This fine copy of Shemos (Exodus), the second book of the Chumash (Pentateuch) was printed in Fuerth in 1802. It includes the Moses Mendelssohn commentary and a translation into German (with Hebrew letters). This translation was by Joel Brüll, who was one of the most notable students of Moses Mendelssohn. This book belonged to Reverend … Continue reading Shemos (Exodus), titled Derech Selula, Furth, 1802 – copy of Rev. Bernard Bindman of Newcastle, England.
Month: April 2023
Meloche Bezuye (A Humiliating Profession) by Y. A. Lisky, London, 1947.
This is a short novel in Yiddish by the longtime journalist Y. A. Lisky, who fled anti-Semitism in Vienna and ran England’s longest-surviving secular Yiddish newspaper until he was 89. His real name was Yehuda Isamar Fuchs, and he was the brother of the writer A. M. Fuchs. He was born in Yezerna in Eastern … Continue reading Meloche Bezuye (A Humiliating Profession) by Y. A. Lisky, London, 1947.
Pirkei Avoth. The Sentences and Proverbs of the Ancient Fathers… Called Abouth… Translated into English with comments by Maimonides [and R. Abraham Tang], London 1772.
This book, which is over 250 years old, is one of the earliest books printed by a Jewish printer in England. It was printed by L. Alexander in 1772 in London. The Ashkenazi community in London started to flourish under the new rabbinic leadership of Rabbi David Tevele Schiff, who was appointed Chief Rabbi in … Continue reading Pirkei Avoth. The Sentences and Proverbs of the Ancient Fathers… Called Abouth… Translated into English with comments by Maimonides [and R. Abraham Tang], London 1772.
A Guide for Jewish Students, Inter-University Jewish Federation, London, 1970.
This modern-looking guide is over fifty years old, and is packed with information for the new "fresher" Anglo-Jewish student in 1970. Not just for London, but information for Jewish students all over the British Isles. The Inter University-Jewish Federation was founded in 1919, and changed its name to the Union Of Jewish Students in the … Continue reading A Guide for Jewish Students, Inter-University Jewish Federation, London, 1970.
Board of Deputies of British Jews, Annual Report 1959, London 1960.
1959 seems to have been a relatively quiet year. However, the Report starts with a long and interesting list of Synagogues, throughout the United Kingdom and beyond, and the names of their representatives on the Board. Also, how many of the eleven meetings of the Board each Deputy actually attended! The Report was printed by … Continue reading Board of Deputies of British Jews, Annual Report 1959, London 1960.
Chayenu, Organ of Jewish Religious Labour. London, 1946.
Here is an interesting publication from 1946. Britain was literally digging itself out from the rubble of the war, Europe, or what was left of it, was dealing with survivors and displaced persons, and over in Palestine the Jews were dealing with a hostile and confused British government. This magazine is full of interesting articles … Continue reading Chayenu, Organ of Jewish Religious Labour. London, 1946.
A History of the Central Synagogue, by Rabbi Cyril Shine, London, 1970.
This interesting booklet describes the history of the Central Synagogue, Great Portland Street, in the West End of London, from it's origins in the mid-nineteenth century. It was published in 1970.
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