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South West Essex and Settlement Reform Synagogue

Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex

Updated 19 November 2006

Congregation Data

Name: South West Essex and Settlement Reform Synagogue
Address: Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex IG2 7PL
Formation:

Formed in 1998 by the merger of :

South West Essex Reform Synagogue
of Oaks Lane, Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex
previously of 112 Balfour Road, Ilford, Essex
formed in 1956
Settlement Synagogue
(previously St. George's Settlement Synagogue)
of 2 Beaumont Grove, London E1 4NQ (from 1980's)
previously at 33 Berners Street (renamed Henriques Street), Commercial Road, London E1 (from 1929)
previously at Betts Street, London E1 (from about 1919).
Founded in about 1919 by Mr. (later Sir) Basil Henriques.
Local Authorities: London Borough of Redbridge - (Congregations in the locality)
(the Settlement Synagogue was in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets)
Current Status: Active
Ritual: Reform
Affiliation: A constituent synagogue of the Movement for Reform Judaism (formerly the Reform Synagogues of Great Britain).
The Settlement Synagogue was affiliated to both the Movement for Reform Judaism and to Liberal Judaism (formerly the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues) from about 1925.
Membership Data: 1946 - St George's Settlement Synagogue - 360 families (Jewish Year Book 1947)
1955 - St George's Settlement Synagogue - 740 families (Jewish Year Book 1956)

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