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Brighton's First Jewish Congregartions (to 1874)Brighton & Hove, East Sussex |
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Brighton's First Jewish Congregartions (to 1874)Brighton & Hove, East Sussex |
Updated 24 November 2005
Congregation Data
| Description: | Brighton's first Jewish congregations (until 1874) |
| Addresses & Chronology: |
From
about 1792 (other sources state 1800) - First synagogue in Jew
Street, Brighton. From at least 1808 - Synagogue moved to Poune's Court, West Street, Brighton. From about 1813 until 1821 - Congregation temporarily dissolved (lack of numbers). From 1821 - Synagogue re-established in West Street, Brighton. From 1824 - Moved to Devonshire Place, Brighton (plot purchased in 1823, enlarged 1837 and/or 1867). 1874 - Establishment of Middle Street Synagogue, Brighton (see Brighton & Hove Hebrew Congregation) There was also for a long time a private synagogue in 26 Brunswick Terrace, Brunswick Square, Hove, in the house of Philip Salomons (who died in 1867). |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
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