Richmond Synagogue

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Richmond Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Synagogue
LeadershipRabbi Meir Shindler
StatusActive
Location
LocationLichfield Gardens, Richmond, Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, England TW9 1AP
CountryUnited Kingdom
Greater London UK relief location map.jpg
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Location of the synagogue in Greater London
Geographic coordinates 51°27′44″N0°17′59″W / 51.46219°N 0.29967°W / 51.46219; -0.29967
Architecture
Architect(s) Stern Thom Fehler (1987)
Date establishedc. 1700s(as a congregation)
Completed
  • 1916 (Central Hall)
  • 1938 (8 Sheen Road)
  • 1987 (Lichfield Gardens)
Website
richmondsynagogue.org.uk

The Richmond Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Lichfield Gardens, in Richmond, in the Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation had 250 members [1] and is a member community of the United Synagogue. [2]

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History

A Jewish community is known to have existed in Richmond in the late 17th century. King William III dined with Solomon de Medina, a Jewish businessman, at his country house in Richmond in November 1699. [3]

Until 1916, Richmond's Jewish religious community was known as the Richmond Hebrew Congregation. From 1916 to 1938, as Richmond Associate Synagogue, it met at Central Hall, Parkshot, Richmond, [4] a building opened on 28 June 1916 by Leopold de Rothschild, the then-President of the United Synagogue. [5] From 1938, the renamed Richmond District Synagogue met at a converted chapel at 8 Sheen Road, which was compulsorily purchased by Richmond upon Thames Council to make way for a Waitrose supermarket and multi-storey car park. [4] [6]

Designed by Stern Thom Fehler Architects, [7] a new purpose-built synagogue building at Lichfield Gardens was opened on 8 March 1987 by Chief Rabbi Sir Immanuel Jakobovits and Rabbi Moshe Barron. A rabbi's house was later built on part of the synagogue's car park. [5]

Clergy

Richmond Synagogue's rabbi, since June 2016, is Meir Shindler, who was previously at Chigwell and Hainault Synagogue. [1] [8] [9] Previous rabbis have included Maurice Ginsberg (1922–61), [5] Yitzchak Schochet (1991–93), [10] Jonathan Hughes (2013–15) [11] [12] [13] and Yossi Ives (2003–12). [14] [15]

Notable members

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  3. ↑ Greenstreet, Anthony (1998). "Sir Solomon de Medina of Richmond". Richmond History: Journal of the Richmond Local History Society . 19: 32–35.
  4. 1 2 Roberts, Marcus. "Richmond & South West London: History". jtrails.org.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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  7. ↑ "New synagogue in Richmond". Portfolio. Stern Thom Fehler Architects. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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  11. ↑ "Richmond United Synagogue Welcome New Rabbinic Couple". News. United Synagogue. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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