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Town of Bushey
Bushey is in the borough of Hertsmere, a local government district of
the county of Hertfordshire, formed in 1974 and granted borough status
in 1977.
Prior to 1974, it formed the urban district of Bushey in the county of Hertfordshire,
until its incorporation into Hertsmere.
It are situated immediately to the north of the administrative
boundary of Greater London.
Bushey Jewish Community
Although there
are records of Jewish families living in Bushey from the early part of the
nineteenth century, there was no formal congregation until the establishment of
a United Synagogue affiliated congregation in the late 1960s. From 1971 until it
moved to Radlett, the early 1980's there was also
reform synagogue in Bushey.
Congregation Data
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Name: |
Bushey & District Synagogue |
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Former Names: |
Bushey & District
Affiliated Synagogue |
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Address: |
177-189 Sparrows Herne,
Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire WD23 1AJ from 1984
Previously at Police Station Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire from 1969
(Synagogue consecrated 9 December 1979).
Prior to 1969, meeting in congregants homes and using a scout house for
the the high holy days. |
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Current Status: |
Active |
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Date Founded: |
1968 |
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Ritual: |
Orthodox - Ashkenazi |
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Affiliation: |
A constituent synagogue of the
United Synagogue.
Initially, from 1970, an affiliated synagogue, until the 1980's. |
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Website: |
http://www.busheyus.org |
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Membership Data: |
1970 - 48 male seatholders (United Synagogue
1870-1970) 1989 - 600
members (Synagogue
website) 2013 - nearly
2,000 members (Synagogue
website) |
Other Congregation
Information
Consecration of the Synagogue
- 9 December 1979
Cemetery Information - IAJGS Cemetery Project:
Cemeteries of the United Synagogue
Jewish
Congregations of Hertsmere
Jewish Congregations in Hertfordshire
Jewish Congregations in Greater London and its Outskirts
Jewish Communities of England home page
List of United Synagogue Congregations
Explanation of Terms Used
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