| Western Marble Arch Synagogue | |
|---|---|
 Western Marble Arch Synagogue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 1 Wallenberg Place, City of Westminster, Central London, England W1H 7TN |
| Country | United Kingdom |
  Location of the synagogue in Central London | |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°30′54″N 0°09′33″W / 51.5151°N 0.1591°W / 51.5151; -0.1591 |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1991 (merged congregation)
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| Completed | 1961 |
| Website | |
| marblearch | |
The Western Marble Arch Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 1 Wallenberg Place, in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England, in the United Kingdom.
The congregation was formed in 1991 as the result of a merger between the Western and the Marble Arch Synagogues, with the former congregation dating from 1761. It is a leading Modern Orthodox congregation and offers religious and social activities to its members and the wider community. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.
History
The Western Synagogue was founded in 1761 in Great Pulteney Street, Westminster. The congregation, formally named the Ḥevra Kadisha shel Gemilluth Ḥasadim (Hebrew: חברה קדישא של גמילות חסדים, lit. 'Holy Congregation of Acts of Charity') first met in the home of Wolf Liepman, a prosperous immigrant merchant from St. Petersburg. A series of leased spaces followed until 1826 when the congregation built an elaborate synagogue in St. Alban's Place, Haymarket and renamed itself The Western Synagogue.
The Western Synagogue and Marble Arch Synagogue, the latter founded in 1957, merged in 1991.
Notable members
- Constance, Lady Battersea
- Barrington Black
- Lord David Gold
- Sir Samuel Montagu, Lord Swaythling
- Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery
- Sir Gerald Ronson
- Sir Stuart Samuel
- Viscount David de Stern
- Anthony Yadgaroff
See also
- History of the Jews in England
- List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
- List of synagogues in the United Kingdom
References
- ^ Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael A.; Rubinstein, Hillary L., eds. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 1019–1020. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. OCLC 793104984.
- "Our People". Western Marble Arch. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "The Western Marble Arch Synagogue". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "The Western Synagogue". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 28 October 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Lindsay, Paul (1993). The Synagogues of London. London: Vallentine Mitchell. p. 66.
Bibliography
- Barnett, Arthur (1961). The Western Synagogue through Two Centuries (1761–1961). London: Vallentine Mitchell.
- Levy, Mathias (1897). The Western Synagogue: Some Materials for its History. London: Geo. Barber.
- Picciotto, James (1875). Sketches of Anglo-Jewish History. Trübner & Company, Ludgate Hill.
- Roth, Cecil (1932). Records of the Western Synagogue, 1761–1932. London: E. Goldston.
External links
Categories:
- 1760s in London
- 1761 establishments in England
- 20th-century synagogues in the United Kingdom
- 1957 establishments in England
- 1991 establishments in England
- Ashkenazi Jewish culture in London
- Ashkenazi synagogues
- Jewish organizations established in 1761
- Jewish organizations established in 1957
- Jewish organizations established in 1991
- Modern Orthodox synagogues in England
- Religion in the City of Westminster
- Synagogues in London
- Synagogues completed in 1961