Cardiff Reform Synagogue
Synagogue in Cardiff, Wales
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Cardiff Reform Synagogue (Welsh: Synagog Ddiwygiedig Caerdydd; formerly Cardiff New Synagogue; Welsh: Synagog Newydd Caerdydd)[1] is a Reform Jewish synagogue, located on Moira Terrace, Adamsdown, in Cardiff, Wales, in the United Kingdom. The congregation is a member of the Movement for Reform Judaism.[2]
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| Cardiff Reform Synagogue | |
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Welsh: Synagog Ddiwygiedig Caerdydd | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Moira Terrace, Adamsdown, Cardiff, Wales CF24 0EJ |
| Country | United Kingdom |
  Location of the synagogue in Wales | |
| Coordinates | 51°28′58″N 3°09′52″W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Chapel |
| Established | 1948 (as a congregation) |
| Completed |
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| Website | |
| cardiffreformsynagogue | |
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]
