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Great Synagogue of London

The Great Synagogue of London was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the City of London, England, in the United Kingdom. The synagogue was, for centuries, the centre of Ashkenazi life in London. Built north of Aldgate in the 17th century, it was destroyed during World War II, in the Blitz.

For similarly named synagogues, see Great Synagogue.

Great Synagogue of London

Orthodox Judaism (former)

Nusach Ashkenaz

Synagogue (1790–1941)

Destroyed (during WWII)

Dukes Place, City of London, England EC3

51°30′51″N 0°04′40″W / 51.5141°N 0.0779°W / 51.5141; -0.0779

Synagogue architecture

Benjamin Levy

c. 1690

1722; 1790; and 1852

11 May 1941

Leadership[edit]

Rabbis[edit]

The following individuals have served as rabbi of the Great Synagogue:[10]

In art[edit]

In 1819 an aquatint of the interior was drawn by Augustus Charles Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson, and originally published in the popular illustrated magazine of the period, Ackermann's Repository of Arts. Pugin drew a handsome representation of the Ionic columns supporting the balconies and the classical decoration of the building. Rowlandson drew caricatures of the congregants, with the hunched shoulders and exaggerated noses traditionally attributed to Jews.[12]

History of the Jews in England

List of former synagogues in the United Kingdom

List of demolished buildings and structures in London

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ISBN

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