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.
Category: London
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.
The Union of Anglo-Jewish Preachers, by Rabbi Isaac Livingstone, London, 1949.
This little booklet, by Rev. Isaac Livingstone, is mainly for those interested in the thoughts and ideas of Anglo-Jewish Rabbonim, mostly from the United Synagogue, in days gone by. Isaac Livingstone, born in Nottingham in 1885, was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, Aria College, Southsea, Jews' College and University College, London. He was appointed Jewish … Continue reading The Union of Anglo-Jewish Preachers, by Rabbi Isaac Livingstone, London, 1949.
Must They Die? The National Rosenberg Defence Committee, London, 1953.
My Anglo-Judaica collection includes some ephemera from the British campaign to save Julius and Ethel Rosenberg from execution in the United States. It is not my intention, as a collector of Anglo-Jewish books and ephemera, to get involved in the question of their guilt or innocence. However, there was an undercurrent of anti-semitism in this … Continue reading Must They Die? The National Rosenberg Defence Committee, London, 1953.
The Society for Relieving the Aged Needy of the Jewish Faith, London 1891.
This charity was founded in London, England in 1829. The object was to provide pensions for indigent members of the Jewish faith who were over 60 years old. The Report includes a list of the pensioners (on page 17), as well as the legacies. What makes this is a remarkable and useful (if somewhat rare) … Continue reading The Society for Relieving the Aged Needy of the Jewish Faith, London 1891.
Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ Hospital, Report 5696-97 / 1936, London 1937.
I've written before about two earlier annual reports of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Hospital, from 1907 and 1909. This one, for the year 1936, depicts a slightly more modern institution, to which H. Genese donated a radio loudspeaker. Many of us have walked past the old-looking building at 253 Mile End Road, often without … Continue reading Spanish and Portuguese Jews’ Hospital, Report 5696-97 / 1936, London 1937.
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