Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation
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The Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation is an Ashkenazi orthodox
synagogue
in Blackpool
, England.
It is a provincial synagogue under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi
of the United Kingdom.
The synagogue is a Grade II listed building, built in the Byzantine architectural style. It was built between 1916 and 1926 and was later altered in 1955 and 1976.
On 8 February 2009 the synagogue hosted a visit of Jonathan Sacks
the Chief Rabbi
of the United Hebrew Congregations of the United Kingdom. The visit was arranged by Eric Moonman
, the president of the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland
.
The synagogue no longer has a Minister. The last Minister, was Rabbi David Braunold who assumed the pulpit in 1985 and departed for the St Annes Hebrew Congregation in 2010. Services are still held each week however.
Ashkenazi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim , are the Jews descended from the medieval Jewish communities along the Rhine in Germany from Alsace in the south to the Rhineland in the north. Ashkenaz is the medieval Hebrew name for this region and thus for Germany...
synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
in Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
, England.
History
Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation was founded in about 1907 with the merger of Blackpool Hebrew Congregation which had been founded in 1898 and Blackpool New Orthodox Hebrew Congregation (founded in 1905). The synagogue was originally located in Springfield Road, North Shore. The current synagogue in Leamington Road was consecrated in 1916.It is a provincial synagogue under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...
of the United Kingdom.
The synagogue is a Grade II listed building, built in the Byzantine architectural style. It was built between 1916 and 1926 and was later altered in 1955 and 1976.
On 8 February 2009 the synagogue hosted a visit of Jonathan Sacks
Jonathan Sacks
Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks, Kt is the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. His Hebrew name is Yaakov Zvi...
the Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...
of the United Hebrew Congregations of the United Kingdom. The visit was arranged by Eric Moonman
Eric Moonman
Eric Moonman was a British Labour politician. He was Member of Parliament for Billericay 1966-70 and Basildon 1974-9....
, the president of the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland
Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland
The Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, also known as the British Zionist Federation or simply the Zionist Federation , was established in 1899 to campaign for a permanent homeland for the Jewish people...
.
The synagogue no longer has a Minister. The last Minister, was Rabbi David Braunold who assumed the pulpit in 1985 and departed for the St Annes Hebrew Congregation in 2010. Services are still held each week however.
External links
- Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation at GENUKIGENUKIGENUKI is a genealogy web portal, run as a charitable trust. Its aim is "to serve as a "virtual reference library" of genealogical information that is of particular relevance to the UK & Ireland"...
- Blackpool United Hebrew Congegration on Jewish Communities and Records - UK (hosted by jewishgen.org).