the former

Ravensworth Terrace Synagogue

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Page created: 9 October 2005
Latest update or revision: 1 August 2016

Ravensworth Synagogue, Newcastle
The former Synagogue in Ravensworth Terrace, Newcastle
(Courtesy Peter Gatoff)

Congregation Data
Official Name:	Newcastle United Hebrew Congregation and Beth Hamedrash
Other Name:	Ravensworth Terrace Synagogue
Address:	Ravensworth Terrace (off Westgate Road), Newcastle upon Tyne
Date Formed:	Formed in 1924, on the merger of the Corporation Street Synagogue and the Beth Hamedrash (Note: this was the second instance of the formation of a "Newcastle United Hebrew Congregation", the first being in 1880 (the Temple Street / Charlotte Square merger) and there was to be a third instance, the 1973 merger.)
Current Status:	Closed 1969
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Ministers:	Rabbi Y. M. Sandelson Rev. I. Waller Rabbi. Grossman Rabbi Rogosnitzky (Primary source: L. Olsover's "The Jewish Communities of North-East England", 1980)
Cemetery Information:	The Orthodox Community in Newcastle had several Jewish cemeteries (for details, see Newcastle Cemetery Information)

Congregational Records

General:

Numerous records of the Jewish Communities in Northeast England (only a sample of which are listed below) are deposited with the Tyne and Wear Archives Service (http://www.legacyarchives.org.uk).
CLICK HERE to view a full list of these records (correct to December 2005).

Synagogue Records:

Minutes 1940-1969 - Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)
List & Indices of Members 1924-1950 - Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)
Plans 1924 - Tyne and Wear Archives Service (see above)

(The early records of the Congregation have been lost.)

Newcastle upon Tyne Jewish Community home page

Jewish Congregations in Tyne and Wear

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