the former

Edmonton & District Hebrew Congregaton

Edmonton, London N18

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The former Edmonton & District Synagogue
53 Bounces Road, Upper Edmonton
(Courtesy Steven Jaffe, 2025)

Congregation Data
Name	Edmonton & District Hebrew Congregation
Address:	53 Bounces Road, Upper Edmonton, London N18
Date Formed:	By 1938⁽ⁱ⁾
Date Closed:	Closed about 1948⁽ⁱⁱ⁾
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Strictly Orthodox
Affiliation:	Associated with the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (UOHC)
Ministers:	None listed
Officers:	Pre-World War II Presidents - J. Rynhold (about 1938/39)⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾, S. Factor (about 1939/40)^(iv) 1940s Wardens - S. Factor, J. Freed and H. Marks (about 1945 to 1948)^(v)
Local Government District:	The North London district of Edmonton forms the south-eastern section of the London Borough of Enfield^(vi) and was previously (until 1965) in the former Municipal Borough of Edmonton (incorporated as a borough in 1937, previously an Urban District). Bibliography - London Borough of Enfield
Registration District (BMD):	Enfield^(vii) - Link to Register Office website
Cemetery Information:	For United of Orthodox Hebrew Congregation cemeteries, see Cemeteries of the UOHC
Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above) (i) Based upon the congregation's first appearance in the Jewish Year Book 1939. ↵ (ii) Based upon the congregation's final appearance in the Jewish Year Book 1948. ↵ (iii) Based upon J. Reynold's listing solely in the Jewish Year Book 1939. ↵ (iii) Based upon S. Factor's sole listing as president in the Jewish Year Book 1940. ↵ (v) Based upon their listing in the Jewish Year Book 1945/6 through 1948. ↵ (vi) The London Borough of Enfield, an Outer London Borough within the Greater London administrative area, was created on 1 April 1965 upon the merger of the Municipal Boroughs of Edmonton, Enfield and Southgate. All areas had been within the former County of Middlesex. ↵ (vii) The former Registration District was Edmonton, from formation of the congregation until 1 April 1965. All registers would now be held by the current register office. ↵

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Page created: 7 September 2006
Data significantly expanded and notes first added: 8 May 2018
Page most recently amended: 24 July 2025

Research and formatting by David Shulman

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