Letter from the Chairman of the Cardiff New Synagogue to the President of the Cardiff United Synagogue, inviting him to attend the CNS's Golden Jubilee celebrations, Cardiff, 01 November 1998

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Letter from Stanley Soffa, the Chairman of the Cardiff Reform Synagogue to Dr. Ralph Cantor, the President of the Cardiff United Synagogue, inviting him to attend the CNS's Golden Jubilee's special morning service and evening dinner and ball.

The Cardiff Reform Synagogue was founded in 1948 as the Cardiff New Synagogue. The following year, it became a constituent member of the Movement for Reform Judaism. Born in reaction against the more restrictive traditions of the Orthodox Judaism of Cardiff Hebrew Congregation, such as the prohibition of driving on the Sabbath and the ban on interfaith marriages, the new Synagogue appealed to the immigrants who had fled the war-torn Europe, where the Reform movement was already well-established. The congregation worships in a converted Methodist Chapel on Moira Terrace they acquired in 1952.

Sources:
Parry-Jones, Cai., ‘The History of the Jewish Diaspora in Wales’ (doctoral thesis, Bangor University, 2014) [accessed 24 February 2021]
JCR-UK/JewishGen. Cardiff Reform Synagogue, Cardiff, Wales (2020). [accessed 24 February 2021]

Depository: Glamorgan Archives.