Kingsbury is a suburb of London on the opposite side of the Edgware Road from Hendon. Jews started moving into Kingsbury in the 1930s, and the embryonic community, as yet without a building, formally joined the United Synagogue in 1936. Eden Lodge, an early Victorian house, was acquired during the War and a first Synagogue … Continue reading Order of Service at the Consecration of the New Kingsbury Synagogue, London, by Dayan Morris Swift on Sunday 8th September, 1968 – 15th Ellul, 5728
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Ohr Hayashar on Bereishis with Eulogies by Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchok Hillman, London 1927.
Rabbi Hillman was born in Kovno, Lithuania, in 1868 and came to Great Britain in 1908, when he was appointed a rabbi in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1914 he was appointed a Dayan of the London Beth Din, serving until 1934, when he settled in Jerusalem. He died in 1953. His son-in-law was Rabbi Isaac Herzog, … Continue reading Ohr Hayashar on Bereishis with Eulogies by Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchok Hillman, London 1927.
Imrei Yaakov by Rabbi Jacob Henech Cymerman, London 1944
This is the first of two books written by Rabbi Cymerman and published in London. Rabbi Jacob Henoch Cymerman was a Ger Chosid - a Chassidic Follower of the Rabbis of Ger. He was born in Serock, near Warsaw in 1883 or 1887 (sources vary), the son of Rabbi Yitzchok Mayer Cymerman. He moved to … Continue reading Imrei Yaakov by Rabbi Jacob Henech Cymerman, London 1944
Prayer for the Success of the Four-Power Conference – 1955
This curious item is a printed prayer, printed in London and circulated by the Office of the Chief Rabbi, for the success of the Four-Power Conference at Geneva. it was to be read in synagogues after the prayer for the Queen and the Royal Family. The Four-Power Conference was a Cold War-era meeting in Geneva, … Continue reading Prayer for the Success of the Four-Power Conference – 1955
The Jewish National Home and Its Critics – Sir Alfred Mond and Chaim Weizmann, 1922
This is a small 24 page booklet in Yiddish, published by the Keren Hayesod Central Bureau from 75 Great Russell Street, London in 1922. There was also an English version. The Keren Hayesod (Foundation Fund) had been founded in 1920 at the World Zionist Conference in London, and the pamphlet, recording the speeches of Sir … Continue reading The Jewish National Home and Its Critics – Sir Alfred Mond and Chaim Weizmann, 1922
Sefer HaChaim by Chaim Woolf Rosenfeld, London 1922
Chaim Woolf Rosenfeld was a prolific writer and lecturer. He was born in Radomsko, Poland, in 1847 and settled in London about 1885. He died on 22nd February 1922, and this book was published posthumously, in 1922, by his son, Meyer Rosenfeld, and printed at the Narodczky press. He is buried at Edmonton Federation Jewish … Continue reading Sefer HaChaim by Chaim Woolf Rosenfeld, London 1922
Bet Vaad LaChochamim by Rabbi Aaron Hyman, London, 1902
Rabbi Aaron Hyman was born in Slutsk in 1862. He settled in London in 1885 and was the Rabbinical Supervisor and Head Shochet of the London Jewish Community. He was one of the founders of the Mizrachi Organization of Great Britain and in 1909 one of the founders of the Etz Chaim Yeshivah of London. … Continue reading Bet Vaad LaChochamim by Rabbi Aaron Hyman, London, 1902
Shivim Ponim LeTorah by Rabbi Arieh Leib (Lewis) Levine, London 1916
This is another book by an author already featured in this blog (see the article on Marche Lev), Rabbi Lewis Levine, who by 1916 was Rabbi of the Great Zionist Synagogue in Little Alie Street, London. Rabbi Levine was born in Traby, near Ivye in the district of Grodno in 1861. He emigrated to England … Continue reading Shivim Ponim LeTorah by Rabbi Arieh Leib (Lewis) Levine, London 1916
Marche Lev by Rabbi Arieh Leib (Lewis) Levine of Liverpool, London 1907
This is an early Narodiczky press publication (number 46 in Moshe Sanders list), written by Rabbi Arieh Leib Levine, known as Lewis Levine. Rabbi Levine was born in Traby, near Ivye in the district of Grodno in 1861. He emigrated to England in the 1890s, and when this book was published, he was Rabbi of … Continue reading Marche Lev by Rabbi Arieh Leib (Lewis) Levine of Liverpool, London 1907
Mussar Haskel – Theological Discourses – Rabbi Joseph Kohn-Zedek, London 1878
Rabbi Joseph Kohn-Zedek was born in Lemburg in 1827, went to London in 1875 and died in London in 1903. He was a prolific author, both in Europe and after he settled in London. This book, Mussar Haskel, was his first book published in London, printed by Ann Abrahams and son, of 53, St. Mary … Continue reading Mussar Haskel – Theological Discourses – Rabbi Joseph Kohn-Zedek, London 1878
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