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Liberal Judaism (ULPS) supports and develops a network of liberal and progressive synagogues and communities across the UK and Europe. On 5 November 2012, 'Liberal Judaism (ULPS)" was incorporated as a registered company (company no: 08281223), a private company limited by guarantee without a share capital (and with an exemption from use of the word 'Limited').<ref>[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08281223 Liberal Judaism (ULPS) Profile], Companies House. Retrieved 1 December 2021</ref> Liberal Judaism (UK) is a 'progressive' Zionist organisation. Along with [[The Movement for Reform Judaism]], it is a member of the [[World Union for Progressive Judiasm]]<ref name="affiliations"/> which is an affiliate organisation of the [[World Zionist Organisation]] (WZO).<ref>[https://www.wzo.org.il/Affiliated-Zionist-organizations Affiliated Zionist Organisations], World Zionist Organisation. Retrieved 9 December 2021.</ref> It's youth movement [[LJY-Netzer]] are a branch of [[Netzer Olami]], the worldwide Progressive Zionist youth organisation.<ref name="LJY Netzer"/>

It is also a registered charity (No: 1151090), registered on 5 March 2013.<ref>[https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5033836/governing-document Liberal Judaism (ULPS)], Charity Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2021.</ref>

==History==
The start of Liberal Judaism in the UK can be traced back to 1902 with the founding of the Jewish Religious Union by Lily Montagu (1873-1963) and Claude Montefiore. In 1944 the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues (now called Liberal Judaism) was founded in 1944. There were 11 affiliated synagogues by 1949, 28 by 1991 and 31 by 2005. As of December 2021 there are 39 affiliated synagogues and communities as listed on the Liberal Judaism website.<ref name="communities"/>

The movement's first Rabbi was Israel I. Mattuck, who established Liberal Judaism in Britain as a movement whose character resembled the radical end of American Reform Judaism.

The organisation is part of the [[World Union for Progressive Judaism]], which estimated their membership to be around 1.7 million in 2009 and is the largest grouping of Jews in the world.<ref name"history">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/subdivisions/liberal_1.shtml Liberal Judaism], BBC, 12 August 2009.</ref>

Membership of Liberal congregations in 2016 (including the unaffiliated Belsize Square Synagogue) constituted some 8.2% of synagogue membership in the United Kingdom.<ref>"Jewish News", Issue No. 1010, 6 July 2017, pp. 1, 4, quoting report by Board of Deputies Policy Reseach, carried out between April and September 2016.</ref>

==People==
Correct as of 29 November 2021:<ref>[https://www.liberaljudaism.org/who-we-are/whos-who/ Liberal Judaism People], Liberal Judaism. Retrieved 29 November 2021.</ref>
===Staff===
Rabbi [[Charley Baginsky]] - Chief Executive Officer | [[Shelley Shocolinsky-Dwyer]] - Chief Operating Officer | [[Alexandra Gellnick]] - Director of Community Partnerships | [[Becca Fetterman]] - Director of Youth | [[Ali Simmons]] - Office Coordinator | [[Tanya Garfield]] - Senior Administrator | [[Janet Manderson]] - Financial Accountant | [[Simon Rothstein]] - LJ Today Editor & Public Relations | [[Thomas Rich]] - Fundraising & Events Manager | [[Jess Mindel]] - LJY-Netzer Movement Worker | [[Joe Shotton]] - LJY-Netzer Movement Worker | Rabbi [[Anna Posner]] - Student Chaplain | Rabbi [[Eryn London]] - Chaplaincy Project Manager | [[Shaan Knan]] - Project Manager; Heritage Projects | [[Alison Turner]] - Liberal Judaism Archivist

