Leeds Zionist Synagogue

Congregation Data

Name:

Leeds Zionist Synagogue

Previous Name:

Herzl Moser Zionist Synagogue

Addresses:

20a St Albans Street, Leeds, from 1902 (was previously the home of Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue and subsequently the home of the Leeds Old Central Synagogue);
17 Brunswick Street, Leeds, from about 1907 until early 1940's; and
307 Chapeltown Road, Leeds (main offices of Leeds Zionists) from late 1940's

Founded:

1894

Closure:

Closed. The original congregation (Herzl Moser Zionist Synagogue) closed in about 1940.
A new congregation was established in about 1948 under the name Zionist Synagogue (also known as Agudas Hazionim Synagogue), and this closed in 1955, merging with Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue.

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox

Affiliations:

Became affiliated to Leeds United Hebrew Congregation for the purposes of burial rights (Jewish Year Books 1935-40).

Membership Data:

1909 - 190 seatholders (Jewish Year Book 1910)

Records:

Marriage Records