Jews College, in London, now known as the London School of Jewish Studies, had 50,000 printed volumes and 20,000 pamphlets in 1955, as well as 700 manuscripts of the Montefiore Endowment. This great library, then under the supervision of the Librarian, Ruth Lehmann, must have grown considerably by now. This catalogue was printed for an … Continue reading Jews College, London, Catalogue of an Exhibition of Books by Members of the Academic Staff and Alumni, London, 1955.
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Haggadah LeLeil Shemorim, with commentary Masa Gei Hizzayon by Rabbi Arieh Leib Frumkin, Jerusalem, 1913.
Louis Frumkin and Co., the wine merchant, was an East End of London institution, at 162 Commercial Road. It was founded by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Frumkin, and I have written previously about a much earlier book of his, about the history of the Rabbis of Jerusalem, which was published in 1874. He was, incidentally, the … Continue reading Haggadah LeLeil Shemorim, with commentary Masa Gei Hizzayon by Rabbi Arieh Leib Frumkin, Jerusalem, 1913.
Even Shmuel, Toldos Chochamei Yerushalayim (the history of the rabbis of Jerusalem), by Aryeh Leib Frumkin, Vilna, 1874 (copy of Rabbi Yerucham Leiner of Willesden Lane).
L. Frumkin, the wine merchant, was an East End of London institution, at 162 Commercial Road. My great-grandfather's public house, the King's Head, was at 128 Commercial Road, and my late great-aunt told me that when she was young they would stop serving beer for Pesach, cover one of the bars with a cloth and … Continue reading Even Shmuel, Toldos Chochamei Yerushalayim (the history of the rabbis of Jerusalem), by Aryeh Leib Frumkin, Vilna, 1874 (copy of Rabbi Yerucham Leiner of Willesden Lane).
Talmud Torah Eavris B’Eavris, 4th Annual Report, 1904-1905, London, November 1905.
The Redman's Road Talmud Torah in Stepney, East London, was founded in 1901 and had just moved to its new address in Redman's Road when this report was written. Redman's Road runs parallel to Mile End Road, from Jubilee Street, almost to Stepney Green. The Headmaster, J. K. Goldbloom, was to remain for many years. … Continue reading Talmud Torah Eavris B’Eavris, 4th Annual Report, 1904-1905, London, November 1905.
London Board of Jewish Religious Education, Eleventh Report, 1960.
This report details the organization required to provide 13,681 children with some level of Jewish education in 1960. This includes mainstreem orthodox Synagogue Hebrew Classes and Talmud Torahs, and the Jews Free School, but not schools of the religious left or right. Included below are lists of all the people who attended meetings (or not!) … Continue reading London Board of Jewish Religious Education, Eleventh Report, 1960.
Berlin, Moscow, Jerusalem, by Elias Paluszak, Yiddish, London 1956.
The writer Elias Paluszak was born in Dobrzyn, Poland, on 6th December 1898. From World War I he was living in Germany. At the beginning of World War II he was able to reach London, and there he was an active contributor to the monthly Yiddish magazine Loshn un Lebn (Language and life), edited by … Continue reading Berlin, Moscow, Jerusalem, by Elias Paluszak, Yiddish, London 1956.
Birkat Yosef, by Rabbi Joseph Shaposhnick, Odessa, 1902.
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 1892 and in 1902, when he was just 20 years old, long before the controversies, the young prodigy had this, his first book, published in Odessa. As … Continue reading Birkat Yosef, by Rabbi Joseph Shaposhnick, Odessa, 1902.
Notting Hill Synagogue, Centenary of the Community, London 1997.
Although this is a modern booklet, I have included it for the historical record in my collection of Anglo-Judaica because the Notting Hill Synagogue, an Affiliate of the Federation of Synagogues, is now closed.
50 Years of the Mizrachi Hapoel Hamizrachi Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1968.
This booklet sets out the history of Mizrachi, which is the religious Zionist movement, in the British Isles, celebrating it's golden jubilee in 1968. There are lots of names of those involved, and it emphasizes the involvement of Mizrachi members in the religious life of Anglo-Jewry.
Shu”t Maharash, Chelek Shevii, by Rabbi Shmuel Engel, published by his grandson, Rabbi Elchanan Halpern (Reb Chune), London, 1954.
The Synagogue, Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel (Rav Chuna's), 169-171 Golders Green Road in London is named after the author of this book. Rabbi Shmuel Engel of Radomysl was said to be one of the greatest Chassidic scholars of the interwar years. He was born in Tarnow, and his father, a Chassidic Rabbi died when he … Continue reading Shu”t Maharash, Chelek Shevii, by Rabbi Shmuel Engel, published by his grandson, Rabbi Elchanan Halpern (Reb Chune), London, 1954.
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