===Rabbis===
[[Rebecca Birk]] Finchley Progressive Synagogue; Co-Chair of The Conference of Liberal Rabbis and Cantors | Dr [[René Pfertzel]] Kingston Liberal Synagogue; Co-Chair of The Conference of Liberal Rabbis and Cantors | [[Charley Baginsky]] Chief Executive Officer of Liberal Judaism | [[Rachel Benjamin]] Liberal Jewish Synagogue (St John’s Wood) | [[Rebecca Birk]] Finchley Progressive Synagogue | [[Janet Burden]] (Emeritus) Ealing Liberal Synagogue | [[Elana Dellal]] The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (St John’s Wood) | [[Nathan Godleman]] The South London Liberal Synagogue | [[Aaron Goldstein]] Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue | Dr [[Andrew Goldstein]] (Emeritus) Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue | [[Roberta Harris-Eckstein]] Eastbourne Liberal Jewish Community | Dr [[Frank Hellner]] (Emeritus) Finchley Progressive Synagogue | [[David Hulbert]] (Emeritus) East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue | Dr [[Margaret Jacobi]] Birmingham Progressive Synagogue | [[Richard Jacobi]] East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue | [[Leah Jordan]] Kehillah North London | [[Yuval Keren]] Southgate Progressive Synagogue | [[Sandra Kviat]] Crouch End Chavurah & Shir Hatzafon (Copenhagen) | [[Miri Lawrence]] Ealing Liberal Synagogue | [[Monique Mayer]] Bristol & West Progressive Jewish Congregation | Dr [[Charles H Middleburgh]] (Emeritus) Dublin Jewish Progressive Congregation | [[Lea Mühlstein]] Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue | Dr [[René Pfertzel]] Kingston Liberal Synagogue | [[Anna Posner]] Student Chaplain, Beit Klal Yisrael, & Norwich Liberal Jewish Congregation | [[Danny Rich]] (Emeritus) Kingston Liberal Synagogue | [[Tanya Sakhnovich]] Nottingham Liberal Synagogue | [[Mark Solomon]] Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community & Leicester Progressive Jewish Community | [[Jackie Tabick]] West Central Liberal Synagogue | [[Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah]] Brighton & Hove Progressive Synagogue | [[Pete Tobias]] The Liberal Synagogue Elstree | [[Alexandra Wright]] The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (St John’s Wood) | [[Igor Zinkov]] The Liberal Jewish Synagogue

===Officers & Vice Presidents===
====Board of National Officers====
[[Ruth Seager]] - Chair | [[Karen Newman]] - Deputy Chair | [[Paul Silver-Myer]] - Treasurer | [[Amanda McFeeters]] - Company Secretary | [[Ros Clayton]] - Officer; Legal Governance | [[Hannah Stephenson]] - Officer; Youth | [[Susanne Szal Combe]] - Officer; Education, Complaints and Policies | [[Owen Power]] - Officer; Inclusion and Communications | [[Janet Berkman]] - Officer; Communities | [[Alex Kinchin-Smith]] - Officer; Strategy/Structure and HR | [[Leslie Moss]] - Officer; Strategy and Finance

The chair(s) of The Conference of Liberal Rabbis and Cantors also sits on the Board of National Officers of Liberal Judaism.

====Liberal Judaism President & Vice Presidents====
Rabbi Dr [[Andrew Goldstein]] - President | [[Simon Benscher]] | [[Monique Blake]] | [[Lord Fink]] | [[Louise Freedman]] | [[Sharon Goldstein]] | [[Lucian J. Hudson]] | [[David Lipman]] | [[Corinne Oppenheimer]] | [[David Pick]] | Rabbi [[Danny Rich]] | [[Tony Sacker]] | [[Joan Shopper]] | [[Phil Stone]] | [[Beverly Taylor]]

==LJY-Netzer==
[[LJY-Netzer]] is the youth movement of Liberal Judaism. Founded in 1947 as FLPJYG ([[Federation of Liberal and Progressive Jewish Youth Groups]]), it was renamed in 2004.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170920223755/http://www.ljy-netzer.org/history/ LJY Netzer] LJY Netzer. Retrieved via the Internet Archive on 1 December 2021.</ref>

They run a host of events around the country throughout the year for young people aged between 8 and 23 years old.

LJY-Netzer are a branch of [[Netzer Olami]], the worldwide Progressive Zionist youth organisation. This gives them a link to thousands of other progressive Jewish young people in more than a dozen countries around the world.

