Jewish London: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Visitors and Londoners - Softcover

Kolsky, Rachel; Rawson, Roslyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566569001 ISBN 13: 9781566569002

Publisher: Interlink Books, 2012

Synopsis

The perfect companion for discovering Jewish London through the ages

Whether you visit Golders Green with its bagel and falafel bars, Stamford Hill with its growing Orthodox community, Spitalfields with its memories of the Jewish East End, the City to trace civic emancipation through the lives of 19th-century financiers or stroll through leafy NW3 in the footsteps of refugees fleeing Europe in the 1930s, this book is for both visitors and residents. It is a comprehensive guide to Jewish London past and present.

Divided into 11 chapters, the book includes Jewish London on Foot, a series of walking tours located in the East End, Central London and Hampstead. Each walk has a route map and clear directions, as well as informative text that will bring London s Jewish heritage to life.

Jewish London Today takes a look at contemporary Jewish London, providing listings for cafés and restaurants, shops, hotels, synagogues and religious amenities in the main Jewish areas within close proximity to Central London.

There are also chapters on exploring places of Jewish interest off the main tourist trail, an in-depth look at the Jewish Museum, features on Holocaust memorials, art and artists, literature and film, a calendar of cultural events and festivals and a chapter with suggested day trips from London.

8 carefully planned walks that will bring to life London s Jewish communities over the centuries
Jewish London today listings of places to stay, eat, shop, pray and explore
Information on where to see Jewish art, Judaica and Holocaust memorials, and an in-depth tour of the Jewish Museum
Discover the birthplaces, homes and burial grounds of well-known Jewish Londoners
Full-color photography and specially commissioned maps throughout

About this title

From the Back Cover

?Packed with fascinating and practical information, Jewish London features everything for the visitor to London, from walking tours of historic areas such as the old Jewish East End to listings of kosher restaurants and shops, and information on important Jewish Londoners and where they lived.

About the Author

Prize-winning London Blue Badge Guide, Rachel Kolsky runs Go London Tours. Her wide range of walks and visits specializes in both Jewish heritage and uncovering the human stories behind London's buildings. Roslyn Rawson is London-based writer, lawyer, and Jewish historian.

About this edition

• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1566569001
• ISBN 13: 9781566569002
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224