The United Synagogue

Our History

The United Synagogue - A Brief History

1690 - Foundation of the Great Synagogue
1707 - Hambro' Synagogue established
1761 - New Synagogue established
1837 - New Synagogue moves to Great St. Helens
1845 - Nathan Marcus Adler becomes Chief Rabbi
1855 - Central Synagogue established
1863 - Bayswater Synagogue established
1870 - The five Ashkenazi Synagogues join to form the United Synagogue
1891 - Hermann Marcus Adler succeeds his father as Chief Rabbi
1913 - Joseph Herman Hertz becomes Chief Rabbi
1914 - US comprises 21 communities
1931-38 - Nineteen more communities join
1939 - US comprises 52 communities
1945-55 - Thirty more communities join
1948 - Israel Brodie becomes Chief Rabbi
1967 - Immanuel Jakobovits becomes Chief Rabbi
1991 - Jonathan Sacks becomes Chief Rabbi
1995 - 125th Anniversary Celebrations
2003 - Tribe (Young United Syangogue) launched
2008 - US comprises over 60 communities