Reverend Dr. Abraham Cohen was born in Reading, Berkshire, in 1887. He was a notable Anglo-Jewish clergyman, scholar, and communal leader. He was brought up in the East End of London, and educated at the Jews' Free School and the Central Foundation School before going to Jews' College. He went to Cambridge University and later … Continue reading The Teachings of Maimonides by Rabbi Abraham Cohen, London 1927.
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History of Our People in Rabbinic Times by Joseph Halpern, London, 1948.
This textbook has everything that you would want in English Judaica. It was written by an important Anglo-Jewish teacher and scholar, it was printed in Whitechapel at the Narod Press, it was published by Shapiro Valentine when they were known as a bookshop, and it was "seen through the press" by Chimen Abramsky, son of … Continue reading History of Our People in Rabbinic Times by Joseph Halpern, London, 1948.
The Jews in Work and Trade, by N. Barou, London, 1945.
This is an important publication, providing a snapshot of Jews around the world. It was written just before the end of the war, with an introduction dated June 1st 1945, when it was thought that only four million Jews had been murdered. Noah Barou (1889 - 1955) was a native of Poltava in the Ukraine, … Continue reading The Jews in Work and Trade, by N. Barou, London, 1945.
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