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Congregation Data |
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Name: |
Newcastle United Hebrew Congregation |
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Date Formed: |
1 March 1973, on the merger of the
Newcastle Old Hebrew Congregation,
the Gosforth & Kenton Hebrew Congregation
and the Jesmond Hebrew Congregation.
(Note: this was the third instance of the formation of a "Newcastle
United Hebrew Congregation", the first being in 1880 (the
Temple Street / Charlotte Square
merger) and the second in 1924 ,the
Beth Hamedrash / Corporation
Street merger.) |
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Address: |
Culzean Park, Graham Park Road, Gosforth,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 4BH, opened in 1986. |
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Previous Addresses: |
Prior to 1986, the united
congregation was served by the following three existing synagogues of
the merged congregations, until their respective closure:
The Leazes Park Road Synagogue (of the Newcastle Old Hebrew
Congregation) 1973 to 1978.
The Lansdowne Terrace Synagogue (of the Gosforth & Kenton Hebrew
Congregation) 1973 to 1984
The Eskdale Terrace Synagogue (of the Jesmond Hebrew Congregation) 1973
to 1986. |
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Current Status: |
Active |
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Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
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Marriage Certification: |
Group: Board of Deputies
Registration District: Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Membership Data: |
1999 - 534 (Board of Deputies) |
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Ministers:
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Rabbi S. P. Toperoff - 1973
Rev. M. M.
Baddiel - 1973 to 1995
Rabbi Y. Fine - 1974 to ?
Rabbi Y. L. Black
- 1995 to 2004
Rabbi D.Y. Lewis, MA - 2005 to 2011
Rabbi A. M.
Lipsey - 2011 - present (August 2016) |
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Cemetery Information:
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The Orthodox Community in
Newcastle has three Jewish cemeteries in use since 1973, Hazlerigg,
Heaton and Ravensworth (for details, see
Newcastle Cemetery
Information) |
