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          122 Archival description results for Judaism

          Wolf (Lucien) Collection
          GB 0103 WOLF · 19th century-20th century

          Papers of Lucien Wolf, 19th-20th century, comprising genealogical notes and notes on Anglo-Jewish history relating to various countries.

          Wolf , Lucien , 1857-1930 , journalist
          WILLESDEN GREEN SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/WGS · Collection · 1933-1939

          Records of the Willesden Green Synagogue, consisting of minute books.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          Willesden Green Synagogue
          WESTMINSTER SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 LMA/4071 · Collection · 1902-2005

          Records of the Westminster Synagogue, 1902-2005. The records consist of minutes of the Council, Executive Committee, Search Committee, House and Building Committee and Annual General Meetings; correspondence; publications and printed material, reports and newsletters; and papers of Rabbi Harold Reinhart, Rabbi Albert Freidlander and Rabbi Thomas Salamon.

          Westminster Synagogue
          WESTMINSTER JEWS FREE SCHOOL
          GB 0074 LMA/4047 · Collection · 1846-1950

          Records of the Westminster Jews Free School, 1846-1950. This is a short series of records and consists of minutes and financial accounts. The minutes date from 1846 and include the first minute book of the Jewish Girls Free School (1846-1853) which contains lists of pupils and letters.

          Westminster Jews Free School
          WESTERN SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/WNS · Collection · 1906-1991

          Records of the Western Synagogue, Marylebone, consisting of registers of kethubot [marriage contracts].

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          Western Synagogue , 1761-1991
          WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2886 · Collection · 1840-1973

          Records of the West London Synagogue of British Jews, 1840-1973. The archive consists mainly of financial records such as cash books, ledgers, journals, accounts books and financial statements, with two scapbooks containing advertisements, news cuttings, programmes and tickets for special events.

          PLEASE NOTE: written permission from the depositors is required to access these records. Contact the Executive Director, West London Synagogue, 35 Seymour Place, London W1H 6AT.

          West London Synagogue of British Jews
          WEST HAM SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/WHS · Collection · 1911 - 2004

          Records of the West Ham Synagogue, including a register of reserved graves; Board of Management minutes; administrative files relating to premises, marriages, classes, staffing, centenary celebrations and the closure of the synagogue; financial records; membership lists; kethubah books [marriage contracts]; centenary exhibition boards; and a design for a hall.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          West Ham District Synagogue
          WEMBLEY SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/WBS · Collection · 1948

          Wembley Synagogue annual report for 1947-48.

          Wembley Synagogue
          WATFORD SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/WTS · Collection · 1947-1949

          Records of the Watford and District Synagogue consisting of an account book for membership contributions.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          Watford and District Synagogue Watford and Bushey Associated Synagogue
          GB 1556 WL 1010 · 1899-1988

          Papers of Malwin Warschauer, 1899-1988, including unpublished copy typescript account of the life and philosophy of Malwin Warschauer entitled Tradition, by his son, James J. Walters; copies of sermons; philosophical treatises; lectures; newspaper articles; correspondence with Albert Einstein and Leo Baeck and obituaries.

          Warschauer , Malvin , 1871-1955 , rabbi
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/WWS · Collection · 1947-1948

          Records of Wanstead and Woodford Synagogue consist of an account book for membership contributions.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          Wanstead and Woodford Synagogue
          VICTORIA CLUB
          GB 0074 ACC/2996 · Collection · 1901-1991

          Records of the Victoria Club, Jewish community centre and youth club, 1901-1991. Records include daily log book; membership books; papers of the Council and Executive; papers relating to building development including transfer of the Club from Stepney to Hackney; financial records; papers relating to youth club activities; papers of the Victoria (Hackney) Kosher Meals on Wheels service; papers of the Senior Citizens Club, the Victoria Centre for Adults, and Hampstead Victoria; fundraising papers and memorabilia.