LJY-Netzer’s events include day events, youth clubs, overnight residential, longer camps and trips abroad. The flagship events are spring camp (Machaneh Aviv), the amazing summer camp (Machaneh Kadimah), Europe Tour (Kayitz), Israel Tour and a gap-year programme in Israel for 18-year-olds (Shnat Netzer).

LJY-Netzer is run by a team of professionals called movement workers, based at Liberal Judaism’s head office in Central London, and a larger group of volunteers who help on nationwide events.

LJY-Netzer is an ideological youth movement. This means they have a set of values that guide everything they do. There are four main pillars of LJY-Netzer’s ideology: Liberal Judaism, Progressive Zionism, Tikkun Olam and Youth Empowerment. The ideology shapes how they run the movement, ensuring that all aspects of the ideology are covered on each event.<ref name="LJY Netzer">[https://www.liberaljudaism.org/what-we-do/ljy-netzer/ LJY-Netzer], Liberal Judaism. Retrieved 29 November 2021.</ref>

==Alliance for Progressive Judaism==
On 17 September 2014 '''Liberal Judaism''' and the [[The Movement for Reform Judaism]] announced the creation of an alliance between their two movements. The [[Alliance for Progressive Judaism]] saw an expansion of collaboration between the two movements in areas such as student chaplaincy, social justice and social action. Leaders from both Liberal Judaism and Reform Judaism were keen to stress that this was not a merger and the two movements would retain their autonomy and distinct identities.<ref>[https://www.reformjudaism.org.uk/liberal-and-reform-together-launch-alliance-for-progressive-judaism/ Liberal and Reform together launch alliance for Progressive Judaism], Reform Judaism. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2021.</ref>

In 2017, the Alliance for Progressive Judaism established an Israel Desk. This full-time position aims to build and strengthen the movements relationship with Israel. The desk is a collaborative venture and is jointly funded by [[ProZion]], [[Israel Movement for Reform & Progressive Judaism]] (IMPJ), [[Friends of Leo Baeck Haifa]] and [[Friends of Progressive Judaism]] (FPJ).<ref>[https://www.liberaljudaism.org/what-we-do/israel-and-the-diaspora/ Israel & the Diaspora], Liberal Judaism. Retrieved 1 December 2021.</ref>

The Israel Desk is currently staffed by [[Carrie Shaw]].<ref>[https://www.liberaljudaism.org/what-we-do/alliance-for-progressive-judaism/carrie-shaw/ Carrie Shaw – Alliance for Progressive Judaism & Israel Desk Coordinator], Liberal Judaism. Retrieved 1 December 2021.</ref>

==Members and Communities==
[[Bedfordshire Progressive Synagogue]] | [[Beit Klal Yisrael]] (London) | [[Birmingham Progressive Synagogue]] | [[Brighton & Hove Progressive Synagogue]] | [[Bristol & West Progressive Jewish Congregation]] | [[Crawley Jewish Community]] | [[Crouch End Chavurah]] | [[Dublin Jewish Progressive Congregation]] | [[Ealing Liberal Synagogue]] | [[Eastbourne Liberal Jewish Community]] | [[East London & Essex Liberal Synagogue]] | [[Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community]] | [[Finchley Progressive Synagogue]] | [[Kehillah North London]] | [[Kent Liberal Jewish Community]] | [[Kingston Liberal Synagogue]] | [[Leicester Progressive Jewish Congregation]] | [[The Liberal Jewish Synagogue]] (St John's Wood) | [[Lincolnshire Jewish Community]] | [[Manchester Liberal Jewish Community]] | [[Mosaic Liberal Synagogue]] (Harrow) | [[Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue]] | [[Norwich Liberal Jewish Community]] | [[Nottingham Liberal Synagogue]] | [[Peterborough Liberal Jewish Community]] | [[Reading Liberal Jewish Community]] | [[Shir Hatzafon]] (Copenhagen) | [[South Bucks Jewish Community]] | [[South London Liberal Synagogue]] | [[Southgate Progressive Synagogue]] | [[Stevenage Liberal Synagogue]] | [[Suffolk Liberal Jewish Community]] (Ipswich) | [[The Liberal Synagogue Elstree]] | [[Three Counties Liberal Jewish Community]] | [[Wessex Liberal Jewish Community]] (Bournemouth) | [[West Central Liberal Synagogue]] (London) | [[York Liberal Synagogue]]<ref name="communities">[https://www.liberaljudaism.org/where-we-are/communities/communities-list/ Liberal Judaism Communities], Liberal Judaism. Retrieved 1 December 2021.</ref>

