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The first Jews arrived in Britain with the Romans but it wasn't until the arrival of William the Conqueror in 1066 that organized Jewish communities first appeared. These existed until 1290 when the Jewish population was expelled by Edward I. (Hence plays such as The Jew of Malta and The Merchant of Venice were written when England was essentially devoid of Jews.) Jews were readmitted in 1656 by Oliver Cromwell, and emancipation took place in 1858. In the late 19th century there was mass Jewish immigration from anti-semitic Russia, and the 1930s saw an influx of refugees from Nazism. The Jewish population peaked at 450,000, but has since declined due to low birth rate, intermarriage and emigration. The current population according to the 2001 Census is around 240,000 (though many experts consider this an underestimate), most of whom live in London. The following is a list of some prominent British Jews.

Marc Bolan, member of T. Rex (Jewish father; raised Jewish), Graham Gouldman, Lol Crème & Kevin Godley, members of 10cc, Peter Green, member of Fleetwood Mac,  Ron Mael, Russell Mael, members of Sparks, (British parents),  Manfred Mann, R&B keyboardist, Keith Reid & Matthew Fisher, founding members of Procol Harum, Helen Shapiro, singer, John Weider, member of Eric Burdon & the New Animals, Eric Woolfson, member of The Alan Parsons Project , David Bowie (one of his parents), David Essex (?), David Byron (Uriah Heep) (?), Kate Bush (?).