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.
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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.
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.
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