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Ceramic Plaque on wall of Cunard House at corner of Creechurch Lane and Bury
Street,
marking the site of Creechurch Lane Synagogue,
the first synagogue in England following the resettlement of 1656
© David Shulman 2007
Congregation Data
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Name |
Creechurch Lane Synagogue
(the Synagogue of the Spanish & Portugues Jews' Congregation)
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Address: |
5 Creechurch Lane(i),
London EC3A 5DQ
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When Formed: |
Lease
acquired 16 December 1656 and services commenced January 1657. (ii) Building
enlarged 1674.(iii) -
This was the first synagogue to be established following the readmission of the Jews to England. |
Final Status: |
Succeeded by the
Bevis Marks Synagogue in 1701.
The
building then reverted to domestic use subsequently becoming the Parish
Workhouse until 1857 and was then demolished.(iv)
A plaque (see above) today marks the site of the former synagogue. |
Ritual: |
Orthodox
Sephardi, following Spanish & Portuguese rites, now often referred to as
Western Sephardi.
However, until the establishment of an Askanazi synagogue in 1690,
there were a large number of Ashkanazi (or "Tedescos" as
they were referred to by the Sephardi) among the congregants, although
they were not permitted to hold office, vote nor take part in the
service. |
Additional Congregation: |
Although
little information is known, there is believed to have been a second
Jewish congregation in existence in the mid-1660s,in the area of St.
Helens.(vii)
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Rabbis:
(To view a short profile of a rabbi whose name appears in blue - hold
the cursor over his name.) |
Rabbi Samuel Levy
- the first Rabbi of the Congregation(viii)
Rabbi Moses Athias - Rabbi or possibly Chazan at least during 1660(ix)
Haham Rabbi Jacob Sasportas
- from 1664 to 1665, the first Haham of the Sephardi Community in London(xii)
Haham Rabbi Joshua (Yehoshua) da Silva
- from 1670 to 1679(xiii)
Haham Rabbi Jacob Abendana
from 1681 to 1685(xiv)
Haham Rabbi Solomon Ayllon
- from 1689 to 1700(xv)
For a complete list of Hahamin click HERE |
Local Government District:
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Creechurch Street is in the Aldgate Ward
of the City of London, within the administrative area of
Greater London.
It was in the parish of St. Katherine
Cree (abolished 1908) |
Cemetery
Information: |
In
February 1657, the Community acquired a lease of land in Mile End, to
the east of the City, for use as a cemetery,being the first Jewish
cemetery in England since the expulsion of the Jews in 1290. The
cemetery became known as Mile End Velho (Old) Cemetery.
For additional information, see
Cemeteries of the Spanish & Portugues Jews' Congregation |
Notes &
Sources (↵ returns to text above)
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Bibliography, Online Articles and Other Material relating to this Congregation
on JCR-UK
on Third Party websites
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List of
Sephardi Congregations
Street Directory of Synagogues in East End
and City of London
Jewish
Congregation in the City of London
Greater London home page
Page created: 18 August 2006
Data significantly expanded and notes first added:
30 July 2017
Latest revision or update: 22 February 2021
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