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.
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Jeffrey Maynard is an author and collector of Anglo-Jewish books and antique Judaica.
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.
Nelson Street Synagogue, Membership List, London 1930.
The Nelson Street Synagogue was probably founded about 1913, and was closed by 1932. This list of members, with eleven pages, seems to be a healthy number in 1930. The reason for closing the synagogue in 1932 in unknown. It was an affiliate of the Federation of Synagogues. The list, compiled by the Synagogue Secretary, … Continue reading Nelson Street Synagogue, Membership List, London 1930.
Prayers and Meditations for Every Day of the Year, printed by Wertheimer, Lea and Co., London 1870 – from the Jews’ Hospital and Orphan Asylum, Lower Norwood.
This anonymous book is stamped by the Jews' Hospital and Orphan Asylum, Lower Norwood and has an inscription by the Headmaster, Reverend S, H, Harris, dated May 19th 1884 - 5644. The book itself consists of a series of biblical readings, for every day of the year, and also for the Sabbath and Jewish holidays, … Continue reading Prayers and Meditations for Every Day of the Year, printed by Wertheimer, Lea and Co., London 1870 – from the Jews’ Hospital and Orphan Asylum, Lower Norwood.
Pachad Yitzchak by Rabbi Yitzchak Hezekiah ben Shmuel Lampronti, Venice, 1750.
Isaac Lampronti (February 3, 1679 – November 16, 1756) was an Italian rabbi and doctor. He was born at Ferrara. His great-grandfather, Samuel Lampronti, had emigrated from Constantinople to Ferrara in the sixteenth century. His father, a man of wealth, died when Isaac was six years of age. On completing his medical studies he was … Continue reading Pachad Yitzchak by Rabbi Yitzchak Hezekiah ben Shmuel Lampronti, Venice, 1750.
Inauguration of the Sabbath and Friday Evening Service by Rev. W. Stoloff, London, 1930.
Come on in to Hampstead Synagogue, Dennington Park Road. It is 1930, and here is the Friday night service, with Chazan and Choir. This book is by Rev. Wolf Stoloff. He was born in Shervint, near Kovno, Lithuania, and came to England in 1895. He married Ada Wolk in 1897 at the New West End … Continue reading Inauguration of the Sabbath and Friday Evening Service by Rev. W. Stoloff, London, 1930.
Ohr Chadash by Rabbi Eleazar ben Eleazar Kallir with a printed letter from Hart Lyon, a British Chief Rabbi, Frankfurt, 1776.
This first edition of Chiddushim (Novellae) to the talmudic tractate Pesachim was printed in Frankfurt on the Oder in 1776. The author's father, Eleazar, died before his son's birth in 1728, and Rabbi Eliazar ben Eliazar was given his father's name. In 1759 he was appointed rabbi of Zabludow, and in 1768 rabbi and head … Continue reading Ohr Chadash by Rabbi Eleazar ben Eleazar Kallir with a printed letter from Hart Lyon, a British Chief Rabbi, Frankfurt, 1776.
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.
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