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Leeds Zionist Synagogue
Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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Created 2 March 2002
Latest Update or reformat 27 December 2011
Congregation Data
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Name: |
Leeds Zionist Synagogue |
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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 |
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Affiliations: |
Became affiliated to Leeds
United Hebrew
Congregation for the purposes of burial rights (Jewish Year Books 1935-40). |
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Membership Data: |
1909 - 190 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1910) |
Other Information
Leeds Community
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