Congregation Data |
Name: |
Cardiff New Hebrew Congregation |
Alternative
Names: |
Windsor Place Synagogue
Also known simply as the New
Congregation or, occasionally, the New Synagogue (Note: not to be confused with
the
Cardiff
New Synagogue,
which later became the Cardiff Reform Synagogue) |
Last
Address: |
Windsor Place, Cardiff from 1918 (which continued
in use until 1955)(i) |
Previous Addresses: |
1900 - 1918 Merches Place, Clare Road, Cardiff
(ii) 1889 - 1900 5 Edward Place, Cardiff
(iii) |
Status: |
In 1942, the congregation became one of the constituents of
Cardiff United Synagogue.
(iv)
The Synagogue in Windsor Place continued to be used as one of the
synagogues of the Cardiff United Synagogue until its closure and sale in
1955. |
When Formed: |
Formed in 1889 by a group of
"seceders" from the
established (and "Establishment")
Cardiff Hebrew Congregation,
consisting primarily of recent immigrants
from Eastern Europe. The New Congregation thus acquired the name "the Foreigners' Shul"
(or "Furriners' Shul"), to distinguish it from "the Englisher
Shul".(v) The
establishment of the New Congregation created a schism in the community
that would not be fully healed for half a century. |
Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
Membership Data: |
1900 - 31 seatholders (The Jewish Year Book 1900/01) 1937 - 220 members (The Jewish Year Book 1938) |
Cemetery Information:
|
The Orthodox Community has two Jewish cemeteries -
the Old Jewish Cemetery and the New Jewish Cemetery (for details, see
Cardiff Cemetery
Information) |
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