The Peterborough Liberal Jewish Community is a
Jewish
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community based in
Peterborough
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,
Cambridgeshire
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, England. It was founded in 1991 and is a constituent member of
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.
It holds services on the first Saturday of the month and also on
High Holy Days
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#by extension, th ...
.
Its rabbi is Dr Tali Artman Partock.
See also
*
List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
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References
External links
Official websiteJewish Small Communities Network: Peterborough Liberal Jewish Communityo
''Jewish Communities and Records – UK''(hosted by
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)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peterborough Liberal Jewish Community
1991 establishments in England
Liberal synagogues in the United Kingdom
Organisations based in Peterborough
Religion in Cambridgeshire
Jewish organizations established in 1991