Newcastle Reform Synagogue
Newcastle Reform Synagogue | |
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Basic information | |
Location | The Croft/ off Kenton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 4RF United Kingdom |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Registered charity (number 246816) |
Status | Active |
Website | www |
Completed | 1982 (the building); 1963 (the community)[1] |
Newcastle Reform Synagogue, also known by its Hebrew name Ner Tamid ("Everlasting Light"), is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism. It is located in Gosforth in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The community was founded in 1963[1] by children of German-Jewish refugees. After about 20 families had showed interest the previous year in forming a Reform congregation, assistance was sought from the nearest Reform synagogue, Sinai Synagogue, Leeds, who lent a Torah scroll and some prayer books. Services were held in homes, school rooms and church halls.[2]
In 1963 the newly formed congregation bought a Methodist chapel in Derby Street, off Barrack Road, in Newcastle. This was converted into a synagogue, function hall, school rooms and a caretaker’s flat, and the congregation grew. However, eleven years later, the congregation was served with a Compulsory Purchase Order and had to abandon the building. For the next ten years the community held regular services as before, in homes, school halls and church halls. On High Holy Days it used the Newcastle City Council Chambers.[2]
The present purpose-built synagogue was completed in 1982. A dedicated cemetery in North Shields has a prayer house, complete with facilities for tahara (ritual cleansing of the deceased).[2]
References
See also
- List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
- List of synagogues in the United Kingdom
- Movement for Reform Judaism
External links
- Official website
- JCR-UK entry on Newcastle Reform Synagogue, including photographs
- Jewish Small Communities: Newcastle Reform Synagogue
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