Large collection comprising hundreds of books, booklets, leaflets and single leaves printed in England. England, [18th-20th centuries]. The vast majority of items are from the first half of the 20th century.
The collection includes Torah literature from British rabbis and booklets of the sermons they delivered; reports issued by various committees and bodies, including many reports from the Central Council for Jewish Religious Education; reference books and many offprints from renowned researchers, dealing with various Jewish topics; Passover Haggadot; compositions on synagogues and communities in England; siddurim and prayer books; many prayer booklets for special occasions, including occasions relating to the royal family; miniature calendars; various periodicals; advertisements for new books; signed documents from various institutions and organizations, and many other paper items.
Some of the items:
• The History of the Holy Bible, Vol. II: From the Revolt of the Ten Tribes to the End of the Prophets, with Sculptures, by Samuel Wesley. [London, 1704]. English.
• Hilchot Tamlud[!] Torah VeHilchot Teshuva by the Rambam, with Latin translation and notes, by Robert Clavering. Oxford, 1705. Hebrew and Latin.
• The Lying Prophet Examined, and His False Predictions Discovered, by William Huntington. London, 1803. English.
• Abrahams’s Interlineary Tephilloth,  Daily Form of Prayers, with the English Translation, prayers for the year round, according to the order of the German and Polish Jews, with English commentary. London, 1853.
• Laws of the congregation of the Great Synagogue, Duke’s place. London, 1863.
• Prayer for the recovery of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, Tevet 18723. London, 1872.
• Elef Alfin, Igeret Evel, memorial service for R. [Nathan] Adler, chief rabbi of the British Empire. London, 1890.
• The Paths of Judaism in England, by Yisrael Yitzchak Schwartzburg (I.I. Black). Manchester, 1903.
• Zemirot UTefilot Yisrael, traditional compositions for prayers and blessings, for the synagogue and home, by Asher Perlzweig, cantor of the Finsbury park synagogue. London, 1914. Sheet music.
• House of a Thousand Destinies, short story by Stefan Zweig. London, 1937. Published in a booklet as part of a fundraising campaign on behalf of the Jews Temporary Shelter in London. Enclosed: photocopy of an appeal letter from the president of the shelter’s committee, with a printed appeal leaflet.
• Unzere Kedoshim un Helden (lamentation on the Holocaust victims). London, 1944. Yiddish. Not recorded in the NLI catalog.
• Catalogue of an Exhibition of Anglo-Jewish Art and History, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum London. London, 1956. Catalog of a Jewish art exhibition.
• Several books printed in limited editions.
Approx. 340 items: books, booklets, leaflets, printed cards, single leaves and various documents. Size and condition vary.