This is a single bound volume in my collection, printed in London in 1791 by Alexander Alexander. It includes two short books by Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai, known as the Chida (from his initials). The Chida was born in Jerusalem, and came from a prominent rabbinic family. He was the great-great-grandson of Moroccan Rabbi … Continue reading Moreh Be’Etzbah and Tziporen Shamir, by Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai (the Chida), London, 1791.
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Rabbi Samuel Mohilever, compiled by M. Ben-Zvi, London, 1945 – Ruth Lehmann’s copy.
This book was published by the "Bachad Fellowship" in England. Bachad, which are the initial letters of Brit Chalutziim Datiim, the orthodox Jewish pioneering movement, was started in Germany in 1928. It's purpose was to equip young orthodox religious Jews with agricultural or other skills which they could use, eventually to settle in British mandated … Continue reading Rabbi Samuel Mohilever, compiled by M. Ben-Zvi, London, 1945 – Ruth Lehmann’s copy.
“Let My People Go”, Some practical proposals for dealing with Hitler’s Massacre of the Jews and an appeal to the British Public, by Victor Gollancz, London, 1943,
This is a very important booklet, written and published during the Second World War by Sir Victor Gollancz. He was a British publisher and humanitarian and was the nephew of a famous British Rabbi, Rabbi Sir Hermann Gollancz. Victor Gollancz was often noted as a supporter of left-wing causes. He was an effective and innovative … Continue reading “Let My People Go”, Some practical proposals for dealing with Hitler’s Massacre of the Jews and an appeal to the British Public, by Victor Gollancz, London, 1943,
Seder Brachos – The Blessings by D. A. De Sola, London, 1829.
David Aaron De Sola was born in Amsterdam in 1796. In 1818, just 23 years old, he was appointed Assistant Hazan (Cantor) of the Bevis Marks Sephardic synagogue in London. The De Sola family had a long history and association with Bevis Marks, and his kinsman, Isaac De Sola was Hazan in London from 1690 … Continue reading Seder Brachos – The Blessings by D. A. De Sola, London, 1829.
Sefer Kerem HaTorah al Sefer Bereishis, by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber, London 1956.
Rabbi Ferber's first book about Sefer Bereishis (Genesis), Kerem HaTzvi, which he titled in English 'The Vineyard of Beauty', of which I have written about before, was printed in Vienna in 1920. Now, almost forty years after that first book, he wrote another commentary on Bereishis. It is a completely different work. As he explains … Continue reading Sefer Kerem HaTorah al Sefer Bereishis, by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber, London 1956.
What was Rabbi Ferber reading? Sefer Yermiahu (the book of Jeremiah), Dyhrenfurth, 1825.
This edition of Kiriyah Ne'emana (the prophets and scriptures) was printed in Dyhrenfurth in 1825. Dyhrenfurth (in Polish Brzeg Dolny) is a town in lower Silesia, whose Jewish community was established with the first Hebrew printing house there in 1688 and declined with the closure of the printing houses there in the late nineteenth century. … Continue reading What was Rabbi Ferber reading? Sefer Yermiahu (the book of Jeremiah), Dyhrenfurth, 1825.
Sefer Shir HaShirim im peirush chadash “Migdal Dovid” (The book Song of Songs with a new explanation “Tower of David”) by Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Sobel, London 1899.
This is another book, printed in London, by an almost forgotten Rabbi, Samuel David Sobel of Forshtadt. It is a commentary on Shir Hashirim. The printer was Eliahu Zev Wolf Rabbinovitz of 64, High Street, Whitechapel. I know very few biographical details about the author, other that he lived in Grodno, and came to London … Continue reading Sefer Shir HaShirim im peirush chadash “Migdal Dovid” (The book Song of Songs with a new explanation “Tower of David”) by Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Sobel, London 1899.
Kitzur Sefer HaChaim – The Handbook of Life, Chevra Kadisha of London, 1917 – Copy of the Roseman family of Plymouth.
This book consists of prayers and meditations for the sick and dying, together with the rites of purification and burial and the bylaws of the Chevra Kadisha (Jewish Burial Society) of London. It includes the history of the Society, which was set up in London in 1895. The President of the Society was Herbert Bentwich, … Continue reading Kitzur Sefer HaChaim – The Handbook of Life, Chevra Kadisha of London, 1917 – Copy of the Roseman family of Plymouth.
Imrei Yaakov, (Volume II) on Pirkei Avos, by Rabbi Yaakov Henech Cymerman, London 1955.
This is the second of two books written by Rabbi Cymerman and published in London. I have previously written about the first book, published in 1944, also called Imrei Yaakov, with Rabbi Cymerman's commentary on the Torah. Rabbi Jacob Henoch Cymerman was a Ger Chosid – a Chassidic Follower of the Rabbis of Ger. He … Continue reading Imrei Yaakov, (Volume II) on Pirkei Avos, by Rabbi Yaakov Henech Cymerman, London 1955.
Sermons by Abraham P. Mendes, London, 1855.
My copy of this significant book touches on various aspects of Anglo-Jewish history, including Ashkenazim, Sephardim, Birmingham, London, Swansea and other places. The author of the book, which includes sermons preached in Birmingham and at the Bevis Marks Synagogue in London, was Abraham Pereira Mendes. There is also an interesting provenance, as my copy was … Continue reading Sermons by Abraham P. Mendes, London, 1855.
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