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Typewritten letter to Cardiff New Synagogue from Howard Jacobson on the subject of a security team which has been established for the protection of people and property across the local Orthodox and Reform Jewish communities. Following a meeting with the Board of Deputies (of British Jews), Jacobson outlines a range of equipment costs, for which the group are looking to the community to offer financial support. He also highlights the need for security at this particular time, and community awareness, asking the recipient to mention the security team's plans in the Synagogue's next meeting, while also maintaining a degree of confidence.
The Cardiff Reform Synagogue was founded in 1948 as the Cardiff New Synagogue. The following year, it became a constituent member of the Movement for Reform Judaism. Born in reaction against the more restrictive traditions of the Orthodox Judaism of Cardiff Hebrew Congregation, such as the prohibition of driving on the Sabbath and the ban on interfaith marriages, the new Synagogue appealed to the immigrants who had fled the war-torn Europe, where the Reform movement was already well-established. The congregation worships in a converted Methodist Chapel on Moira Terrace they acquired in 1952.
Sources:
JCR-UK: Jewish Communities & Records, Cardiff Reform Synagogue, Cardiff, Wales (2020) https://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/Community/card1/index.htm [accessed 14 March 2024]
Parry-Jones, Cai, The History of the Jewish Diaspora in Wales (doctoral thesis, Bangor University, 2014)
https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/files/20579001/null [14 March 2024]
Depository: Glamorgan Archives.
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