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Bushey and District SynagogueBushey, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire |
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Bushey and District SynagogueBushey, Hertsmere, Hertfordshire |
Local newspaper article from 10 December 1979
Congregation Data
| Official Name: | Bushey and District Synagogue |
| Former Names: | Bushey Synagogue Bushey District Synagogue Bushey Affiliated Synagogue |
| Address: | 177/189 Sparrows Herne, Bushey, Herts WD23 1AJ (from about 1984) |
| Former Address: | Police Station Lane, Bushey, Herts. (from about 1970, although formal consecration by the Chief Rabbi did not take place until December 1979) |
| Local Authority: | 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, Bushey was an urban district in the county of Hertfordshire. It lies immediately to the north of the administrative boundary of Greater London, and close to Watford. |
| Current Status: | Active |
| Date Founded: | About 1968 |
| Ritual: | Orthodox - Ashkenazi |
| Affiliation: | A affiliated synagogue on joining the United Synagogue in 1970, subsequently becoming a district synagogue and later a member (constituent) synagogue. |
| Website | http://www.busheyus.org |
| Membership Data: | 1970 - 48 male seatholders (United Synagogue
1870-1970) 1976 - 200 male members (Congregation's records) 1979 - 250 male members (Congregation's newsletter) Currently more than 600 members. |
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