          Victoria Club , Jewish community centre and youth club
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/UPS · Collection · 1946-1971

          Kethubah book [marriage contracts] for Upton Park District Synagogue.

          Upton Park District Synagogue
          UNITED SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712 · Collection · 1591-2010

          Records of the United Synagogue's Head Office, including minutes, agendas, presented papers, printed annual reports and accounts, byelaws and standing orders, papers relating to property, letter books and correspondence, financial accounts, insurance papers, membership papers, records relating to staff, administrative records, photographs, press cuttings, orders of service, Aubrey Newman's files, and papers relating to Soviet Jewry. This material has been catalogued in 20 sub-fonds (ACC/2712/01 to ACC/2712/20).

          Also included in this collection are records of the individual member synagogues; these comprise mainly membership records, but there are also administrative and financial records for some synagogues. Records of bodies connected with the United Synagogue to a greater or lesser extent are also included in this collection, such as the Office of the Chief Rabbi, London Beth Din and Beth Hamedrash, the Kashrut Commission and various Jewish friendly societies and charities. The United Synagogue's close links with Anglo-Jewish education are also represented in the collection, including records of individual schools such as the Jews' Free School. These records have been catalogued in 47 separate sub-fonds (ACC/2712/AJE to ACC/2712/WWS). Please see individual sub-fonds for further information.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          United Synagogue
          UNION OF SYNAGOGUES
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/USY · Collection · 1807-1880

          Records of the Union of Synagogues, consisting of articles of agreement, minutes of the conjoint committee of the Great, New and Hambro Synagogues, minutes of the Conjoint Committee for managing the West Ham Burial Ground, correspondence, accounts and burial returns.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          Union of Synaogues
          GB 0074 LMA/4429 · Collection · 193--2002

          Records of the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues (ULPS), dealing mainly with the creation of the new version of the prayer book Service of the Heart which was published in 1995. Rabbi John Rayner edited the new edition with Rabbi Chaim Stern as co-editor. Rabbi Julia Neuberger chaired the anthology committee. As well as aiming to combine general Jewish tradition with Progressive Jewish thought the editors wished to respond to changes in Jewish outlook in the late twentieth century. The use of language, in particular gender sensitivity, was carefully examined.

          Other records include minutes and correspondence of the Federation of Womens' Societies Executive Committee and papers relating to ULPS educational courses.

          Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues
          GB 0074 LMA/4732 · Collection · 1910-2003

          Records relating to the Tottenham Hebrew Congregation including finance and Talmud Torah class administration and correspondence. Also includes printed material relating to annual reports and dinner dances, photographs and building plans.

          Tottenham Hebrew Congregation Trust , 1904-2003
          SUSSER, Bernard (1930-1997)
          GB 0074 LMA/4440 · Collection · 1993-1997

          Papers of Rabbi Bernard Susser relating to the survey of Alderney Road Cemetery done in 1993-1997, including notes, illustrations and working papers.

          Susser , Bernard , 1930-1997 , historian and rabbi
          STOKE NEWINGTON SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/SNS · Collection · 1891-1973

          Records of Stoke Newington Synagogue, consisting of minutes and registers of kethubot [marriage contracts].

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          Stoke Newington Synagogue
          SPITALFIELDS GREAT SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 A/SGS · Collection · 1714-1922

          Records of the Spitalfields Great Synagogue, 1714-1922. The collection consists of deeds which trace the ownership and tenancies of the former synagogue from 1714 to the early twentieth century.

          Spitalfields Great Synagogue
          SOUTH WEST SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/SWS · Collection · 1911-1997

          Records of the South West London Synagogue, consisting of administrative and financial records (including minutes and annual reports), and documents relating to Jewish education and synagogue membership.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          South West London Synagogue
          SOUTH EAST LONDON SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/SES · Collection · 1891-1982

          Records of the South East London Synagogue, consisting of minutes, including those of the Ladies Guild, and registers of kethubot [marriage contracts], membership register, 1935-40; and book of weekly payments by members.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          South East London Synagogue
          GB 0074 ACC/2942 · Collection · 1872-1980

          Records of the Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor, 1872-1980. The collection includes minute books of the general and other committees, and many account books, although there is little material which relates to the early days of the charity. There is a large amount of correspondence relating to all aspects of work of the charity.

          Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor
          GB 0103 MS MOCATTA 7 · [1757]

          Manuscript Jewish service book [1757]: Yom Kippur, Sephardic rite. An inscription on the title page states that this text was written for the hazzan (cantor), Daniel di Moses Cohen d'Azevedo.

          Unknown
          GB 0103 MS MOCATTA 23 · [1887]

          Manucript Jewish service book [1887]: Siddur, rite of Sana (Yemen). Apparently copied from an original with superlinear vowel-points.

          Unknown
          GB 0103 MS MOCATTA 4 · [1695]

          Manuscript Jewish service book [1695]: Rosh ha-shanah, rite of Carpentras. With a commentary styled 'Seder Eliahu zuta' by Elijah Karmi.

          Karmi , Israel Ben Joseph
          GB 0103 MS MOCATTA 25 · 1890

          Manuscript Jewish service book, 1890: Piyyutim for distinguished Sabbaths, Ashkenazic rite.

          Unknown
          Service book (Jewish): Omer
          GB 0103 MS MOCATTA 9 · 18th century

          Manuscript Jewish service book, 18th century: Omer. Signature on folio 1: Judah Samuel Sinigaglia.

          Unknown
          GB 0103 MS MOCATTA 3 · 1555-1688

          Manuscript Mahzor containing Jewish festival prayers for the whole year according to the Italian rite, with some additional prayers and ceremonies. On the last two leaves there are signatures of censors: Jacob Geraldino, 1555; Caesar Bellicosus, undated; Camillo Jaghel, 1619; Antonio Franc Enrique, 1688.

          Unknown
          GB 0103 MS MOCATTA 1 · [Early 14th century]

          Manuscript Haggadah [early 14th century], for Passover Eve: Jewish order of service for domestic use.

          Unknown
          Schiller-Szinessy Papers
          GB 0103 SCHILLER · 1832-1968

          Papers, 1832-1968, of and relating to Soloman Marcus Schiller-Szinessy and his family, owned or created by Raphael Loewe. A file of documents from Hungary, 1832-1888, comprises personalia relating to Schiller-Szinessy's activities there, including school reports. A file on Schiller-Szinessy's time at Manchester includes correspondence and papers, 1851-1860, on the synagogues of the Manchester Old Hebrew Congregation and Congregation of British Jews, Manchester, and Schiller-Szinessy's association with them as rabbi. A file on Schiller-Szinessy's time at Cambridge comprises printed material, press cuttings, manuscripts, and correspondence of Raphael Loewe, and includes a letter to Schiller-Szinessy from Sir Moses Montefiore, 1883, replying to his ninety-ninth birthday greetings, and an unpublished manuscript by Schiller-Szinessy (in German), 1888, on 'Der Neue Catalog Der Hebraischen Handscriften In Der Bodleiana'. A file on Schiller-Szinessy's contribution to the Jewish press, 1850-1890, includes press cuttings of his articles and typescript notes on his work. A file on Schiller-Szinessy's other publications includes printed copies and press cuttings of his writings from 1845. A file on the marriage, offspring and death of Schiller-Szinessy comprises a letter from H Samuel to Schiller-Szinessy, 1861; papers relating to his marriage, 1863, and other family papers; a photograph of him, 1888; undated photographs of his daughters Henrietta and Eleanor; a photograph, 1963, of his gravestone; cuttings and other printed papers on his death, 1890, including letters of condolence to his wife; notes, cuttings and correspondence, 1962-1968 and undated, of Raphael Loewe on Schiller-Szinessy, including biographical information. A file of correspondence and papers of Raphael Loewe concerning Alfred Solomon Schiller-Szinessy includes a small scrapbook containing poems, 1886-1887 and undated, by Alfred S Schiller-Szinessy; a photocopy of an article by Alfred S Schiller-Szinessy on 'The Testaments of the XII Patriarchs' from The Jewish World, 1887; and two letters, 1962, concerning his education at the Perse School, Cambridge. A file on the Schiller-Szinessy children notably includes correspondence, 1958-1965, of Raphael Loewe on the welfare, death and burial of Sydney Schiller-Szinessy. Other original material comprises a manuscript transcript of Bereshith Rabbathi; undated manuscript accounts of the Hebrew language, for teaching; bound copies of Der Ungarische Israelit (in German), 1886, for Dr Schiller-Szinessy; a notebook containing manuscript verse and miscellaneous notes, inscribed [1903]. There is a typescript list of documents relating to Schiller-Szinessy, 1940, and a ticket for an address by Raphael Loewe on Schiller-Szinessy, 1962.

