1762 Plymouth Pinkus Pinkas record book from Plymouth Hebrew Congregation/Synagogue, c1762-1849 • Plymouth Archives, The Box This document, from 1762, is a real hidden treasure. It is the front cover of the earliest pinkus (or ledger containing the records of a community) of the long-standing Jewish community of Plymouth. It’s from the collection of The Box at Plymouth City Council. The document, written in Hebrew, says that it is ‘the regulations of our holy community of Plymouth’. Plymouth synagogue is itself the oldest Ashkenazi synagogue in the English-speaking world, built in 1762. Its first community members were immigrants from Germany and the Netherlands. Here’s a picture of it today: Plymouth Synagogue Discover more Hidden Treasures Hidden Treasures: Celebrating the documents, photos and artefacts in British archives that tell the story of Jews in Britain Plymouth Archives at The Box Communal Records | Local HistoryPartially online The Plymouth Archives at The Box hold the records of the Jewish community of Plymouth as part of the Local Government archives. […]