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]
| Cardiff Reform Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Welsh: Synagog Ddiwygiedig Caerdydd | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Moira Terrace, Adamsdown, Cardiff, Wales CF24 0EJ |
| Country | United Kingdom |
  Location of the synagogue in Wales | |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°28′58″N 3°09′52″W / 51.4827°N 3.1644°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Chapel |
| Date established | 1948 (as a congregation) |
| Completed |
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| Website | |
| cardiffreformsynagogue | |
Congregation
editCardiff 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
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cardiff Reform Synagogue". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Welcome". Cardiff Reform Synagogue. Retrieved 16 August 2015.[self-published source?]
- ^ a b c "About Us". Cardiff Reform Synagogue. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.[self-published source?]
- ^ "Cardiff Reform Jewish memories in Hineni exhibition". BBC News. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
- ^ "Salem Welsh Baptist Chapel, Moira Terrace, Cardiff (9288)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
External links
edit- Official website
- "Official website". The Movement for Reform Judaism.
- "Cardiff Reform Synagogue". Jewish Small Communities Network. 15 July 2023.