===Developing Communities & Associated Congregations===
Beit Ha’Chidush (Amsterdam) | Oxford Liberal Jewish Services<ref name="communities"/>

==Programmes==
*[[LJY-Netzer]] - LJY-Netzer is the youth movement of Liberal Judaism. They run a host of events around the country throughout the year for young people aged between 8 and 23 years old.
*Progressive Jewish Students - The Alliance for Progressive Judaism’s Progressive Jewish Students team offers educational and religious support for Progressive Jewish university students, as well as rabbinic and pastoral care and connections by our Student Chaplaincy. As part of external advocacy, it aims to lift up the Progressive Jewish voice on campus to combat anti-Semitism, strengthen the connection between students and the media, provide pastoral support to students running for on-campus elections, enable students to engage in serious dialogue with one another, and advocate for Progressive Jewish voices in the context of Orthodox-normative Jewish student life.<ref>[https://www.liberaljudaism.org/what-we-do/students/ Progressive Jewish Students], Liberal Judaism. Retrieved 1 December 2021.</ref>
*Rainbow Pilgrims: The Rites and Passages of LGBTQI Migrants in Britain
*Twilight People
*Rainbow Jews
*Judaism in Plain Sight – Kabbalat Torah Programme

==Affiliations==
Liberal Judaism’s sister and partner organisations:<ref name="affiliations">[https://www.liberaljudaism.org/resources/links/ Liberal Judaism’s sister and partner organisations], Liberal Judaism. Retrieved 29 November 2021.</ref>

===Progressive Judaism===
*[[World Union for Progressive Judaism]]
*[[European Union for Progressive Judaism]]
*[[Netzer Olami]]
*[[Union for Reform Judaism]] (North America)
*[[Movement for Reform Judaism]] (UK)
*[[Leo Baeck College]]
*[[The Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism]]
*[[Israel Religious Action Centre]]
*[[The Friends of Progressive Judaism in Israel & Europe]]
*[[ProZion]]

===Partner Organisations===
*[[Citizens UK]]
*[[The Faith & Belief Forum]]
*[[Council of Christians and Jews]]
*[[Mitzvah Day 365]]
*[[Board of Deputies of British Jews]]
*[[Jewish Leadership Council]]
*[[Jewish Book Service]]

===Jewish Schools===
*[[Akiva School]]
*[[Clore Shalom School]]
*[[Clore Tikva School]]
*[[JCoSS School]]
*[[Mosaic Jewish Primary School]]

==Contact==
:Website: [https://www.liberaljudaism.org www.liberaljudaism.org]
:Address: The Montagu Centre, 21 Maple Street, London, W1T 4BE
:Tel: +44 (0) 20 7580 1663
:email: montagu@liberaljudaism.org
:Twitter: @liberaljudaism

==Notes==
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[[Category: Synagogue movements UK]][[Category:Zionist Movement UK]]

