St. John's Wood Synagogue

Ashkenazic

St. John's Wood Synagogue Website

History
St. John's Wood Synagogue was the formed in 1876. It was the first community to be formed under the newly formed United Synagogue. The first synagogue, located at the crossroads of Abbey Road and Marlborough Place, was a temporary structure housing about 250 members. The community grew very quickly and only six years later a cornerstone was laid for a larger permanent building. That building at Abbey Road opened in July of 1883. Again in 1920, the building was added on to as the community continued to grow. The current building was opened in 1964 at Grove End Road.

Records at The Family History Library

 * Berger, Doreen, The Jewish Victorian: genealogical information from the Jewish Newspapers, 1871-1880, (FS Library book #942 F2bd 1871-1880).
 * Berger, Doreen, The Jewish Victorian: genealogical information from the Jewish Newspapers, 1861-1870, (FS Library book #942 F2bd 1861-1870).
 * Mordy, Isobel, Collection of Jewish records (FS Library film #1279240-1279250).
 * Pollack, Miriam, The Jewish Chronicle Project: Personal Announcements, 1900-1909, (FS Library CD-ROM # 2697).

Vital Records Available Online

 * United Synagogue Burials
 * United Synagogue Marriage Authorisation Database
 * The Jewish Community in Mid 19th Century Database
 * Historical and genealogical information about the Jewish community of England
 * The Knowles Collection

Websites

 * Jewish Communities and Records - United Kingdom
 * Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
 * JewishGen
 * JewishEncyclopedia.com
 * The Roll of the Peerage
 * FamilySearch
 * CemeteryScribes. Headstone inscriptions from UK Jewish Cemeteries may include mini family trees.

Bibliograhy

 * Lindsay, P. The Synagogues of London, London 1993
 * Renton, Peter, The Lost Synagogues of London, London 2000. (FS Library book # 942.1/L1 F2r)
 * The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain
 * JewishEncyclopedia.com