Springfield Synagogue

Name:

Springfield Synagogue

(Springfield is the name of a road and an area in northern Upper Clapton.)

Alternative Name:

Ohel Ya'akov Synagogue

Previous Name:

O'hal Jacob Synagogue (until about 1935)

Address:

202 Upper Clapton Road⁽ⁱ⁾, Upper Clapton, London E5 9DH

Clapton Federation Synagogue, which is "in association" with this Congregation⁽ⁱⁱ⁾, no longer has its own building and holds services at this address.

(Note 202B Upper Clapton Road was the address of the Ohel Moshe Beth Hamedrash  from about 1992 until about 2005).

Previously at 200 Upper Clapton Road, London E5 (until late 1930's).

The North London district of Upper Clapton, together with adjacent Stamford Hill (to its west) and some adjoining areas, includes the largest concentration of Haredi Jews in Europe.

Current Status:

Active

Date Formed:

1929

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox

Affiliation:

An affiliated synagogue of the Federation of Synagogues since 1940's, and at one time may have been a constituent synagogue.  Initially associated with the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (UOHC) and during 1940's was associated with both organizations and may have also had a period as an independent congregation in 1930's.

Local Government Districts:

Upper and Lower Clapton are in the London Borough of Hackney and were previously (until 1 April 1965), in the somewhat smaller former Metropolitan Borough of Hackney.⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾

Hackney bibliography

Registration District (BDM):

Hackney (since founding of congregation) - Register Office website