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The community was established in 1949<ref name="JCR-UK">{{cite web | url=http://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/London/wimbledon_ref/index.htm | title=Wimbledon and District Synagogue | publisher=JCR-UK | date=29 November 2011 | accessdate=23 November 2012}}</ref> and was based at Worple Road, Wimbledon from 1952 to 1997. It moved to its present premises in 1997. |
The community was established in 1949<ref name="JCR-UK">{{cite web | url=http://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/London/wimbledon_ref/index.htm | title=Wimbledon and District Synagogue | publisher=JCR-UK | date=29 November 2011 | accessdate=23 November 2012}}</ref> and was based at Worple Road, Wimbledon from 1952 to 1997. It moved to its present premises in 1997. |
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== Affiliation and staff == |
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Wimbledon and District Synagogue is a member of the [[Movement for Reform Judaism]]. The current rabbis are Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild<ref name="JC-Rothschild">{{cite news | url=http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/comment/89247/sweet-voices-and-sour-fanatics | title=Sweet voices and sour fanatics | work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] | date=5 November 2012 | accessdate=23 November 2012 | author=Rothschild, Sylvia}}</ref>and Rabbi Sylvia Sheridan,<ref name="JC-Sheridan">{{cite news | url=http://www.thejc.com/judaism/judaism-features/what-future-jews-left-ethiopia | title=What future for the Jews left in Ethiopia? | author= Sheridan, Sybil |work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] | date=10 June 2009 | accessdate=23 November 2012}}</ref> who have job-shared in the post since 2001.<ref name="Zoom">{{cite web | url=http://www.zoominfo.com/#!search/profile/person?personId=148059008&targetid=profile | title=Sylvia Rothschild | publisher=Zoominfo.com | accessdate=23 November 2012}}</ref> |
Wimbledon and District Synagogue is a member of the [[Movement for Reform Judaism]]. The current rabbis are Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild<ref name="JC-Rothschild">{{cite news | url=http://www.thejc.com/comment-and-debate/comment/89247/sweet-voices-and-sour-fanatics | title=Sweet voices and sour fanatics | work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] | date=5 November 2012 | accessdate=23 November 2012 | author=Rothschild, Sylvia}}</ref>and Rabbi Sylvia Sheridan,<ref name="JC-Sheridan">{{cite news | url=http://www.thejc.com/judaism/judaism-features/what-future-jews-left-ethiopia | title=What future for the Jews left in Ethiopia? | author= Sheridan, Sybil |work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] | date=10 June 2009 | accessdate=23 November 2012}}</ref> who have job-shared in the post since 2001.<ref name="Zoom">{{cite web | url=http://www.zoominfo.com/#!search/profile/person?personId=148059008&targetid=profile | title=Sylvia Rothschild | publisher=Zoominfo.com | accessdate=23 November 2012}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Wimbledon's previous rabbis were: |
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Wimbledon and District Synagogue came into being at a meeting of the local Jewish community at the Wimbledon Hill Hotel in February 1949. In its first year the membership, of 60 families, was little more than one tenth of what it is today. Services were held on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings in temporary accommodation. |
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* Rabbi Charles Berg (1952-74) |
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* Rabbi Hillel Avidan (1974-80) |
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The community looked for permanent accommodation and decided to build a synagogue from scratch on a site at 44 Worple Road in Wimbledon. The foundation stone was laid on 8 April 1951 by Ernest Abelson and Leonard Montefiore (of the [[West London Synagogue]]) and the Synagogue was formally opened and dedicated on 25 May 1952 by Rabbi Dr [[Leo Baeck]]. |
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* Rabbi Daniel Smith [http://www.edrs.org.uk/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=196:rabbi-daniel-smith&catid=22:rabbis&Itemid=127/] (1982-93) |
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* Rabbi Robert Shafritz (1993-96) <ref name="AJC 1998">{{cite web | url=http://www.ajcarchives.org/ajc_data/files/vol_98__1998.pdf | title=Jewish American Yearbook | publisher=[[American Jewish Committee]] | date=1998 | accessdate=23 November 2012 | pages=247}}</ref> |
