Swansea Hebrew Congregation

West Glamorgan Archive Service has an important collection of records relating to the Swansea Hebrew Congregation, the oldest Jewish community in Wales. Here is an exhibition we made to celebrate its history.

• The early origins of the Hebrew Congregation
• Swansea's early synagogues
• The reason why a new Synagogue was opened in Ffynone
• The effects of immigration from Eastern Europe on Swansea's Jewish community
• The community's religious and social life

You can see what the collection contains in our online catalogue here.

First, here is a short film we made about the history of the Swansea Hebrew Congregation: 



Now follow the links below to read the whole story.