I previously wrote about the First Report of the London Board of Jewish Religious Education, which had come about following a Jewish Education Conference in London in November 1945. In 1950 there had been progress in the training of teachers and a series of lectures intended for teachers given by Chief Rabbi Israel Brodie, Dayan … Continue reading London Board of Jewish Religious Education, Second Report, 1950-1951, 5710-5711, London 1951.
Category: Synagogues
London Board of Jewish Religious Education, First Report, 1948-1950, 5708-5710, London 1950.
I have written before about the Communal Conference on the Reconstruction of Jewish Education in Great Britain after the war, which was held in November 1945. The London Board of Jewish Religious Education was created as a result of this conference, and came into existence in May, 1946. This is the first report, which includes … Continue reading London Board of Jewish Religious Education, First Report, 1948-1950, 5708-5710, London 1950.
Annual Report of the Executive Committee, Union of Hebrew and Religion Classes, London 1938.
This, the 30th Annual Report, has details of Hebrew classes that were run at 57 London synagogues in 1937-38 (5698). It includes the name and address of the representative of each synagogue’s Hebrew classes. There were 4,834 pupils, which was a good increase over the previous year. In 1937 the offices of the Union of … Continue reading Annual Report of the Executive Committee, Union of Hebrew and Religion Classes, London 1938.
Boreham Wood, Elstree & District (Affiliated) Synagogue, Order of Service, Hertfordshire, 1960.
Boreham Wood is a town in southern Hertfordshire, England, twelve miles from Charing Cross in London. It was historically part of Elstree, and from the 1920s was a center of the British film industry. Boreham Wood Synagogue was established in 1955, and by 1960 this small community was ready to open its synagogue, in Croxdale … Continue reading Boreham Wood, Elstree & District (Affiliated) Synagogue, Order of Service, Hertfordshire, 1960.
Jerusalem Temple Festivities, (Rev. Dr.) Joseph Hochman, London (1907 or 1908).
Rev. Dr. Joseph Hochman is another somewhat forgotten London Rabbi, who was both brilliant and controversial and eventually went rather “off the derech" (off the path) in more ways than one. Perhaps he was deliberately forgotten by the United Synagogue establishment of his day. His parents, Aaron and Henrietta Hochman were travelling from Russia to … Continue reading Jerusalem Temple Festivities, (Rev. Dr.) Joseph Hochman, London (1907 or 1908).
Message to Jewry by Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfeld, London (1959). A signed advance copy.
It is not my place to write a biography of Dr. Solomon Schonfeld, as so much has been written about him. Suffice it to say that he was born in London in 1912, the son of Rabbi Victor Schonfeld, that he was instrumental in rescuing Jews from Nazi repression before the Second World War and … Continue reading Message to Jewry by Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfeld, London (1959). A signed advance copy.
Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue (Norrice Lea) Orders of Service, London, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968.
These orders of service are all from Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue, a constituent of the United Synagogue in London, known as “Norrice Lea” after the street in which it is located. They include lists of the officers of the synagogue at that time, and of donors of buildings, rooms and windows. Hampstead Garden Suburb, in … Continue reading Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue (Norrice Lea) Orders of Service, London, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968.
B’Ikvoso DeMeshicho (In the Wake of the Messiah), by Rabbi Meir Meiri, London 1952
This small book, B’Ikvoso DeMeshicho, or “In the wake of the Messiah” is by Rabbi Meir Meiri. It was published in 1952 and gives the publication address as 171, Golders Green Road, London N.W.11. This is the address of the Beis Shmuel Synagogue, associated with the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (UOHC). Beis Shmuel was … Continue reading B’Ikvoso DeMeshicho (In the Wake of the Messiah), by Rabbi Meir Meiri, London 1952
Israel Independence Day, London, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1968, St John’s Wood, New West End and Marble Arch Synagogues.
These are the Orders of Service for the celebrations of Israel Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) in London. London's Great Synagogue in Dukes Place, in the City, had been destroyed in 1940 in the Blitz (bombing). So now, the community had to find a new central synagogue for major communal services. In 1955 it was the … Continue reading Israel Independence Day, London, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1968, St John’s Wood, New West End and Marble Arch Synagogues.
The Jewish “Call Up” by Rabbi E. Munk, London, 1959.
This short talk was given by Rabbi Dr. Eliahu Munk of Golders Green, London (not to be confused with his cousin Rabbi Elie Munk of Paris) at the Golders Green Beth Hamedrash in London, on the last day of Pesach 5719 (1959). Rabbi Munk’s father, Ezra (1867–1940) was a Rabbi in Germany, who had studied … Continue reading The Jewish “Call Up” by Rabbi E. Munk, London, 1959.
