Arye Myer (Arnold) Kaizer was a writer, humourist, journalist and also an Anglo-Jewish communal leader. However, the story starts with his father, Rabbi Alter Noah Michalensky, who was born in 1852 in Neschitz, near Kovel. He was the first Chassidic Rebbe to settle in London. In January 1895 he came to London, bringing his three … Continue reading Bei Unz in Veitshepel (This Whitechapel of Ours), A. M. Kaizer, London 1944 (Yiddish)
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Nesivos Chen by Rabbi Alter Noach HaKohen Michalensky, London 1899
Rabbi Michalensky was born in 1852 in Neschitz, near Kovel. He was the first Chassidic Rebbe to settle in London, and according to Rabbi Harry Rabinowicz in his book "A World Apart" (the only source that I have found for information about him) was a colourful, fighting, enigmatic and erratic personality. In 1870 he travelled … Continue reading Nesivos Chen by Rabbi Alter Noach HaKohen Michalensky, London 1899
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