The Authorized Daily Prayer Book of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire, London 1898 (Parkhurst Prison copy).

This is a copy of the "Singer's Prayer Book", fifth edition, 1898. What makes this copy special is that it is stamped PKTP, which stands for Parkhurst Prison.  Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight, began as a childrens hospital and prison in 1778. In the nineteenth century, inmates were transported to Australia and New Zealand. … Continue reading The Authorized Daily Prayer Book of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire, London 1898 (Parkhurst Prison copy).

Anglo-Judaica with Americana from the libraries of the late Chief Rabbi Dr. J. H. Hertz, C. H., E. N. Adler, offered for sale by A. Rosenthal, Oxford, 1948.

This is a catalogue of an outstanding collection of Anglo-Judaica, offered for sale in 1948, so that the prices, by today's standards are amazing - if only we had bought these items then. Albi Rosenthal was the grandson of Jacques Rosenthal, a book dealer in Munich, Germany.  In September 1933 he moved to England at … Continue reading Anglo-Judaica with Americana from the libraries of the late Chief Rabbi Dr. J. H. Hertz, C. H., E. N. Adler, offered for sale by A. Rosenthal, Oxford, 1948.

The Oral Law and Other Sermons, by Rabbi Moses Hyamson, London, 1910.

Moses Hyamson was born in 1862 in Suwalki, in Russian Poland.  He was brought to England in 1864 by his parents.  His father, Rabbi Nathan Haimsohn or Nathan Hyamson was a schoolmaster in the 1871 census, living at 15 Wentworth Street.  He studied with his father and Dayan Jacob Reinowitz, and at Jews' College, London. … Continue reading The Oral Law and Other Sermons, by Rabbi Moses Hyamson, London, 1910.

The Jewish Chronicle Cookery Book, Mrs. L. J. Greenberg, London 1934.

You have to remember that it is 1934. There are no frozen foods, you may be cooking on a gas or electric stove - or perhaps a modern coal stove. Refrigerators are a luxury. There are few kosher manufactured or processed foods and almost all recipes are made from scratch. Pea recipes start with "shell … Continue reading The Jewish Chronicle Cookery Book, Mrs. L. J. Greenberg, London 1934.