Agudath Achim Synagogue

Old Castle Street

Aldgate, London E.1.

Created: 6 December 2006
Latest revision or update: 12 December 2011

Congregation Data

Official Name:	Agudath Achim Synagogue
Former Names:	Old Castle Street Synagogue (Chabad) "Peace & Truth " Chevra (Shalom v'Emess Chevra) (All the above are believe to be different names for the same congregation, although possibly, one or other of the names relate to a separate congregation.)
Address:	42 Old Castle Street, Aldgate, London E1
Local Authority:	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Date Founded:	Early to mid 1880's
Current Status:	Closed, after 1966
Ritual:	Orthodox - Ashkenazi
Affiliation:	"Peace & Truth " Chevra was one of the congregations that attended the meeting of 16 October 1887 to form the Federation of Synagogues, and became one of the original federated synagogues on 6 November 1887. (List of Federation congregations)
Membership Data:	1870 - 120 members (Social History of Jews in England, V. D. Lipman, p74) 1896 - 130 members (Jewish Year Book 1896-1897) 1905 - 160 members (Jewish Year Book 1906) 1915 - 134 members (Jewish Year Book 1916)

Other Information

Bibliography:
- Tower Hamlet sources
- other London sources
Cemetery Information:
- Cemeteries of the Federation of Synagogues

Street Directory of Synagogues in East End and City of London

East End Congregations

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