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Congregation of Jacob SynagogueStepney, London E.1. |
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Congregation of Jacob SynagogueStepney, London E.1. |
Congregation Data
| Name: | Congregation of Jacob Synagogue |
| Alternative Name: | Kehillas Ya'akov |
| Address: | 351-353 Commercial Road, Stepney, London E1 2PS (consecrated
in
1921) Note: there was a Commercial Road Synagogue at 351 Commercial Road in 1919 (according to the Jewish Year Book 1920), which presumably refers to this congregation. |
| Congregations Incorporated: | Bikur Cholim (Visitors of Sick)., 42 Lucas (now
Lukin) Street Chevra Yisroel (Society of Israel) Stetziver Synagogue, Johnson Street |
| Local Authority: | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| Current Status: | Active - "Last remaining East European folk art synagogue in the East End." |
| Date Founded: | 1903 |
| Ritual: | Orthodox - Ashkenazi |
| Affiliation: | Independent, but with affiliations to the Federation of Synagogues,
of which it was a member. (List of
Federation
congregations) A section of members were, and some may still be, affiliated
for burial rights to the
West End Great Synagogue The congregation claims to be Britain's first Mizrachi (religious Zionist) synagogue. |
| Marriage Certification: | Registration District: Tower Hamlets |
| Membership Data: | 1919 - 75 members (Jewish Year Book 1920 under 351 Commercial Road Synagogue) |
| Website: | http://www.congregationofjacob.org/ |
Other Information
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