Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Belfast Hebrew Congregation
Belfast Hebrew Congregation in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Belfast Hebrew Congregation is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Belfast Jewish Community (previously known as Belfast Hebrew Congregation) is the Jewish community in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Its Rabbi is the Rev David Kale. The community follows the Ashkenazi Orthodox ritual. Membership has fluctuated from 78 in 1900, approximately 1500 during World War II, about 375 after World War II, to 350 in 1945, 380 in 1949 and 200 in 1999. The congregation was fewer than 80 people as of January 2015.
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Background
History
Established in 1870, the congregation's first two "ministers" (rabbis) were Reverend Joseph Chotzner (serving from 1870 to 1880 and 1892 to 1897) and Rev. Jacob Myers. M. A. Jaffe (father of Otto Jaffe), who came to Ireland in 1851, was instrumental in founding the synagogue. Later, the position was filled by Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog (1916–1919), who later become Chief Rabbi of Ireland and Israel, and Rabbi Jacob Shachter (translator of Zvi Hirsch Chajes), 1926–1954. Elizabeth Jane Caulfield, the Countess of Charlemont, regularly attended the synagogue and apparently converted to Judaism there. Otto Jaffe, Lord Mayor of Belfast, was life-president of the Belfast Hebrew Congregation,…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6278, -5.9339
- Address
- 49 Somerton Road, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Phone
- +44 28 9077 5013
- Established
- 1967
- Official site
- belfastjewishcommunity.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4882294 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Belfast Jewish Community (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Belfast Hebrew Congregation?
- Belfast Hebrew Congregation is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6278°, -5.9339°.
- When was Belfast Hebrew Congregation built?
- Belfast Hebrew Congregation dates to 1967.