FFYNONE SYNAGOGUE, FFYNONE ROAD, SWANSEA
Ritual: Ashkenazi Orthodox
Status: Active
The Ffynone synagogue closed its doors some time ago, however the community continues in an alternative location.
Regular Friday night Service at 6pm each week (same time, summer and winter)
Rosh Chodesh kiddush every month
Swansea Hebrew Congregation is the oldest Jewish community in Wales.
Founded in 1780 (building of first synagogue) it also Incorporates the former Swansea Beth Hemedrash, and former Llanelli and Port Talbot congregations.
Former Address: Goat Street, Swansea (rebuilt 1859; destroyed in a German air raid in February 1941)
Details about the cemeteries are available here…
http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/wales/swansea.html
Good morning
I just wanted to drop you a message of support after the awful event this week. You are not alone as Jewish people so please stay strong. I would also appreciate the opportunity to educated my child properly on Jewish faith and Jewish people so the new generation will not carry this hate and disgusting attitude towards Jewish people. Sending you all prayers and support at a time when you may feel alone.
Deepest condolences to all victims of the Bondi Beach killings. Love and kindness and compassion will win through all hatred. Stay strong.
David Wood
Swansea
Just wanted to show some non-Jewish support.
Dear Mr. Gadiel Schatz,
My name is Andreas Gerl from Germany.
Unfortunately, I cannot contribute to your question.
I have more information about Brigitte Kluge, daughter of Selma Sander during the war. You also wrote about the Kluge family once.
I also have a question of my own.
My email address is a.gerl@freenet.de
I would be pleased to receive an answer.
Sincerely,
Andreas Gerl
Such a sad day. Walk in peace.
I am a student at Swansea University researching my PhD. I am 77 years old and feel that the time is right for me to discover Judaism in more detail. As a Scientist, I am amazed that I feel such a pull to learn more.
I would like to know where I can discuss my future in more detail. Please use my contact information below to contact me.
Hi there my name is Peter, i have no religious beliefs although have a strong agiliation to the jewish community. I have found that all the jewish people i have met have been decent people who are friendly and a benefit to their community. Feels weird in some ways that i feel in a previous life i was of jewish decent. Wish you all well, and hope that persecution of the jewish faith will end.
I stand and support your community as I feel a very close relationship. My roots in my family a
I am very proud of Samuel who died at the age of 26 in 1917 . Clydach so I can find . Important to me to recognise my blood I hope you understand and even more importantly when I see the faith under such attack I want to make my stand . Proud to be with you . Stand strong .
I am a Christian and I stand with Israel. I pray for the people of Israel every day that they would find Yeshua their Messiah. I want the Jewish people to know that many Christians are turning away from the evil of replacement theology and back to a proper understanding of Gods love and purpose for the Jewish people in Messiah and that God will never neglect His Promises to them. Pease be upon you. Peace be upon Jerusalem I pray. Amen
As a Christian I have been so blessed through your heritage.
I am so ashamed of my country! Especially our education system!
I weep at what my nation has become!
I stand with Isreal and the Jews. GOD BLESS ISRAEL !
I’m sorry for my nation’s sins against you!
I am a staunch Christian who stands by Israel and I stand in front of the Israeli people.
My THOUGHTS and prayers are with my Swanses Jewish Friends. I was a former Swansea Police Officer at sketty police station many years ago.
Now in retirement a Minicter in the Church of England.
Every blessing.
Gwyn XXX.
Hello
My name is sheban cecile heshmati (nee BLack)
My father name was Malcolm black form swansea my grandfather Cecil black and my greatgrandfather jospeph black was born in Germany I remember my father mention they cam e from Prussia
I’ve have tried different avenues but not sure what avenues to reaserch
I’m trying to reasearch my heritage
I had great uncle montague from sketty
Hymi from west cross
Saul form the uplands (all from swansea)
Doris moss had a drapery shop in the hafod
Leah black had car sales in Newport and Renault dealership in Abergavenny
They had drapery business in swansea jo black and sons and travelled but based in swansea
Montague was well known from the synagogue ffyonne swansea
If there is anyone with any information please could you contact me
Thank you for taken the time to read this
I stand with Israel and the Jewish people. May G-d protect and guide Israel. during this difficult time.
Kindest regards
SF
I am writing to say that many of us Bible believing Christians in this area are standing with you as you pass through this very dark time in your history. We will keep praying and want you to encourage you to contact us if you need us please.
May the Lord bless you and keep you, may He lift up His countenance towards you and bring you peace.
.
God bless you all during these times. I stand with Israel.
Hello
I am writing a book about places to visit in Swansea, and someone suggested that I include the Jewish cemetery at Mayhill. I thought this might be a good opportunity to tell readers a little about the history of Jews in Swansea – I had no idea that we have the oldest Jewish community in Wales until I started researching.
