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.
Category: Synagogues
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.
Tell It In Gath, British Jewry & Clause 43, The Inside Story, by Abba Bornstein and Bernard Homa, London 1972.
One of the great Anglo-Jewish controversies of the early 1970s was the struggle over Clause 43 of the constitution of the Board of Deputies. I remember it well – for full disclosure I was briefly a member of the Board of Deputies in 1971-72. Being young and anti-establishment, I remember regarding the President of the … Continue reading Tell It In Gath, British Jewry & Clause 43, The Inside Story, by Abba Bornstein and Bernard Homa, London 1972.
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.
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.
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.
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