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.
Category: London
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.
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).
Chaim Nachman Bialik, Poems from the Hebrew, edited by L. V. Snowman with an introduction by Vladimir Jabotinsky, London 1924.
This interesting book of English translations of the great Hebrew Poet, Chaim Nachman Bialik was published in London in 1924. Chaim Nachman Bialik was born in Radi, in the Russian Empire in 1873. He wrote mainly in Hebrew and also in Yiddish, and is regarded as Israel's national poet. He was brought up in Zhytomyr … Continue reading Chaim Nachman Bialik, Poems from the Hebrew, edited by L. V. Snowman with an introduction by Vladimir Jabotinsky, London 1924.
The Jews Amongst the Nations, Rabbi Joseph Shapotshnick, London 1934.
This is an interesting booklet in English by Rabbi Joseph Shapotshnick, about whom I have written before. It is written in English, in defence of the Talmud, at a time of rising anti-semitism in Germany. Rabbi Joseph Shapotshnick, the self-titled Chief Rabbi of the Rabbinical Association was often controversial. He was like Marmite – you … Continue reading The Jews Amongst the Nations, Rabbi Joseph Shapotshnick, London 1934.
Central Synagogue, Twentieth Annual Report, 1909.
The Central Synagogue, in London, was consecrated in 1870 and stood in Great Portland Street until it was destroyed by a German bomb on 10th May, 1941. It was replaced by the current ‘modern’ synagogue. I have previously written about the previous year's report, printed in 1908. Here is the 1909 Annual Report:
Jews College, London, The Library, A History, by Ruth P. Lehmann, London, 1967.
From time to time, books appear for sale that have come from the Jews College Library, in London, and I have occasionally bought these and previously written about them. Jews College was founded in 1855 as a Rabbinical College in London. It was a college of the University of London until recent years, and has … Continue reading Jews College, London, The Library, A History, by Ruth P. Lehmann, London, 1967.
Early English Zionists, 1890-1920, Professor Norman Bentwich, Tel-Aviv, 194?.
Norman Bentwich (1883-1971) was the eldest son of Herbert Bentwich, Zionist and founder of Hampstead Synagogue, of whom I have written about previously. He was a barrister and legal academic, and was the first British-appointed Attorney General of Palestine, a post he held until 1931. Bentwich's perceived Zionist bias made him increasingly unpopular with Palestinian … Continue reading Early English Zionists, 1890-1920, Professor Norman Bentwich, Tel-Aviv, 194?.
Essays in Jewish History by Lucien Wolf, London 1934, and the origins of the Norwood Jewish Orphanage.
Lucien Wolf's parents, were Edward Wolf, born in the village of Hareth in Bohemia, and Celine, the daughter of Ludwig Redlich, a prosperous Viennese banker. He was born in London on January 20th, 1857 and claimed to be a descendant of the Chacham Zvi Ashkenazi, whom I have written about previously, and who had visited … Continue reading Essays in Jewish History by Lucien Wolf, London 1934, and the origins of the Norwood Jewish Orphanage.
The Jewish Chronicle Travel Guide, Coronation Edition, 1953, by ‘Green Flag’ (F. H. Samuel), London, 1953.
I have previously written about the Jewish Travel Guide for 1964. Now we are going back 11 years, to the Coronation edition of 1953. It was compiled by ‘Green Flag”. This was the pseudonym of F. H. Samuel, a long-time Jewish Chronicle journalist who worked for the Jewish Chronicle for over 50 years. He started … Continue reading The Jewish Chronicle Travel Guide, Coronation Edition, 1953, by ‘Green Flag’ (F. H. Samuel), London, 1953.
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