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 ==Liberal Judaism and Zionism==
-Liberal Judaism (UK) is a 'progressive' Zionist organisation. Along with [[The Movement for Reform Judaism]], it is a member of the [[World Union for Progressive Judiasm]]<ref name="affiliations"/> which is an affiliate organisation of the [[World Zionist Organisation]] (WZO).<ref>[https://www.wzo.org.il/Affiliated-Zionist-organizations Affiliated Zionist Organisations], World Zionist Organisation. Retrieved  9 December 2021.</ref> It's youth movement [[LJY-Netzer]] are a branch of [[Netzer Olami]], the worldwide Progressive Zionist youth organisation.<ref name="LJY Netzer"/>
+Liberal Judaism (UK) is a 'progressive' Zionist organisation. Along with [[The Movement for Reform Judaism]], it is a member of the [[World Union for Progressive Judiasm]]<ref name="affiliations"/> which is an affiliate organisation of the [[World Zionist Organisation]] (WZO).<ref>[https://www.wzo.org.il/Affiliated-Zionist-organizations Affiliated Zionist Organisations], World Zionist Organisation. Retrieved  9 December 2021.</ref> Its youth movement [[LJY-Netzer]] are a branch of [[Netzer Olami]], the worldwide Progressive Zionist youth organisation.<ref name="LJY Netzer"/>  Liberal Judaism is, therefore, a formal member of the [[Zionist movement]].
 On its website it states its position on Israel and Zionism:

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-Liberal Judaism (ULPS) supports and develops a network of liberal and progressive synagogues and communities across the UK and Europe. 	On 5 November 2012, 'Liberal Judaism (ULPS)" was incorporated as a registered company (company no: 08281223), a private company limited by guarantee without a share capital (and with an exemption from use of the word 'Limited').<ref>[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08281223 Liberal Judaism (ULPS)], Companies House. Retrieved 1 December 2021</ref> Liberal Judaism (UK) is a 'progressive' Zionist organisation. Along with [[The Movement for Reform Judaism]], it is a member of the [[World Union for Progressive Judiasm]]<ref name="affiliations"/> which is an affiliate organisation of the [[World Zionist Organisation]] (WZO).<ref>[https://www.wzo.org.il/Affiliated-Zionist-organizations Affiliated Zionist Organisations], World Zionist Organisation. Retrieved  9 December 2021.</ref> It's youth movement [[LJY-Netzer]] are a branch of [[Netzer Olami]], the worldwide Progressive Zionist youth organisation.<ref name="LJY Netzer"/>
+Liberal Judaism (ULPS) supports and develops a network of liberal and progressive synagogues and communities across the UK and Europe. 	On 5 November 2012, 'Liberal Judaism (ULPS)" was incorporated as a registered company (company no: 08281223), a private company limited by guarantee without a share capital (and with an exemption from use of the word 'Limited').<ref>[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08281223 Liberal Judaism (ULPS)], Companies House. Retrieved 1 December 2021</ref> It is also a registered charity (No: 1151090), registered on 5 March 2013.<ref>[https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5033836/governing-document Liberal Judaism (ULPS)], Charity Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2021.</ref>
-It is also a registered charity (No: 1151090), registered on 5 March 2013.<ref>[https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5033836/governing-document Liberal Judaism (ULPS)], Charity Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2021.</ref>
+==Liberal Judaism and Zionism==
 ==History==

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−	Liberal Judaism (ULPS) supports and develops a network of liberal and progressive synagogues and communities across the UK and Europe. On 5 November 2012, 'Liberal Judaism (ULPS)" was incorporated as a registered company (company no: 08281223), a private company limited by guarantee without a share capital (and with an exemption from use of the word 'Limited').<ref>[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08281223 Liberal Judaism (ULPS) ~~Profile~~], Companies House. Retrieved 1 December 2021</ref> Liberal Judaism (UK) is a 'progressive' Zionist organisation. Along with [[The Movement for Reform Judaism]], it is a member of the [[World Union for Progressive Judiasm]]<ref name="affiliations"/> which is an affiliate organisation of the [[World Zionist Organisation]] (WZO).<ref>[https://www.wzo.org.il/Affiliated-Zionist-organizations Affiliated Zionist Organisations], World Zionist Organisation. Retrieved 9 December 2021.</ref> It's youth movement [[LJY-Netzer]] are a branch of [[Netzer Olami]], the worldwide Progressive Zionist youth organisation.<ref name="LJY Netzer"/>	+	Liberal Judaism (ULPS) supports and develops a network of liberal and progressive synagogues and communities across the UK and Europe. On 5 November 2012, 'Liberal Judaism (ULPS)" was incorporated as a registered company (company no: 08281223), a private company limited by guarantee without a share capital (and with an exemption from use of the word 'Limited').<ref>[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08281223 Liberal Judaism (ULPS)], Companies House. Retrieved 1 December 2021</ref> Liberal Judaism (UK) is a 'progressive' Zionist organisation. Along with [[The Movement for Reform Judaism]], it is a member of the [[World Union for Progressive Judiasm]]<ref name="affiliations"/> which is an affiliate organisation of the [[World Zionist Organisation]] (WZO).<ref>[https://www.wzo.org.il/Affiliated-Zionist-organizations Affiliated Zionist Organisations], World Zionist Organisation. Retrieved 9 December 2021.</ref> It's youth movement [[LJY-Netzer]] are a branch of [[Netzer Olami]], the worldwide Progressive Zionist youth organisation.<ref name="LJY Netzer"/>

