Stamford Hill
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Location
OS grid reference:	TQ335875
Latitude:	51.57050685200261°
Longitude:	-0.07276013435779838°
Administration
London borough:	Hackney
County level:	Greater London
Region:	London
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater London
Historic county:	Middlesex (1889)
Services
Police force:	Metropolitan Police
Fire brigade:	London Fire Brigade
Ambulance service:	London Ambulance
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postal district:	N15, N16
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
London Assembly:	North East
European Parliament:	London
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Stamford Hill is a place in the north of the London Borough of Hackney, near the border with Haringey. It is home to one of Europe's largest Orthodox Jewish communities. Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. ... Hackney Town Hall was built in the 1930s for the old Metropolitan Borough. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... 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History

Stamford Hill lies on the old Roman road of Ermine Street, on high ground above Stoke Newington, where it crosses the road from the medieval village of Clopton into Hackney. This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Ermine Street should not be confused with Ermin Street, the road from Silchester to Gloucester. ... The Castle Climbing Centre, once the main Water Board pumping station. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... The Hackney Empire is one of the oldest surviving music halls in Britain. ...

Development of the area began around 1800, and many prosperous dwellings were built around Stamford Hill over the next 100 years. The London Road became a busy commercial centre to serve the needs of the burgeoning population. Around 1880, not only were railways serving the area, but this was the point where the tram systems coming north from the city^[1], met the Hackney tram system^[2], and so it became a busy interchange, with a depot opening in 1873^[3]. Electrification commenced in 1902, and by 1924 a service was commenced between Stamford Hill and Camden Town, along Amhurst Park. 1800 (MDCCC) was an exceptional common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Hackney Empire is one of the oldest surviving music halls in Britain. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Camden Town is a place in the London Borough of Camden, England. ...

Stamford Hill had many eminent Jewish residents including the Montefiore family. Italian-born Moses Vita Montefiore (d. 1789), lived there by 1763. His son Joseph (d. 1804) married Rachel Mocatta and his grandson Abraham Montefiore (d. 1824) married Henrietta, whose father the financier Nathan Meyer Rothschild lived near the modern Colberg Place, from 1818 to 1835. The Montefiores' property, a little farther south, was to be turned by Abraham's grandson Claude Montefiore into Montefiore House school. With the spread of building, such distinguished families moved away: in 1842 there were few of the wealthy Jews who had once settled in Hackney^[4]. Sir Moses Montefiore (October 24, 1784-July 28, 1885) was one of the most famous British Jews in the 19th century. ... This article is not about Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840-1915) Nathan Mayer Rothschild (September 16, 1777 - July 28, 1836) was a London financier and one of the founders of the international Rothschild banking dynasty. ...

From the 1880's many Jews arrived in the area, escaping from the poverty of the East End, and in 1915 the New Synagogue was transferred to Stamford Hill, to serve this growing population. In 1926 the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations was established here, and this became a magnet for other strictly observant sects, many fleeing both Stalinist and Nazi persecution in the years before and after World War II. Also, many Jewish families came here, from other areas of London, refugees in their own way, from bombing and post-war clearances for housing. 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The term East End is most commonly used to refer to the East End of London. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Stalinism is a brand of political theory, and the political and economic system implemented by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

Present

Due to the fact that Stamford Hill is home to the largest Hasidic comunity in europe, Present Stamford Hill is to many the location which this community resides in. Therefore many use the name Stamford Hill when refering to parts of Stoke Newington, Clapton and even Tottenham The Castle Climbing Centre, once the main Water Board pumping station. ... Upper Clapton is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. ... This article is about the London District, for the football (soccer) team: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. For other uses, see Tottenham (disambiguation). ...

Stamford Hill is referred to as a square mile of piety, reflecting the many Jewish men seen walking in their traditional clothes on their way to and from worship. The congregations often represent historical links, with particular areas of Eastern Europe, in their dress, and worship. Many also retain international links with other congregations around the world. The largest of these congregations is the Satmar who have five directly associated synagouges and many more affiliated congregations. Belz is the second largest with two or three synagouges. Satmar is the largest Hasidic group in existence today. ... Belz (Ukrainian: , Polish: Bełz or Bełsk, Yiddish: בעלזא) is a small city in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, located at around . ...

There may be over fifty synagouges in wider Stamford Hill.

According to some, wider Stamford Hill which incoprates Stoke Newington has the most under fives in europe[1]. This is in no small part owing to the Hasidim's shunning of birth control methods. The Castle Climbing Centre, once the main Water Board pumping station. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Hasidim can refer to Saintly Pharisees Hasidic Judaism This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The need for dietary observance means that Stamford Hill has a large number of shops selling specifically Jewish food. The freshness and quality is to be commended.

Stamford Hill is probably the first location in Europe to have its Shabbat siren, which plays Jewish music just prior to sunset to herald in the Jewish Sabbath and Jewish Holidays. The shabbos table is set: two covered challahs, a kiddush cup, two candles, and flowers. ...

Nine of the ten opposition Councillors in Hackney council represent areas considered by many as being part of wider Stamford Hill. This seems to highlight the fact that Orthodox Jews who feel at odds the Labour Council, are the largest group within Stamford Hill.

Howerver despite this, the wider community reflects the very diverse composition of The London Borough of Hackney. Hackney Town Hall was built in the 1930s for the old Metropolitan Borough. ...

Stamford Hill Jewish Comunity VS Hackney Council

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The Jewish community of Stamford Hill, is currently involved in an epic battle with Hackney council. Due to the swift and unstoppable natural growth within the community, they argue that they are in desperate need of housing and are fighting for survival. They argue that Stamford Hill has all the insitutions for the sustanace of the comunity, and they cannot easilly relocate. They belive that due to their block vote which is anti Labour, they are being denied housing. They also claim that Hackney council new policy is to deny planning applications for devlopment of smaller houses into large enough houses as needed by the community. Such devlopment was permitted in the past due to the special nature of the community. They argue that Hackney is amending its LDF to specificly deny Stamford Hill Jewish residents the right to devlop their homes to suit their needs. The battle is being fought by the Union of Hebrew Orthodox Congregations Image File history File links Circle-question-red. ...

Hackney Council on the other hand, argues that overdevlopment of Hackney is their concern and deny the accusations of ethnic manipulation to ensure the future existance of the Labour Council.

There is doubt however as to wheather survival is the issue, as historicly vast Ultra Orthodox Jewish communities despite Housing restrictions do not move along instead adjusting into slum like housing conditions. Examples of such communities are Jerusalem's Mea Shearim and south Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Therefore the fight may not be about survival. Jerusalem (Hebrew:  , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic:  , al-Quds (the Holy); official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-al-Quds (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names) is the capital and largest city[1] of the State of Israel with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006[2... Mea Shearim Mea Shearim (sometimes Meah Shearim), is one of the oldest neighborhoods of extramural Jerusalem. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ...

See also

• Lubavitcher
• Haredi Judaism

Belarus, where Lubavitch originated Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994) the seventh Rebbe of Chabad Lubavitch. ... Haredi or Charedi Judaism, often referred to as Ultra-Orthodox Judaism, is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. ...

External links

• memories of Montefiore House School 1944-1950

References