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.
Category: Zionism
Passover 1945 – Joint Emergency Committee for Jewish Education in Great Britain, London, 1945.
Currently, when children flee from bombing in wartime, they are called refugees. In Great Britain, at the start of the Second World War, they were called evacuees. Between 1939 and 1945, there was a great effort by the Anglo-Jewish establishment to provide Jewish religious education for both children evacuated from big cities, and also refugee … Continue reading Passover 1945 – Joint Emergency Committee for Jewish Education in Great Britain, London, 1945.
Social Legislation in the Talmud, by Rabbi Dr. I. Epstein, Torah Va’Avodah Library, London, 1947.
This book was published by the “Bachad Fellowship” in England. Bachad, which are the initial letters of Brit Chalutzim Datiim, the orthodox Jewish pioneering movement, was started in Germany in 1928. It’s purpose was to equip young orthodox religious Jews with agricultural or other skills which they could use, eventually to settle in British mandated … Continue reading Social Legislation in the Talmud, by Rabbi Dr. I. Epstein, Torah Va’Avodah Library, London, 1947.
Rabbi Samuel Mohilever, compiled by M. Ben-Zvi, London, 1945 – Ruth Lehmann’s copy.
This book was published by the "Bachad Fellowship" in England. Bachad, which are the initial letters of Brit Chalutziim Datiim, the orthodox Jewish pioneering movement, was started in Germany in 1928. It's purpose was to equip young orthodox religious Jews with agricultural or other skills which they could use, eventually to settle in British mandated … Continue reading Rabbi Samuel Mohilever, compiled by M. Ben-Zvi, London, 1945 – Ruth Lehmann’s copy.
Soldiers from Judaea, Rabbi L. Rabinowitz, London 1944.
Rabbi Louis Isaac Rabinowitz was born in Scotland in 1907. His father, Rabbi Jacob Rabinowitz, had emigrated from Eastern Europe to become a rabbi in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jacob Rabinowitz was the descendant of a long line of Lithuanian rabbis. I have written previously about his Haggadah, which was published in 1907. He later moved to … Continue reading Soldiers from Judaea, Rabbi L. Rabinowitz, London 1944.
The London Conference of 1939 – Original Press Photograph.
The London Conference of 1939, also known as the St James' Palace Conference took place from 17th February to 17th March, 1939. The conference was planned to end the British Mandate over Palestine and bring the British Mandate to a close. It was chaired by the British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain. However, the Arab Higher … Continue reading The London Conference of 1939 – Original Press Photograph.
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 Federation of Women Zionists of Great Britain and Ireland, Fortieth Annual Report, London 1962.
The Federation of Women Zionists of Great Britain and Ireland was founded in 1918. It is the British Branch (British WIZO) of the World Women's International Zionist Organisation (World WIZO). The Federation's founder and first President was Rebecca Sieff. Rebecca Sieff (born Marks) spent most of her childhood in Manchester, which in the late nineteenth … Continue reading The Federation of Women Zionists of Great Britain and Ireland, Fortieth Annual Report, London 1962.
The Seventy-Second Annual Report of the Anglo-Jewish Association, London, 1943-1944.
I have written previously about my copies of early annual reports of the Anglo-Jewish Association from 1879 onwards. Here, however, is a later report, from a crucial time period. The Anglo-Jewish Association and the Board of Deputies of British Jews had a Joint Foreign Committee until it was liquidated in 1943. It consisted of an … Continue reading The Seventy-Second Annual Report of the Anglo-Jewish Association, London, 1943-1944.
Talmud Torah Eavris B’Eavris, 4th Annual Report, 1904-1905, London, November 1905.
The Redman's Road Talmud Torah in Stepney, East London, was founded in 1901 and had just moved to its new address in Redman's Road when this report was written. Redman's Road runs parallel to Mile End Road, from Jubilee Street, almost to Stepney Green. The Headmaster, J. K. Goldbloom, was to remain for many years. … Continue reading Talmud Torah Eavris B’Eavris, 4th Annual Report, 1904-1905, London, November 1905.
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