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Contents:
Letter to Federation Secretary from
L. Berg, Hon Sec Lodz Synagogue, September 1913
Notice in the London Jewish Chronicle, 1919
Registers of the Lodz Synagogue London, 1897-1909
The London Metropolitan Archives holds source material on the
Federation Synagogues, among which are the collection books of
the Lodz Synagogue, ca. 1898, with members' names and addresses.
It also holds the Federation Burial Society file on the Lodz Synagogue,
consisting of correspondence in Yiddish script between the Lodzers
and the Society and carbon copies of a huge number of warning
notices about arrears to Lodzer members threatening expulsion
(indicating that poverty as a paupers funeral was a great disgrace
and constant fear). The notices were sent by registered mail and
the tickets are still attached. It is clear the Lodz Synagogue
was well established for about 30 years, until1930 at least. The
members' ledger list gave only surnames (and initials if there
were more than one family of that name), but the addresses will
be useful when the 1911 census comes available in 2011.
I might explain that there were/are two major Synagogue organisations
in London. The Federation and the United Synagogue. Each has a
burial society and the Synagogue levied the contributions and
passed them on. There were also independant synagogues. I found
this interesting letter (copied warts and all):
To Federation Secretary from L. Berg, Hon Sec Lodz Synagogue
28 Sept 1913
Dear Sir ,
I am surprised at you for asking for a long time one of the Reverends
to come to the Lodz Synagogue to give us a preaching . The last
time you asked for the Very Reverend Maccoby to preach in our
synagogue you altered your mind and he did not come. Today I saw
an advertisement for Sandys Row Synagogue* that the Very Reverend
Haikin will preach there of the first dayRosh Hashonna at 4.30
pm . That Synagogue has nothing at all to do with the Federation
therefore I ask that you desire one of the Very Reverend to attend
and preach on the first day Rosh Hashonna . I hope you will consider
the matter immediately and do as I ask you .
Yours faithfully
L Berg Hon Sec Lodz Syn - 14 New Goulston St
* Sandys Row was the Dutch Synagogue - which broke away fronm
the
Federation: the indigation in the letter reflects the mutual dislike
that existed between the Dutch and Polish - see my webpage article
for more on the subject.
21 September 1999
Aubrey Jacobus
Email: Aubrey@Jacobyte.com
Web page: http://www.mjacobus.freeserve.co.uk
London Metropolitan Archives Library Web Site
Email: lma@ms.corpoflondon.gov.uk
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Notice in the London Jewish Chronicle, 1919
The Lodzer Benefit Society
6 Houndsditch E.
Donations from:
Mr. M. SPIRO, at wedding of Miss M. PULMUTTER and H. KATZ, 27
Tredegar Rd. E1
Mr. A. TARLO (Pres.), at wedding of Miss M. COHEN and J. LEVY,
6 Cutler St.
Secrty A. E. DIAMOND
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Registers of the Lodz Synagogue London, 1897-1909
Note: The following information was found in a ledger in the Federation
Synagogues archive giving the Lodz Synagogue membership dues,
1909. Inaccuracies may be present due to longhand transcription.
ABRAHAMS
ABRAHAMS
ABRAHAMS
APPELBERG
APPELBERG
ARKIN, M.
ASHER
ASHER
BARALEVSKI
BARNETT
BERNSTEIN
BIRKLAND
BOLSTEIN, W.
BONSTEIN
BORENSTEIN
BORENSTEIN, W.
BOXER, E.
BOYER, E.
COHEN
COHEN, A.
EIDLEMAN
FEDERMAN
FINKEL
FLATAW, J.
FRISH
GILLAN
GOLAWITZ
GOLDBERG, J.
GOLDBIN
GOLDENSTEIN
GOLDING
GOLDING
GOLISZKI
GOLLUB
GREENBERG
GREENBLATT
GUM HAAR, L.
HARRIS, R.
HASER, L.
HATAW
HENBERG
HIMAN
HYMAN
JABLOSKI
KAPPELOV
KINGSTONE
KONSKIER
KONSKIER
KOOPERSTADT
KORNFIDRAG
KOSKI
KRIES, A.
LARMENS
LEVY, M.
LITTMAN, F.
LUCKER
LUCKER
MARDIZ
MILLER
MOSES
MOSKAVITZ
MOSKAVITZ
NIRNBERG
NUREK
OSTWINT
PASSES, G.
POLLOCK
PRICE, S.
PUSK
RICHMAN
RISMAN
ROSENSTEIN
ROSENTHAL ROSENTHAL
RUDOLF
SAUNDERS
SCHILDER
SCHIRENS, A.
SENKI
SHIFENBLATT
SHIFENBLATT
SHIFFENBLATT
SHUSTER
SHUSTER
SILVERBLATT
SILVERBLATT
SILVERMAN
SILVERMAN
SILVERMAN, B.
SILVERPRIVER
SOLOMANS
SORENSKI
SPECTERMAN
SPERBLOW
SPIRO, S.
SPIVAKOFF
STEIN
STEINHOLZ
STONE
STONE, M.
STOOEN
STRAUSS
TENERMAN
VANGARTEN
WINTERTON
WEBER
WOLSKI
ZAN
ZERKOFF
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