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Created: 18 August 2006
Latest revision or update: 12 December 2011

Ceramic Plaque on wall of Cunard House at corner of Creechurch Lane and Bury
Street,
marking the site of Creechurch Lane Synagogue,
the first synagogue in England following the resettlement of 1656
© David Shulman 2007
Congregation Data
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Official Name: |
Creechurch Lane Synagogue |
| Address: |
Creechurch Lane , London EC3A 5DQ |
| Local Authority: |
City of London |
| Date Founded: |
1657 (enlarged 1674) - This was the first synagogue
founded following the readmission of the Jews to England. |
| Current Status: |
Succeeded by the
Bevis Marks Synagogue in 1701 |
| Ritual: |
Sephardi |
Other Information
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Brief History
- Additional Congregation History & Records: see under
Bevis Mark Synagogue
- Bibliography and other sources:
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The Lost Synagogues of London. Renton, P., 2000 (Tymsder
Publishing, London) pp. 21-23
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The Synagogues of Europe. Krinsky, C. H. 1985 (The M.I.T.
Press, Cambridge MA). p. 412
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for others, see under
Bevis Mark Synagogue
- Cemetery Information:
Mile End Velho Cemetery
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City of London Congregations
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