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Created: 2 November 2006
Latest revision or update: 24 November 2011
Congregation Data
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Official Name: |
The Liberal Jewish Synagogue |
| Addresses: |
28 St. John's Wood Road, London NW8 7HA (rebuilt early
1990's)
Previously, Hill Street, Dorset Square, London NW1 (1911-1925) |
| Local Authority: |
City of Westminster - (Congregations in
the locality) |
| Current Status: |
Active |
| Date Formed: |
Established in 1910 by the "Jewish Religious Union for
the Advancement of Liberal Judaism" (pre-curser to the ULPS), which had
been founded in 1902.
Services had been held prior to the establishment of the synagogue, at
various venues. |
| Ritual: |
Liberal Progressive - the first liberal synagogue in
the United Kingdom |
| Affiliation: |
A constituent synagogue of Liberal Judaism (formerly
the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues) (List
of Liberal Synagogues) |
| Website: |
http://www.ljs.org |
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Membership Data: |
1915 - 546 (Jewish Year Book, 1916)
1919 - 754 (Jewish Year Book, 1920)
1946 - 1,570 (Jewish Year Book, 1947) |
Other Information
- Bibliography:
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Claude Montefiore, Lily Montague and the Origins of the
Jewish Religious Union. Bayme, S. 182. Transactions of the Jewish
Historical Society of England Vol XXVII pp. 71-72
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The Lost Synagogues of London. Renton, P., 2000 (Tymsder
Publications, London) pp. 112/116
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The Synagogues of London. Lindsay, P., 1993 (Valentine
Mitchell, London) pp. 104-105
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Other
sources in the City of Westminster
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Other
London sources
- Cemetery Information:
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Greater London Community
Explanation of Terms Used
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