This edition of Sefer HaGeula was copied (or edited) from an old manuscript in the British Museum (now in the British Library, if it has not been sold or stolen!). The title means 'The Book of Redemption' and it is about issues of the future redemption. The publisher and editor was Jacob Lipschitz, a prominent … Continue reading Sefer HaGeula by Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (The Ramban, Nachmanides), Published by Jacob Lipschitz, London 1909.
Month: November 2023
Shu”t Knesset Yechezkel by Rabbi Yechezkel Katzenellenbogen, Altona 1732.
When I was ten years old, my late cousin, Issy Blankfield, told me that I was descended from the "Hamburg Rov". The "Hamburg" Rov, my great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather, was Rabbi Yechezkel (Ezekiel) ben Avraham Katzenellenbogen. I have other copies of this book, but this one, which I recently acquired, is a first edition, printed in the … Continue reading Shu”t Knesset Yechezkel by Rabbi Yechezkel Katzenellenbogen, Altona 1732.
A Special Service on the occasion of the Coronation of their Majesties King George & Queen Elizabeth, in the Synagogues of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, London, 9th of May, 1937.
The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth was actually held on 12th May, 1937, with a massive display of pageantry. However, this booklet was issued for services held three days before, on Sunday 9th of May, in the synagogues of the Spanish and Portuguese (Sephardi) Jews, Bevis Marks and Lauderdale Road. Following Mincha … Continue reading A Special Service on the occasion of the Coronation of their Majesties King George & Queen Elizabeth, in the Synagogues of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, London, 9th of May, 1937.
St. George’s Settlement Synagogue, Thirty-Ninth Annual Report, London, 1964.
The Synagogue started in 1919 in the Youth Club and Settlement at 26a Betts Street in the area of St Georges, in the East End of London, and was called The St George's Settlement Synagogue. The founders were Sir Basil and Rose Henriques. Sir Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1890-1961) was an Anglo-Jewish philanthropist, who came … Continue reading St. George’s Settlement Synagogue, Thirty-Ninth Annual Report, London, 1964.
Lechem Hapanim, by Rabbi Moshe Yekusiel Kaufman, Hanau 1716.
This book, from my antique books collection, is a rare commentary on Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh Deah by Rabbi Moshe Yekusiel Kaufman (circa 1661 - 1722). It is the first edition, printed in the author's lifetime in Hanau, a city in Hesse, Germany, east of Frankfort am Main. The book has many haskomos (approbations) from the … Continue reading Lechem Hapanim, by Rabbi Moshe Yekusiel Kaufman, Hanau 1716.
Jews College, London, Catalogue of an Exhibition of Books by Members of the Academic Staff and Alumni, London, 1955.
Jews College, in London, now known as the London School of Jewish Studies, had 50,000 printed volumes and 20,000 pamphlets in 1955, as well as 700 manuscripts of the Montefiore Endowment. This great library, then under the supervision of the Librarian, Ruth Lehmann, must have grown considerably by now. This catalogue was printed for an … Continue reading Jews College, London, Catalogue of an Exhibition of Books by Members of the Academic Staff and Alumni, London, 1955.
Haggadah LeLeil Shemorim, with commentary Masa Gei Hizzayon by Rabbi Arieh Leib Frumkin, Jerusalem, 1913.
Louis Frumkin and Co., the wine merchant, was an East End of London institution, at 162 Commercial Road. It was founded by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Frumkin, and I have written previously about a much earlier book of his, about the history of the Rabbis of Jerusalem, which was published in 1874. He was, incidentally, the … Continue reading Haggadah LeLeil Shemorim, with commentary Masa Gei Hizzayon by Rabbi Arieh Leib Frumkin, Jerusalem, 1913.
Even Shmuel, Toldos Chochamei Yerushalayim (the history of the rabbis of Jerusalem), by Aryeh Leib Frumkin, Vilna, 1874 (copy of Rabbi Yerucham Leiner of Willesden Lane).
L. Frumkin, the wine merchant, was an East End of London institution, at 162 Commercial Road. My great-grandfather's public house, the King's Head, was at 128 Commercial Road, and my late great-aunt told me that when she was young they would stop serving beer for Pesach, cover one of the bars with a cloth and … Continue reading Even Shmuel, Toldos Chochamei Yerushalayim (the history of the rabbis of Jerusalem), by Aryeh Leib Frumkin, Vilna, 1874 (copy of Rabbi Yerucham Leiner of Willesden Lane).
Shu”t HaRaDBaZ, Part 5, by Rabbi David ben Shlomo ibn Zimra, Livorno (Leghorn) 1818.
Rabbi David ben Shlomo ibn Zimra, know as "the Radbaz" after the initials of his name, was born in Spain in about 1479. He was thirteen years old when the Jews were expelled from Spain and his family settled in Safed. (These details are contested by Aryeh Leib Frumkin, later to found the Frumkin wine … Continue reading Shu”t HaRaDBaZ, Part 5, by Rabbi David ben Shlomo ibn Zimra, Livorno (Leghorn) 1818.
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