The Jews in London (1889) from “The Graphic” (original) (raw)

Religious Holidays and Observances

• Jewish Wedding — Under the “Chupah”
• Feast of Tabernacles — in the “Succah
• Palm Procession — Feast of Tabernacles
• Day of Atonement — Concluding Service
• Feast of Passover Eve — The “Seder” Service
• Removing Scrolls of the Law from the Ark, West London Synagogue
• Jewish Burial
• Putting on the Phylacteries and the Garb of Prayer
• Jewish Food and the Concept of Kosher
• Jewish Adaptation to British Society and Culture

Synagogues and Other Institutions

• The Government, Institutions, and Charities of London Jews
• Bevis Marks Synagogue
• Great Synagogue, Duke’s Place, Aldgate
• Great Hall in the Jews’ Free School, Bell Lane
• Jews Orphan Asylum. Norwood
• Foreign Jewish Hamidrash “House of Learning) in the East End

Some Leading London Jews

• Rev. Dr. H. Adler, Delegate Chief Rabbi and Chairman of the Council of Jews College
• Rev. Dr. N. M. Adler, Chief Rabbi of the Jews in the British Empire
• Dr. H. Behrend, President of the Jews’ Hospital and Orphan Asylum
• Benjamin L. Cohen, President of the Jewish Board of Guardians and Vice-President of the United Synagogue
• Baron H. De Worms, M.P., Life Member and Trustee of the United Synagogue Council
• Dr. Friedlander, Principal of Jews College
• Rev. Dr. M. Gaster. Chief Rabbi of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews
• Sir Julian Goldsmid, Bart., M. P., President of the Anglo-Jewish Association, and of the Jews Infant Schools
• Sir Philip Magnus, President of the Jewish Deaf and Dumb Home
• Rev. Professor D. W. Marks, Chief Minister of the West London (Reform) Synagogue
• Frederick D. Mocatta, President of the Jewish Home and Vice-President of the Anglo-Jewish Association
• S. Montagu, M.P., President of the Federation of Minor Synagogues, and Chairman of the Board of Schedhita
• Joseph S. Montefiore, Chairman of Elders of the Portuguese Synagogue and Vice-President of the Board of Deputies
• Sir A. Sassoon, Vice-President fo the Anglo-Jewish Association
• Sir John Simon, Vice-President of the Anglo-Jewish Association

Bibliography

Wolf, Lucien. “The Jews in London.” 40 (16 November 1889): 599-604. Hathi Trust online version of a copy in the New York Public Library. Web. 17 July 2021.

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