This little booklet is a speech on Sabbath rest, in Yiddish. It was published in 1919 by the Liverpool branch of Mizrachi at a price of sixpence. Rabbi Samuel Jacob Rabinowicz was born in Kelme, Lithuania, in 1857, and died in Liverpool, England, in 1921. He held rabbinical posts at Ivye, Aleksot, and Sopotskin and … Continue reading Menuchas Shabbos, by Rabbi Samuel Jacob Rabinowitz of Liverpool, Yiddish, London 1919.
Chazon Ish – Avoda Zara and Pesach, first edition, Jerusalem, 1951 – copy belonged to the Stropkov Rebbe.
Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz (1878–1953) was known from the title of his books as the "Chazon Ish." This is a first edition of his book on Avoda Zara and Pesach, published in Jerusalem in 1951. My copy belonged to Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga Lifshitz Halberstam (1908 - 1995), who was known as the Rebbe of Stropkov. … Continue reading Chazon Ish – Avoda Zara and Pesach, first edition, Jerusalem, 1951 – copy belonged to the Stropkov Rebbe.
Olelot Ephraim, by Rabbi Ephraim Shlomo Luntschitz, Amsterdam 1779 – copy of Rabbi Elie Munk.
The connection between this book and the rest of my Anglo-Judaica collection is a little tenuous. It belonged to Rabbi Elie Munk. No - not Rabbi Munk of Golders Green, but Rabbi Elie Munk of Paris, who was the father of Lady Jakobovits, wife of the Chief Rabbi, Lord Jakobovits (that's the Anglo-Judaica connection) … Continue reading Olelot Ephraim, by Rabbi Ephraim Shlomo Luntschitz, Amsterdam 1779 – copy of Rabbi Elie Munk.
The “Jewish Chronicle” Year Book, Rev. Isidore Harris, London, 1911 – Metropolitan Schools and Classes.
The Jewish Year Book was acquired by the Jewish Chronicle in 1911, resulting in a slight change of name. It was edited by Reverend Isidore Harris. He was born in London in 1853 and was the Minister, appointed in 1881, at the West London Synagogue of British Jews. Previously, he was the Minister of the … Continue reading The “Jewish Chronicle” Year Book, Rev. Isidore Harris, London, 1911 – Metropolitan Schools and Classes.
Likvod Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Rabbi Yehoshua Szpetman, London, 1957 (Yiddish).
Rabbi Joshua (Shiya) Szpetman was a native of Lublin, who had already been a Rosh Yeshiva in Poland when he emigrated to London. He was the Rabbi of the Nelson Street Sephardishe Synagogue from the 1930s until his death in 1964. We should say a word about the Nelson Street Synagogue. It is the survivor … Continue reading Likvod Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Rabbi Yehoshua Szpetman, London, 1957 (Yiddish).
The Jewish Year Book, London, 1940 – The Jews of Wales.
The 1940 Jewish Year Book was the first to separate Wales from the rest of "The Provinces". The information was compiled in 1939, and so this listing gives a picture of the Jews of Wales on the eve of the Second World War. Newport has been included here, although it is listed in England in … Continue reading The Jewish Year Book, London, 1940 – The Jews of Wales.
Two Pesach Machzorim, both Rev. D. A. De Sola, London, 1860.
These are two nicely bound copies of the Festival Prayers, according to the custom of the German and Polish Jews, translated by Rev. D. A. De Sola, Minister of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews (at Bevis Marks). They were printed and published by P. Vallentine in 1860. The first one belonged to Mrs. E. Gompers. … Continue reading Two Pesach Machzorim, both Rev. D. A. De Sola, London, 1860.
Haggadah Shel Pesach, M. L. Cailingold, London 1939
Here is another interesting British Haggadah. It was published in London by M. L. Cailingold in 1939 and apparently sponsored by Lloyd Rakusen and sons (see the last image below). M. L. Cailingold was owned by Moshe Leib Cailingold (pronounced Tzailingold) who came from a bookselling family in Warsaw and died in 1967. He arrived … Continue reading Haggadah Shel Pesach, M. L. Cailingold, London 1939
The Children’s Haggadah, Abraham Morritz Silberman, Erwin Singer, Isidore Wartski, Arthur Saul Super, London 1948
This is the classic Children's Haggadah. I was given one (not this copy) as soon as I could read Hebrew. This famous Haggadah was by Rabbi Abraham Moritz Silbermann, who was born in Hungary and had Semicha (his rabbinical diploma) from the Berlin Rabbinical Seminary. He was a publisher and bookseller. It was illustrated by … Continue reading The Children’s Haggadah, Abraham Morritz Silberman, Erwin Singer, Isidore Wartski, Arthur Saul Super, London 1948
Khaos oder Mendel Der Stolier oder Di Letste Yudishe Hofnung (Chaos, or Mendel the Carpenter or The Last Jewish Hope), by Max and Julian Miltone, London 1909.
This book is a play in four acts, but before we begin with the authors, I would like to mention the paper wrappers which are reproduced below and include some advertising and a splendid list of Jewish sheet music available from the London Hebrew Publishing Company, Mazin & Co. Ltd., 141 Whitechapel Road. Max Miltone, … Continue reading Khaos oder Mendel Der Stolier oder Di Letste Yudishe Hofnung (Chaos, or Mendel the Carpenter or The Last Jewish Hope), by Max and Julian Miltone, London 1909.
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