The only periodical of its kind for young Jews in Great Britain at the end of the nineteenth century, Young Israel models itself to a degree on other children’s magazines of the time. Young Israel was published monthly between 1897 and 1901. My copy is from November 1897 – or so I thought, until I found that I was missing the original December 1897 wrapper of advertisements, and I have that month as well.
The editors were Leopold Greenberg and Joseph Jacobs, Beginning in 1907, Leopold Greenberg owned and edited the Jewish Chronicle, the largest and most influential Jewish newspaper in Britain. Joseph Jacobs, an Australian,was best known for his work as a folklorist, but he was also a journalist and anthropologist, as well as one of the earliest historians of Anglo-Jewry.
The children, who were the target audience, were mainly from the older established anglicised part of the community, rather than the immigrants, and the content reflects this. It makes a fascinating read, as well as naming prizewinners and pupils from various schools.
Jewish Miscellanies 