1936. The Jewish Chronicle report of 20 January 1933 confirms the election of J. Kershion as hon. secretary for the first of those years. ↵
(xcvi) As listed in Jewish Year Books 1937 through 1940. The Jewish Chronicle reports of 7 July 1936, 22 January 1937 and 4 February 1938 confirm the election of O.J. Benjamin as hon. secretary in those years. ↵
(xcvii) No listing in Jewish Year Books. Based upon The Jewish Chronicle of 26 January 1940, reporting E. Levi's election as hon. secretary and treasurer. ↵
(xcviii) No listing in Jewish Year Books. The Jewish Chronicle of 27 February 1942 reported Rev. Abenson's election as hon. secretary. It is currently not known whether or not he had also been elected the previous year and whether he also served in subsequent years, as there is no data until 1945. ↵
(xcix) and (c) Reserved.
(ci) As listed (but mispelt) in Jewish Year Books 1952 and 1953. The Jewish Chronicle report of 10 May 1952 confirms the election of S.H. Davies as hon. secretary and he was apparently re-elected the following year. ↵
(cii) As listed in Jewish Year Books 1957 through 1959. The Jewish Chronicle reports of 12 July 1957 and 13 June 1958 confirm D. Glyne's election as hon. secretary for the second and third year. ↵
(ciii) H. Cass was listed as hon. secretary and treasurer in Jewish Year Books from 1962 through 1986 (after which, there was no further listing of officers of the congregation although his name and address to be given for the purposes of enquiries). (The Jewish Chronicle of 1 June 1973 reported his election as hon. secretary and treasurer.) ↵
(civ) and (cv) Reserved.
(cvi) Jewish Year Book 1939. ↵
(cvii) Previous Registration Districts: Llanelly - from 1 July 1837 to 1 April 1974; and Llanelli - from 1 April 1974 to 1 April 207. All registers would now be held by the current office. ↵
(cviii) Names extracated from The Jewish Chronicle report of 25 March 1955 and/or Channah Hirsch's My Llanelli -The Gateshead of Wales, 2008, pp. 159-164. To view a short profile of those listed - hold the cursor over his name. ↵
(cix) to (cxix) Reserved.
(cxx) First listed in the Jewish Year Book 1924. ↵
(cxxi) First listed in the Jewish Year Book 1925. ↵
(cxxii) First listed in the Jewish Year Book 1914. ↵
(cxxiii) The Jewish Chronicle of 20 December 1918. ↵
(cxxiv) First listed in the Jewish Year Book 1952. ↵
(cxxv) to (cxxvi) Reserved.
(cxxvii) First listed in the Jewish Year Book 1920. ↵
(cxxvii) The Jewish Chronicle of 8 February 1946. ↵
(cxxix) First listed in the Jewish Year Book 1928. ↵
(cxxx) First listed in the Jewish Year Book 1946. ↵
(cxxxi) First listed in the Jewish Year Book 1933. ↵
(cxxxii) The Jewish Chronicle of 30 September 1932. ↵
(cxxxiii) First listed in the Jewish Year Book 1934. ↵

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