Western Marble Arch Synagogue
| Western Marble Arch Synagogue | |
|---|---|
 Western Marble Arch Synagogue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 1 Wallenberg Place, City of Westminster, Central London, England W1H 7TN |
| Country | United Kingdom |
  Location of the synagogue in Central London | |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°30′54″N 0°09′33″W / 51.5151°N 0.1591°W |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1991 (merged congregation)
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| Completed | 1961 |
| Website | |
| marblearch | |
| [1][2][3] | |
The Western Marble Arch Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 1 Wallenberg Place, in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England, in the United Kingdom.
The congregation was formed in 1991 as the result of a merger between the Western and the Marble Arch Synagogues1, with the former congregation dating from 1761. It is a leading Modern Orthodox congregation and offers religious and social activities to its members and the wider community.[3][4] The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.
History[edit]
The Western Synagogue was founded in 1761 in Great Pulteney Street, Westminster. The congregation, formally named the Ḥevra Kadisha shel Gemilluth Ḥasadim (Hebrew: חברה קדישא של גמילות חסדים, lit. 'Holy Congregation of Acts of Charity') first met in the home of Wolf Liepman, a prosperous immigrant merchant from St. Petersburg.[1] A series of leased spaces followed until 1826 when the congregation built an elaborate synagogue in St. Alban's Place, Haymarket and renamed itself The Western Synagogue.[5]
The Western Synagogue and Marble Arch Synagogue, the latter founded in 1957, merged in 1991.[4]
Notable members[edit]
- Constance, Lady Battersea[5]
- Barrington Black
- Lord David Gold
- Sir Samuel Montagu, Lord Swaythling[5]
- Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery[5]
- Sir Gerald Ronson
- Sir Stuart Samuel[5]
- Viscount David de Stern[5]
- Anthony Yadgaroff
See also[edit]
- History of the Jews in England
- List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
- List of synagogues in the United Kingdom
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael A.; Rubinstein, Hillary L., eds. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 1019–1020. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. OCLC 793104984.
- ^ "Our People". Western Marble Arch. Retrieved 17 August 2023.[self-published source?]
- ^ a b "The Western Marble Arch Synagogue". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ a b "The Western Synagogue". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 28 October 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Lindsay, Paul (1993). The Synagogues of London. London: Vallentine Mitchell. p. 66.
Bibliography[edit]
- Barnett, Arthur (1961). The Western Synagogue through Two Centuries (1761–1961). London: Vallentine Mitchell.
- Levy, Mathias (1897). The Western Synagogue: Some Materials for its History. London: Geo. Barber.
- Picciotto, James (1875). Sketches of Anglo-Jewish History. Trübner & Company, Ludgate Hill.
- Roth, Cecil (1932). Records of the Western Synagogue, 1761–1932. London: E. Goldston.
External links[edit]
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