Cardiff United Synagogue

Cardiff, South Wales

Previous update 13 May 2007
Latest revision or update: 24 December 2011

Congregation Data

Background Data Formed by the merger of two (or possibly three) congregations, including the "Englisher Shul" (then in Cathedral Road) and the "Foreigners' Shul" (then in Merches Place). Following the merger, it continued, until recently, to comprise more than one congregation at different locations, but forming one united (or, at times disunited) organization.

Name:	Cardiff United Synagogue
Address:	Cyncoed Gardens, Cyncoed Road, Penylan, Cardiff CF23 5SL (from 2003)
Former Addresses:	Original congregation (Old Hebrew Congregation): 1853 - 1858 Trinity Street, Cardiff 1858 - 1897 East Terrace, Bute Street, Cardiff (redeveloped 1888) 1897 - 1989 Cathedral Road, Cardiff New (orthodox) Congregation: 1889 - 1900 Edwards Place, Cardiff 1900 - ???? Merches Place, Cardiff Windsor Place congregation: 1918 - 1955 Windsor Place, Cardiff Penylan congregation (synagogue consecrated 9 January 1955): 1955 - 2003 Peylan Ty Gwyn Road, Cardiff (moved to Cyncoed Gardens)
Current Status:	Active
Date Founded:	1840
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Affiliation:	A provincial synagogue under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi.
Marriage Certification:	Group: BOD (Board of Deputies); Appears in 1998 General Registrar Official List: Yes; Worship Number: 64822; Registration District: Cardiff
Website:	http://www.cardiffshul.org
Congregation Numbers:	1900 - 75 seatholders at Cathedral Road Synagogue and 31 seatholders at the Edwards Place Synagogue (The Jewish Year Book 1900/01) 1938 - 350 members at Cathedral Road Synagogue (in addition to 220 members at Windsor Place Synagogue) (The Jewish Year Book 1939) 1946 - 400 members at Cathedral Road Synagogue (in addition to 300 members at Windsor Place Synagogue) (The Jewish Year Book 1947) 1999 - 230 (as reported by Board of Deputies)

Other Information

Records:
The synagogue's archives are deposited with the Archivist, and are located at Mid Glamorgan County Hall, Museum Avenue, Central Cardiff. Contact: Alan Liss, Community Historian. c/o Cardiff United Synagogue, Cyncoed Gardens.

Cardiff Community

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