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Exeter Synagogue
Exeter Synagogue, an image of
an 1881 painting by John White of the synagogue's interior
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
RiteNusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
LeadershipLay-led
StatusActive
Location
LocationMary Arches Street, Exeter, Devon, England
CountryUnited Kingdom
Exeter Synagogue is located in Devon
Exeter Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Devon
Geographic coordinates50°43′21″N 3°32′02″W / 50.7226°N 3.5340°W / 50.7226; -3.5340
Architecture
Architect(s)Stephen Emanuel
TypeSynagogue architecture
Date established1720s (as a congregation)
Completed1763
Direction of façadeEast
Website
exetersynagogue.org.uk
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameSynagogue, Mary Arches Street
TypeListed building
Designated29 January 1953
Reference no.1273591
[1][2]

The Exeter Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue, located in Synagogue Place, Mary Arches Street, in the old city of Exeter, Devon, England, in the United Kingdom. Established in the 1720s as the Exeter Hebrew Congregation, an Orthodox congregation that worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite, the congregation has been led by laity since c. 1990s, and caters to all shades of Judaism including Reform, Liberal, Masorti and other Jewish denominations.[1]

Designed by Stephen Emanuel and completed in 1763, the synagogue building is the third oldest synagogues in the United Kingdom.[3][2] The synagogue was originally built as a Sephardi synagogue for Dutch Jews trading in Exeter.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Gent, Frank J.; Shulman, David (2 April 2024). "Exeter Hebrew Congregation". Jewish Communities and Records – UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Historic England (29 January 1953). "Synagogue, Mary Arches Street (Grade II*) (1273591)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ Sugarman, Daniel (24 July 2018). "Exeter man charged with arson after attack on Britain's third oldest synagogue". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

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