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Western Marble Arch Synagogue

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish place of worship in central london”. Today it says “orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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Western Marble Arch Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 1 Wallenberg Place , in the City of Westminster , in Central London , England , in the United Kingdom. The congregation was formed in 1991 as the result of a merger between the Western and the Marble Arch Synagogues, with the former congregation dating from 1761. It is a leading Modern Orthodox congregation and offers religious and social activities to its members and the wider community. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite . The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History . Jewish Communities and Records – UK . Jewish Communities and Records – UK .

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Then

jewish place of worship in central london

Now

orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue

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