Richmond Synagogue

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Richmond Synagogue
Basic information
Location Lichfield Gardens, Richmond TW9 1AP
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Affiliation United Synagogue
Rite Orthodox Judaism
Municipality London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Status Active
Leadership Rabbi Meir Shindler
Website www.richmondsynagogue.org.uk
Architectural description
Architect(s) Stern Thom Fehler Architects [1]
Completed 1987
File:1916 Richmond synagogue plaque.jpg
File:1938 Richmond synagogue plaque.jpg
File:1987 Richmond synagogue plaque.jpg
Plaques inside the synagogue

Richmond Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish community in Richmond, London. It is a member community of the United Synagogue.[1] The synagogue building is in Lichfield Gardens. Designed by Stern Thom Fehler Architects, it was opened on 8 March 1987 by Chief Rabbi Sir Immanuel Jakobovits and Rabbi Moshe Barron.

History

Until 1916 the synagogue community was known as the Richmond Hebrew Congregation and from 1916 to 1938 it met at Central Hall, Parkshot, Richmond,[2] a building opened on 28 June 1916 by Leopold de Rothschild, the then President of the United Synagogue.[3] From 1938 it met at a converted chapel at 8 Sheen Road which was later purchased by Richmond upon Thames Council to make way for a Waitrose supermarket and multi-storey car park.[2][4]

People

Richmond Synagogue's rabbi is Meir Shindler.[5] Previous rabbis have included Jonathan Hughes (2013–15),[6][7][8] Yitzchak Schochet (1991–93)[9] and Yossi Ives (2003–12).[10] Notable congregants have included Eldred Tabachnik and Lord Woolf.[3]

Activities

Services are held on Friday evenings at 7:00 pm and on Saturday mornings at 9.30 am.[11]

The synagogue operates a day centre for Jewish people over 60.[12]

See also

References

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Further reading

  • Howitt, Arthur. Richmond and its Jewish Connections. R W Simpson, 1930
  • History of the Richmond Synagogue. Richmond Synagogue, 1976
  • Renton, Peter. The Lost Synagogues of London. Tymsder Publications, London, 2000, pp. 145–6, ISBN 978-0953-11047-6

External links

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