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Liverpool Old Hebrew CongregationLiverpool, Mersyside |
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Liverpool Old Hebrew CongregationLiverpool, Mersyside |
Created 22 August 2005
Updated 21 May 2008
Congregation Data
| Name: | Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation (also known as Prince's Road Synagogue) |
| Address: | Princes Road, Liverpool L8 1TG
(Synagogue consecrated 1874, reconstructed 1952) |
| Current Status: | Active |
| Date Founded: | Congregation formed in about 1780. By 1806, the congregation had acquired the synagogue in Seel Street (on land received as a gift from the Liverpool municipality). The Seel Street synagogue was the parent synagogue to that in Prince's Street. In 1840, the congregation split into two but was reunited after a short while. |
| Ritual: | Orthodox - Ashkenazi |
| Affiliation: | A provincial synagogue under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi. |
| Marriage Certification: | Group for Certification: Board of Deputies Appears in 1998 General Registrar Official List Worship Number: 70731 Registration District: Liverpool |
| Membership Data: | 1896 - 410 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1896-7) 1938 - 350 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1939) 1999 - 250 (Board of Deputies) |
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