Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation
| Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation | |
|---|---|
 The synagogue in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Daniel Walker |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Middleton Road, Higher Crumpsall, North Manchester, England M8 4JX |
| Country | United Kingdom |
  Location of the synagogue in Greater Manchester | |
| Geographic coordinates | 53°31′12″N 2°14′56″W / 53.5201°N 2.2489°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | International |
| Date established | 1935 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Materials | Red brick |
| [1] | |
Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Middleton Road, Higher Crumpsall, North Manchester, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation was founded in 1935 and worships in the Ashkenazi rite.[1]
The synagogue building was completed in 1967.
History
[edit]The Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation was founded in 1935 on Cheetham Hill Road. It moved to its current location in Crumpsall in 1967. By 1999, it had a membership of 550;[1] and in 2010 the congregation had between 500 and 749 members.[2]
The congregation is housed in a 1967 red brick postwar building on Middleton Road, Crumpsall.[3] The building has been described, unadmiringly, as having a "central block with projecting wings" and "a disproportionately large glass entrance wall."[4] The building is one of three Manchester area synagogues modelled on the 1934 building of Manchester's Holy Law Synagogue with its tripartite facade in a "pleasing International style." The other two are the Manchester Reform Synagogue Jackson's Row, and the Prestwich Hebrew Congregation.[5]
On 22 April 2000 and again on 15 September 2002 antisemitic remarks were shouted at the synagogue.[6][7] Synagogue security cameras captured a murder on film in 2008, when violinist Michael Kahan was stabbed to death outside a Kosher bakery near the synagogue building by a mentally ill assailant.[8][9]
Clergy
[edit]Reverend Leslie Olsberg MBE led the congregation for 35 years until he retired and his death, both in 2008.[10][11][12] Rabbi Daniel Walker has served the congregation since 2008.[13]
See also
[edit]
- History of the Jews in England
- List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
- List of synagogues in the United Kingdom
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Board of Deputies" (PDF). Board of Deputies. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Williams, Bill (September 1999). Sir Sidney Hamburger and Manchester Jewry: religion, city, and community. Valentine Mitchell. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-85303-363-9. Retrieved 22 June 2011 – via Google Books.
- ^ Krinsky, Carole (1985). Synagogues of Europe; Architecture, History, Meaning. MIT Press. p. 99.
- ^ Kadish, Sharman (2006). Jewish Heritage in England; An Architectural Guide. p. 152.
- ^ "Report of Anti-Semitic Incidents". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "The Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism, 15-09-2002/Britain". Antisemitism.org.il. 15 September 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
On 15 September 2002, antisemitic epithets were shouted in the direction of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester.
- ^ "Father killed on way to buy bagels". The Jewish Chronicle. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "New probe into death of bagel-stab violinist". The Jewish Chronicle. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ Wise, Yaakov (20 August 2008). "The Rev Leslie Olsberg". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ Cranna, Ailsa (6 December 2007). "Recovering Rabbi gets his date at the Palace". Prestwich advertiser. M.E.N. Media. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Rooth, Ben (28 July 2008). "Community 'grandfather' dies". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Walker steps in at Heaton". The Jewish Chronicle. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
External links
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- 1935 establishments in England
- 20th-century synagogues in the United Kingdom
- Ashkenazi Jewish culture in England
- Ashkenazi synagogues
- International style architecture in England
- International style synagogues
- Jewish organizations established in 1935
- Orthodox synagogues in England
- Religious buildings and structures in Greater Manchester
- Synagogues completed in 1967
- Synagogues in Manchester