Wlodawa Synagogue (London)

Włodawa Synagogue
Włodawa Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism (former)
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1901–1987)
Ownership	Wlodowa Charity Trust and Benevolent Fund
Status	Closed
Location
Location	21 Cheshire Street, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, England
Country	United Kingdom
	Location of the former synagogue in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Geographic coordinates	51°31′25″N 0°04′11″W / 51.52361°N 0.06972°W
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Date established	1901 (as a congregation)
Completed	1910
Materials	Brick

The Włodawa Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 21 Cheshire Street, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, in London, England, in the United Kingdom.^[3]

History

The congregation was established in 1901 by Jews from Włodawa, Poland, and by London Jewish cabinetmakers. The congregation therefore had two names, Włodowa Synagogue and the United Workingmen's Synagogue. Immigrant synagogues were frequently named after towns of immigrant origin, much as immigrant parishes were frequently named after the patron saint of towns of the immigrants' origin.

The congregation's first building was in Spital Square, and the 1910 move to Cheshire Street was concurrent with a merger with the Hare Street Synagogue. Because of the large number of cabinetmakers in the congregation, the interior woodwork of the simple, three-storey brick building was said to be particularly beautiful.

The synagogue closed in 1987.^[4]^[5]

Reference

^ "The former The United Workmen's and Wlodowa Synagogue, Cheshire Street, London E1". Jewish Communities & Records - UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
^ "United Worksmen's Synagogue (Wlodawa Synagogue) in London, United Kingdom, 1901". The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art. Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
^ The Jewish Year Book. London: Jewish Chronicle Publications. 1988. p. 98.
^ "Bethnal Green Judaism". British History.
^ Lindsay, Paul (1993). The Synagogues of London. London: Vallentime Mitchell. p. 66.