tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post3131460438937079059..comments2023-11-05T22:12:50.570+11:00Comments on Daphne Anson: Snatched Memories: A Daughter of Zion on Yiddishkayt in the old East EndDaphne Ansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-15037642958518565542016-02-07T13:05:31.999+11:002016-02-07T13:05:31.999+11:00Hope someone can help you, Tom.Hope someone can help you, Tom.Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-75784953837365241842016-02-07T09:08:15.097+11:002016-02-07T09:08:15.097+11:00Hello all, are there any known photos of RBZ Abrah...Hello all, are there any known photos of RBZ Abrahams as a young girl, with family, in the East End of London? Tom Wescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886186147381187451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-20592157896050179662014-11-14T09:17:11.639+11:002014-11-14T09:17:11.639+11:00Thanks, Bella.Thanks, Bella.Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-74178783786584209982014-11-14T02:45:07.438+11:002014-11-14T02:45:07.438+11:00Dear daphne,
after some re-search I found out that...Dear daphne,<br />after some re-search I found out that the Diary (note book?) of Consul James Finn, which was held by RBZ Abrahams-Lask, is probably now in Yad Ben Zvi, Israel. <br />All the best,<br />Bella Doron-LaskAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-74723751787493491512014-11-05T08:54:57.247+11:002014-11-05T08:54:57.247+11:00Thank you very much for that information, Bella. T...Thank you very much for that information, Bella. This post, although an old one, still gets its fair share of views, and that information is very welcome. Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-44244261097306759462014-11-05T07:43:45.076+11:002014-11-05T07:43:45.076+11:00Dear Daphne,
Thanks for all you wrote and brought...Dear Daphne,<br /><br />Thanks for all you wrote and brought here.<br />Aunt Roochel (RBZ Abrahams) was my father's sister. Much of the family correspondence (yet for serious researches) is in:<br />http://www.southampton.ac.uk/archives/cataloguedatabases/webguidemss207.html<br />Much of that correspondence is between my father I.M. Lask and RBZ.<br /><br />As to copyright, perhaps Ruth Rasnic, in Israel can be connected. However several relatives have been and are being connected by the Posen publishing house already.<br />.<br />All the best,<br />Bella Doron-Lask<br />Bellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-89179334233057718632013-09-19T07:40:06.621+10:002013-09-19T07:40:06.621+10:00@Elizabeth (lizhb)
I'm a researcher for The Po...@Elizabeth (lizhb)<br />I'm a researcher for The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, under the auspices of Yale University Press and am seeking the descendants of Beth Zion Abrahams to request copyright permission to include an excerpt of her translation of "Gluckel of Hamelin" for an upcoming anthology.<br />Elizabeth, I'd be very grateful if you would contact me for further details alice@with-permission.com ( I'm actually located in Israel)<br />Thanks so much and I look forward to hearing from you!<br />Alice TeslerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-30591540669477348552013-02-01T01:00:25.260+11:002013-02-01T01:00:25.260+11:00No, Elizabeth. I'm not a relative. I encounter...No, Elizabeth. I'm not a relative. I encountered your aunt's name through my interest in the history of the Anglo-Jewish community and my membership of the Jewish Historical Society of England - I admired the fact that she was a pioneering writer on the topic, and a very talented one. She's one of the many people who have potted biographies in "The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History" which was published a couple of years ago. Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-21505619694177729032013-02-01T00:41:55.154+11:002013-02-01T00:41:55.154+11:00HI Daphne,
Beth Zion Abrahams was my great aunt, ...HI Daphne, <br />Beth Zion Abrahams was my great aunt, and Im curious as to how you started a blog in her name. to us she was known as Aunt Rachel (her given name) and her Father Joseph is my great uncle, are you related to us in some way?<br /><br />thanks Elizabeth lizhbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195847868722591239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-71919538338431127032010-10-29T04:32:49.062+11:002010-10-29T04:32:49.062+11:00Not offhand, I'm afraid. However, she was a l...Not offhand, I'm afraid. However, she was a leading member of the Jewish Historical Society of England, and if you contact them they might well be able to put you on the right path. <br />If you contact me on email I'll give you a contact person - and I may be able to think of another lead<br />daphne dot anson at gmail dot comDaphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-35894008795368664932010-10-29T04:02:06.762+11:002010-10-29T04:02:06.762+11:00Daphne,
Do you know what happened to papers in Be...Daphne,<br /><br />Do you know what happened to papers in Beth-Zion Abraham's personal collection? I've just met her through an article she wrote in 1980 based on a couple of entries in a 19th century British consul's notebook that she apparently held. I have particular interest in that material. If it's somehow accessible for study now, I would be grateful for that information.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />A.W. Roades, USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-76075781780126462262010-10-07T18:48:58.696+11:002010-10-07T18:48:58.696+11:00Shirlee, I will try and email you the link.Shirlee, I will try and email you the link.Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-64615344320712202032010-10-07T09:12:09.968+11:002010-10-07T09:12:09.968+11:00Daphne and Ray