I would love to have the opportunity to visit the cemetery and speak to someone in the community. Would you be kind enough to ask someone to contact me, please?
It may be worth you exploring the Jewish genealogy groups on Facebook.
Hello,
My name is Sallyann Williams.I have recently been informed by some family members on my paternal Grandmother’s side of my family that we maybe of Jewish decent.
I’m currently trying to learn more about the faith in general.
I have also begun to learn some Hebrew & Yiddish, although not very well as it is a rather difficult language to grasp.
Therefore I was hoping there maybe some one who could guide me towards tracing my roots and ancestry, as well as learning more about studying the languages.
Many Thanks.
I once attended the Ffynone House Synagogue, and would like to start attending again, I’ve seen in a few different places the community is still active, has anyone got any details so that I can start attending
Hello,
I wonder if there is anybody in Swansea who might know the whereabouts of he two Samuel daughters, Susan and Marilyn whose father had a delicatessen store on the road to Mumbles Head in the late 60’s.
Marilyn supposedly married a local boy and moved to Australia.
Please send any info to : bobkroonenberg@yahoo.com
tks ,
Bob Krooenberg, The Netherlalnds
Hello, my name is Paul Ray and I am a volunteer with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) working on the “Eyes On, Hands ON” EOHO Project that carries out inspections of war graves located in cemeteries and graveyards across the UK.
I am trying to arrange access to the Swansea Hebrew Congregational Cemetery in Mayhill where we have two war graves. I have a contact name and tele number of the caretaker (Mr David Sandler) which appears to be out of date.
Can anyone help with providing the correct contact to arrange access to the cemetery please?
Now arrived in Swansea ! (2021)
Our interfaith group is keen to have a member from Swansea Jewish communities
New Interfaith group being established in Swansea.
Keen for input from Jews in Swansea area.
I am the great granddaughter jubilee morgans
Who were butchers in swansea from around 1890 til 1990s
I am looking for any information regarding the
Family
Regards
Jacqui davies
Please contact me re Shatz family
Dear all,
I am one of the great granddaughters of Philip Franks, who spent the major part of his life in Swansea, until his death in the 1960s. I am trying to find out if he was the son of Solomon and Sarah Franks, and I wondered if anyone might have any information? I would be really grateful if somebody might be able to help me in my research. Many thanks.
Kind regards,
Rebecca
To Phoebe Langley (Letter dated 16 Aug 2019)
Dear Phoebe,
My name is Leonard Mars, a member of Swansea Shul and a friend of Selwyn Franks who is a fellow congregant and a grandson of Solomon Franks.
I have just spoken to Selwyn who asks you to contact him on tel. no. 01792 205298
Although the project “British Jews in the First World War” hasn’t specifically focused on Wales so far, it might still be worth using the search facility on their website as there is a lot of data which has been uploaded by individuals – http://www.jewsfww.uk
The other opportunity is to look through the archives collected by the Jewish Historical Association of South Wales
I am trying to contact somebody who knows about the history of the Swansea Jewish community in WW1, or indeed any Jewish communities, in South Wales, specifcally if there was a family called Gold living in Mumbles, who were VAD nurses? Orif there were any Jewish women working as VAD nurses/British Red Cross volunteers/ St Johns Ambulance? This is for a record of honour of Jewish Women who served at home or abroad as nurses or assistant nurses/workers in hospitals, for the National AJEX Archives
How can I get in contact with a Rabbi I am living in Swansea
Hi
I am the great great granddaughter of Solomon Franks and Sarah Franks of Llanelli and am interested in any information regarding their family and would appreciate and documents or pictures you may have. Many many thanks
Phoebe
Good morning,
My name is Mark and I am an award winning photographer based in Cardiff. I have photographed for a number of national publications (The Telegraph Magazine, The Smith Journal, Financial Times, The Guardian, Channel 4 etc) and exhibited work around the world.
I am looking to photograph Jewish evacuees based in Wales for a new project and was hoping you could possibly put me in touch with willing participants?
The work would be a portraiture project which would explain the plight of each individual and their family during the second world war and their journey to Wales.
I will be using local community centres to set up a portable studio and would need no more than 20 minutes with each individual. It would also be an excellent opportunity for the local community to integrate with each other as well as educating generations about the holocaust and evacuees.
Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to hearing from you,
Mark.
Hello,
My name is Gadiel Schatz (or Shatz). I live in Israel and am a distant relative of the following people who lived in South Wales, presumably in Swansea, at the turn of the 20th century. I refer to Israel Benjamin Shatz who later emigrated to San Francisco and to Meyer (or Meir) Schatz (or Shatz) who was the brother of Prof. Boris Schatz, founder of the Bezalel Art academy in Jerusalem.
I would be very thankful for any information, documents or pictures related to these persons and/or their relatives as far as you may have.
Best regards,
Gadiel Schatz.