At first I had doubts whether this "modern" book should be in my vintage and antique Anglo-Judaica library - but then I realized that it was published 50 years ago, and is a very relevant book on problems of Jewish adoption of children. Meir Steinberg was born in Poland on April 1st, 1906. He was … Continue reading Sefer Lekutei Meir, By Dayan Meir Steinberg, London 1970.
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Jeffrey Maynard is an author and collector of Anglo-Jewish books and antique Judaica.
Germany and the Jews, The Board of Deputies of British Jews, London 1939. (published after the Kristallnacht pogroms, November 9th/10th 1938.)
This little booklet was published in February 1939. It is a clear and straight-forward presentation of facts that was printed on paper that is starting to deteriorate. I have scanned it all to preserve it. From page 13..... "At a given hour, two o'clock in the morning, storm-troop squads in every German town began to … Continue reading Germany and the Jews, The Board of Deputies of British Jews, London 1939. (published after the Kristallnacht pogroms, November 9th/10th 1938.)
Der Keren Hayesod Un Zein Arbeit (The Palestine Foundation Fund and its work), Adolf Boehm, London 1924
This book was published by the Jewish Agency in 1924, in Yiddish. The Keren Hayesod, or Palestine Foundation Fund had been founded on December 24th, 1920, after discussions at the World Zionist Conference in London earlier in July of that year. This is an early description of fundraising and what the money was being used … Continue reading Der Keren Hayesod Un Zein Arbeit (The Palestine Foundation Fund and its work), Adolf Boehm, London 1924
Sefer Pi Arieh (The Mouth of the Lion), Rabbi Louis (Yehuda Leib) Ezrin, London, 1914.
Rabbi Ezrin is another one of those forgotten Rabbis who came from the Russian Empire to the United Kingdom and then went on his journey to another land. This little book - just 24 pages, so it is really a booklet - was printed for R. Mazin and Co. of 141 Whitechapel Road, in London … Continue reading Sefer Pi Arieh (The Mouth of the Lion), Rabbi Louis (Yehuda Leib) Ezrin, London, 1914.
The British Jewry Book of Honour, Rev. Michael Adler, London, 1922
I found my copy of this remarkable book in a Tel Aviv second-hand book shop about 40 years ago - one of my first acquisitions of Anglo-Judaica. There is another copy in a glass case in the Jewish Museum in London. The British Jewry Book of Honour was edited by Reverend Michael Adler, who was … Continue reading The British Jewry Book of Honour, Rev. Michael Adler, London, 1922
Responsa of the Chacham Tzvi (Rabbi Tzvi Ashkenazi), Zolkiev, 1767 – Questions about England.
You are probably wondering why this book would be in a library of Anglo-Judaica. My copy was printed in Zolkiev, in the Ukraine, in 1767, using type that was cut in Amsterdam. Amsterdam type was so highly regarded that the word Amsterdam is in big, bold letters, not Zolkiev. Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch ben Yaakov Ashkenazi … Continue reading Responsa of the Chacham Tzvi (Rabbi Tzvi Ashkenazi), Zolkiev, 1767 – Questions about England.
The London Beth Din (The Court of the Chief Rabbi) by Dayan A. Feldman, London 1929.
This little booklet was originally a Paper read before the Society for Jewish Jurisprudence (English Branch) in London on 17th December 1928. It explains clearly the organization of the Beth Din, its functions, and the nature of the cases brought before it. Asher Feldman was born in 1873 in Russia, and came to England as … Continue reading The London Beth Din (The Court of the Chief Rabbi) by Dayan A. Feldman, London 1929.
Gems from The Talmud, Rev. Isidore Myers, London 1894.
Reverend Isidore Myers was born in Suwalki, Lithuanian Poland, in 1856. He was brought to Australia by his parents, at the age of thirteen. Following a thorough education he became Secretary of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in 1876, and became its Minister 1883-1889. From 1882 he was a Freemason, a member of the Golden … Continue reading Gems from The Talmud, Rev. Isidore Myers, London 1894.
Megillas Esther – The Book of Esther, by the Rev. Asher Perlzweig, London 1932
Or, to give the full title: The Book of Esther Arranged With The Traditional Cantilation and Punctuation By The Rev. A. PERLZWEIG With Prefatory Note by THE REV. DAYAN H. M. LAZARUS. Reverend Asher Perlzweig (1876-1942) was born in Kamenetz Podolsk in the Ukraine in about 1876. He studied composition in Vienna and in London … Continue reading Megillas Esther – The Book of Esther, by the Rev. Asher Perlzweig, London 1932
Loshen un Leben (Language and Life), edited by A. N. Stencl, January 1947.
Avrom Nochem Stencl came to London in 1936. He was born in Poland, into a rabbinical family, and had lived in Germany for some years, where he was a published author. His first volume of poetry in London was published in 1937. I have previously written about his book Yerushalayim, a book of songs, ballads … Continue reading Loshen un Leben (Language and Life), edited by A. N. Stencl, January 1947.
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