	It is also a registered charity (No: 1151090), registered on 5 March 2013.<ref>[https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5033836/governing-document Liberal Judaism (ULPS)], Charity Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2021.</ref>		It is also a registered charity (No: 1151090), registered on 5 March 2013.<ref>[https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5033836/governing-document Liberal Judaism (ULPS)], Charity Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2021.</ref>

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 *[[Israel Religious Action Centre]]
 *[[The Friends of Progressive Judaism in Israel & Europe]]
-*[[ProZion]]
+*[[ProZion]]/[[Arzenu UK]]
 ===Partner Organisations===

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-[[Category: Synagogue movements UK]][[Category:Zionist Movement UK]]
+[[Category: Synagogue movements UK]][[Category:Zionist movement UK]]

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 ==History==
-The start of Liberal Judaism in the UK can be traced back to 1902 with the founding of the Jewish Religious Union by Lily Montagu (1873-1963) and Claude Montefiore. In 1944 the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues (now called Liberal Judaism) was founded in 1944. There were 11 affiliated synagogues by 1949, 28 by 1991 and 31 by 2005. As of December 2021 there are 39 affiliated synagogues and communities as listed on the Liberal Judaism website.<ref name="communities"/>
+The start of Liberal Judaism in the UK can be traced back to 1902 with the founding of the [[Jewish Religious Union]] by [[Lily Montagu]] (1873-1963) and [[Claude Montefiore]]. In 1944 the [[Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues]] (now called Liberal Judaism) was founded. There were 11 affiliated synagogues by 1949, 28 by 1991 and 31 by 2005. As of December 2021 there are 39 affiliated synagogues and communities as listed on the Liberal Judaism website.<ref name="communities"/>
-The movement's first Rabbi was Israel I. Mattuck, who established Liberal Judaism in Britain as a movement whose character resembled the radical end of American Reform Judaism.
+The movement's first Rabbi was [[Israel I. Mattuck]], who established Liberal Judaism in Britain as a movement whose character resembled the radical end of American Reform Judaism.
 The organisation is part of the [[World Union for Progressive Judaism]], which estimated their membership to be around 1.7 million in 2009 and is claimed to be the largest grouping of Jews in the world.<ref name"history">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/subdivisions/liberal_1.shtml Liberal Judaism], BBC, 12 August 2009.</ref>
-Membership of Liberal congregations in 2016 (including the unaffiliated Belsize Square Synagogue) constituted some 8.2% of synagogue membership in the United Kingdom.<ref>"Jewish News", Issue No. 1010, 6 July 2017, pp. 1, 4, quoting report by Board of Deputies Policy Reseach, carried out between April and September 2016.</ref>
+Membership of Liberal congregations in 2016 (including the unaffiliated [[Belsize Square Synagogue]]) constituted some 8.2% of synagogue membership in the United Kingdom.<ref>"Jewish News", Issue No. 1010, 6 July 2017, pp. 1, 4, quoting report by Board of Deputies Policy Reseach, carried out between April and September 2016.</ref>
 ==People==