I bought this book from one of my favourite London book dealers who told me "don't buy this - he is very controversial". Of course, I could not resist. Rabbi Menasheh Adler was born in Warsaw in 1872 and died in Brighton, England on May 24th, 1959. He was known as an outstanding Talmudic Scholar … Continue reading Ohr Torah, by Shemariya Menasheh Cohen Adler, London 1932.
Sermons, by A. A. Green, (Minister of the Hampstead Synagogue 1892-1930), London, 1935.
This book is the legacy of Rev. Aaron Asher Green, the London born Minister of the Hampstead Synagogue for almost forty years. As well as a short biography, written by Henrietta Adler, I have included his sermon to commemorate the Peace, after the First World War. He hopes that a time will come when Germany … Continue reading Sermons, by A. A. Green, (Minister of the Hampstead Synagogue 1892-1930), London, 1935.
In Meine Teg (In my Days), Memoirs by Selig Oberman, London 1947
This book is an important autobiography in Yiddish in three parts that includes not only the authors earlier experiences in Warsaw, but also, especially, London. Selig Oberman details memories of the Black Lion Yard Shtiebel, Bethnal Green Synagogue and the Dalston Talmud Torah. Selig Oberman, or to give him his full name, Asher Zelig Oberman … Continue reading In Meine Teg (In my Days), Memoirs by Selig Oberman, London 1947
Commemorative Brochure of the Fifteenth Siyyum of the Halukat HaMishnah, Hendon Adath Yisroel Synagogue, London, 1964
This is an interesting booklet commemorating an event that was held on Sunday, July 5th 1964, in association with the yahrzeit of the Shaages Arieh, Rabbi Arieh Leib ben Asher Gunzberg, at the Hendon Adath Synagogue in Brent Street, Hendon. The guest of honour was Rabbi Leib Gurwicz, the Rosh Yeshivah of Gateshead. There are … Continue reading Commemorative Brochure of the Fifteenth Siyyum of the Halukat HaMishnah, Hendon Adath Yisroel Synagogue, London, 1964
Out of Chaos, by Moysheh Oyved, London, 1918 (first published in Yiddish 1917).
The Yiddish writer and poet, Moysheh Oyved's real name was Edward Good. He had a fine jewellery and antiques shop near the British Museum. You can read more about his life and see some of his writing in Yiddish here. This little book was his first published work. It was originally printed in Yiddish by … Continue reading Out of Chaos, by Moysheh Oyved, London, 1918 (first published in Yiddish 1917).
In Zchus Fun Di Teg (For the Sake of the Days), Moysheh Oyved, London 1946
Moysheh Oyved was the pseudonym of Edward Good, born Moshe Gudak in 1885 in Skampe (Skape), Vlotsavek District, Poland. His father was a Chazan (Cantor) and Schochet (Slaughterer) near Torun (Thorn) near the German border. In 1908 he opened a jewellery ship in London which prospered and became known as "Cameo Corner" near the British … Continue reading In Zchus Fun Di Teg (For the Sake of the Days), Moysheh Oyved, London 1946
Moshavot Britannia (British Colonies), London 1944
This is a book that was published in London during the Second World War by William Collins, apparently to educate the Hebrew speakers of Palestine about the British Empire, of which they were a part. The British Empire, it explains, is a typical product of the spirit of the English nation. Even among the friends … Continue reading Moshavot Britannia (British Colonies), London 1944
Iyyunim Be’Halacha (Studies in Halacha) by Rabbi Eliezer Jacob Ferber, London, 1939.
Rabbi Jack Ferber was the son of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber, Rabbi of the West End Great Synagogue in Soho. I have previously written about some of the elder Rabbi Ferber's books - you can read about Shvil HaTzvi and Hegyonei Avos. Eliezer Jacob (Jack) Ferber was born in Zagare, in Lithuania, in 1912, and … Continue reading Iyyunim Be’Halacha (Studies in Halacha) by Rabbi Eliezer Jacob Ferber, London, 1939.
Shvil HaTzvi, by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber, London 1936
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber was born in Kovno in 1879. He was a renowned Torah and Talmudic scholar who emigrated to Manchester, England in 1911 and then in 1913 became the Rabbi and leader of the West End Talmud Torah Synagogue (Kehilas Yeshurun) in Soho, London. Much has been written about him, including his memoirs … Continue reading Shvil HaTzvi, by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber, London 1936
Twenty-First Report of the Jew’s Deaf and Dumb Home, Walmer Road, Notting Hill, London 1891
The Jews Deaf and Dumb Home was founded in 1863 by Baroness Mayer de Rothschild as a school where resident Jewish children could learn to speak. Originally in Whitechapel, it moved to Walmer Road, Notting Hill. The first Director was William Van Praagh, from the Netherlands, who had been invited to England to help convert … Continue reading Twenty-First Report of the Jew’s Deaf and Dumb Home, Walmer Road, Notting Hill, London 1891
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