Cardiff Reform Synagogue

Cardiff Reform Synagogue (formerly Cardiff New Synagogue)[1] is a synagogue in Cardiff, Wales. It is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism.[2]

Cardiff Reform Synagogue
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
StatusActive
Location
LocationMoira Terrace, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom CF24 0EJ
Geographic coordinates51.4827°N 3.1644°W / 51.4827; -3.1644
Website
cardiffreformsynagogue.uk

Congregation

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]

Building

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]

See also

References
  1. "Cardiff Reform Synagogue". JCR-UK. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. "Welcome". Cardiff Reform Synagogue. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. "About Us". Cardiff Reform Synagogue. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. "Cardiff Reform Jewish memories in Hineni exhibition". BBC News. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. "Salem Welsh Baptist Chapel, Moira Terrace, Cardiff". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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