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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D3290 |
| Title | Derby Hebrew Congregation |
| Date | 1921-1980 |
| Description | Minutes 1940-1965, Accounts 1935-1975, Correspondence 1929-1970, Orders of service 1940-1960 including for the Consecration of synagogue in 1954 (see D3290/28), Plans 20th cent, Leaflets, reports and ephemera |
| Extent | 3 boxes |
| Level | Fonds |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
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| Archive Creator | Derby Hebrew Congregation |
| Administrative History | The Derby Hebrew Congregation was founded on 5 April 1899. The synagogue was closed in 1986. |
| Administrative History Sources | JewishGen website (https://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/community/derby/index.htm), affiliated to The Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York, USA. |
| Custodial History | These records were deposited with Derbyshire Record Office by the Manchester Jewish Museum on behalf of the disbanded congregation in July 1989. |
| Arrangement | D3290/1 Minutes (see also D3290/25-26)
D3290/2-8 Accounts: Building fund, Annual balance sheets and statements of account, Ledger, Cash Books, Contributions Books, Burial Board Accounts, Chief Rabbinate Fund accounts
D3290/9-17 Correspondence
D3290/18 Orders of Service
D3290/19 Plans
D3290/20-31 Primarily individual pamphlets, reports and other ephemera, including for
D3290/24 Golden Jubilee, 1949
D3290/28 Consecretation of synagogue, 1954 |
| Organisation Sub-Type | Jewish Synagogues |
| Related Material | David Beeston's history of the Congregation, entitled 'Momentous years: the rise and fall of the Derby Hebrew Congregation, 1899-1986', published 2018, is available in the Local Studies Library. |
| Term | Jewish |
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| Religious belief |
| Archivist Note | Catalogued 22 May 2001, SG.
Revised to ISAD(G) 6 October 2022, BS. |