North Western Reform Synagogue

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North Western Reform Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Synagogue
Leadership
  • Rabbi Golan Ben-Chorin
  • Rabbi Hannah Kingston
  • Rabbi Elliott Karstadt
  • Rabbi Colin Eimer
  • Rabbi Josh Levy (Emeritus)
StatusActive
Location
LocationAlyth Gardens, Temple Fortune, Golders Green, Borough of Barnet, London, England NW11 7EN
CountryUnited Kingdom
Greater London UK relief location map.jpg
Red pog.svg
Location of the synagogue in Greater London
Geographic coordinates 51°34′46″N0°11′47″W / 51.5794°N 0.1964°W / 51.5794; -0.1964
Architecture
Architect(s) Fritz Landauer
Date established1933 (as a congregation)
Completed1936
Website
alyth.org.uk

The North Western Reform Synagogue, commonly known as Alyth, [a] is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Temple Fortune, Golders Green, in the Borough of Barnet, north-west London, England, in the United Kingdom.

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Overview

Logo of the congregation Alyth logo.jpg
Logo of the congregation

The congregation was founded in 1933. Its building, designed by the architect Fritz Landauer, [2] was built in Alyth Gardens in 1936, on land carved out from the West London Synagogue’s cemetery in Hoop Lane. [3] In 1942, the congregation became a founding member of Associated British Synagogue, now known as the Movement for Reform Judaism. [4] With approximately 2,500 adult and 1,000 child members, the congregation is one of the largest Reform synagogues in the United Kingdom.[ citation needed ]

In 2021 its members approved a £6 million upgrade to the synagogue building, [5] which is scheduled to be completed in 2024.

Clergy

The following individuals have served as rabbi of the congregation: [3]

No.RabbiTerm startTerm endNotes
1Solomon Starrels19331938
2 Maurice Perlzweig 19381942Also chair of the World Union of Jewish Students in 1933 and had helped to create the World Jewish Congress
Vivian Simmons19421943Acting, on secondment from West London Synagogue
3Dr Werner van der Zyl 19431958Also founder and president of Leo Baeck College [3]
4Philip Cohen19581972
5Dow Marmur19721983
6Charles Emanuel19832003
7 Laura Janner-Klausner 20032011Became Senior Rabbi at the Movement for Reform Judaism in 2011 [6]
8 Mark Goldsmith 20062019Became Senior Rabbi at Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue in 2019
9 Josh Levy 20082023Emeritus; became Chief Executive of the Movement for Reform Judaism in 2023
10Colin Eimer2015incumbent
11Hannah Kingston2017incumbent
12Elliott Karstadt2020incumbent
13Golan Ben-Chorin2024incumbent

Notable members

See also

Notes

  1. Alyth is a name derived from the road on which the synagogue is located since 1936. [1]

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References

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