This book is a continuation of Sefer Divrei Chachomim, published by Myer Joel Wigoder in Dublin, Ireland, in 1919. R’ Myer Joel Wigoder was a lay-scholar who published fifteen works on Midrashic and Aggadic topics. He was born in the village of Vigoda, near Vexna, Lithuania in 1855 and had a thorough Yeshiva education. … Continue reading Sefer Lashon Chachomim by Myer Joel Wigoder of Dublin, Ireland, Jerusalem, 1922.
Category: Belfast
Machzeh Avraham by Rabbi Abraham Schachter (father of Rabbi Jacob Schachter of Manchester and Belfast), Rumania, 1923.
Rabbi Abraham Schachter, the son of Yehuda Leib, was born in Dorban in Serbia in 1853. He was Rabbi of Frumusika, where his son, Rabbi Jacob Schachter, later to become Chief Rabbi of Belfast, Northern Island, was brought up, and Batashan (Botosani) in Rumania. In 1920 Rabbi Jacob Schachter moved to Manchester where he was … Continue reading Machzeh Avraham by Rabbi Abraham Schachter (father of Rabbi Jacob Schachter of Manchester and Belfast), Rumania, 1923.
Jewish National Fund for Great Britain & Ireland, 29th Annual Conference Report, London, 5713 (1953).
I've previously written about the Jewish National Fund's report for 1939. This one, from 1953 gives an amazingly detailed picture of the spread and activity of the Jewish National Fund throughout Great Britain and Ireland in 1953. The entire Zionist and general Jewish community in the United Kingdom and Eire was involved in fund raising … Continue reading Jewish National Fund for Great Britain & Ireland, 29th Annual Conference Report, London, 5713 (1953).
Jewish National Fund for Great Britain & Ireland, Report 5699, London 1939.
This report, covering the year ended 30th September 1939, provides a picture of the JNF at the beginning of the Second World War. There is great concern over the Jews of Poland, a community of three and a half million Jews. Where can they go? Only in Palestine can they find a home. The Jewish … Continue reading Jewish National Fund for Great Britain & Ireland, Report 5699, London 1939.
Irish Jewish Year Book 5745 (1984-1985), Dublin.
This is a relatively modern item, but it is a useful picture of the Irish Jewish community as it was in 1985, when Rabbi David Rosen was finishing a short term as the Chief Rabbi of Ireland and Editor of the Year Book (He is one of the sons of the late Rabbi Kopul Rosen … Continue reading Irish Jewish Year Book 5745 (1984-1985), Dublin.
Jewish Year Book 1917, Provincial Synagogues and Institutions, A-D.
This is the 1917 edition of the Jewish Year Book, which was published by the Jewish Chronicle and produced under difficult wartime conditions as a paperback with thinner paper. However, it is absolutely packed with information – a printed snapshot of the Anglo-Jewish community in 1917. I was asked if I could provide a scan … Continue reading Jewish Year Book 1917, Provincial Synagogues and Institutions, A-D.
Ingathering, by Rabbi Jacob Schachter (of Belfast), Jerusalem, 1966.
Rabbi Jacob Schachter was born in Rumania in 1886. His father, Rabbi Abraham Schachter, the son of Yehuda Leib, was born in Dorban in Serbia in 1853. Rabbi Abraham Schachter was Rabbi of Prumushike, Batashan (Botosani) in Rumania. Rabbi Jacob received Semicha (his rabbinical diploma) in 1911, and from 1913 to 1920 was Rabbi at … Continue reading Ingathering, by Rabbi Jacob Schachter (of Belfast), Jerusalem, 1966.
Sefer Marganita Tava by Rabbi Alec Eliezer Silverstone of Southport, London, 1956.
This little book, printed by the Narod Press in Whitechapel, is by Rabbi Dr. Alec Eliezer Silverstone, who was the Rabbi of Southport, in Lancashire, England, for many years. Rabbi Silverstone’s father, Rabbi Yehoshua Dovid (known as Simon) Silverstone was one of the founders of the Manchester Yeshiva in 1911. Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber, whom … Continue reading Sefer Marganita Tava by Rabbi Alec Eliezer Silverstone of Southport, London, 1956.
The Jewish Year Book, London, 1907, edited by Rev. Isidore Harris – Provincial Communities
By 1907 the Jewish Year Book was in its twelfth year of publication, and was packed with useful information about the Jewish community in the British Empire. The editor, Reverend Isidore Harris, was born in London in 1853, and educated at Jews College and University College, London. He was appointed Minister of the West London … Continue reading The Jewish Year Book, London, 1907, edited by Rev. Isidore Harris – Provincial Communities
Yeshua Gedola, by Rabbi Gedalia Silverstone, Belfast, 1903 (printed in London)
This was Rabbi Gedalia (George) Silverstone's second book - the first was Pirchei Oviv, published in 1901. Rabbi Silverstone was born in Jasionowka, Poland, in 1871, and died in Jerusalem in 1944. He was at yeshiva in Telz and other places until 1891, when his father, Rabbi Yeshiyahu Meir Silverstone emigrated with his family to … Continue reading Yeshua Gedola, by Rabbi Gedalia Silverstone, Belfast, 1903 (printed in London)
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