Benjamin J Elton (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. 1st Edition. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear; significant creasing to bottom edge of several pages. Else clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 8vo ; 290 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: Britains Chief Rabbis and the religious character of Anglo-Jewry 1880 to 1970 Summary: The period begins around 1880, a time when the Anglo-Jewish community was consolidating its institutional structures, particularly via the UnitedSynagogue (founded in 1870) and the position of the HermannAdler and subsequent Chief Rabbis. The role of the Chief Rabbi in Britain was in many ways modelled on the Church of Englands bishop/archbishop model (especially in the late Victorian era) the office held not only religious but social and communal authority. This era saw major challenges: modernity (secularisation, assimilation), immigration (especially Eastern European Jews post-1880), world wars, the creation of Israel, and changes in Jewish communal life. Elton uses that backdrop to explore how the Chief Rabbis responded and how Anglo-Jewry as a whole adapted. Author: Benjamin J. Elton Publisher: Manchester University Press. Manchester Year Published: 2009 Edition: Original Dimensions: 24cm x 16cm Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: 9780719079658 Notes: The Dust jacket is protected by a removable clear cover SKU: VSS / 253 / G / 6679 / 5039 Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Handling marks Book condition: Good. Handling marks, marks Binding: Intact Pages: 290 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Black cloth with silver titles. No inscriptions. Unclipped jacket is unmarked. 290pp A fine, unread copy.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 290 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Boards have light general wear plus a moderate3cm ding to the front edge of the spine. Internally very clean. Binding tight. 290pp This book was inspired by beautifully crafted silver relics from The Great Synagogue in Sydney, known as rimmonim. Their origins were unknown and mysterious. Researching for their provenance uncovered that significant Australian Judaica and synagogue architecture existed in Sydney in the nineteenth century. Treasures of Old Jewish Sydney is lavishly illustrated full-colour monograph, first of its kind in Australia. With more than 250 pages of photographs, art history essays and research findings, the Treasures explore ceremonial ornaments and embroidered textiles, illuminated folia, synagogue architecture and an entirely unknown group of Jewish colonial portraits dating from the 1830s through 1900. The author, Dr Jana Vytrhlik, is Prague-born-Sydney-based Jewish art and architecture historian and Judaica specialist. Size: 240mm x 270mm. Book.…