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Brondesbury SynagogueBrondesbury Park, Willesden, London N.W.2. |
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Brondesbury SynagogueBrondesbury Park, Willesden, London N.W.2. |
Created 8 October 2006
Latest Update 19 May 2008
Congregation Data
| Official Name: | Brondesbury Synagogue | ||||||||||
| Former Names: | Willesden and Brondesbury Synagogue Willesden Synagogue (to 1974) Willesden District Synagogue (to 1939) West Willesden Hebrew Congregation (to 1934) Harlesden Hebrew Congregation (to early 1930's) |
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| Address: | 143 Brondesbury Park (adjacent to Heathfield Park), London NW2 5JL (from about 1939) | ||||||||||
| Previous Addresses: | College Road, Kensal Rise, London N.W.10 (from 1934) and prior to then, in Park View College; in a scout hut in the grounds of a convent in Crown Hill Road, NW10; and previously a house in Stonebridge Park |
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| Local Authority: | London Borough of Brent - (Congregations in the
locality) (Until 1965, the municipal borough of Willesden in the former county of Middlesex) |
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| Date Formed: | 1931 (although it had previously met in private homes since 1926) | ||||||||||
| Current Status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox | ||||||||||
| Affiliation: | A affiliated synagogue of the United Synagogue from 1931, becoming a district synagogue in 1934 and a constituent synagogue of the United Synagogue from 1939. | ||||||||||
| Mergers and Consolidation: |
In
1939, the Willesden Green Federation Synagogue, which owned the land at Heathfield Park and leased the adjoining property at 143 Brondesbury
Park, was incorporated into the congregation. |
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| Membership Data: | Number of male seat holders (United Synagogue
1870-1970)
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Articles on the Congregation
History of the Willesden & Brondesbury Synagogue 1934-1994 by Rabbi Dr. Bernard Susser. Available on JCR-UK as part of the Susser Archive (including lists of rabbis and synagogue officers).
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