The Plymouth Synagogue, also called the Plymouth Hebrew Congregation, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Catherine Street, in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation was formed in c. 1740s and worships in the Ashkenazi rite.[1]
The synagogue building was commenced in 1762 and completed in 1764, making it the oldest extant synagogue built by Ashkenazi Jews in the English speaking world.[1][3][4][5] The synagogue building was listed as a Grade II* building in 1954.[2]
^ abcGent, Frank J.; Shulman, David; Jaffe, Steven (2 April 2024). "Plymouth Hebrew Congregation (Plymouth Synagogue)". Jewish Communities and Records - UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ abHistoric England (25 January 1954). "Synagogue, Catherine Street, Plymouth (Grade II*) (1130015)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
^"About the Survey". Survey of the Jewish Built Heritage. Jewish Heritage UK. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
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^Kadish, Sharman (2006). Jewish Heritage in England : An Architectural Guide. English Heritage. pp. 88–91.
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