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D3290 - Derby Hebrew Congregation - 1921-1980

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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
	Ethnic groups
	Religious belief
Archivist Note	Catalogued 22 May 2001, SG. Revised to ISAD(G) 6 October 2022, BS.