Accounts book of the Newport Hebrew Congregation, 1924-1925

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A dark green accounts book with black binding. On the fly sheet is written "Newport Hebrew Congregation". It shows the subscriptions and offerings (and arrears) of members of the Newport Hebrew Congregation from October 1924 to October 1925. Over 100 individuals are listed (two pages each) with some gaps, possibly due to missing pages; there is also a page for visitors' offering. The subscriptions are 3/6, 3/-, 1/6 or 1/- (shillings and pence). Because individuals are named it is not possible to show the contents.

Newport Monmouthshire Hebrew Congregation was founded in 1859 by orthodox Jews meeting at a temporary synagogue in Llanarth Street. A synagogue at Francis Street was opened in 1869 and consecrated by the Chief Rabbi Dr Herman Adler in 1871. In 1934 the congregation moved to the Nathan Harris Memorial Hall in Queen’s Hill which was converted to a synagogue. In 1997 this synagogue was closed, and the congregation moved to the Prayer House by the Jewish Burial Ground on Risca Road. Within 20 years the congregation had dwindled to a few members able to attend and this too had ceased to hold services.

Sources:
- “History of our Shul. The First Hundred Years", published by Newport Congregation in 1959;
- Oral history interviews with members of the Newport Mon Hebrew Congregation, recorded in 2018 by JHASW.

Depository: Gwent Archives.