Bradford Synagogue

Bradford Synagogue
The synagogue in 1990
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	7a Bowland Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England BD1 3BW
Country	United Kingdom
Location of the synagogue in West Yorkshire
Geographic coordinates	53°48′04″N 1°45′45″W / 53.8010611°N 1.7623776°W / 53.8010611; -1.7623776
Architecture
Architect(s)	Francis and Thomas Healey
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Moorish Revival
Date established	1873 (as a congregation)
Completed	1881
Materials	Ashlar stone; slate
Website
bradfordsynagogue.co.uk
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Bradford Synagogue (Reform)
Type	Listed building
Designated	6 December 1989
Reference no.	1227613
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The Bradford Synagogue, officially Bradford Reform Synagogue, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 7 Bowland Street in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, in the United Kingdom. Established as a congregation in 1873, the synagogue building was completed in 1881. The synagogue building was listed as a Grade II* building in 1989.^[1]

The congregation is affiliated with the Movement for Reform Judaism. The congregation was founded as the Jewish Association, and then changed its name to the Bradford Congregation of British & Foreign Jews until the 1950s, when it was called the Bradford Tree of Life Synagogue until 2018.^[2][3] The congregation uses the synagogue for Shabbat and major festivals although the community is small and has been in decline for some years. Friday night dinners are held as well as a communal seder for Passover.