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Page created: 2 March 2002
Latest revision or update: 26 February 2017
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Congregation Data |
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Name: |
Central & North Manchester Synagogue (from 1978) |
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Former
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North
Manchester Synagogue
(also referred to as the "Brodyer Shul")
until 1978 when the congregation merged with the
Central Synagogue. |
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Last Address: |
Leicester Road, Broughton Park, Salford, M7 4GP
(a converted Methodist chapel), in use from 1959
(The congregation was considered part of the
"North Manchester" Jewish community.) |
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Former Addresses: |
Cheltenham Crescent, Salford, M7 (1940s until 1959) Bury New Road, Higher Broughton, Salford, M7
(1899 until early/mid 1940's). Waterloo Road,
Manchester, M8 (Brodyer Synagogue) |
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Formation |
The Congregation developed from
Brodyer Synagogue
(taking its name from the Galician town of Brody, now in Ukraine, from
where several of its founders originated) founded in 1891 |
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Current Status: |
Closed Sabbath 6 September 2008, merged with
Manchester Great and New Synagogue, which was renamed
Manchester Great New & Central
Synagogue. The following is a press
report of the closure (Jewish Chronicle 5 September 2008):
Manchester shul’s last service before merger
The Central and North Synagogue in Manchester will close after the
Shabbat service.
Membership has dwindled to little more than 100, making the upkeep of
its imposing Leicester Road premises uneconomic. The shul will merge
with Stenecourt Synagogue.
Tomorrow's service will be an emotional occasion for Central's
long-serving Rabbi Jacob Rubinstein, who said: "After 36 years as
minister it is a great wrench for me, but hopefully the merger will be
an opportunity for further growth." Central's life president Sonny
Fromson can reflect on 80 years of involvement - he joined the choir at
the age of 10.
"I'm happy, in inverted commas, to see we've got another home in a more
vibrant community, but I'm not happy to see the history go," he
commented. "We are hoping it will be a good marriage."
Mr Fromson's 90th birthday will be celebrated at the first Shabbat for
the merged communities in a fortnight, when Rabbi Rubinstein will join
Reverend Gabriel Brodie in a joint ministerial role. |
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Incorporated Congregations: |
The following were incorporated into the
North Manchester Synagogue:
Courland Synagogue or Kourlander Synagogue (in 1904),
which was founded by at least 1899 (based upon first entry in Marriage
Registers) Beth Hamedrash Hagadol (in 1905)
Beth Jacob Synagogue (in
about 1969) |
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Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
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Affiliation: |
Manchester & District Council of Orthodox Synagogues |
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Marriage Certification: |
Worship Number: 66767
Registration District: Salford |
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Membership Data: |
Brodyer Synagogue:
1896 - 110 seatholders
(Jewish Year Book 1896/97) North Manchester Synagogue:
1905 - 206 male and 200
female seatholders
(Jewish Year Book 1906)
1915 - 256 male and 300
female seatholders
(Jewish Year Book 1916) Central & North Manchester Synagogue
1999 - 160 members
(Board of Deputies Report) |
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Local Authority: |
The congregation was in Salford, and
predecessor congregations were either in Salford or the Cheetham area of
Manchester.
Salford is in the metropolitan borough of the
City of Salford, within the metropolitan county of Greater
Manchester (which no longer has any administrative powers).
Waterloo Road and Cheetham Hill are now in the metropolitan
borough of the City of Manchester, also within the metropolitan county
of Greater Manchester.
From 1889 to 1974, both
Salford and Manchester were county boroughs (unitary authorities)
of Manchester, geographically (though not administratively) within the
County of Lancashire. |
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Cemetery Information:
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One of the cemeteries used by the
Congregation is the Blackley Jewish Cemetery, Rochdale Road, which had
originally been acquired by the Central Synagoue. For additional
cemetery details, see
Manchester Jewish Cemeteries
Information on Manchester Jewish Community home page |
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Online Articles and Other Material Relating to this
Congregation
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Congregational
Records |
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At Manchester Register Office and Board of
Deputies: |
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At
Manchester Archives and Local Studies (ref:
M442/2): |
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1904-1968 -
Minutes;
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1944-1973 - Executive and Board of
Management Minutes
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1895-1915 -
Marriage registers;
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1931-1937 -
Burial Board, accounts.
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Greater Manchester Jewish Community home page
Jewish Congregations
in the City of Salford (metropolitan borough)
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in the City of Manchester (metropolitan borough)
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Jewish Congregations in
Greater Manchester
Jewish Communities of England home page
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