          Szinessy , Solomon Marcus , Schiller- , 1820-1890 , rabbi and scholar Loewe , Raphael , fl 1940-1984 , Professor of Hebrew
          RUSSIAN JEWS COMMITTEE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/RJC · Collection · 1881-1882

          Records of the Russian Jews Committee, consisting of minutes of the Executive Committee and a letter book.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          Russian Jews Committee
          ROTH CATALOGUE MISCELLANEOUS
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/RC · Collection · 1800-1890

          The records within this section comprise those items which do not technically belong within the United Synagogue or its member synagogues or related charities and societies. They consist largely of trading accounts of various Jewish merchants, and accounts of the Beth Hamedrash, Chief Rabbi and small Jewish bodies.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          Various
          ROMFORD SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/RMS · Collection · 1948

          Records of Romford Synagogue consisting of an account book for membership contributions.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          Romford and District Synagogue
          GB 0074 LMA/4238 · Collection · 1970-1994

          Records of the Rabbinical Commission for the Licensing of Shochetim, including Commission minutes; general correspondence and correspondence with Shechita Boards.

          Rabbinical Commission for the Licensing of Shochetim
          GB 1556 WL 1211 · 1936-1937

          Papers relating to Joachim Prinz, 1936-1937, including text of a speech by former members of Joachim Prinz's congregation, prior to Prinz's departure to the US, [1937]; newspaper cuttings including an article entitled 'Unsere jüdische Kultursituation' by Prinz from the Israelitisches Familienblatt, 7 Oct 1936 and an article written in honour of Prinz shortly prior to his departure to the US, 11 Jun 1937.

          Prinz , Joachim , 1902-1988 , rabbi
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/PGS · Collection · 1948

          Annual report for Palmers Green and Southgate Synagogue, 1947-48.

          Palmers Green and Southgate Synagogue
          GB 0074 ACC/2805/01 · Collection · 1829-1997

          General records of the Office of the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, including letter books; appointment books; statistics; minutes of the Chief Rabbinate Council; minutes, correspondence and proceedings of the Conference of Anglo-Jewish Preachers; papers of the Provincial Jewish Ministers Fund including correspondence, minutes, financial accounts and reports of inspections of Hebrew classes; orders of service for national and royal occasions, synagogue foundations, consecrations, jubilees and anniversaries; funerals and memorials, marriages, Holocaust memorials, and dedications of hospitals and schools; and photographs. ACC/2805/01/110 records the results of the survey into Hebrew Congregations in the British Empire commissioned by Chief Rabbi Nathan Adler soon after he took office.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, Office of Chief Rabbi, 735 High Road, North Finchley, London NW12 OUS.

          Office of the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
          OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI
          GB 0074 ACC/2805 · Collection · 1829-2004

          The archive consists of the official working papers of the Chief Rabbinate from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. Files, volumes, bundles of papers, photographs, prints, video tapes, publications and leaflets make up the bulk of the collection. The Chief Rabbis represented in this collection are Nathan Adler (1868-1901), Hermann Adler (1868-1921), Joseph Hertz (1899-1946), Israel Brodie (1917-1967), Immanuel Jakobovits (1913-1992) and Jonathan Sacks (1988-2004). Also included are some papers of the Deputy for the Chief Rabbi, Harris Lazarus (1942-1950).

