Cardiff Reform Synagogue | |
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Welsh: Synagog Ddiwygiedig Caerdydd | |
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″N3°09′52″W / 51.4827°N 3.1644°W |
Architecture | |
Type | Chapel |
Date established | 1948 (as a congregation) |
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Website | |
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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 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]
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]
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