This Annual Report captures the essence of the Central Synagogue in 1910. Here is the synagogue of the Establishment - wealthier members of the Jewish community, who live in Central and the West End of London and beyond. It was originally established in 1855 as a local branch of the Great Synagogue in Duke's Place … Continue reading Central Synagogue, Twenty-first Annual Report, 1910, London.
Category: London
Sefer Ateres Rosh by R. Levi ben David of Kodnya, Amsterdam, 1766 (The Jews College, London copy).
This is another book that has come from the library of Jews College in London, and it has the old stamp of the Beis Hamedrash HaAshkenazi (the study house of the Ashkenazi community) in London. From time to time, books appear for sale that have come from the Jews College Library, in London, and I … Continue reading Sefer Ateres Rosh by R. Levi ben David of Kodnya, Amsterdam, 1766 (The Jews College, London copy).
The London Conference of 1939 – Original Press Photograph.
The London Conference of 1939, also known as the St James' Palace Conference took place from 17th February to 17th March, 1939. The conference was planned to end the British Mandate over Palestine and bring the British Mandate to a close. It was chaired by the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. However, the Arab Higher … Continue reading The London Conference of 1939 – Original Press Photograph.
The Minutes of the Federation of Synagogues, 1887-1912, by Joseph E. Blank, London, 1912.
This book does not pretend to be a history of the Federation of Synagogues in London. It is what it says it is - extracts from the first 25 years of the minute books. On Sunday, 16th October 1887 a meeting took place at the Spital Square Synagogue, presided over by the Liberal Member of … Continue reading The Minutes of the Federation of Synagogues, 1887-1912, by Joseph E. Blank, London, 1912.
The London Jewry, 1290 – in Jewish Ideals and other essays by Joseph Jacobs, London 1896.
Joseph Jacobs, was born, to a Jewish family, in New South Wales in 1854. His father, a publican, had emigrated from London in about 1837. He was a writer about British folk-lore, and published collections which included and popularized some of the best known British fairy tales. He was also a historian and writer on … Continue reading The London Jewry, 1290 – in Jewish Ideals and other essays by Joseph Jacobs, London 1896.
A Jewish Iconography, Alfred Rubens, The Jewish Museum, London, 1954.
This is an illustrated catalogue of engravings. Before the days of photography, the only images of people and places were paintings, drawings and engravings. This catalogue of about 1,240 engravings includes a large selection of images, and I have reproduced a few interesting ones below, mainly pages of Anglo-Jewish interest. I have a pristine copy, … Continue reading A Jewish Iconography, Alfred Rubens, The Jewish Museum, London, 1954.
The Jewish Travel Guide, London, 1960.
This is a nostalgic book in my Anglo-Judaica collection which also forms a historical record. 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 as the office boy and ended as a respected … Continue reading The Jewish Travel Guide, London, 1960.
The Noda BiYehuda (Rabbi Yechekel Landau) and British Chief Rabbi David Tevele Schiff. Noda BiYehuda II, Sadlikov, 1833.
Rabbi Yechezkel Landau was born in Apta, Poland, in 1713, and died in Prague in 1793. He was a great talmudic scholar, whose responsa (answers to questions) which he called Noda BiYehuda, have great clarity and are mostly accepted today as halachic (Jewish legal) law. The name Noda BiYehuda comes from the beginning of Psalm … Continue reading The Noda BiYehuda (Rabbi Yechekel Landau) and British Chief Rabbi David Tevele Schiff. Noda BiYehuda II, Sadlikov, 1833.
The Babylonian Talmud, Seder Nezikin, Baba Kamma I, translated into English by Rabbi E. W. Kirzner, Soncino Press, London, 1935. (The 500th post).
This is the rarest of Soncino Press Talmud editions. The first edition of the Soncino Talmud, with translations into English by impeccably orthodox Rabbonim, was published in 1935. 1,000 regular sets were printed. There were also 35 special sets, leather bound, printed on handmade Barcham Green's paper, and individually signed by the editor, Rabbi Isidore … Continue reading The Babylonian Talmud, Seder Nezikin, Baba Kamma I, translated into English by Rabbi E. W. Kirzner, Soncino Press, London, 1935. (The 500th post).
MiYemei Kedem (From Days of Old), Stories and Sayings from Talmud and Midrash by Rabbi Wolf Gottlieb, London 1948.
Rabbi Wolf Gottlieb, who was the Rabbi of Queens Park Synagogue, Glasgow, Scotland and later Head of the Beth Din (Rabbinical Court) of Glasgow was the author of this very fine and useful textbook, written in 1948, when Jewish education in the United Kingdom was being reorganized after the Second World War. Details about him … Continue reading MiYemei Kedem (From Days of Old), Stories and Sayings from Talmud and Midrash by Rabbi Wolf Gottlieb, London 1948.
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