Singers Hill Synagogue

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.

Birmingham Hebrew Congregation
Singers Hill Synagogue
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteAshkenazi
LeadershipRabbi Yossi Jacobs
StatusActive
Location
LocationBirmingham B1 1HL, United Kingdom
Architecture
Architect(s)Yeoville Thomason
Date established1730 (1730)
CompletedSeptember 24, 1856 (1856-09-24)
Website
birminghamsynagogue.com

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
  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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