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Created: 28 October 2006
Latest update or revision: 13 December 2011
Congregation Data
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Official Name: |
The Western Marble Arch Synagogue |
| Address: |
32 Great Cumberland Place, London W1H 7TN |
| Formation: |
Formed in 1991 by the merger of: |
| The Western Synagogue of: |
The Marble Arch Synagogue |
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Crawford Street, Marylebone, London W1 (1957-1991)
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Carton Hall (the former "Royal Chapel of
the French Exile"), Carton Street, George Street, Marylebone, London W1 (1947-1957)
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Max Rosin Hall (the adjoining "shop" to
Grotarian Hall), Wigmore Street, London W1 (1943-1947)
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Grotarian Hall, Wigmore Street, London W1 (1943, destroyed by German
incendiary raid)
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Alfred Place, Bedford Square, London WC1 (1915-1941), destroyed in a German bombing raid,
which killed 27 victims sheltering in the basement of the adjoining
Girls' Club (also used as the synagogue building of the
West Central Liberal Synagogue,
including members of the synagogue and their families)
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40 Whitfield Street, Tottenham Court Road, London
W1 (1914-1915
- temporary)
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St. Alban's Place, Haymarket, London SW1 (1826-1914)
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The former Sans Souci Theatre ("Charles Dibdin's" Theatre),
Denmark Court, Strand, London WC2 (1774-1826)
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Bedford Row, Denmark Court, Strand, London WC2 (1774-1826)
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Back Alley, Denmark Court, Strand, London WC2 (1765-1774)
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Great Pulteney Street, London W1 (approximately 1761-1765) - home of Wolf Liepman
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of 32 Great Cumberland Place, London W1
(consecrated 1961) |
Initial name: Hebra Kaddisha shel
Gemillith
Hassadim, Westminster or Holy Congregation of the Assembly of
Israel of Westminster (or the Westminster Congregation) until
1832 |
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| Founded 1761 |
Founded 1954 |
| Current Status: |
Active |
| Local Authority: |
City of Westminster
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locality) |
| Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Affiliation: |
An associate synagogue of the United
Synagogue since the 1991 merger (the only synagogue with such status
List of
United Synagogue
congregations) .
Prior to the merger, Marble Arch Synagogue had been an affiliated
synagogue of the United Synagogue from 1954 and a constituent synagogue
from 1961. The Western Synagogue had been independent from its
inception until the merger. |
| Secessionist Congregation: |
In 1810, a secessionist movement
established a rival congregation initially in Dean Street
(known in Hebrew as the Amudae Yesharim Congregation) and was later re-established in Maiden
Lane. Re-union took place in 1907, with the closure of the
Maiden Lane Synagogue. |
| Website: |
http://www.wma-synagogue.org |
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Membership Data: |
Number of male seat holders of Marble Arch
Synagogue (United Synagogue
1870-1970)
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1960 |
1970 |
| 58 |
341 |
467 |
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Other Information
- Newspaper Articles:
- Bibliography:
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History of the Western Synagogue. Levy, M, 1897
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Records of the Western Synagogue
1761-1932. Roth, C. 1932 (Edward Goldston)
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The Western Synagogue through Two Centuries (1761-1961).
Barnett, A.,
1961 (Valentine Mitchell, London)
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The Synagogues of London. Lindsay, P., 1993 (Valentine
Mitchell, London) pp. 66-70
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The Lost Synagogues of London. Renton, P., 2000 (Tymsder
Publications, London) pp. 48/57
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other
City of Westminster sources
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other London
sources
- Cemetery Information:
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List of Synagogues
destroyed by German air raids during World War II
Greater London Community
Explanation of Terms Used
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