The only periodical of its kind for young Jews in Great Britain at the end of the nineteenth century, Young Israel models itself to a degree on other children's magazines of the time. Young Israel was published monthly between 1897 and 1901. My copy is from November 1897 - or so I thought, until I … Continue reading Young Israel, A Magazine for Jewish Youth, London, November (December) 1897.
Category: London
Soldiers from Judaea, Rabbi L. Rabinowitz, London 1944.
Rabbi Louis Isaac Rabinowitz was born in Scotland in 1907. His father, Rabbi Jacob Rabinowitz, had emigrated from Eastern Europe to become a rabbi in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jacob Rabinowitz was the descendant of a long line of Lithuanian rabbis. I have written previously about his Haggadah, which was published in 1907. He later moved to … Continue reading Soldiers from Judaea, Rabbi L. Rabinowitz, London 1944.
Henry Shaw, Hillel Director, 1961 (Press Photograph)
Henry Shaw was born in Notting Hill in London in 1911. His younger brother was Rabbi Kopul Rosen. Their parents surname was Rozrazowsky, and Henry changed his last name to Shaw during the Second World War when he was an army officer. He was the United Synagogue's Social Welfare Youth Officer from 1946 to 1949, … Continue reading Henry Shaw, Hillel Director, 1961 (Press Photograph)
Moral Instruction by Hai Gaon, by Rabbi Hermann Gollancz, Oxford, 1922
This is a book that has been copied and translated from manuscripts held in the British Museum by Rabbi Hermann Gollancz. Rabbi Hai Gaon was the last of the Geonim of Pumbeditha. With him the era of the Geonim came to an end. The Geonim were the brilliant Talmudic scholars who headed the great Yeshivos … Continue reading Moral Instruction by Hai Gaon, by Rabbi Hermann Gollancz, Oxford, 1922
Sefer Shimushoh Shel Torah, by Rabbi David Feldmann, London, 1951.
Rabbi David Feldmann announced his intention to publish a book called Shimusha Shel Torah at the end of his annotated edition of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in 1926. In the meantime, following the rise of Nazi Germany, he left his position in Leipzig and emigrated to England. This book was not published until 1951, when … Continue reading Sefer Shimushoh Shel Torah, by Rabbi David Feldmann, London, 1951.
Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Cultural Ideal and Our Times, by Jakob Rosenheim, translated by Dr. I. E. Lichtigfeld, London, 1951.
There's a lot in this book - the subject, the author, the translator, the publisher and the printer. The subject, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808-88) was a German rabbi and religious thinker. He was born in Hamburg where he received a general as well as a traditional Jewish education. His teacher in Hamburg was Isaac … Continue reading Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Cultural Ideal and Our Times, by Jakob Rosenheim, translated by Dr. I. E. Lichtigfeld, London, 1951.
The Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington Road, London – Yiddish theatre venue, Picture Post, October 16th, 1948.
This is a one page article from the magazine Picture Post, with photography by Felix H. Man. The Alexandra Theatre, at 65 and 67 Stoke Newington Road, opened on 27 December 1897 as 'The Alexander Theatre and Opera House'. It was an architecturally significant building and could seat at least 1,700 people. After changes of … Continue reading The Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington Road, London – Yiddish theatre venue, Picture Post, October 16th, 1948.
Hagahot Mesechos Chulin uKrisus, Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dünner (J H Dünner) of Amsterdam, Frankfort on Main, 1900.
The author, Rabbi Joseph Hirsch Dünner, was born in Cracow, Poland, in 1833. He received semicha (his rabbinical degree) in his native city, and studied philosophy and Oriental philology at Bonn and Heidelberg. He received a PhD from the latter institution with a thesis on Abraham Ibn Ezra. In 1862 he was called from Bonn … Continue reading Hagahot Mesechos Chulin uKrisus, Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dünner (J H Dünner) of Amsterdam, Frankfort on Main, 1900.
AJA Review, London, Spring 1976 including Dayan Grunfeld writing on Inflation.
I’ve written before about the Anglo-Jewish Association, which still exists, but is, perhaps, a relic of a bygone age. It was formed in 1871 with the aim of strengthening Anglo-Jewish life and as a charitable support for Jewish education in schools in the Middle East and the former British Empire. It was always a strong … Continue reading AJA Review, London, Spring 1976 including Dayan Grunfeld writing on Inflation.
Pischei Zitoh by Rabbi Pinchas Chaim Horowitz, with Shraga HaMeir by Rabbi Shraga Feivish Schneebalg, on Netilas Yodayim (Washing Hands), Tel Aviv, 1969.
This book was published by the author's great-grandson, Rabbi Shraga Feivish Schneebalg (known as Favish). Rabbi Pinchas Chaim Horowitz was born in 1858. He was the was the head of the Beis Din (Rabbinical Court) of Grosswardein in Romania. He died in Oradea, Roumania, in 1938. A series of books containing his writing was published … Continue reading Pischei Zitoh by Rabbi Pinchas Chaim Horowitz, with Shraga HaMeir by Rabbi Shraga Feivish Schneebalg, on Netilas Yodayim (Washing Hands), Tel Aviv, 1969.
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