Manchester Reform Synagogue

Manchester Reform Synagogue
The former Jackson's Row synagogue;
deconsecrated in November 2022;
since demolished
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCongregation
Leadership
  • Rabbi Lisa Barrett
  • Rabbi Warren Elf
  • Rabbi Reuven Silverman (Emeritus)
StatusActive
Location
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Manchester Reform Synagogue is located in Greater Manchester
Manchester Reform Synagogue
Location of the former Jackson's Row synagogue, in Central Manchester
Geographic coordinates53°28′44″N 2°14′53″W / 53.478794°N 2.248°W / 53.478794; -2.248
Architecture
Architect(s)
TypeSynagogue architecture
Date established1857 (as a congregation)
Completed
  • 1858 (Cheetham Hill)
  • 1953 (Jackson's Row)
Demolished
  • 1 June 1941 (Cheetham Hill)
  • 14 October 2023 (Jackson's Row)
MaterialsBrick
Website
www.jacksonsrow.org
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The Manchester Reform Synagogue is a Reform Jewish congregation based in Central Manchester, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation, founded in 1857 as the Manchester Congregation of British Jews, is one of the oldest Reform communities in the United Kingdom, and is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism.[2][3][4]

The congregation build a synagogue on Jackson's Row in 1953 and vacated the site in November 2022. The synagogue was subsequently demolished in October 2023. The congregation has been using temporary premises at Manchester University's Chapel on Oxford Road, since November 2022, while it seeks a permanent home.

  1. ^ Shulman, David (7 December 2022). "Manchester Reform Synagogue". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Hoffman, David. "Our story". What's it all about?. Manchester Reform Synagogue. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2014.[self-published source?]

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