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  1. Jewish photographs and assorted papers

    Studio photographs, many of First World War soldiers in uniform, but also family portraits, late 19th-early 20th century. Portrait of Levi Barent Cohen together with correspondence about him, 1936; an engraving of a portrait of Sir David Salomons. Visitors' book for South Stoneham House, 1890-1918; souvenir music score for Gounod's 'Romeo et Juliette' performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in honour of the marriage of the Duke of York and Princess Mary of Teck, 4 Jul 1893; translation of the epitaphs still visible in the Hambro Synagogue cemetery made by Dayan Mendelsohn of the ...

  2. Papers of Chief Rabbi Sir Israel Brodie

    Newspaper cuttings, 1948-62 (2 vols.), together with journals of pastoral tours of Australia and New Zealand kept by Mrs Brodie, 1951-2 and 1961-2, and material relating to visits to Israel, Ireland, South Africa and the United States of America (3 vols.). Photographs, including portraits, 1950s-70s. Personal papers, 1918-68; papers of the Conference of European Rabbis and Associated Religious Organisations, 1967-8; drafts and typescripts of sermons, addresses and articles, 1924-63.

  3. Papers of Rabbi Bruno Italiener

    News-cuttings from the German and English press, c.1933-56; sermons, articles and addresses by Italiener, including 'Baeck and Buber', 'Rembrants Gemalde', 'Frauengestalten der Bibel', 'Thoughts of a Jew on Dante's Divine Comedy' and 'Unity and Development'; papers for a course led by Dr Italiener in 1928; typescript article 'Jonathan Balter, 1928-49' and a memorandum, in German, to Presidium and Rabbinate of the Association of Temples by Hans Bloch, 24 May 1933. Correspondence including family letters, 1939; correspondence with Dr Hamburger, 1936; two letters on Dr Leo Baeck's book, 1951, ...

  4. Papers of the Brynmawr Hebrew Congregation

    Deeds and insurance papers relating to the Brynmawr synagogue, 1900-65; deeds and papers relating to the Jewish Burial Ground, 1919-54; death registration certificates, 1923-54. Papers of Moisei Dovidov Goldin (naturalised as Jacob Morris, 1912), watch and clock repairer, 1900-12 Letter from the Chief Rabbi to the President of Ebbw Vale Hebrew Congregation, 1927; typescript notes and an article on the history of Newport Hebrew Congregation, 1956; order of service, Newport Hebrew Congregation, 1956; order of service, re-consecration of Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue, 1955; and order of service at ...

  5. Papers relating to small Jewish communities and genealogical material

    Gentleman's magazine The papers include notes, newspaper cuttings, copies of local Jewish newspapers, correspondence, genealogies, relating to Jews in Cork, Bristol, Plymouth, Cheltenham and a provincial index to the list of Jewish bankrupts in the ; correspondence and papers on the De Castro family; papers relating to Joseph Cortissos; letter from Sir Paul Butler to the secretary of the Board of Deputies concerning an ancestor, Charles Nathaniel Levien and his family, 18 September 1951; correspondence, notes and papers on the families of D'Aguilar, Setton and Samuel; genealogies of Joseph ...

  6. Papers of M.J. Landa relating to the 'Jewish regiment'

    The collection includes articles relating to the regiment, 1916-44, some covering technical aspects, e.g. Hebrew words of command. Reports of the Jewish regiment committee, 1917-21; statement of receipts of payment of the Jewish regiment committee, 1917-20; programmes for performances by supporters of the regiment in aid of the 'comforts fund' and in aid of the Distressed Polish Jews Fund, 1915-18; balance sheet for concerts at the Hackney Empire, 1918, and for the motor ambulance fund, 1918. Correspondence and telegrams relating to the formation of the regiment, 1917-18: correspondents inc...

  7. Papers of Mrs Cissi Z. Rosenfelder

    The papers include lists of children from Germany, their date of birth, and the names and addresses of those offering a home, 1938-9; correspondence, photographs and case papers for individual children and young women from Germany, correspondence with refugee committees, including the German Jewish Aid Committee, 1938-9; letter from the Federation of Woman Zionists about running Whittingehame House as a training centre, 1939; minutes of the Whittingehame House general meeting, 1939; Movement for the Care of Children from Germany guarantee forms, memorandum of information, casework letter, l...

  8. Papers of Dr Adolf Bchler

    General correspondence, 1893-1952, including correspondence with the Chief Rabbi's Office; correspondence relating to Jews' College, London, 1900-38, including admissions papers, 1920s and 1930s. Research notes, together with notes for lectures and speeches; manuscript of an incomplete book on marriage by Bchler. Other papers including a report of the London Jewish Hospital Ladies Aid Association, 1930-1, a report of the Union of Jewish Women, 1931, and minutes of the Jewish Unity Group, 1942; newspaper articles and photographs, including a series of photographs of a dairy shop and milk tra...

