Mile End New Town Synagogue

London E.1.

Created: 12 December 2006
Latest revision or update: 12 December 2011

Congregation Data

Name:	Mile End New Town Synagogue
Former Name:	Great Mile End New Town Synagogue; Dunk Street Chevra
Address:	39 Dunk Street, Whitechapel, London E1
Local Authority:	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Date Founded:	1880
Incorporated Congregation:	Glory of Israel and Sons of Klatsk Synagogue (incorporated between 1930 and 1934) of 50½ Hanbury Street, London E1, from late 1920's. (Previously, the Poltava Synagogue was at this address) (Note: There appears to have been another congregation known as the Glory of Israel Chevra, which amalgamated with the Gun Street Synagogue in 1907, according to a report of 4 January 1907 in the Jewish Chronicle)
Current Status:	Closed, after 1956
Ritual:	Orthodox - Ashkenazi
Affiliation:	One of the congregations that attended the meeting of 16 October 1887 to form the Federation of Synagogues, and became one of the original federated synagogues on 6 November 1887. (List of Federation congregations)
Membership Data:	1896 - 63 members (Jewish Year Book 1896-1897) 1905 - 59 members (Jewish Year Book 1906) 1915 - 57 members (Jewish Year Book 1916)

Other Information

Bibliography:
- Tower Hamlet sources
- other London sources
Cemetery Information:
- Cemeteries of the Federation of Synagogues

Street Directory of Synagogues in East End and City of London

East End Congregations

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