Cardiff_Reform_Synagogue

Cardiff Reform Synagogue

Cardiff Reform Synagogue

Synagogue in Cardiff, Wales

Cardiff Reform Synagogue (Welsh: Synagog Ddiwygiedig Caerdydd; formerly Cardiff New Synagogue; Welsh: Synagog Newydd Caerdydd)[1] is a Reform Jewish synagogue, located on Moira Terrace, Adamsdown, in Cardiff, Wales, in the United Kingdom. The congregation is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism.[2]

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Congregation

Cardiff New Synagogue was founded in 1948 to provide Jewish religious services in a less traditional style than those previously available in Cardiff. This attracted newly arrived immigrants from Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria and elsewhere. The synagogue's name was later changed to Cardiff Reform Synagogue.[3]

Services were initially held in Cardiff's Temple of Peace and Health, a non-religious civic building in Cathays Park.[3]

In 2010, the synagogue was awarded over £33,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project showing how Reform Jews, some of whom had fled from central Europe, had adapted to life in Wales.[4]

Building

In 1952, the community purchased Salem Welsh Baptist Chapel in Moira Terrace, Adamsdown, Cardiff, which it converted for use of a synagogue.[3] The chapel was built in 1861 and was modified in 1877 and 1919.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Cardiff Reform Synagogue". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Welcome". Cardiff Reform Synagogue. Retrieved 16 August 2015.[self-published source?]
  3. [3]
    "About Us". Cardiff Reform Synagogue. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.[self-published source?]
  4. [4]
    "Cardiff Reform Jewish memories in Hineni exhibition". BBC News. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Salem Welsh Baptist Chapel, Moira Terrace, Cardiff (9288)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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