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Created 18 October 2007
Latest revision or update: 28 December 2011
Congregation Data
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Name: |
Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
Congregation of Spanish & Portuguese Jews |
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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. |
Other Information
- Congregation History & Records
- Bibliography:
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Manchester Jewish Museum - Former Spanish & Portuguese
Synagogue - Jewish Heritage in England, An
Architectural Guide. Sharman Kadish (English Heritage 2006) p143-45
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Manchester Jewry - A Picture
history 1788-1988. Bill Williams (1988). pp. 1, 20/21, 58.
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Other Manchester sources
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Street Directory of Congregations in
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Community
Explanations of Terms Used
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