Saatchi Shul is an independent

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synagogue that was founded in

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, in 1998. The synagogue was founded by Charles Saatchi and

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. When it opened, its rabbi was Pinchas "Pini" Eliezer Dunner. The Saatchi Shul holds services on the site of the St John's Wood (United) Synagogue, and in 2018 plans were made to merge the two groups.

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