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Welwyn Garden City SynagogueWelwyn Garden City, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire |
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Welwyn Garden City SynagogueWelwyn Garden City, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire |
Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City, a town in the county of Hertfordshire in southeast England, was founded in the 1920’s. It is part of the local government district of Welwyn Hatfield, formed in 1974 by the merger of by the merger of the urban district of Welwyn Garden City with adjoining localities.
Congregation Data
| Name: | Welwyn Garden City Synagogue |
| Alternative Name: | Welwyn Garden City Affiliated Synagogue |
| Developed from: | Welwyn Garden City United Synagogue Membership Group |
| Address: | Barn Close, Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City,
Hertfordshire, AL8 6ST Previously Friends Meeting House, Welwyn Garden City (when a Membership Group) |
| Current Status: | Active |
| Date Founded: | The Congregation was formally established in about 1948, having developed from the Membership Group, which had been formed by evacuees from heavily populated areas of Central & Eastern London, during WWII, and was linked to the United Synagogue. |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Affiliation: | An Affiliated Synagogue of the United Synagogue since 1948 |
| Membership Data: | 1948 - 29 male seatholders (United
Synagogue 1870-1970) 1950 - 31 male seatholders (United Synagogue 1870-1970) 1960 - 59 male seatholders (United Synagogue 1870-1970) 1970 - 66 male seatholders (United Synagogue 1870-1970) |
Jewish Population Data
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1948 1965 1990 |
- 150 (The Jewish Year Book 1949) |
Other Information
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