North Western Reform Synagogue

North Western Reform Synagogue
North Western Reform Synagogue is located in Greater London
North Western Reform Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Greater London
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
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
Coordinates51°34′46″N 0°11′47″W / 51.5794°N 0.1964°W / 51.5794; -0.1964
Architecture
ArchitectFritz Landauer
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.

Overview

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 Synagogues, 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.

In 2021, its members approved a £6 million upgrade to the synagogue building,[5] for completion in 2024.

Clergy

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

No.RabbiTerm startTerm endNotes
1Solomon Starrels19331938
2Maurice Perlzweig19381942Also 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 Zyl19431958Also founder and president of Leo Baeck College[3]
4Philip Cohen19581972
5Dow Marmur19721983
6Charles Emanuel19832003
7Laura Janner-Klausner20032011Became Senior Rabbi at the Movement for Reform Judaism in 2011[6]
8Mark Goldsmith20062019Became Senior Rabbi at Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue in 2019
9Josh Levy20082023Emeritus; became Chief Executive of the Movement for Reform Judaism in 2023
10Colin Eimer2015incumbent
11Hannah Kingston2017incumbent
12Elliott Karstadt2020incumbent
13Golan Ben-Chorin20242024 Interim
14 Nicola Feuchtwang 2024 incumbent

Notable members

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "About: Find us". Alyth website.
  2. ↑ Herselle Krinsky, Carol (1996). Synagogues of Europe – Architecture, History, Meaning. Appendix I, p. 430.
  3. 1 2 3 "Our history". Alyth website. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "North Western Reform Synagogue". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Toberman, Barry (3 March 2021). "Members approve £6 million upgrade for Golders Green shul". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Rocker, Simon (21 July 2011). "Meet the media-savvy voice of Reform Judaism". The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  7. ↑ Harpin, Lee (6 July 2024). "Starmer appoints lawyer who opposed Gove's anti-BDS bill as Attorney General". Jewish News. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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