This is a relatively modern item. I had hoped to find older Hendon items for my collection, as both my sets of grandparents were members of the Raleigh Close synagogue after the war, and my father was a member in his own right from 1946, but these magazines and newsletters do not seem to have … Continue reading Hendon United Synagogue. Order of Service at the induction of Rabbi Mordechai Shlomo Ginsbury as Minister of the Synagogue, and the Synagogue Newsletter, April 1999.
Category: Synagogues
Prelude to Service and Installation of Dr. Immanuel Jakobovits as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth of Nations, 1967.
These two booklets were published by the Chief Rabbi's Office in London prior to and for the installation at St. John's Wood Synagogue on 11th April, 1967. The order of service is exactly that - a religious service, providing for the passing of the baton by the outgoing Chief Rabbi, Dr. Israel Brodie, to the … Continue reading Prelude to Service and Installation of Dr. Immanuel Jakobovits as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth of Nations, 1967.
Hull Old Hebrew Congregation, Order of Service at the Re-Consecration of the Synagogue, Osborne Street, Hull, 1955.
The Hull Old Hebrew Congregation was founded, on combining two earlier synagogues, in 1826. The building at Osborne Street was built in 1903, but destroyed by German bombing on the night of 7/8 May, 1941. The replacement new building was not completed and consecrated until 1955. According to the printed Order of Service, the reconsecration … Continue reading Hull Old Hebrew Congregation, Order of Service at the Re-Consecration of the Synagogue, Osborne Street, Hull, 1955.
List of Seatholders of the Central Synagogue, Great Portland Street, London, 1909.
The Central Synagogue was founded in 1848, in the West End, because that was where the wealthier members of the London Jewish community had moved - away from the three City of London synagogues. Originally at 120 Great Portland Street, it moved to 133-141 Great Portland Street (where the current synagogue is) in 1868, and … Continue reading List of Seatholders of the Central Synagogue, Great Portland Street, London, 1909.
Oneg Shabbos, Anthology of Ancient Hebrew Table Songs (Zemiroth), Rev. H. Mayerowitsch, London, 1951.
This is actually the second, posthumous edition of a book first published in 1937. Herman Mayerowitsch was born on June 13th, 1882, in Deraznia, a small town in Russia where his father was buergermaster or mayor. At an early age he went with his parents to Czortcow (then Austrian Poland). He had a natural gift … Continue reading Oneg Shabbos, Anthology of Ancient Hebrew Table Songs (Zemiroth), Rev. H. Mayerowitsch, London, 1951.
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.
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.
The Responsa of Adreth, Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, London, 1925
This interesting book uses some of the 3,100 'Responsa' (questions and answers) of Rabbi Solomon Ben Adreth of Barcelona (known as RaSHBA) as a source of the history and communal life of the Jews in Spain, particularly Aragon in the 13th century CE. It was the Ph.D. thesis of Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, and probably … Continue reading The Responsa of Adreth, Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, London, 1925
Fifty Years After, Sermons and Addresses (third series) by Rabbi Dr. Sir Hermann Gollancz, Oxford University Press, 1924.
These sermons and writings continue those previously published which include the period of the First World War, and although not in a modern style, are very evocative of the period. Sir Hermann Gollancz was the Rabbi (Minister) of the Bayswater Synagogue, which had an old established, relatively wealthy congregation of very British Jews. Rabbi Doctor … Continue reading Fifty Years After, Sermons and Addresses (third series) by Rabbi Dr. Sir Hermann Gollancz, Oxford University Press, 1924.
Nelson Street Synagogue, Membership List, London 1930.
The Nelson Street Synagogue was probably founded about 1913, and was closed by 1932. This list of members, with eleven pages, seems to be a healthy number in 1930. The reason for closing the synagogue in 1932 in unknown. It was an affiliate of the Federation of Synagogues. The list, compiled by the Synagogue Secretary, … Continue reading Nelson Street Synagogue, Membership List, London 1930.
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