FOREWORD

The original intention was to mark the attainment by the late Elkan Nathan Adler of the eightieth anniversary of his birth by the presentation to him of a volume of essays written in his honour by friends and colleagues. The first part of this volume was published in the year 1942, but before it was possible to pass the second part through the press, to the regret of a wide circle Elkan Adler’s life ended. The second part which is now presented to the public by the Jewish Historical Society of England is therefore a memorial of one who was in his lifetime one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the Society. One of the founding members of the Society, he was a member of its Council for almost half a century. He served as its President for two terms?1912 to 1914?and a$ a Vice-President from the latter year until

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Volume 5

1902

Other articles within the volume

• THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 1907-1908.
• BYE-LAWS
• LAWS.
• THE AMERICAN CELEBRATION
• THE WHITEHALL CONFERENCE : CELEBRATION OF THE 250th ANNIVERSARY
• THE NORWICH DAY-BOOK.
• THE JEWS OF IRELAND. AN HISTORICAL SKETCH.
• CALENDARS OF THE COACHING DAYS.
• THE DISRAELI FAMILY.1
• PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. THE SCIENCE OF JEWISH HISTORY
• A NOTE ON THE BODLEIAN BOWL
• A LETTER OF MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL.
• THE BAAL SHEM OF LONDON
• THE LOST TRIBES AND THE RETURN OF THE JEWS TO ENGLAND.
• JEWS AND CORONATIONS.
• SIR I. SPIELMANN’S PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS AND ITS SEQUEL
• NOTES ON LEICESTER JEWRY
• THE JEWRY OF THE RESTORATION. 1660-1664
• MR. F. D. MOCATTA’S PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. THE WANDERINGS OF THE JEWS.
• The Jewish Obituaries in the “Gentleman’s Magazine”: [Corrigenda and Addenda]
• A Sabbathaian Will from New York
• Tentative List of Jewish Underwriting Members of Lloyd’s (from some time prior to 1800 until the year 1901)
• The Jewish Fellows of the Royal Society: Paper read before the Jewish Historical Society of England, 15th December, 1947
• Three Letters of Anglo-Jewish Interest
• Jewish Entries in the “Curia Regis Rolls” and Elsewhere
• The following is a selected list of the published writings of Elkan Nathan Adler. It is based mainly on a longer list compiled by Mr. A. Schischa under the direction of the late Elkan Adler :?
• Elkan Nathan Adler: In Memoriam: An Address delivered before The Jewish Historical Society, on 14th November, 1946
• PEEFACE.
• FOREWORD