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West Central Liberal Synagogue

London W.1.

Created 2 November 2006
Latest Update 21 July 2008

Congregation Data

Official Name: West Central Liberal Synagogue
Addresses:

  • The Montague Centre, 21 Maple Street, London W1T 4BE (previously known as 109-113 Whitfield Street), opened 1954, redeveloped in the 1990's.

  • 2 Fitzroy Square, London W1 (1940's until early 1950's)

  • The Club House at Alfred Place, Bedford Square, London WC1, used from about 1914, initially by the West Central Branch of the Jewish Religious Union (the pre-cursor of the ULPS). The building was destroyed in 1941 in a German bombing raid, which killed 27 victims sheltering in the Club in the basement.
Local Authority: London Borough of the City of Westminster - (Congregations in the locality)
Current Status: Active
Date Formed: 1928, although the West Central Branch of the Jewish Religious Union held religious services from about 1913
Ritual: Liberal Progressive
Affiliation: A constituent synagogue of Liberal Judaism (formerly the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues) (List of Liberal Synagogues)
Website: http://www.wcls.org.uk/
Membership Data: 1960 - 600 members (Congregation's website)
 

Other  Information

  • Congregation History & Records No Data Can You Help
  • Photographs, Newspaper Articles & Personal Encounters No Data Can You Help
  • Bibliography:

    • My Club and I. Montague, Lily, 1941

    • The West Central Story and its Founders 1993-1968. Levy, Nellie G., 1968

    • History of the West Central Liberal Synagogue. Rigal, L. 1978. Published by the Congregation

    • The Lost Synagogues of London. Renton, P., 2000 (Tymsder Publications, London)  pp. 158-159

    • The Synagogues of London. Lindsay, P., 1993 (Valentine Mitchell, London)  p. 79

    • Other Sources in the City of Westminster

    • Other London sources

  • Cemetery Information:

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