Papers of the Federation of Synagogues 1902-1986

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Papers of the Federation of Synagogues 1902-1986

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University of Southampton Libaries Special Collections

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Federation of Synagogues

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The Federation of Synagogues

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In 1887, sixteen small synagogues in the east of London, largely composed of recent migrants from Eastern Europe and Russia, combined to form the Federation. The migrants wished to recreate the societies (chevrot) and support to which they were accustomed in the Jewish culture they had left behind in the Pale of Settlement. In England they had met a community (particularly in the United Synagogue) that was assimilated and frequently hostile to their needs and observances. Technicall...