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Leeds Zionist SynagogueLeeds, West Yorkshire |
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Leeds Zionist SynagogueLeeds, West Yorkshire |
Congregation Data
| Name: | Leeds Zionist Synagogue |
| Previous Name: | Herzl Moser Zionist Synagogue |
| Addresses: | 20a St Albans Street, Leeds, from 1902
(was previously the home of Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue
and subsequently the home of the Leeds Old
Central Synagogue); 17 Brunswick Street, Leeds, from about 1907 until early 1940's; and 307 Chapeltown Road, Leeds (main offices of Leeds Zionists) from late 1940's |
| Founded: | 1894 |
| Current Status: | Closed. The original congregation (Herzl Moser Zionist Synagogue)
closed in about 1940. A new congregation was established in about 1948 under the name Zionist Synagogue (also known as Agudas Hazionim Synagogue), and this closed in 1955, merging with Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue. |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Affiliations: | Became affiliated to Leeds United Hebrew Congregation for the purposes of burial rights (Jewish Year Books 1935-40). |
| Membership Data: | 1909 - 190 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1910) |
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