|
Name: |
Chevra Tillim Synagogue ("Society of Psalms") |
|
Former Name: |
Chaye Adam & Chevra Tillim Synagogue |
| Address: |
324
Cheetham Hill Road,
Manchester M8 (from about 1948)
(based upon first appearance of address in Jewish Year Books) |
| Previous Addresses: |
78
Cheetham Hill Road,
Manchester M8 (from at least 1935)
Note: 78
Cheetham Hill Road was the address of
Kehal Chassidim Synagogue until at least 1935 |
| Formation |
Formed in 1935 by the amalgamation of: |
Chaye Adam Synagogue
of Back Stocks Street (or Stock Street East), Cheetham,
Manchester M8
previously of
11 Fernie Street,
Manchester M4 (until 1920's) |
Chevra Tehillim (Old)
of
43 Fernie Street,
Manchester M4
(Note: there was also an
(New) Chevra Tillim) |
| |
Founded by 1915 |
Founded 1854 (1)
(1) Source: Manchester Jewry - A Pictorial History
1799-1988 by Bill Williams, p 19
|
| Current Status: |
Merged in 1958 with other congregations to form
Cheetham Hebrew Congregation |
| Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Local Authority: |
The congregation was considered part of the
"North Manchester" Jewish community.
Cheetham and the other areas mentioned are now 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)
They were, from 1889 to 1974, in the county borough
of Manchester, geographically (though not administratively) within the County of Lancashire. |