L. Frumkin, the wine merchant, was an East End of London institution, at 162 Commercial Road. My great-grandfather's public house, the King's Head, was at 128 Commercial Road, and my late great-aunt told me that when she was young they would stop serving beer for Pesach, cover one of the bars with a cloth and … Continue reading Even Shmuel, Toldos Chochamei Yerushalayim (the history of the rabbis of Jerusalem), by Aryeh Leib Frumkin, Vilna, 1874 (copy of Rabbi Yerucham Leiner of Willesden Lane).
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Post Office Directory of London, 1927 – East End Streets and Synagogues.
This huge book is not Anglo-Judaica but it is packed with thousands of pages of information. As a sample, I've chosen some streets in the East End of London, including several with synagogues, which establishes their addresses. There are hundreds of small shops and businesses. These scans also demonstrate the large numbers of Jewish families, … Continue reading Post Office Directory of London, 1927 – East End Streets and Synagogues.
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