Kingston Liberal Synagogue

Long Ditton, Elmbridge, Surrey

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Long Ditton

Long Ditton (which is situated just to the west of Surbiton in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames) is in Thames Ditton in the borough of Elmbridge, a local government district of the county of Surrey, formed in 1974. Prior to 1974, it was part of the urban district of Esher.

Jewish Community

There is a small Jewish community in and around Thames Ditton, a Liberal congregation formed in the 1960s. The borough of Elbridge (of which Thames Ditton forms part) also has a reform congregation - the North West Surrey Synagogue.

Congregation Data
Name:	Kingston Liberal Synagogue
Former Name:	Kingston and District Progressive Jewish Community (until about 1976)⁽ⁱ⁾
Address:	Rushett Road, Long Ditton, Surrey KT7 0UX. These premises were acquired in 1976. Services were previously held in Quakers Hall in Kingston upon Thames.⁽ⁱⁱ⁾
Current Status:	Active
Date Founded:	April 1967⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾
Ritual:	Liberal Progressivei
Affiliation:	A constituent synagogue of Liberal Judaism (formerly the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues).
Website:	https://klsonline.org/
Rabbis: *(To view a short profile of a minister who also served other UK congregations - name in blue - hold the cursor over his or her name.)*	Rabbi Danny Rich - from 1988 until 2004^(v) Rabbi Charley Baginsky - from November 2008 (Student from 2006) until May 2016^(vi) Rabbi Dr. René Pfertzel - from August 2017 until present (January 2021)^(vii)
Membership Data:	Congregation's Website 1967 - about 50 National Reports and Surveys^(x) 1977 - 107 male (or household) members and estimated 103 female members 1983 - 120 male (or household) members and 6 individual female members 1990 - 189 members (comprising 111 households, 32 individual male and 46 individual female members) 1996 - 267 members (comprising 89 households, 70 individual male and 108 individual female members) 2010 & 2016 - listed as having 200 to 299 members (by household)
Charitable Status:	Kingston Liberal Synagogue is a registered charity (no. 270792), registered on 18 March 1976. The governing document is the congregation's constitution dated 12 November 1967, as amended 10 October 1975 and 26 June 2003.^(xi)
Registration District:	Surrey^(xii) - Link to Register Office website
Cemetery Information:	There was no Jewish cemetery in Elmbridge. For details of the cemeteries of the Liberal Judaism, see Cemeteries of the Liberal Judaism Movement.
Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above) (i) The congregation was listed under this name in Jewish Year Books 1969 through 1976. ↵ (ii) Congregation's website. ↵ (iii) Congregation's website. The first listing in a Jewish Year Book was 1969. ↵ (iv) Reserved. (v) Congregation's website and profile of Rabbi Rich on Liberal Judaism's website, both accessed 3 September 2018. ↵ (vi) Profile of Rabbi Baginsky on the Liberal Judaism's website, accessed 3 September 2018. ↵ (vii) Profile of Rabbi Pfertzel on the Liberal Judaism's website, last accessed 4 January 2021. ↵ (viii) and (ix) Reserved. (x) Reports on synagogue membership in the United Kingdom, published by or on behalf of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and which can be viewed on the website of the Institute of Jewish Policy Research. Click HERE for links to the various reports. ↵ (xi) Charity Commission website (in beta) development stage, accessed 3 September 2018. ↵ (xii) The former Registration Districts were Surrey Northern, from the formation of Congregation until 1 October 1996 and North Surrey, from 1 October 1996 until 4 August 2008. Any registers would now be held by current register office. ↵

On-line Articles and Other Material
relating to this Congregation

Annual Reports and Financial Statements filed with the Charities Commission (pdf):
- For years ended 31 December 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

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Page created: 22 September 2009
Data significantly expanded and notes added: 3 September 2018
Latest revision or update: 4 January 2021

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