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After a reported Jewish presence in [[Grimsby]], [[Lincolnshire]], England in the [[Middle Ages]], it was in the 1860s that Jews from Eastern Europe sailed to this port with its railway links. Package deals from Europe to America via Grimsby and [[Liverpool]] saw 100,000 transmigrants, with the resident Jewish population in Grimsby 87 in 1871, rising to 450 after 1900, and dwindling eventually to 45 in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JCR-UK: Grimsby Synagogue and Jewish Community, Lincolnshire, England |url=https://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/community/Gr/index.htm#:~:text=Although%20there%20had%20been%20a,attractive%20place%20to%20travel%20through. |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.jewishgen.org}}</ref><ref>Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes: Seat Details. Religions. Census 2021. https://henryjacksonsociety.org/religiousdiversity/cgi-bin/seatdetail.py?seat=Great%20Grimsby%20and%20Cleethorpes [31 October 2024]</ref> |
After a reported Jewish presence in [[Grimsby]], [[Lincolnshire]], England in the [[Middle Ages]], it was in the 1860s that Jews from Eastern Europe sailed to this port with its railway links. Package deals from Europe to America via Grimsby and [[Liverpool]] saw 100,000 transmigrants, with the resident Jewish population in Grimsby 87 in 1871, rising to 450 after 1900, and dwindling eventually to 45 in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JCR-UK: Grimsby Synagogue and Jewish Community, Lincolnshire, England |url=https://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/community/Gr/index.htm#:~:text=Although%20there%20had%20been%20a,attractive%20place%20to%20travel%20through. |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.jewishgen.org}}</ref><ref>Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes: Seat Details. Religions. Census 2021. https://henryjacksonsociety.org/religiousdiversity/cgi-bin/seatdetail.py?seat=Great%20Grimsby%20and%20Cleethorpes [31 October 2024]</ref> |
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Grimsby's Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue |
Grimsby's Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue opened in 1888, and was later expanded with a school and bathhouse nearby; it is now a listed building.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heritage Gateway - Results |url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1344327&resourceID=19191 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=www.heritagegateway.org.uk}}</ref> |
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[[File:Grimsby Synagogue - geograph.org.uk - 264444.jpg|thumb|Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue, Grimsby]] |
[[File:Grimsby Synagogue - geograph.org.uk - 264444.jpg|thumb|Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue, Grimsby]] |
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Revision as of 17:19, 3 November 2024
After a reported Jewish presence in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England in the Middle Ages, it was in the 1860s that Jews from Eastern Europe sailed to this port with its railway links. Package deals from Europe to America via Grimsby and Liverpool saw 100,000 transmigrants, with the resident Jewish population in Grimsby 87 in 1871, rising to 450 after 1900, and dwindling eventually to 45 in 2021.[1][2]
Grimsby's Sir Moses Montefiore Synagogue opened in 1888, and was later expanded with a school and bathhouse nearby; it is now a listed building.[3]
References
- ^ "JCR-UK: Grimsby Synagogue and Jewish Community, Lincolnshire, England". www.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes: Seat Details. Religions. Census 2021. https://henryjacksonsociety.org/religiousdiversity/cgi-bin/seatdetail.py?seat=Great%20Grimsby%20and%20Cleethorpes [31 October 2024]
- ^ "Heritage Gateway - Results". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-03.