The Great Synagogue

Official Name:

The Great Synagogue

Address:

Dukes Place, London EC3 (from 1690, rebuilt 1722, 1766 and 1790). The synagogue was  destroyed in a German Air raid on 11 May 1942. In 1943, a temporary structure was erected on site and used until 26 October 1958.
Thereafter, the few remaining congregants worshipped in a room in Adler Street, London E1 until 1977.

Former Address:

Broad Court (later called Duke's Place Court), Mitre Square

Local Authority:

City of London

Current Status:

Closed - 10 April 1977

Date Formed:

1692

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox - The earliest Ashkenazi synagogue following the Resettlement.

Affiliation:

One of the original five synagogues that formed the United Synagogue in 1870, of which it remained a constituent member.

Branches:

Prior to 1870, had the following branches:
From 1853, Wigmore Street, later Great Portland Street, which became the Central Synagogue.
From 1863, Bayswater Synagogue (a branch jointly with the New Synagogue).

Membership Data:

Number of male seat holders (United Synagogue 1870-1970)