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Mosaic Reform Synagogue is a
Reform Reform refers to the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. The modern usage of the word emerged in the late 18th century and is believed to have originated from Christopher Wyvill's Association movement, which ...
Jewish congregation and
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, located in
Stanmore Stanmore is part of the London Borough of Harrow in Greater London. It is centred northwest of Charing Cross, lies on the outskirts of the London urban area and includes Stanmore Hill, one of the List of highest points in London, highest point ...
, in the Borough of Harrow, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation is a member of the
Movement for Reform Judaism Reform Judaism, formally the Movement for Reform Judaism (MRJ) and known as Reform Synagogues of Great Britain until 2005, is one of the two World Union for Progressive Judaism–affiliated denominations in the United Kingdom. Reform is relat ...
, and its
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is Kathleen de Magtige-Middleton.


History

The community was established as Middlesex New Synagogue in 1959 and was based in Harrow from 1962 to 2022. Its current building is shared with two other congregations – Mosaic Liberal (formerly Harrow & Wembley Progressive Synagogue) and Mosaic Masorti (
Hatch End Hatch End is an area of North West London, situated within the London Borough of Harrow. It is located north west of Charing Cross. Attractions Hatch End is home to Harrow Arts Centre, a complex which centres on the 404-seat Elliott Hall and ...
Masorti Synagogue).


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History of the Jews in England The history of the Jews in England can be traced to at least 750 CE through the Canonical Exceptions of Echbright, published by the Archbishop of York, although it is likely that there had been some Jewish presence in the Roman period and poss ...
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List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom This is a list of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, including synagogues, yeshivotA yeshiva (Hebrew: ישיבה) is a centre for the study of Torah and the Talmud in Orthodox Judaism. and Hebrew schools. For a list of buildings which ...
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List of synagogues in the United Kingdom This is a list of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom, including synagogues, yeshivotA yeshiva (Hebrew language, Hebrew: ישיבה) is a centre for the study of Torah and the Talmud in Orthodox Judaism. and Hebrew schools. For a list of b ...


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