The Great Synagogue of London was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the City of London, England, in the United Kingdom. The synagogue was, for centuries, the centre of As
The Great Synagogue in 1809 (from Ackerman's Microcosm of London)
Reverend Hermann Mayerowitsch stands under the decorated arch of the Ark of the Great Synagogue, following the building's destruction
Wash drawing of the Synagogue from Duke's Place, c. 1820
A member of the congregation at the synagogue in 1941
Rabbi Aaron Uri Phoebus Hart was a British rabbi, who served as spiritual leader of the Ashkenazi Great Synagogue of London from 1704 until his death. He is widely regarded as the first chief rabbi of
Great Synagogue of London
…Term start Term end Time in office Notes 1 Judah Loeb Cohen 1696 1700 3–4 years − Aaron the Scribe of Dublin 1700 c. 1704 3–4 years Acting rabbi 2 Aaron Hart c. 1704 1756 51–52 years 3 Hart Lyon 1758 1764 5–6 years 4 David Tevele Schiff 1765 1792 26–27 years − Moses Myers 1792 1802 9–10 years Acting rabbi 5…