One of the great Anglo-Jewish controversies of the early 1970s was the struggle over Clause 43 of the constitution of the Board of Deputies. I remember it well – for full disclosure I was briefly a member of the Board of Deputies in 1971-72. Being young and anti-establishment, I remember regarding the President of the … Continue reading Tell It In Gath, British Jewry & Clause 43, The Inside Story, by Abba Bornstein and Bernard Home, London 1972.
Tag: Immanuel Jakobovits
Prelude to Service and Installation of Dr. Immanuel Jakobovits as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth of Nations, 1967.
These two booklets were published by the Chief Rabbi's Office in London prior to and for the installation at St. John's Wood Synagogue on 11th April, 1967. The order of service is exactly that - a religious service, providing for the passing of the baton by the outgoing Chief Rabbi, Dr. Israel Brodie, to the … Continue reading Prelude to Service and Installation of Dr. Immanuel Jakobovits as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth of Nations, 1967.
The Babylonian Talmud, Seder Nezikin, Baba Kamma I, translated into English by Rabbi E. W. Kirzner, Soncino Press, London, 1935. (The 500th post).
This is the rarest of Soncino Press Talmud editions. The first edition of the Soncino Talmud, with translations into English by impeccably orthodox Rabbonim, was published in 1935. 1,000 regular sets were printed. There were also 35 special sets, leather bound, printed on handmade Barcham Green's paper, and individually signed by the editor, Rabbi Isidore … Continue reading The Babylonian Talmud, Seder Nezikin, Baba Kamma I, translated into English by Rabbi E. W. Kirzner, Soncino Press, London, 1935. (The 500th post).
Anglo Jewish Association Quarterly, London, October 1967, (including the new Chief Rabbi, Dr. I. Jakobovits’ busy day).
I've written before about the Anglo-Jewish Association, which still exists, but is, perhaps, a relic of a bygone age. It was formed in 1871 with the aim of strengthening Anglo-Jewish life and as a charitable support for Jewish education in schools in the Middle East and the former British Empire. It was always a strong … Continue reading Anglo Jewish Association Quarterly, London, October 1967, (including the new Chief Rabbi, Dr. I. Jakobovits’ busy day).
Jews College, Eighty Third Annual Report, London, 5670 – 1939.
Here is Jews College in wartime, the last one standing in 1939. All the Jewish Seats of Learning in Germany, Austria and Italy, the Seminaries of Breslau and Vienna, the Lehrenstalt and Rabbiner-Seminar of Berlin, the Yeshivahs at Frankfort and Rhodes and the Collegio Rabbinico of Rome, have been closed. Of these institutions, only Jews … Continue reading Jews College, Eighty Third Annual Report, London, 5670 – 1939.
HaChayim, April 1940 – Magazine of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva in Thrawl Street, London.
The Etz Chaim Yeshiva (Rabbinical School) in Thrawl Street, London was founded in 1909. One of the founders was Rabbi Aaron Hyman, whom I have written about previously here. This book, printed by the Narodiczky Press in Whitechapel, is the April 1940 edition of HaChaim, the students’ magazine of the Yeshiva. It includes what may … Continue reading HaChayim, April 1940 – Magazine of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva in Thrawl Street, London.
Order of Service for Israel Independence Day, edited by Moses Friedlander, published for Armin Krausz by Routledge and Kegan Paul, Ltd., London 1964
This book copies the traditional style of the blue 20th Century Adler Machzorim (Holiday Prayer Books), and has a similar binding. It is interesting because it combines prayers and celebration of Yom HaAtzmaut with some British flavours. My copy was owned, and is stamped by Rabbi Aaron Ben Zion Shurin. He was a native … Continue reading Order of Service for Israel Independence Day, edited by Moses Friedlander, published for Armin Krausz by Routledge and Kegan Paul, Ltd., London 1964
Jewish Miscellanies 