Records of the Aberdeen Hebrew Congregation

• Reference:GB 1220 COM/ABE
• Dates of Creation:1927-ongoing
• Language of Material:English Hebrew
• Physical Description:
  148 items

• Scope and Content

  This collection contains photocopied minutes, photographs, newsletters, community mailings, press-cuttings and digital files.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The Jewish community in Aberdeen dates back to 1893, when a synagogue was opened in Marischal Street. By 1911, there were over 110 Jewish people in the city and a small Jewish section was opened in Grove Cemetery, now containing around 70 burials. In the 1930s, a small number of Jewish refugees from Europe came to the Aberdeen area and in 1939, the Aberdeen Jewish Refugee Committee sent 32 cases of clothing to Jewish/non-Aryan people in Budapest, Prague and Vienna. In June 1945, the current Aberdeen Synagogue was opened in Dee Street and there is still a small Jewish community of around 100.

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• Corporate Names

  Aberdeen Synagogue