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Bury Hebrew Congregation, also known in Hebrew as Bet Knesset Sha'ar HahShamayim (Gate of Heaven Synagogue) is an Orthodox synagogue, serving the Jewish community in the Sunnybank, Unsworth and Hollins area of North Manchester. == History == As with other cities, the original immigrant community in Manchester gradually moved outward geographically and upward economically from its roots in the inner city, establishing itself in the more open suburbs of Prestwich, Crumpsall and Broughton Park.〔Freeman, D: ‘Jewish Manchester hasn’t changed … it only moved up the road’, ''The Jewish Gazette'', 1951〕 The Bury community is a result of a second generation migration of young families in the mid-1960s who sought new lives away from these established and traditional areas. At that time, Sunnybank was very much a green-field site, recently developed on land adjacent to Manchester Road, the A56, much of which had, at one time, been farm or grazing land. By 1964 there was a sizeable community, and a meeting was held at Blackford Bridge Reform Church. Plans were laid to purchase land to build a small synagogue. A committee was formed with the first elected President, Mr Sidney Goldstone; Vice-president, Mr Louis Ingleby, Treasurer, Mr Issy Hymanson, Warden, Mr Gerald Taylor and Secretaries, Mr Eddie Glass and Mr Aubrey Taylor. In the meantime, prayers took place in members' homes until June 18, 1965, when a prefabricated building was purchased and services began to take place there, and soon after the first minister of the synagogue was appointed, Rev. David Grunsfeld, who ran services and also taught at the cheder, (Jewish studies school). By 1975, the prefab complex was no longer adequate, and a permanent building was suggested. Funds were collected and in 1976, the new building, which is still in use today, was opened by the then Chief Rabbi, Immanuel Jakobovits. In 1982, Rev. Grunsfeld left, and was replaced by Rabbi Moshe Fine, who served for three years, until he was replaced by Rabbi Binyomin Singer, who is the present minister. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bury Hebrew Congregation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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