United Hebrew Congregation

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Created 2 March 2002
Latest revision or update: 26 December 2011

Congregation Data

Name:	United Hebrew Congregation (UHC)
Address:	Shadwell Lane Synagogue, 151 Shadwell Lane, Leeds LS17 8DW
Current Status:	Active
Date Formed:	1930/1 (Present Synagogue opened 1986)
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Marriage Certification:	Group for Certification: Board of Deputies Appears in 1998 General Registrar Official List Registration District: Leeds North
Constituent Synagogues:	The Shadwell Lane Synagogue is the sole constituent synagogue in the UHC. The following are former constituent synagogues of the UHC Great Synagogue, Belgrave Street (joined 1930/1, synagogue closed 1983) New Synagogue, Chapeltown Road (joined in 1931/2, synagogue closed 1985) New Leeds Congregation, 1 Louis Street (joined in 1930/1, synagogue sold 1932) Moortown Synagogue, 151 Shadwell Lane (opened 1937, synagogue closed 1986) Chapeltown United Synagogue, 58-60 Chapeltown Road (joined in about 1949, synagogue closed about 1962) In addition, the Louis Street Synagogue merged into the UHC, when it closed in 1974
Affiliates:	The following congregations were affiliated for the purposes of burial rights (Jewish Year Books 1935-45): Herzl Moser Zionist Synagogue Leeds Spanish and Portuguese (Sephardic) Synagogue Louis Street Synagogue Lovell Street Synagogue Psalms of David Synagogue Vilna Synagogue Harrogate Hebrew Congregation York Hebrew Congregation Huddersfield Hebrew Congregation (Jewish Year Book 1945, only)
Membership Data:	1935 - 1,100 (two synagogues) (Jewish Year Book 1935) 1949 - 1,800 (four synagogues) (Jewish Year Book 1950) 1999 - 1,032 (one synagogue) (Board of Deputies)

Leeds Community

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