Singers Hill Synagogue

Birmingham Hebrew Congregation
Birmingham Hebrew Congregation
	Singers Hill Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Ashkenazi
Leadership	Rabbi Yossi Jacobs
Status	Active
Location
Location	Birmingham B1 1HL, United Kingdom
Architecture
Architect(s)	Yeoville Thomason
Date established	1730; 294 years ago
Completed	September 24, 1856
Website
	birminghamsynagogue.com

The Birmingham Hebrew Congregation, commonly known as the Singers Hill Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Birmingham, England. The synagogue is a Grade II* listed building, comprising 26, 26A and 26B Blucher Street in the city centre.

Built in 1856, it was designed by Yeoville Thomason. It replaced the Greek Revival, 1827 Severn Street Synagogue, which survives as a Masonic Hall, and was the fourth synagogue building to be erected in the city.

It features "a Norman-wheel window in a building design in red and yellow brick, which combined neo-classical, Romanesque, and Italianate details, and used a classical basilica plan, with a central Bimah".^[1]

The stained glass windows were commissioned from Hardman Studios in 1956-1963, in a process overseen by the former chairman of the Synagogue's council, Joseph Cohen.^[2]

References edit

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ The Stained Glass Windows. Birmingham Hebrew Congregation. 1963.

External links edit

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] The Stained Glass Windows. Birmingham Hebrew Congregation. 1963.

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