Hampstead Synagogue, Tenth Annual Report, 1901-1902.

Those who have read my post on the Hammersmith Synagogue will find the Hampstead Synagogue familiar.  Read on to find out why. During the 1880s the Jewish population of Hampstead began to increase.  The push to build a new Synagogue in the West Hampstead area was lead by Herbert Bentwich.  On May 30th 1889, Bentwich … Continue reading Hampstead Synagogue, Tenth Annual Report, 1901-1902.

The History of the Hammersmith Synagogue, Michael Adler, London 1950

This book was originally intended to be published in 1940, the Jubilee of the Hammersmith Synagogue, but war intervened, and it was not published until 1950, by which time its author, Reverend Michael Adler had passed away. Michael Adler was born in 1868 and educated at Jews College.  He is remembered today chiefly as the … Continue reading The History of the Hammersmith Synagogue, Michael Adler, London 1950

Brondesbury Synagogue Semi-Jubilee Celebration Record, compiled by Dayan Harris Lazarus, 1930.

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.

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