          The archive is primarily concerned with the activities of the Chief Rabbinate. Because of the cosmopolitan nature of the office there are files on Jewish congregations overseas which are of interest, also some papers on the Holocaust and its immediate aftermath (ACC/2805/06/05/1-11). The varying interests of individual Chief Rabbis are reflected in the collection: for instance Immanuel Jakobovits' role in Jewish medical ethics.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, Office of Chief Rabbi.

          Office of the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
          NOTTING HILL SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 LMA/4743 · Collection · 1975-2003

          Records of Notting Hill Synagogue including correspondence, members lists, building documentation, minute books and accounts.

          Notting Hill Synagogue
          GB 0074 LMA/4771 · Collection · 1944-2004

          Records of the North West London Jewish Day School including administrative records for the school dating from 1944, which includes minutes and reports from various school committees, staff and pupil records, correspondence, Parents Association material and records related to the building and its history.

          Finance records cover end of year accounts, fundraising and school contribution fees

          North West London Jewish Day School deposited a large number of photographs, both physical and digital records. These have been organised by topic and depict the school's many activities, including competitions, sports events and fundraising.

          North West London Jewish Day School
          NORTH LONDON SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/NLS · Collection · 1864-1957

          Records of the North London Synagogue, consisting of correspondence and a kethuba register [marriage contracts].

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          North London Synagogue
          GB 0074 LMA/4456 · Collection · 1804-2002

          Records of The Home for Aged Jews (later called Nightingale House and later Nightingale). This collection contains a wide range of records of the Home including minutes, a good set of annual reports, accounts, property and building records, printed material, photographs, film and videos. The archive gives detailed coverage of changes in care work and the life of residents and staff working at Nightingale. Of particular interest are the residents' admission book (1914-1933) and official 'diary' of events (1916) which are a good resource for tracing residents admitted to the Home, and the annual reports (1896-1997) which cover all aspects of the work of the Home including the early introduction of Occupational Therapy and other facilties for residents.

          The majority of the archive relates to the later half of the 20th century, although there is a small survival of records from the early period of the Home and its former Charities (from 1879) before its move to Wandsworth in 1907. The minutes include a minute book of the Wandsworth Hospital Group's Jewish Home of Rest, Birchlands Avenue, Wandsworth. The property deeds include deeds of the Farmiloe family, lead and glass merchants of Rochester Row, Westminster.

          Nightingale x Nightingale House (The Home for Aged Jews) The Home for Aged Jews
          NEW WEST END SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/WES · Collection · 1879-1910

          Records of the New West End Synagogue consisting of minute books.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          New West End Synagogue
          NEW SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/NWS · Collection · 1761-1962

          Records of the New Synagogue, Leadenhall Street, consisting of administrative and financial records, including laws and byelaws, minutes, annual reports, letter books, membership records and photographs; an extensive run of correspondence files, registers of memorials; chalitzah books and registers of kethubot [marriage contracts].

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          New Synagogue , Leadenhall Street
          NEW ROAD SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2943 · Collection · 1924-1974

          Records of the New Road Synagogue, Whitechapel, 1924-1974. With the exception of the two minute books the majority of the records date from the mid 1960s, when J. Lindsay took over as Secretary of the New Road Synagogue. He remained in post until the amalgamation in 1974. The correspondence files are those which were maintained by J. Lindsay. Their contents reflect the wide range of duties undertaken by members of the Synagogue within the Jewish community.

          New Road Synagogue , Whitechapel
          MILE END AND BOW SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/MBS · Collection · 1928-1976

          Records of the Mile End and Bow Synagogue, consisting of minutes, a kethuba register [marriage contracts] and a register of donors to the Building Fund.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          Mile End and Bow Synagogue