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Agudath Achim Synagogue

Old Castle Street

Aldgate, London E.1.

Created 6 December 2006
Latest revision 9 August 2007

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

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