There are many videos of the old E...Daphne and Ray<br /><br />There are many videos of the old East End on Youtube.<br />Daphne do you have the link for the above?<br /><br />Just found this whilst looking for something I have tossed.<br /><br />http://www.jewisheastend.com/<br /><br />It has a link to Fieldgate St shul. My booba lived directly opposite and took us there on High Holydays.<br /><br />Ray, I have been told that Hessel St is now Pakistani...I shudder !!<br /><br />My father was a Councillor in Stepney for 25 years. The last time I was down the East End, his name was still painted on walls!!<br /><br />Ray I will write to you. Daphne sent me your address, but I have heaps of mail to catch up on, so it will be a week or soShirl in Oznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-36550200768166656312010-10-07T03:25:00.906+11:002010-10-07T03:25:00.906+11:00If you wish to be put in touch with each other, Ra...If you wish to be put in touch with each other, Ray and Shirlee, I have your respective emails. <br />(I love having your reminiscences on here but fully understand, of course, if there are things you'd rather discuss in private.)<br />I'll keep on the lookout for other extracts of interest. Much has been posted to the web, of course, but their are still hidden gems waiting to be discovered.<br />One field of onterest re the East End is the world of Yiddish theatre - David Mazower has written a book on that and there's material online.Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-2133699190201047352010-10-07T01:45:17.773+11:002010-10-07T01:45:17.773+11:00Shirl - my Booba used to go go to Hessel Street ev...Shirl - my Booba used to go go to Hessel Street everyday taking my Mum with her. Oh, the stories I could tell. At one time I intended to do so - maybe I will, one day. Another world, another time. Laughter and tears. The Blitz, the Depression....<br /><br />My experience is second-hand, of course, yours first hand. I envy your memories.Ray Cookhttp://www.raymondcook.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-15917719072449065012010-10-07T01:39:51.779+11:002010-10-07T01:39:51.779+11:00I was born in the City Road extension of the Royal...I was born in the City Road extension of the Royal Free Hospital and spent the first 5 years of my life in Shoreditch/Hoxton.<br /><br />My mother lived at various venues around Commercial Rd from the 20's to 40's<br /><br />The London Hospital was well know to her.<br /><br />So a good stone's throw would be more accurate; maybe I'm not quite a true Eastender but Shoreditch is pretty close and I think I qualify as a Cockney. I'm a spiritual Eastender if nothing else.Ray Cookhttp://www.raymondcook.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-89969304551210330422010-10-06T23:36:55.193+11:002010-10-06T23:36:55.193+11:00Ray, where were you born?
There's mention of ...Ray, where were you born?<br /><br />There's mention of the London Hospital in the article. I grew up in the street behind it !!<br /><br />Thanks to Hitler, I wasn't born in the East End. All babies were born outside of London during the war, especially the East End, because the Luftwaffe were targeting the docks<br /><br /><br />Daphne you can use my name !!!Shirl in Oznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-90600884285715413652010-10-06T22:25:59.457+11:002010-10-06T22:25:59.457+11:00Hi, Ray and Shirl in Oz. I'm glad you both lik...Hi, Ray and Shirl in Oz. I'm glad you both like it. Beth-Zion Abrahams was a good historian, and since I'm still flu-ey and largely non compos mentis I decided I'd make her the "guest blogger". There were three other interviews of elderly people along with hers - maybe I'll make extracts later for future posting.Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-67834816550646184402010-10-06T22:11:05.853+11:002010-10-06T22:11:05.853+11:00This has brought tears to my eyes. It's like r...This has brought tears to my eyes. It's like re-living my childhood. <br /><br />It's funny, because I don't recall any Jews in the East End, not speaking Yiddish. We all grew up speaking it, as our grandparents were from the old Soviet bloc countries and spoke no English. <br /><br />One of the main things not mentioned is the market in Hessel St, which was known as the ‘Jewish Market.’ There was no way one could shop there, if they didn't speak Yiddish. I used to go the long way around to school, so that I could watch the shochet killing chickens!!<br /><br />It was a wonderful warm vibrant place to live and it was multicultural, before it was PC to be multicultural. Many Indians, West Indians and Irish people.Shirl in Oznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-73885902849066682452010-10-06T21:13:36.799+11:002010-10-06T21:13:36.799+11:00Interesting read. My mother is from the East End a...Interesting read. My mother is from the East End and I was born a stone's throw from it. <br /><br />Fascinating stories. My mother told me all about the Board of Guardians and the missionaries.<br /><br />A world all but gone except in the memories and writing of those that lived through it.<br /><br />From such poverty was born the thriving Jewish community of today. I wonder how many know about or care about the experiences of their grand parents and great grand parents.Ray Cookhttp://www.raymondcook.netnoreply@blogger.com