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Luton Hebrew CongregationLuton, Bedfordshire |
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Luton Hebrew CongregationLuton, Bedfordshire |
Created 27 November 2005
Last Updated 21 July 2008
Congregation Data
| Official Name: | Luton Hebrew Congregation |
| Postal Address: | PO Box 215, Luton LU1 1HW (Currently no synagogue building - services usually held in a community hall, or, for specific occasions, in Luton's Town Hall Council Chambers.) |
| Previous Addresses: | Bury Park, Luton (site purchase 1949, building consecrated 1953, sold
November 2001) 5 Moor Path, Luton (1929 to 1953, rebuilt 1936) Rooms in John Street (above a factory) (High Holy Day services from1924 to 1929) |
| Current Status: | Active |
| Date Formed: | 23 September1923, at a meeting in Duke Street attended by nine residents, who resolved to form a congregation. The first general meeting of the Luton Hebrew Congregation was held on 30 September 1923. |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Affiliation: | Affiliated to the United Synagogue solely for burial rights. (The congregation was at one time affiliated to the Federation of Synagogues for burial rights) |
| Marriage Certification: | Group: Board of Deputies Worship Number: 62559 Registration District: Luton |
| Website: | http://www.lutonhebrew.co.uk |
| Membership Data: | 1955 - 200 (Laws of the Luton Hebrew Congregation
5715-1955) 1999 - 132 (Board of Deputies) |
Other Information
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