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Beth Jacob SynagogueManchester |
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Beth Jacob SynagogueManchester |
Congregation Data
| Name: | Beth Jacob Synagogue |
| Alternative Name: | Bishops Street Synagogue |
| Address: | Biscombe Street, Waterloo Road, Hightown, Manchester M8 Previously at Bishop Street, Waterloo Road, Hightown, Manchester M8 (until 1950's) |
| Date Formed: | By 1919 (Based upon appearance in Jewish Year Book) |
| Current Status: | Closed 1969 (Based upon entry in Marriage Register) - merged into North Manchester Synagogue |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Local Authority: | The congregation was considered part of the
"North Manchester" Jewish community. Hightown is in the centre of Manchester in the metropolitan borough of the City of Manchester (within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which no longer has any administrative powers). (Congregations in the locality) From 1889 to 1974, the locality was in the county borough of Manchester, geographically (though not administratively) within the County of Lancashire. |
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