The Rumanian Synagogue

Name:

The Rumanian Synagogue

Address:

6/7 Christian Street (previously 6/7 Matilda Street), London E1

(Location: Christian Street, in London's East End, runs south, for about a quarter of a mile, from Commercial Road (A13) to Cable Street. It is about 600 feet to the east of Canon Street Road.)

Date Founded:

By 1929 (source)

Source: First entry in marriage register

Current Status:

Closed, about 1947 (source)

Source:  Listed in the Jewish Year Book 1947 but not the 1949 edition

Ritual:

Orthodox - Ashkenazi

Affiliation:

An affiliated synagogue of the Federation of Synagogues.

Local Government Districts:

Christian Street is now in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, created on 1 April 1965, within the administrative area of Greater London.

Previously, Christian Street was in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney (established 1900) in the County of London (established 1889), both of which entities were abolished in 1965.

Registration Districts:

From 1 January 1926 - Stepney
Since 1 January 1983 - Tower Hamlets (which now holds the registers)