The Great Synagogue

Organisation Archives

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Authority Biography/Administrative History

The Great Synagogue, Sydney, was designed by Thomas Rowe, a leading Sydney architect, and opened in 1878. It replaced two previous Jewish Synagogues, at York Street (1844) and Macquarie Street (1859). These in turn had been preceded by Sydney's first Synagogue, at Bridge Street (1837).

State Library, New South Wales has a very large collection of records, as well as architectural plans and many photographs etc. Great Synagogue. (1826). Both collections are restricted.

Series 01-06: Great Synagogue (Sydney, N.S.W.) Records, 1826-1976. See Electronic Resources for link

Great Synagogue. (2007). Great Synagogue (Sydney, N.S.W.) - Further Records, Being The Great Synagogue Sydney : Conservation Management Plan, July 2007, by Orwell & Peter Phillips Architects See Electronic Resources for link

ProvenanceB18 Great Synagogue, The - GrtSYNG
Scope & ContentThis is a small collection of items collected from the Great Synagogue.

The collection mainly includes both hardcopy and electronic copies of correspondence and photographs. It also contains audio-visual material and audio, which, in turn, have been digitised. The collection is a disparate rather than a continuous series of records and there was no original order to the records.

State Library, New South Wales has a very large collection of records, as well as architectural plans and many photographs etc. Great Synagogue. (1826). Restricted Access. Records are to be issued only with the written authority of the†Great Synagogue. See link in Electronic Resources.

Series 01-06: Great Synagogue (Sydney, N.S.W.) Records, 1826-1976. Restricted Access. Records are to be issued only with the written authority of the†Great Synagogue. See link in Electronic Resources.
Related RecordsSeries 01-06: Great Synagogue (Sydney, N.S.W.) Records, 1826-1976. Held at the State Library, NSW. See Electronic Resources for links to the collection.

Great Synagogue. (2007). Great Synagogue (Sydney, N.S.W.) - Further Records, Being The Great Synagogue Sydney : Conservation Management Plan, July 2007, by Orwell & Peter Phillips Architects. Held at the State Library, NSW. See Electronic Resources for links to the collection.

Series

• Ner Tamid Great Synagogue Bequest Program
• Invitations of The Great Synagogue
• Audio - Visual Collection of The Great Synagogue
• Digital Photographic Collection of The Great Synagogue
• Journal of The Great Synagogue
• Seat Book (Membership)
• Programmes of The Great Synagogue
• Administrative Papers of The Great Synagogue, not related to any specific subject
• Audio Collection of The Great Synagogue
• Oral History Project of Holocaust Survivors
• Collection of Hans Kimmel Essays
• Hardcopy Photographic Collection of The Great Synagogue
• Various Ephemera of The Great Synagogue