From time to time, books appear for sale that have come from the Jews College Library, in London, and I have occasionally bought these and previously written about them. Jews College was founded in 1855 as a Rabbinical College in London. It was a college of the University of London until recent years, and has … Continue reading Jews College, London, The Library, A History, by Ruth P. Lehmann, London, 1967.
Month: July 2023
Early English Zionists, 1890-1920, Professor Norman Bentwich, Tel-Aviv, 194?.
Norman Bentwich (1883-1971) was the eldest son of Herbert Bentwich, Zionist and founder of Hampstead Synagogue, of whom I have written about previously. He was a barrister and legal academic, and was the first British-appointed Attorney General of Palestine, a post he held until 1931. Bentwich's perceived Zionist bias made him increasingly unpopular with Palestinian … Continue reading Early English Zionists, 1890-1920, Professor Norman Bentwich, Tel-Aviv, 194?.
Essays in Jewish History by Lucien Wolf, London 1934, and the origins of the Norwood Jewish Orphanage.
Lucien Wolf's parents, were Edward Wolf, born in the village of Hareth in Bohemia, and Celine, the daughter of Ludwig Redlich, a prosperous Viennese banker. He was born in London on January 20th, 1857 and claimed to be a descendant of the Chacham Zvi Ashkenazi, whom I have written about previously, and who had visited … Continue reading Essays in Jewish History by Lucien Wolf, London 1934, and the origins of the Norwood Jewish Orphanage.
Perush ha-Torah by Don Yitzchak Abarbanel, Hanau, 1710.
This edition of Don Yitzchak Abarbanel's famous commentary was printed in Hanau in 1710. It is a bulky book and comes with a Latin preface and dedication (which I have to admit, despite four years of grammar school Latin, I can barely read), as well as rabbinical haskomos (approbations) Rabbi Don Isaac ben Judah Abravanel … Continue reading Perush ha-Torah by Don Yitzchak Abarbanel, Hanau, 1710.
The Jewish Chronicle Travel Guide, Coronation Edition, 1953, by ‘Green Flag’ (F. H. Samuel), London, 1953.
I have previously written about the Jewish Travel Guide for 1964. Now we are going back 11 years, to the Coronation edition of 1953. It was compiled by ‘Green Flag”. This was the pseudonym of F. H. Samuel, a long-time Jewish Chronicle journalist who worked for the Jewish Chronicle for over 50 years. He started … Continue reading The Jewish Chronicle Travel Guide, Coronation Edition, 1953, by ‘Green Flag’ (F. H. Samuel), London, 1953.
The Union of Anglo-Jewish Preachers, by Rabbi Isaac Livingstone, London, 1949.
This little booklet, by Rev. Isaac Livingstone, is mainly for those interested in the thoughts and ideas of Anglo-Jewish Rabbonim, mostly from the United Synagogue, in days gone by. Isaac Livingstone, born in Nottingham in 1885, was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, Aria College, Southsea, Jews' College and University College, London. He was appointed Jewish … Continue reading The Union of Anglo-Jewish Preachers, by Rabbi Isaac Livingstone, London, 1949.
Must They Die? The National Rosenberg Defence Committee, London, 1953.
My Anglo-Judaica collection includes some ephemera from the British campaign to save Julius and Ethel Rosenberg from execution in the United States. It is not my intention, as a collector of Anglo-Jewish books and ephemera, to get involved in the question of their guilt or innocence. However, there was an undercurrent of anti-semitism in this … Continue reading Must They Die? The National Rosenberg Defence Committee, London, 1953.
Jewish Branch of the Children’s Country Holidays Fund, Report, 1906 (London 1907).
This is another of the Annual reports of the Jewish Branch of the Children’s Country Holiday Fund. I have previously written about my copy of the report for 1909. The President of this Charity in 1906 was Ernest Louis Franklin. For more information about the Franklin family, click here. The committee includes the wives of … Continue reading Jewish Branch of the Children’s Country Holidays Fund, Report, 1906 (London 1907).
Chidushei Halachos Maharsha, by Rabbi Samuel Eidels, Vienna, 1814.
This large, heavy volume is from my antiques book collection. Samuel Eliezer, the son of Judah ha-Levi Eidels (known as MaHaRShA—Morenu Ha-Rav Shemu'el Eidels), was one of the foremost Talmudic commentators. Born in Cracow in Poland in 1555, he moved to Posen in his youth, where he married the daughter of R. Moses Ashkenazi Heilpern. … Continue reading Chidushei Halachos Maharsha, by Rabbi Samuel Eidels, Vienna, 1814.
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