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Barnsley SynagogueBarnsley, South Yorkshire |
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Barnsley SynagogueBarnsley, South Yorkshire |
Barnsley
The town of Barnsley is the largest urban area within of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in Northern England. The present boundaries date from 1974, when the metropolitan district of Barnsley was formed within the then new metropolitan county of South Yorkshire. Barnsley became a unitary authority in 1986 when South Yorkshire lost its administrative status, becoming purely a ceremonial county. Until 1974, Barnsley was a borough within the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Only one Jewish congregation is known to have existed in Barnsley, the Barnsley Synagogue.
Congregation Data
| Name: | Barnsley Synagogue |
| Address: | 82 Castlereagh Street, Barnsley |
| Current Status: | Closed, some time between 1938 and 1946 |
| Date Established: | About 1903 -
The
following is an extract from the Jewish Chronicle of 12 June 1903 (page
25): "The Jewish families of Barnsley have formed themselves into a congregation, and held minyan for Pentecost. The officers of the New Briggate Synagogue, Leeds, lent the Sepher". |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
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