The Spitalfields Great Synagogue was damaged, then done up, but by the 1970s it had fallen into disrepair.

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The building became known as the Spitalfields Great Synagogue.

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Another interesting addition to the festival is the usage of The Great Synagogue, a majestic space where the instrumental Apollo Ensemble will perform Baroque chamber music that was originally composed for Jewish liturgical services.

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Geller was scheduled to speak on April 13 at the Great Neck Synagogue in Great Neck, New York.

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By hosting her, they intoned, the Great Neck Synagogue would be guilty of propagating hate speech.

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In short order liberal rabbis Michael White and Jerome Davidson took over the opposition to Geller and launched a media campaign attacking her as a bigot and demanding that the Great Neck Synagogue cancel her speech.

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