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Woolwich and District Synagogue(formerly Woolwich and Plumstead Synagogue)Woolwich, London S.E.18. |
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Woolwich and District Synagogue(formerly Woolwich and Plumstead Synagogue)Woolwich, London S.E.18. |
Congregation Data
| Official Name: | Woolwich & District Synagogue | |
| Former Name: | Woolwich & Plumstead Synagogue (from 1913 to about 1960) | |
| Addresses: | Anglesea Road, Woolwich, London S.E.18 (the former St
Andrew's Presbyterian church, from 1925, a new purpose-built synagogue
being constructed in the site in 1964. 28 Beresford Street, Woolwich, S.E.18 (from 1913 to 1925) |
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| Formation |
Formed in about 1913 from merger of: |
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Woolwich Hebrew Congregation formed 1892 Held services in various halls and houses in Parsons Hills (a former Welsh Chapel used from 1906), Plumstead Road, Woolwich New Road (Assembly Hall), and Beresford Street (Drill Hall). |
Plumstead Hebrew Congregation formed sometime prior to 1910 |
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| Local Authority: | London Borough of Greenwich - (Congregations in the locality) | |
| Current Status: | Closed - 1998 | |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox | |
| Affiliation: | An affiliated synagogue, and later, constituent synagogue, of the Federation of Synagogues. | |
| Membership Data: | 1905 - 41 members -
Woolwich Congregation only (Jewish Year Book 1906) 1915 - 83 members (Jewish Year Book 1916) |
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Articles on the Congregation
The Rise of Provincial Jewry - Woolwich by Cecil Roth, 1950. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive.
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