Metadata: Sunderland Hebrew Congregation
Collection
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- Tyne and Wear Archives
- Holding institution (official language):
- Tyne and Wear Archives
- Postal address:
- Tyne and Wear Archives, Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA
- Phone number:
- 44(0)191 2772248
- Web address:
- https://twarchives.org.uk/
- Reference number:
- C.SU74
- Title:
- Sunderland Hebrew Congregation
- Title (official language):
- Sunderland Hebrew Congregation
- Creator/accumulator:
- Sunderland Hebrew Congregation
- Date(s):
- 1837/2007
- Language:
- English
- Extent:
- 182 items
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Photographic images
- Moving images
- Physical condition:
- Good
- Scope and content:
- This collection includes minutes, rules and regulations, annual reports and accounts, orders of service, meeting minutes, fund reports, list of Hebrew school pupils, ledgers, annual balance sheets, timetables of services, survey reports, correspondence, photographs, register of births, marriage register, index of marriages, financial statements and Directors' reports.
- Archival history:
- Held by creating organisation/individual until gifted to Tyne and Wear Archives.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Sunderland's is the oldest Jewish community in the north east. The congregation, known originally as the Israelite Congregation or Adath Jeshurun, was officially founded in 1821. In 1862 a new synagogue was consecrated in Moor Street. The congregation moved to Ryhope Road in 1928. After a long decline in the community the synagogue finally closed in spring 2006.
- Access points: locations:
- Sunderland
- Access, restrictions:
- Access may be restricted. Please ask a member of staff.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Tyne and Wear Archives
- Author of the description:
- Daniel Stoker; North East Museums; 2025
