This Annual Report captures the essence of the Central Synagogue in 1910. Here is the synagogue of the Establishment - wealthier members of the Jewish community, who live in Central and the West End of London and beyond. It was originally established in 1855 as a local branch of the Great Synagogue in Duke's Place … Continue reading Central Synagogue, Twenty-first Annual Report, 1910, London.
Category: Synagogues
Brotherhood and Macaulay’s Plea for the Jews, Sermons preached in the Birmingham Synagogue in 1933 by Rev. Dr. A. Cohen – Yeshivas Etz Chaim copy.
Rabbi Dr. Abraham Cohen was born in Reading, Berkshire, in 1887. He was a notable Anglo-Jewish clergyman, scholar, and communal leader. He was brought up in the East End of London, and educated at the Jews’ Free School and the Central Foundation School before going to Jews’ College. He went to Cambridge University and later … Continue reading Brotherhood and Macaulay’s Plea for the Jews, Sermons preached in the Birmingham Synagogue in 1933 by Rev. Dr. A. Cohen – Yeshivas Etz Chaim copy.
The Minutes of the Federation of Synagogues, 1887-1912, by Joseph E. Blank, London, 1912.
This book does not pretend to be a history of the Federation of Synagogues in London. It is what it says it is - extracts from the first 25 years of the minute books. On Sunday, 16th October 1887 a meeting took place at the Spital Square Synagogue, presided over by the Liberal Member of … Continue reading The Minutes of the Federation of Synagogues, 1887-1912, by Joseph E. Blank, London, 1912.
Order of Service at the Consecration of the West End Great Synagogue and Cultural Centre and Induction of Rabbi Maurice Lew, London, 1964.
This 40 page booklet is the record of an event that took place 60 years ago. The West End Great Synagogue qt 21 Dean Street, Soho was the successor to the West End Talmud Torah and Bikkur Cholim Synagogue, which was at 14 Manette Street, off Charing Cross Road until 1941. It is an independent … Continue reading Order of Service at the Consecration of the West End Great Synagogue and Cultural Centre and Induction of Rabbi Maurice Lew, London, 1964.
The Jacobs Affair – Statement by Chief Rabbi Dr. Israel Brodie, May 1964.
Sixty years ago, in 1964, the issue that shook and divided a large segment of Anglo-Jewry and the middle-of-the-road orthodox United Synagogue was known as the Jacobs affair. It pitted the Chief Rabbi, Dr. Israel Brodie, against the young and influential Rabbi and writer, Dr. Louis Jacobs, and it pitted the old, patrician leadership of … Continue reading The Jacobs Affair – Statement by Chief Rabbi Dr. Israel Brodie, May 1964.
United Synagogue Funeral Expenses Scheme, London 1946.
I found this booklet in my late Father - Stanley Maynard's papers. He joined Hendon Synagogue (Raleigh Close) in 1946 and switched to Kingsbury Synagogue in 1948. In 1946 you could contribute just four pence a week and when the time came (ad mea ve'esrim - until a hundred and twenty years) you were entitled … Continue reading United Synagogue Funeral Expenses Scheme, London 1946.
The New West End Synagogue, London – Simchat Torah Service 1967, and Centenary Thanksgiving Service 1979.
Here are two interesting pieces of ephemera from the New West End Synagogue in St. Petersburgh Place, Bayswater. In 1967 Simchat Torah was advertised as a choral service, and the Choson Torah and Choson Bereishis (Bridegrooms of the Law - a ceremonial honour) were the Chazan (Cantor) Rev. Raphael Levy and his son, Mr. Elkan … Continue reading The New West End Synagogue, London – Simchat Torah Service 1967, and Centenary Thanksgiving Service 1979.
St. John’s Wood Synagogue, London, Orders of Service 1964 and 1976.
St. John's Wood Synagogue was originally in Abbey Road, NW8. It was the first new synagogue to be created under the new United Synagogue, which was formed by an amalgamation of the City Synagogues in 1870, and was founded in 1876 to serve the Jewish population in Hampstead, Kilburn and St. John's Wood. The building … Continue reading St. John’s Wood Synagogue, London, Orders of Service 1964 and 1976.
The Gates of Zion (Quarterly Magazine of the Synagogue Council of the Zionist Federation (UK), October 1949.
This was a quarterly magazine, and in 1949 there is a certain euphoria that the young State of Israel has completed a full year, together with a world survey and an obituary about Paul Goodman, the former Chairman of the Synagogue Council and editor of the Gates of Zion, as well as other articles in … Continue reading The Gates of Zion (Quarterly Magazine of the Synagogue Council of the Zionist Federation (UK), October 1949.
The Teachings of Maimonides by Rabbi Abraham Cohen, London 1927.
Reverend Dr. Abraham Cohen was born in Reading, Berkshire, in 1887. He was a notable Anglo-Jewish clergyman, scholar, and communal leader. He was brought up in the East End of London, and educated at the Jews' Free School and the Central Foundation School before going to Jews' College. He went to Cambridge University and later … Continue reading The Teachings of Maimonides by Rabbi Abraham Cohen, London 1927.
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