I previously wrote about the First Report of the London Board of Jewish Religious Education, which had come about following a Jewish Education Conference in London in November 1945. In 1950 there had been progress in the training of teachers and a series of lectures intended for teachers given by Chief Rabbi Israel Brodie, Dayan … Continue reading London Board of Jewish Religious Education, Second Report, 1950-1951, 5710-5711, London 1951.
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London Board of Jewish Religious Education, First Report, 1948-1950, 5708-5710, London 1950.
I have written before about the Communal Conference on the Reconstruction of Jewish Education in Great Britain after the war, which was held in November 1945. The London Board of Jewish Religious Education was created as a result of this conference, and came into existence in May, 1946. This is the first report, which includes … Continue reading London Board of Jewish Religious Education, First Report, 1948-1950, 5708-5710, London 1950.
Annual Report of the Executive Committee, Union of Hebrew and Religion Classes, London 1938.
This, the 30th Annual Report, has details of Hebrew classes that were run at 57 London synagogues in 1937-38 (5698). It includes the name and address of the representative of each synagogue’s Hebrew classes. There were 4,834 pupils, which was a good increase over the previous year. In 1937 the offices of the Union of … Continue reading Annual Report of the Executive Committee, Union of Hebrew and Religion Classes, London 1938.
Yeshurun, Vol III, No. 10 &11, edited and published by Rabbi Shlomo Alter Heilprin, London, 1959
Yeshurun was an orthodox Jewish magazine, published in London by Rabbi Solomon Alter Halpern from 1957. This is the summer 1959 issue. (Fishburn Books has recorded volumes I and II for sale – but here is volume III). Rabbi Shlomo Alter Yitzchok Halevi Halpern (sometimes Rabbi Alter Shlomo) was a prominent Rabbi, Rosh Yeshiva (Head … Continue reading Yeshurun, Vol III, No. 10 &11, edited and published by Rabbi Shlomo Alter Heilprin, London, 1959
Shas HaKollel, by Rabbi Joseph Shaposhnick, London, 1921. (Post # 600)
This book was one of several ambitious publishing attempts by London Chassidic Rabbi Joseph Shaposhnick. Rabbi Joseph Shaposhnick (Shapotshnick) was eventually to become, after he emigrated to London, a controversial and divisive rabbi in the rabbinical world. He was born in Kishinev in 1882 and in 1902, when he was just 20 years old, long … Continue reading Shas HaKollel, by Rabbi Joseph Shaposhnick, London, 1921. (Post # 600)
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.
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.
Jerusalem Temple Festivities, (Rev. Dr.) Joseph Hochman, London (1907 or 1908).
Rev. Dr. Joseph Hochman is another somewhat forgotten London Rabbi, who was both brilliant and controversial and eventually went rather “off the derech" (off the path) in more ways than one. Perhaps he was deliberately forgotten by the United Synagogue establishment of his day. His parents, Aaron and Henrietta Hochman were travelling from Russia to … Continue reading Jerusalem Temple Festivities, (Rev. Dr.) Joseph Hochman, London (1907 or 1908).
Message to Jewry by Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfeld, London (1959). A signed advance copy.
It is not my place to write a biography of Dr. Solomon Schonfeld, as so much has been written about him. Suffice it to say that he was born in London in 1912, the son of Rabbi Victor Schonfeld, that he was instrumental in rescuing Jews from Nazi repression before the Second World War and … Continue reading Message to Jewry by Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfeld, London (1959). A signed advance copy.
Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue (Norrice Lea) Orders of Service, London, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968.
These orders of service are all from Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue, a constituent of the United Synagogue in London, known as “Norrice Lea” after the street in which it is located. They include lists of the officers of the synagogue at that time, and of donors of buildings, rooms and windows. Hampstead Garden Suburb, in … Continue reading Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue (Norrice Lea) Orders of Service, London, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968.
