This little book was printed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Brondesbury Synagogue in 1905. It explains that as Jews moved to the rapidly growing districts of Brondesbury and Willesden Green at the close of the nineteenth century, a new synagogue was needed. The two nearest synagogues, St. John's Wood and … Continue reading Brondesbury Synagogue Semi-Jubilee Celebration Record, compiled by Dayan Harris Lazarus, 1930.
Category: Synagogues
The Manchester Great Synagogue, Cheetham Hill Road, 1858-1958, edited by H. R.Gouldman
This book is a nice history of the early Jewish community in Manchester and its Great Synagogue. It starts with messages and greetings from: Chief Rabbi Dr. Israel Brodie Rabbi Dr. Alexander Altman, the Communal Rabbi of Manchester and District Professor Rabbi Israel Abrahams, Chief Rabbi of the Cape, South Africa Isidore Sandler, President of … Continue reading The Manchester Great Synagogue, Cheetham Hill Road, 1858-1958, edited by H. R.Gouldman
Address given on the occasion of the laying of the Foundation Stone of the New Synagogue by Rabbi Solomon Hirschell, 1837
This little booklet, in English, was issued on the occasion of the laying of the Foundation stone of the New Synagogue, in 1837. The original New Synagogue, founded in 1757 in Great St. Helens, London, was rebuilt as a larger building. This booklet records Chief Rabbi's Solomon Hirschell's speech as well as other details of … Continue reading Address given on the occasion of the laying of the Foundation Stone of the New Synagogue by Rabbi Solomon Hirschell, 1837
Order of Service at the Consecration of the New Kingsbury Synagogue, London, by Dayan Morris Swift on Sunday 8th September, 1968 – 15th Ellul, 5728
Kingsbury is a suburb of London on the opposite side of the Edgware Road from Hendon. Jews started moving into Kingsbury in the 1930s, and the embryonic community, as yet without a building, formally joined the United Synagogue in 1936. Eden Lodge, an early Victorian house, was acquired during the War and a first Synagogue … Continue reading Order of Service at the Consecration of the New Kingsbury Synagogue, London, by Dayan Morris Swift on Sunday 8th September, 1968 – 15th Ellul, 5728
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