I've written before about the Anglo-Jewish Association, which still exists, but is, perhaps, a relic of a bygone age. It was formed in 1871 with the aim of strengthening Anglo-Jewish life and as a charitable support for Jewish education in schools in the Middle East and the former British Empire. It was always a strong … Continue reading Anglo Jewish Association Quarterly, London, October 1967, (including the new Chief Rabbi, Dr. I. Jakobovits’ busy day).
Month: November 2022
Three Hundred Years. A volume to commemorate the Tercentenary of the Resettlement of the Jews in Great Britain 1656-1956, London 1956.
This was a celebratory book to mark a celebratory year - 300 years since the Jews had officially been allowed to live in the United Kingdom in 1656 - after the expulsion of 1290. We will leave aside the questions of whether the resettlement was official and the fact that there were unofficial Jews living … Continue reading Three Hundred Years. A volume to commemorate the Tercentenary of the Resettlement of the Jews in Great Britain 1656-1956, London 1956.
Jewish Religious Education Board, Forty-Fourth Annual Report 1938.
This is the record of a substantial organization, dedicated to providing Jewish Religious education in London schools, mainly in the East End of London. However, by 1938, numbers were declining as the Jewish community was already relocating to better or more middle-class neighbourhoods. This was also at a time when the minimum school-leaving age had … Continue reading Jewish Religious Education Board, Forty-Fourth Annual Report 1938.
The Jewish Memorial Council Central Committee for Jewish Education, Annual Report by Herbert Adler, 1936-37.
This is the report of Herbert Adler, the Director of Education. It gives am interesting report on Jewish Education in Britain in 1936-37, including not just London, but communities all over the British Isles. Herbert Marcus Adler (1876-1940) was a grandson of Chief Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler. He was educated at the City of London … Continue reading The Jewish Memorial Council Central Committee for Jewish Education, Annual Report by Herbert Adler, 1936-37.
About Zionism, Speeches and Lectures by Professor Albert Einstein with an introduction by Leon Simon, London, 1930.
This book is the first edition (which precedes the American edition by one year) of this volume of Albert Einstein's speeches and letters concerning his views on Zionism. Einstein was not a conventional thinker, and as we might expect, his views on Zionism were not conventional either. He was an assimilated Jew who saw that … Continue reading About Zionism, Speeches and Lectures by Professor Albert Einstein with an introduction by Leon Simon, London, 1930.
Jewish Customs and Folklore, by Rabbi Dr. S. M. Lehrman, London 1949.
Rabbi Simon M. Lehrman, as well as being a prolific author, was best known as the Rabbi of the New Synagogue in Egerton Road, Stamford Hill. He was an outstanding scholar, preacher and teacher who was born in Russia in 1900 and came to Britain in 1904. He studied at London's Etz Chaim Yeshiva, and … Continue reading Jewish Customs and Folklore, by Rabbi Dr. S. M. Lehrman, London 1949.
Ma’amar Ha’achdut by Yosef Yavetz, 1862 – Rabbi Yaakov Ben Zion Mendelsohn’s copy.
This book belonged to Rabbi Yaakov Ben Zion Mendelsohn, another of Britain's slightly forgotten rabbis. He was a well-known and respected scholar, Talmudist and pulpit rabbi. His original name was Rabbi Yaakov Ben Zion Morein and he was born in Kreitzburg (Latvian Krustpils), in the Vitebsk district of Russia. He changed his name to Mendelsohn … Continue reading Ma’amar Ha’achdut by Yosef Yavetz, 1862 – Rabbi Yaakov Ben Zion Mendelsohn’s copy.
Jewish Miscellanies 