The Rise of Jewish Suburbia
‘Saul Myers begs to inform the gentlemen of the Jewish persuasion that his spacious Dining Rooms are now open for their reception; and he trusts by strict attention to business to ensure their patronage. The Rooms will be open on the Sabbath only to those members of the faith who have ordered dinners on or before the preceding Friday. 17 Cornhill, opposite the Royal Exchange.’
This notice appeared in the Voice of Jacob on 7 July 1843.1 It is of significance as testifying to the development in London of a commuter class of Jewish businessmen who had settled in the suburbs but travelled daily into the City to work and insisted on observance of the dietary laws. It is clear that Mr. Myers looked to this class for his main clientele, although he did offer to cater for visitors on Sabbaths and Holy Days (something our contemporaries have so far
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- HONORARY OFFICERS, COUNCIL, AND MEMBERS, 1967-68
- Laws (revised and adopted 11 July 1962)
- CORRECTION
- Memoir of Sir Nathaniel Nathan 1843-1916
- Memoir of Sir Nathaniel Nathan 1843-1916
- Rabbi Dr. Isidore Epstein, B.A., Ph.D., D.Lit., 1894-1962
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- The London Get of 1287
- Non-Religious Factors in the Emergence of the Chief
- Judith Montefiore First Lady of Anglo-Jewry
- Abraham Solomon, Painter of Fashion, and Simeon Solomon, Decadent Artist
- The Rev. Dr. Joseph Ghotzner
- Dr. Abraham Benisch as Newspaper Editor
- Abraham Sussman from Berdichew to Bevis Marks
- Hyman Hurwitz: the First Anglo-Jewish Professor
- Russo-Jewish Immigrants in England before 1881
- Some Extracts from the Memoirs of an Octogenarian
- Solomon Marcus Schiller-Szinessy, 1820-1890
- The Rise of Jewish Suburbia
- Preface