  9. Copies of papers relating to the Jewish community in Liverpool

    The papers contain: copy of part of a letter from [Samuel Nathan ?], Durham, addressed to Kate, 26 Dec 1841, with typescript transcript of the whole letter; typescript article `Liverpool Jewry in the eighteenth century'; copies of maps of Liverpool, 1765, 1785 and 1803; copy of a letter from M.Greenberg, Cape Colony, addressed to Walter, describing his experiences in South Africa, 14 Apr 1898; copy of an account [by M.Greenberg ?] of his journey to and experiences in South Africa, 1895-6; copy of a biography, 1943, and two obituaries, 1950, of Moss Greenberg.

  10. Papers of Cyril Wernick

    Jewish Chronicle Prayers for evening service, in Hebrew, written on official receipt forms from Singapore criminal prison; invitation to the dedication service of Synagogue Jacob, Changi Gaol, 26 Aug 1944; photographs of Cyril Wernick, his wife and Wernick's father; letter to Wernick's mother on his death; photographs of temporary and permanent tombstones of Wernick in Kasimode Jewish Cemetery, Madras. Two articles from the about Jewish prisoners of war in Japanese camps, 1945 and 1948.

  11. Uhlman family

    Copies of papers including a transcript of two documents, with translation, granting certain rights and privileges to David Uhlman, Hofaktor of the Duke of Wrttemberg, 6 Jul 1747; a letter, in German, in Hebrew script, from H.Uhlman to his children Simon and Lehna, 5 Oct 1867, together with a transcription; discharge of Simon Uhlman from the American army, 1863; photographs of Fred Uhlman and friends, in military uniform, 1920-1; a portrait of Isak Elsas, the great grandfather of Fred Uhlman; transcript of gravestone inscriptions of Isak and Rosle Elsas, Jewish cemetery, Hochberg; `A man an...

  12. Archives of the West London Synagogue of British Jews

    The archive is composed of correspondence and synagogue papers, 1841-1942, with the principal run of general correspondence files starting in 1863. For the period 1911-23 the files have been sorted alphabetically as well as annually. Earlier correspondence relates to synagogue matters including the prayer books, appeals, the organ, arrears of subscriptions, etc. There are files of applications for membership or seats, copies of the treasurer's reports and financial statements, a lease of synagogue property and papers relating to the appointment of ministers.

  13. Copies of papers relating to Rabbi Chaim Zundel Maccoby

    Copies of letters, 1885-1957, from Lithuania, Russia and Paris; correspondents include Isaac Rabinowitz, Jacob Laustein, J.Goldberg, H.E.Luxemburg, J.Arlowitz, Dr H.Adler, the Hambro Synagogue and the Mountain Breeze House, Mount Freedom, New Jersey; other papers, including a certificate permitting the Kamenitzer Maggid to teach Jewish religious subjects, 1884, receipts, telegrams, a naturalisation certificate, together with extracts from newspapers and magazines with information on the Kamenitzer Maggid.

  14. Papers of Avigdor Schonfeld

    General correspondence, c.1890s-1965; correspondence and papers relating to the Jewish Secondary Schools Movement, 1929-44. Notebooks and other papers. Travel documentation, correspondence from Hungary and an autograph book. Adath Yisrael Hebrew class register, c.1923/4-25/6.

  15. Solomon family papers

    Correspondence, in German and Russian, of Harry Solomon (Chaim Salomonowitz), 1897-1950, with family members in Liepaja, and Riga and Vilnius, including a long series of letters from his wife, Jenka/Jenny, 1910-15; correspondence with and about other members of the family as refugees from Russia, including letters from Novi Sad (Serbia), 1921

  16. Papers of S.M.Rich

    'Journal of a minor Anglo-Jewish communal official': forty- five diaries of Samuel Morris Rich, 1904-49, including earlier correspondence and press cuttings. Papers relating to the death of Rich, including typescript copies of a valedictory address, 4 Nov 1949; order for the memorial service for Rich, 1949.

  17. Papers relating to the London Jewish Hospital Association

    Jewish Chronicle The papers, 1908-19, 1935, include correspondence, 1908-19, of Dr A.G.Levy with Lord Swaythling, C.G. Montefiore, Mr Jacobowizcy, A. Gaster, Sir E. Cooper Perry, and a letter from Meyer Spielman; cuttings from the , with references to the London Jewish Hospital Movement, 1909-15, two typescript reports on the London Jewish Hospital signed by Arnold Sorsby and associates and addressed to Major Green, Chairman of the hospital, 21 Jun 1938.

  18. Papers of C.C. Aronsfeld on Spanish Jewry

    Research materials collected by Aronsfeld relating to Spanish Jewry, twentieth century (8 files)

  19. Papers of the Stott family of Hertfordshire relating to Jewish refugees

    Correspondence with refugee committees, including the German Jewish Aid Committee, the Germany Emergency Committee and with individual refugees, about supporting them in the UK; letters about the Adler family, along with letters from the Adler family, and about other refugees, 1938-45; correspondence with Victor Gollancz and Professor A. V. Hill. Papers relating to internment in the UK including `Some observations after four weeks' internment' at Onchan Internment Camp, Isle of Man. Photographs of refugees and their families, 1938-83. Pamphlets and publications on refugees.

  20. Papers of Abraham Hauser

    Correspondence and papers, scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings, programmes, photographs, etc., 1926-40.