Boreham Wood is a town in southern Hertfordshire, England, twelve miles from Charing Cross in London. It was historically part of Elstree, and from the 1920s was a center of the British film industry. Boreham Wood Synagogue was established in 1955, and by 1960 this small community was ready to open its synagogue, in Croxdale … Continue reading Boreham Wood, Elstree & District (Affiliated) Synagogue, Order of Service, Hertfordshire, 1960.
Month: July 2026
The British Jews, by Rev. J. Mills, London, 1862.
This is an important historical book, first published in 1853. My copy is the reprint of 1862, published by Houlston and Weight of 65 Paternoster Row, London. It provides a very detailed and accurate description in English of the details of Jewish religion, as practiced by the early Victorian British Jews. It also has valuable … Continue reading The British Jews, by Rev. J. Mills, London, 1862.
Avodas HaGershoni, by Rabbi Gershon Ashkenazi Ulif, Frankfort on Main, 1699
In the Bodlean Library in Oxford is one of the greatest collections of Hebrew manuscripts and printed books ever assembled. It is the collection of Rabbi David Oppenheim of Prague, who was a major rabbinical scholar, an enthusiastic collector of books, and a financier of books by prominent rabbinical authors. The library was purchased by … Continue reading Avodas HaGershoni, by Rabbi Gershon Ashkenazi Ulif, Frankfort on Main, 1699
PAI Views, Magazine of Poale Agudat Israel European Central Office, London, issues 46, 47, 48, 1976-77.
These magazines are 50 years old, and I have three copies. They were published in London by Poale Agudat Israel in Great Britain, from the PAI European Central Office, 2a Alba Gardens, London N. W. 11. Poalei Agudat Yisrael is the lost Israeli Political party. It was originally an ultra-Orthodox workers party established in Poland … Continue reading PAI Views, Magazine of Poale Agudat Israel European Central Office, London, issues 46, 47, 48, 1976-77.
Jewish Miscellanies 