This book, Sefer HaRashba”sh is one of the important Halacha (Jewish legal) books. It contains responsa (questions and answers) by Rabbi Shlomo ben Shimon Duran the son of the Rashba”tz, Rabbi Shimon ben Tzemach Duran. This first edition was printed in Livorno (Leghorn), Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy in 1742. It was printed byAbraham Meldola, … Continue reading Sefer HaRashba”sh, by Rabbi Shlomo Duran, printed by Abraham Meldola, uncle of London Haham Raphael Meldola, Livorno, 1742.
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Seder Brachos – The Blessings by D. A. De Sola, London, 1829.
David Aaron De Sola was born in Amsterdam in 1796. In 1818, just 23 years old, he was appointed Assistant Hazan (Cantor) of the Bevis Marks Sephardic synagogue in London. The De Sola family had a long history and association with Bevis Marks, and his kinsman, Isaac De Sola was Hazan in London from 1690 … Continue reading Seder Brachos – The Blessings by D. A. De Sola, London, 1829.
Anglo-Jewish Portraits, Alfred Rubens, The Jewish Museum, London 1935.
This is a biographical catalogue of engraved Anglo-Jewish portraits. Before the days of photography, the only images of people were paintings, drawings and engravings. this catalogue of about 460 known engravings includes a large selection of images, and I have reproduced a few interesting ones below. Alfred Rubens (1903-1998) was a chartered surveyor who made … Continue reading Anglo-Jewish Portraits, Alfred Rubens, The Jewish Museum, London 1935.
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