West Ham & Upton Park Synagogue

Forest Gate, London E.7.

Updated 22 October 2006

Congregation Data

Official Name:

West Ham and Upton Park Synagogue

Former Names:

West Ham District Synagogue, from 1927 until the incorporation of Upton Park District Synagogue in 1972.
West Ham Associate Synagogue from 1907 to 1927
West Ham Hebrew Congregation until 1907

Address:

93-95 Earlham Road, Forest Gate, London E7 9AR (from 1911, rebuilt 1984)

Local Authority:

London Borough of Newham - (Congregations in the locality)

Date Formed:

1897

Current Status:

Closed - 2004

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox

Affiliation:

An associate synagogue of the United Synagogue from 1907, becoming a district synagogue in 1927, and later a constituent synagogue.

Membership Data:

Number of male seat holders (United Synagogue 1870-1970):

1940	1950	1960	1970
457	561	523	296

Article on the Congregation

'Mach Tsoo de Tir, is a Druff' - an article on the congregation by Harold Pollins

Other Information

Records
Congregation History
Photographs, Newspaper Articles and Personal Encounters
Bibliography:
- Earlham Grove Shul: One Hundred Years of West Ham Synagogue and Community. Bloch, Howard 1997 (published by the congregation)
- Other Newham Sources
- Other London Sources
Cemetery Information:
Cemeteries of the United Synagogue

Greater London Community

Explanation of Terms Used

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