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Created: 2 November 2006
Latest update or revision: 13 December 2011
Congregation Data
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Official Name: |
West Central Liberal Synagogue |
| Addresses: |
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The Montague Centre, 21 Maple Street, London W1T 4BE
(previously known as 109-113 Whitfield Street), opened 1954,
redeveloped in the 1990's.
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2 Fitzroy Square, London W1 (1940's until
early 1950's)
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The Club House at
Alfred Place, Bedford Square, London WC1, used from about 1914,
initially by the West Central Branch of the Jewish Religious Union (the
pre-cursor of the ULPS). The building was destroyed in 1941 in a German
bombing raid, which killed 27 victims sheltering in the Club in the
basement.
List of
those killed in the bombing
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| Local Authority: |
London Borough of the City of Westminster - (Congregations in
the locality) |
| Current Status: |
Active |
| Date Formed: |
1928, although the West Central Branch of the Jewish
Religious Union held religious services from about 1913 |
| Ritual: |
Liberal Progressive |
| Affiliation: |
A constituent synagogue of Liberal Judaism (formerly
the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues) (List
of Liberal Synagogues) |
| Website: |
http://www.wcls.org.uk/ |
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Membership Data: |
1960 - 600 members (Congregation's website) |
Other Information
- Bibliography:
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My Club and I. Montague, Lily, 1941
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The West Central Story and its Founders 1993-1968. Levy,
Nellie G., 1968
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History of the West Central Liberal Synagogue. Rigal, L.
1978. Published by the Congregation
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The Lost Synagogues of London. Renton, P., 2000 (Tymsder
Publications, London) pp. 158-159
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The Synagogues of London. Lindsay, P., 1993 (Valentine
Mitchell, London) p. 79
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Other
sources in the City of Westminster
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Other
London sources
- Cemetery Information:
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List of Synagogues
destroyed by German air raids during World War II
Greater London Community
Explanation of Terms Used
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