This little booklet, partly reproduced below, was published in London in 1943 by the Bachad Fellowship, then operating out of Woburn House in central London. Bachad (B'nei Akiva) was a religious Zionist youth movement in pre-war Germany called Brit Chalutzim Datiim which shortened its name "to its initial letters Bachad. Its members prepared themselves for … Continue reading Chamishah Asar Bi’Shevat, the Tree’s New Year, by Rabbi Dr. I. Weinstock, London, 1943.
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Responsum on Problems of Adoption in Jewish Law by Dayan Meyer Steinberg, Edited and Translated by Rabbi Maurice Rose, London, April 1969.
Although it was published first, this is the English version of some of the halachic (Jewish Law) issues discussed in Dayan Steinberg's book in Hebrew, "Lekutei Meir", which I have written about previously. Meyer Steinberg was born in Poland on April 1st, 1906. He was the Rabbi of Czortkow (in the northern part of Galician … Continue reading Responsum on Problems of Adoption in Jewish Law by Dayan Meyer Steinberg, Edited and Translated by Rabbi Maurice Rose, London, April 1969.
Jews in Eastern Europe, edited by Emanuel Litvinoff, No. 6, London, December 1960.
Those who remember the early days of the Soviet Jewry campaign in Britain in the 1960s, will remember copies of the monthly periodical, Jews in Eastern Europe, being distributed by the Universities Committee for Soviet Jewry and other organizations. These were financed by Israel Sieff and Philip Klutznick and printed by the Narod Press in … Continue reading Jews in Eastern Europe, edited by Emanuel Litvinoff, No. 6, London, December 1960.
Sefer HaGeula by Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (The Ramban, Nachmanides), Published by Jacob Lipschitz, London 1909.
This edition of Sefer HaGeula was copied (or edited) from an old manuscript in the British Museum (now in the British Library, if it has not been sold or stolen!). The title means 'The Book of Redemption' and it is about issues of the future redemption. The publisher and editor was Jacob Lipschitz, a prominent … Continue reading Sefer HaGeula by Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (The Ramban, Nachmanides), Published by Jacob Lipschitz, London 1909.
A Special Service on the occasion of the Coronation of their Majesties King George & Queen Elizabeth, in the Synagogues of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, London, 9th of May, 1937.
The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth was actually held on 12th May, 1937, with a massive display of pageantry. However, this booklet was issued for services held three days before, on Sunday 9th of May, in the synagogues of the Spanish and Portuguese (Sephardi) Jews, Bevis Marks and Lauderdale Road. Following Mincha … Continue reading A Special Service on the occasion of the Coronation of their Majesties King George & Queen Elizabeth, in the Synagogues of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, London, 9th of May, 1937.
St. George’s Settlement Synagogue, Thirty-Ninth Annual Report, London, 1964.
The Synagogue started in 1919 in the Youth Club and Settlement at 26a Betts Street in the area of St Georges, in the East End of London, and was called The St George's Settlement Synagogue. The founders were Sir Basil and Rose Henriques. Sir Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1890-1961) was an Anglo-Jewish philanthropist, who came … Continue reading St. George’s Settlement Synagogue, Thirty-Ninth Annual Report, London, 1964.
Jews College, London, Catalogue of an Exhibition of Books by Members of the Academic Staff and Alumni, London, 1955.
Jews College, in London, now known as the London School of Jewish Studies, had 50,000 printed volumes and 20,000 pamphlets in 1955, as well as 700 manuscripts of the Montefiore Endowment. This great library, then under the supervision of the Librarian, Ruth Lehmann, must have grown considerably by now. This catalogue was printed for an … Continue reading Jews College, London, Catalogue of an Exhibition of Books by Members of the Academic Staff and Alumni, London, 1955.
Haggadah LeLeil Shemorim, with commentary Masa Gei Hizzayon by Rabbi Arieh Leib Frumkin, Jerusalem, 1913.
Louis Frumkin and Co., the wine merchant, was an East End of London institution, at 162 Commercial Road. It was founded by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Frumkin, and I have written previously about a much earlier book of his, about the history of the Rabbis of Jerusalem, which was published in 1874. He was, incidentally, the … Continue reading Haggadah LeLeil Shemorim, with commentary Masa Gei Hizzayon by Rabbi Arieh Leib Frumkin, Jerusalem, 1913.
Even Shmuel, Toldos Chochamei Yerushalayim (the history of the rabbis of Jerusalem), by Aryeh Leib Frumkin, Vilna, 1874 (copy of Rabbi Yerucham Leiner of Willesden Lane).
L. Frumkin, the wine merchant, was an East End of London institution, at 162 Commercial Road. My great-grandfather's public house, the King's Head, was at 128 Commercial Road, and my late great-aunt told me that when she was young they would stop serving beer for Pesach, cover one of the bars with a cloth and … Continue reading Even Shmuel, Toldos Chochamei Yerushalayim (the history of the rabbis of Jerusalem), by Aryeh Leib Frumkin, Vilna, 1874 (copy of Rabbi Yerucham Leiner of Willesden Lane).
Talmud Torah Eavris B’Eavris, 4th Annual Report, 1904-1905, London, November 1905.
The Redman's Road Talmud Torah in Stepney, East London, was founded in 1901 and had just moved to its new address in Redman's Road when this report was written. Redman's Road runs parallel to Mile End Road, from Jubilee Street, almost to Stepney Green. The Headmaster, J. K. Goldbloom, was to remain for many years. … Continue reading Talmud Torah Eavris B’Eavris, 4th Annual Report, 1904-1905, London, November 1905.
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