This book came from a lot which was sold at Christies' sale of 23rd June 1998, part of which I purchased from a friendly dealer. It speaks for itself - 500 pages of arguments in the form of dialogues, by a Christian writer, basically explaining things which made people prejudiced against the Jews. This copy … Continue reading An attempt to remove prejudices concerning the Jewish Nation, Thomas Witherby, London 1804.
Jewish Branch of the Children’s Country Holiday’s Fund, Report, London, 1909 (1910).
This little booklet is one of the Annual reports of the Jewish Branch of the Children's Country Holiday Fund. The President of this Charity in 1909 was Ernest Louis Franklin. For more information about the Franklin family, click here. The committee includes the wives of several well-to-do members of the Jewish community, including Mrs. Herbert … Continue reading Jewish Branch of the Children’s Country Holiday’s Fund, Report, London, 1909 (1910).
Order of Service at the Installation of Rabbi Israel Brodie as Chief Rabbi, New Synagogue, London, 1948
I am really not sure where I acquired this item, which is just an example of the ephemera sometimes acquired by a book collector. It is a printers proof of the Order of Service which was eventually distributed at the installation of Rabbi Israel Brodie on 28th June 1948. It is marked-up in pencil and … Continue reading Order of Service at the Installation of Rabbi Israel Brodie as Chief Rabbi, New Synagogue, London, 1948
L’Lev Ami, To the Heart of My People, Part II, Rabbi Aaron Jacob Singer, London 1955
This is the second part of Rabbi Singer's writings. The first part was published in 1939 when all was well with Rabbi Singer and his synagogue, the Philpot Street Great Synagogue, which was one of the most important synagogues belonging to the Federation of Synagogues in the East End of London. If you have not … Continue reading L’Lev Ami, To the Heart of My People, Part II, Rabbi Aaron Jacob Singer, London 1955
East End Story, by Abraham Bernard Levy, London (1951).
This is one of my favourite books. East End story originated in a series of articles that A. B. Levy, a journalist and writer who was the son of a Hull tailor wrote for the Jewish Chronicle from 1948 to 1950. It evokes memories of the East End of London, damaged, but still surviving in … Continue reading East End Story, by Abraham Bernard Levy, London (1951).
Anglo-Jewish Association Branch Members from Australia, New Zealand, Gibraltar, Jamaica and Cape from the 1879-80 Year Book.
I previously wrote about my copy of the Ninth Annual Report of the Anglo Jewish Association for 1879-80. Please click on the link to see this book. Also, please click here for membership lists of the Provincial Branches of the Anglo Jewish Association in 1879. These are scans of the membership lists for the various … Continue reading Anglo-Jewish Association Branch Members from Australia, New Zealand, Gibraltar, Jamaica and Cape from the 1879-80 Year Book.
The Ninth Annual Report of the Anglo-Jewish Association, London, 1879-1880
The year is 1880, on the eve of the great Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe to England. Anglo-Jewry, established from 1656, had prospered. If you could afford a minimum of five shillings per year, you could be a member of the Anglo-Jewish Association. This 200-page volume includes details of the work of the Association, and … Continue reading The Ninth Annual Report of the Anglo-Jewish Association, London, 1879-1880
Imre Chaim, writings of the “Kamenitzer Maggid”, Rabbi Chaim Zundel Maccoby, Max Mansky, Tel Aviv, 1928.
Rabbi Chaim Zundel Maccoby, known as the "Kamenitzer Maggid (preacher)" because of the name that he had made for himself in the Russian town of Kamenitz-Litovsk in the 1870s was an early adherent of the Chovevei Tzion (Lovers of Zion) Movement. His sermons did not find favour in Tsarist circles, and in 1890 he fled … Continue reading Imre Chaim, writings of the “Kamenitzer Maggid”, Rabbi Chaim Zundel Maccoby, Max Mansky, Tel Aviv, 1928.
British Jewry in Battle and Blitz, London, 1944 (third issue)
This booklet was published by the Board of Deputies of British Jews in 1944. (The copy in the Jewish Museum is, I believe, erroneously dated 1942.) It lists many varied ways Jewish people served in the Second World War. There are pages on the Jewish contribution to the armed forces and awards and medals that … Continue reading British Jewry in Battle and Blitz, London, 1944 (third issue)
Eretz Yisroel – Nachalas Am Yisroel – by Dayan Yechezkel Abramsky, London 1945.
Rabbi Yechezkel Abramsky was born in Daskovichy, near Grodno, in 1886. He studied in the yeshivos of Telz, Mir, Slabodka and Brisk and became a Rabbi who served in various Russian communities including Slutsk and Smolensk. He fought against the Soviet governments attempts to supress Jewish religion, and in 1931 was allowed to leave the … Continue reading Eretz Yisroel – Nachalas Am Yisroel – by Dayan Yechezkel Abramsky, London 1945.
Jewish Miscellanies 