This is a one page article from the magazine Picture Post, with photography by Felix H. Man. The Alexandra Theatre, at 65 and 67 Stoke Newington Road, opened on 27 December 1897 as 'The Alexander Theatre and Opera House'. It was an architecturally significant building and could seat at least 1,700 people. After changes of … Continue reading The Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington Road, London – Yiddish theatre venue, Picture Post, October 16th, 1948.
Month: January 2025
Hagahot Mesechos Chulin uKrisus, Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dünner (J H Dünner) of Amsterdam, Frankfort on Main, 1900.
The author, Rabbi Joseph Hirsch Dünner, was born in Cracow, Poland, in 1833. He received semicha (his rabbinical degree) in his native city, and studied philosophy and Oriental philology at Bonn and Heidelberg. He received a PhD from the latter institution with a thesis on Abraham Ibn Ezra. In 1862 he was called from Bonn … Continue reading Hagahot Mesechos Chulin uKrisus, Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dünner (J H Dünner) of Amsterdam, Frankfort on Main, 1900.
Sefer Zichron Avrohom by Rabbi Abraham Bing, Pressburg, 1892.
Rabbi Abraham Bing was a German rabbi and Talmudist, who was born in 1752 at Frankfort-on-the-Main. He died in 1841 at Würzburg, Bavaria, where he had been chief rabbi until his resignation at the beginning of 1839. Before officiating at Würzburg, he was rabbi at Heidingsfeld, Bavaria. Rabbi Bing was a pupil of Nathan Adler … Continue reading Sefer Zichron Avrohom by Rabbi Abraham Bing, Pressburg, 1892.
AJA Review, London, Spring 1976 including Dayan Grunfeld writing on Inflation.
I’ve written before about the Anglo-Jewish Association, which still exists, but is, perhaps, a relic of a bygone age. It was formed in 1871 with the aim of strengthening Anglo-Jewish life and as a charitable support for Jewish education in schools in the Middle East and the former British Empire. It was always a strong … Continue reading AJA Review, London, Spring 1976 including Dayan Grunfeld writing on Inflation.
Minchas Yaakov by Rabbi Yaakov ben Yosef Reischer, Fuerth, 1763.
This is another book from my antique Hebrew book collection - Sefer Minchas Yaakov. It is a commentary on the laws of forbidden and permitted foods, printed in Fuerth in 1763, based on the original Prague edition. It was Rabbi Jacob ben Joseph Reischer's first published work. He was a prolific writer, and his books … Continue reading Minchas Yaakov by Rabbi Yaakov ben Yosef Reischer, Fuerth, 1763.
Pischei Zitoh by Rabbi Pinchas Chaim Horowitz, with Shraga HaMeir by Rabbi Shraga Feivish Schneebalg, on Netilas Yodayim (Washing Hands), Tel Aviv, 1969.
This book was published by the author's great-grandson, Rabbi Shraga Feivish Schneebalg (known as Favish). Rabbi Pinchas Chaim Horowitz was born in 1858. He was the was the head of the Beis Din (Rabbinical Court) of Grosswardein in Romania. He died in Oradea, Roumania, in 1938. A series of books containing his writing was published … Continue reading Pischei Zitoh by Rabbi Pinchas Chaim Horowitz, with Shraga HaMeir by Rabbi Shraga Feivish Schneebalg, on Netilas Yodayim (Washing Hands), Tel Aviv, 1969.
Jewish Miscellanies 