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Title
Date(s)
- 1892-2008 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1.94 linear metres.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Hackney and East London Synagogue has its origins in prayer meetings held at a private house from 1881. By 1885 funds had been raised to construct a Synagogue on Devonshire Road (now known as Brenthouse Road), which was completed in 1897. At this date it was known as South Hackney Synagogue and became a constitutent of the United Synagogue. In 1936 the Synagogue was enlarged and the name changed to Hackney Synagogue. Since 1993 it has been known as the Hackney and East London Synagogue.
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Archival history
GB 0074 ACC/2712/HAS 1892-2008 Collection 1.94 linear metres. Hackney and East London Synagogue x South Hackney Synagogue x Hackney Synagogue
Hackney and East London Synagogue has its origins in prayer meetings held at a private house from 1881. By 1885 funds had been raised to construct a Synagogue on Devonshire Road (now known as Brenthouse Road), which was completed in 1897. At this date it was known as South Hackney Synagogue and became a constitutent of the United Synagogue. In 1936 the Synagogue was enlarged and the name changed to Hackney Synagogue. Since 1993 it has been known as the Hackney and East London Synagogue.
Deposited as part of a larger accession of material from the United Synagogue in 2009 and 2010.
Records of the Hackney and East London Synagogue including Board of Management minute book; committee meeting minute books; administrative correspondence; legal papers; insurance policies; agreements; financial accounts; membership registers; registers of seatholders; marriage registers [kethubot]; religious class registers; decorated prayer book; history of the Hackney Synagogue by Reverend Dr Barnett Joseph; orders of service; newsletters; fundraising; papers of the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women Hackney Branch; youth activities; plan of the seating galleries; plan of the Synagogue; and photographs.
The records have been divided into 5 sections:
ACC/2712/HAS/01: Administration;
ACC/2712/HAS/02: Finance;
ACC/2712/HAS/03: Membership;
ACC/2712/HAS/04: Printed Items;
ACC/2712/HAS/05: Visual Material.
Access by written permission only.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Part of the ACC/2712 collection of records of the United Synagogue.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Social science education Religious education Architecture Buildings Religious buildings Synagogues Theology Religious doctrines Religious texts Prayer books Information sources Documents Marriage records Kethubot Visual materials Plans Building plans Religious groups Jews Jewish Cultural identity Judaism Ancient religions Religions Hackney and East London Synagogue x South Hackney Synagogue x Hackney Synagogue East London London England UK Western Europe Europe Hackney
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited as part of a larger accession of material from the United Synagogue in 2009 and 2010.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the Hackney and East London Synagogue including Board of Management minute book; committee meeting minute books; administrative correspondence; legal papers; insurance policies; agreements; financial accounts; membership registers; registers of seatholders; marriage registers [kethubot]; religious class registers; decorated prayer book; history of the Hackney Synagogue by Reverend Dr Barnett Joseph; orders of service; newsletters; fundraising; papers of the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women Hackney Branch; youth activities; plan of the seating galleries; plan of the Synagogue; and photographs.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The records have been divided into 5 sections:
ACC/2712/HAS/01: Administration;
ACC/2712/HAS/02: Finance;
ACC/2712/HAS/03: Membership;
ACC/2712/HAS/04: Printed Items;
ACC/2712/HAS/05: Visual Material.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access by written permission only.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Part of the ACC/2712 collection of records of the United Synagogue.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Social science education
- Social science education » Religious education
- Architecture
- Architecture » Buildings
- Religious buildings
- Religious buildings » Synagogues
- Theology
- Theology » Religious doctrines
- Information sources
- Documents
- Visual materials
- Religious groups
- Religious groups » Jews
- Cultural identity
- Religions » Ancient religions » Judaism
- Religions » Ancient religions
- Religions
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Rules and/or conventions used
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Language(s)
- English