Saatchi Synagogue Explained

Saatchi Synagogue
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Religious Affiliation:Orthodox Judaism
Rite:Nusach Ashkenaz
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Organisational Status:Synagogue
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Leadership:Rabbi Mendel Cohen
Functional Status:Active
Location:7/41 Grove End Road, City of Westminster, Central London, England NW89NG
Country:United Kingdom
Map Type:United Kingdom London Westminster
Map Size:250
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Coordinates:51.5335°N -0.1865°W
Established:1998
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The Saatchi Synagogue, also called The Saatchi Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation that worships from a synagogue located at 7/41 Grove End Road, in the City of Westminster, Central London, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.[1]

History

The congregation was founded in 1998 in Maida Vale, London by Charles Saatchi and Maurice Saatchi.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The first rabbi of the congregation was Pinchas "Pini" Eliezer Dunner.[7] [8] [9]

Initially meeting at Andover Place, in Maida Vale, in a part of the building that once formed the Bayswater Synagogue,[1] the congregation subsequently moved its services to the site of the St John's Wood (United) Synagogue, and in 2018 plans were made to merge the two congregations.[10]

Rabbi Mendel Cohen has been the rabbinical leader of the congregation since 2010.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saatchi Synagogue . Jewish Communities and Records-UK . JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain . 5 March 2015 . 24 April 2024 .
  2. Book: Religion, Media, and the Public Sphere . Indiana University Press . 2005 . 0253111722 . 17 November 2013 . Google Books.
  3. Book: Orthodox by Design: Judaism, Print Politics, and the ArtScroll Revolution . Stolow, Jeremy . University of California Press. 2010. 9780520264250 . 17 November 2013 . Google Books.
  4. Book: The Jews of Britain, 1656 to 2000 . Endelman, Todd M. . University of California Press. 2002 . 9780520935662 . 17 November 2013 . Google Books.
  5. Book: Fiddler on the Move: Exploring the Klezmer World Book & CD . Slobin, Mark . Oxford University Press . 2003 . 978-0-19-976062-6 . 17 November 2013 . Google Books.
  6. Book: The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute Planning Assessment, 2004-2005: The Jewish People Between Thriving and Decline . Gefen Publishing House Ltd . 2005. 9789652293466 . 17 November 2013 . Google Books.
  7. Book: The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History . Palgrave Macmillan . 2011 . 9781403939104 . 17 November 2013 . Google Books.
  8. Book: Culture and Equality: An Egalitarian Critique of Multiculturalism . Barry, Brian . John Wiley & Sons . 2013. 9780745665641 . 17 November 2013 . Google Books.
  9. Book: The Jewish Year Book 2009. Massil, Stephen W. . Greenberg & Company . 2009. 9780853038900. 17 November 2013 . Google Books.
  10. News: Toberman, Barry . St John's Wood and Saatchi synagogues to merge . 5 June 2019 . www.thejc.com.