Rabbi Isaiah Brott was a Shochet in London for many years until his death on January 2nd, 1945. he was the son of Shmuel Brott, who was an important leader of the community in Lowicz, Poland. Rabbi Brott lived at 82 Colveston Crescent Dalston. His book, Tal Hashomayim, printed by the Narodiczky press in Whitechapel, … Continue reading Sefer Tal Hashomayim by Rabbi Isaiah Brott, London 1922
Month: January 2020
Sefer Ginat HaBitan – Ozar Likutey Purim by Rabbi Judah Potok of Manchester (formerly Leipzig), London 1944.
This book is the Purim book, written by Rabbi Judah Potok, originally from Leipzig, who was living in Manchester during the war. The author starts with thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Fidler, who made a generous donation towards its printing (at the Narodiczky press in London) and then follows with an illustrious and interesting … Continue reading Sefer Ginat HaBitan – Ozar Likutey Purim by Rabbi Judah Potok of Manchester (formerly Leipzig), London 1944.
The Will of the Biala Rabbi, London, 1948
The Biala Rebbe in London was Rabbi Nathan David Rabinowicz of Biala. The Biala Chassidic dynasty was established by his grandfather, Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak, descended from Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak, the 'Holy Jew' of Przysucha. Nathan David was born in Ozarov in the year 1900. You can find his genealogy here: https://www.geni.com/people/Nosson-Dovid-Rabinowitz-Admur-Biala-London/6000000008924637820?. He came to London … Continue reading The Will of the Biala Rabbi, London, 1948
Be’er Mayim by Rabbi Isaac Menachem Abrahamson, London 1917
Be'er Mayim (Well of Water) is a book of commentaries, sermons and articles written by Rabbi Isaac Menachem Abrahamson. He had been a preacher in Lodz for eight years before emigrating to England, and in 1917 was a preacher at the Fieldgate Street Synagogue in the East End of London, and lived at 136 Whitechapel … Continue reading Be’er Mayim by Rabbi Isaac Menachem Abrahamson, London 1917
Shorshei Emunah – Elements of Faith, for the use of Jewish Youth, of Both Sexes, by Rabbi Shalom I Cohen, 1815, London.
This was an educational handbook which aimed at protecting Jewish children from the inroads of Christian missionaries. My copy is the first edition, which was printed for the author by E. Justins, 34 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, in London in 1815. The introduction states that the book was undertaken at the behest of the Chief Rabbi … Continue reading Shorshei Emunah – Elements of Faith, for the use of Jewish Youth, of Both Sexes, by Rabbi Shalom I Cohen, 1815, London.
Keter Torah by Dr. George Wigoder of Dublin, 1913.
Keter Torah is a book by Dr. George Wigoder consisting of short commentaries on the Bible. As there was no Hebrew printer in Dublin at the time, it was printed in Jerusalem at the press of A. M. Luncz in 1913. the pages were apparently shipped to Ireland, and my copy was bound by Galwey … Continue reading Keter Torah by Dr. George Wigoder of Dublin, 1913.
Mishnas Yaavetz by Rabbi Yaakov Benzion Mendelsohn, 1913
This is a book of findings and rulings on Masseches Chagigah of the Babylonian Talmud, written by Rabbi Yaakov Ben Zion Mendelsohn, and printed in Leeds, England in 1913. For Rabbi Mendelsohn's previous book, Midrash Yaavetz, printed in 1911, please click here. Rabbi Mendelsohn was born in Kreitzburg, in the Vitebsk district of Russia and … Continue reading Mishnas Yaavetz by Rabbi Yaakov Benzion Mendelsohn, 1913
Yeshresh Yaakov by Rabbi Samuel Jacob Rabinowitz of Liverpool, 1925
Yeshresh Yaacov, a volume of essays and addresses by Rabbi Samuel Jacob Rabinowitz of Liverpool was published in 1925 by the Rabbi S. J. Rabinowitz Memorial Publication Fund. It has a foreword by Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman and a long list of subscribers, providing the names and addresses of many of the leading members of … Continue reading Yeshresh Yaakov by Rabbi Samuel Jacob Rabinowitz of Liverpool, 1925
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