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Sephardi Congregation of South Manchester(Shaare Hayim Synagogue)West Didsbury, Manchester |
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Sephardi Congregation of South Manchester(Shaare Hayim Synagogue)West Didsbury, Manchester |
Congregation Data
| Name: |
Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue Congregation of Spanish & Portuguese Jews |
| Alternative Name: | Sha'are Tephillah Synagogue (translation - "Gates of Prayer") |
| Address: | 18 Moor Lane, Kersal, Salford M7 4WX |
| Former Address: | 190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M8 (From 1873/4
until 1983). (The first Sephardi synagogue in the
UK built outside London.) In 1984, the building reopened as the Manchester Manchester Jewish Museum. (Website: http://www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com) The congregation used temporary premises at 78 York Street, Cheetham, until the above building was ready for use in 1874. |
| Current Status: | Active |
| Date Formed: | 1873 |
| Ritual: | Sephardi (Spanish & Portuguese rite) |
| Local Authority: | The congregation is considered part of the
"North Manchester" Jewish community. Kersal is in Salford, in the metropolitan borough of the City of Salford (within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which no longer has any administrative powers). (Congregations in the locality) From 1889 to 1974, Salford was a county borough geographically within the County of Lancashire. Prior to its move to Moor Lane, the congregation was in the metropolitan borough of the City of Manchester. (Congregations in the locality) From 1889 to 1974, Manchester was a county borough geographically (although not administratively) within the county of Lancashire. |
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