Merthyr Tydfil - South Wales
Marcus Roberts
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This Trail was made possible by the accidental birth of Gershon Coren in Merthyr, while his parents were on holiday, 100 years ago. There is a rich and important local Jewish history and heritage in Merthyr, once the foremost Jewish community in Wales and its former Gothic synagogue is the oldest surviving synagogue building in Wales and one of the most visually outstanding in the UK. The Merthyr Jewish story is especially linked to the industrial story of Merthyr, the iron and steel industries, the production of iron rails sent across the world, and local coal mining. Local Jews had shops and businesses which serviced the needs of the industrial community and there was also an important contingent of Russian Jewish labourers working in the Rail Bank at Dowlais, who experienced a pogrom (before Tredegar) a generally over-looked event. This new heritage trail traces the history and some of the key heritage in Merthyr, as part of a developing new Jewish Heritage Route across the Valleys of South Wales and is well worth a visit.
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