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Hightown Central SynagogueHightown, Manchester |
Congregation Data
| Name: | Hightown Central Synagogue |
| Address: | Elderberry Street, Hightown, Cheetham, Manchester M8 |
| Former Addresses: | Elm Street, Hightown, Cheetham, Manchester M8 (until mid/late 1950's
- possibly earlier name for Elderberry Street)) Previously 98 Herbert Street, Hightown, Cheetham, Manchester M8 (until early 1930's) |
| Date Formed: | By 1915 (based upon earliest appearance in Jewish Year Books). |
| Current Status: | Closed (late 1960's or in 1970) (based upon latest appearance in Jewish Year Books, however, last marriage in marriage register was in 1962 and marriage register was closed in 1967) |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Local Authority: | The congregation is considered part of the
"North Manchester" Jewish community. The congregation was in the centre of Manchester, which is now part of the metropolitan borough of the City of Manchester (now within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which no longer has any administrative powers). (Congregations in the locality) From 1889 to 1974, Manchester was a county borough geographically within the County of Lancashire. |
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