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In 1953 the Synagogue appointed its first Minister, Rabbi Charles Berg. By the time of his retirement in 1974 the community had grown to 750 members. Rabbi Berg was succeeded by Rabbi Hillel Avidan (1974-80), Rabbi Daniel Smith [http://www.edrs.org.uk/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=196:rabbi-daniel-smith&catid=22:rabbis&Itemid=127/] (1982-93), Rabbi Robert Shafritz (1993-96), who died suddenly in office,<ref name="AJC 1998">{{cite web | url=http://www.ajcarchives.org/ajc_data/files/vol_98__1998.pdf | title=Jewish American Yearbook | publisher=[[American Jewish Committee]] | date=1998 | accessdate=23 November 2012 | pages=247}}</ref>* and [[:de:William Wolff (Rabbiner)|Rabbi William Woolf]] (1997-2002). |
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* Rabbi [[:de:William Wolff (Rabbiner)|William Woolf]] (1997-2002) |
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In September 1997 the Synagogue moved to its present site, the former Athlone Hall at [[Southlands College]], Wimbledon Parkside, which, for the first time in a generation, is big enough to accommodate the Synagogue's Religion School and High Holy Day services under one roof. |
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The Synagogue now has more than 900 members. |
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== Services == |
== Services == |
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Revision as of 16:47, 30 November 2012
| Wimbledon and District Synagogue | |
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| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Leadership | Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild and Rabbi Sybil Sheridan |
| Status | Active |
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| Location | 1 Queensmere Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5QD United Kingdom |
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Wimbledon and District Synagogue is a synagogue in the London Borough of Wandsworth at Queensmere Road, Wimbledon Park, on the boundary with the London Borough of Merton.
The community was established in 1949[1] and was based at Worple Road, Wimbledon from 1952 to 1997. It moved to its present premises in 1997.
Wimbledon and District Synagogue is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism. The current rabbis are Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild[2]and Rabbi Sylvia Sheridan,[3] who have job-shared in the post since 2001.[4]
History
Wimbledon and District Synagogue came into being at a meeting of the local Jewish community at the Wimbledon Hill Hotel in February 1949. In its first year the membership, of 60 families, was little more than one tenth of what it is today. Services were held on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings in temporary accommodation.
The community looked for permanent accommodation and decided to build a synagogue from scratch on a site at 44 Worple Road in Wimbledon. The foundation stone was laid on 8 April 1951 by Ernest Abelson and Leonard Montefiore (of the West London Synagogue) and the Synagogue was formally opened and dedicated on 25 May 1952 by Rabbi Dr Leo Baeck.
In 1953 the Synagogue appointed its first Minister, Rabbi Charles Berg. By the time of his retirement in 1974 the community had grown to 750 members. Rabbi Berg was succeeded by Rabbi Hillel Avidan (1974-80), Rabbi Daniel Smith [1] (1982-93), Rabbi Robert Shafritz (1993-96), who died suddenly in office,[5]* and Rabbi William Woolf (1997-2002).
In September 1997 the Synagogue moved to its present site, the former Athlone Hall at Southlands College, Wimbledon Parkside, which, for the first time in a generation, is big enough to accommodate the Synagogue's Religion School and High Holy Day services under one roof.
The Synagogue now has more than 900 members.
Services
Services are held every Shabbat on Friday evening and Saturday morning as well as for all Jewish festivals. Services are egalitarian; men and women sit together and take an equal role in the religious life of the community.
Communications
The community has a monthly membership newsletter, Kehillah.
References
- ^ "Wimbledon and District Synagogue". JCR-UK. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ Rothschild, Sylvia (5 November 2012). "Sweet voices and sour fanatics". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ Sheridan, Sybil (10 June 2009). "What future for the Jews left in Ethiopia?". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Sylvia Rothschild". Zoominfo.com. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Jewish American Yearbook" (PDF). American Jewish Committee. 1998. p. 247. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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