Stoke Newington Synagogue

London E.8.

Created: 5 September 2006
Latest revision or update: 25 August 2009

Congregation Data

Official Name:

Stoke Newington Synagogue

Address:

Shacklewell Lane, Dalston, London E8
(Note: despite its name, the synagogue was actually in Dalston, not Stoke Newington, which is further to the north.)

Local Authority:

London Borough of Hackney - (Congregations in locality)

Date Formed:

1903 - as successor to the New Dalston Synagogue (which had been affiliated to the Federation of Synagogues - List of Federation of Synagogues congregations)

Incorporated Congregations:

Dalston Synagogue in 1967 (which had itself incorporated the North London Synagogue in 1958)

Current Status:

Closed - amalgamated with Hackney Synagogue in 1976

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox

Affiliation:

A constituent synagogue of the United Synagogue from 1903 until its closure. (List of United Synagogue congregations)

Membership Data:

Number of male seat holders (United Synagogue 1870-1970)

1903	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970
221	434	450	458	351	568	511	343

Other Information

Records
Congregation History
Photographs
Newspaper Articles and Personal Encounters
Bibliography:
- Semi-Jubilee Celebration Record: Cohen, H. 1928 (published by the congregation)
- Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Record. author unknown (published by the congregation)
- The Lost Synagogues of London. Renton, P., 2000 (Tymsder Publications, London) pp. 104-107
- A Link with the Past - Some Notes on the New Dalston Synagogue and Schools. Feldman, A. 1928 (Women's Printing Society, London)
- Hackney sources
- other London sources
Cemetery Information:
- Cemeteries of the United Synagogue
- Cemeteries of the Federation of Synagogues

Street Directory of Congregations in Stamford Hill and Neighbourhood

Greater London Community

Explanation of Terms Used

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