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Articles by the late Harold Pollins
(1924-2018)

Listed below are articles written by Harold Pollins
and kindly contributed by him to JCR-UK

Oxford Series of Articles

• Articles initially published in the Oxford Menorah

  • An Unknown Soldier: Harry Mitchell Davidson, A World War I Jewish Soldier from Oxford and his Family (1993)

  • It's a Small World (1996)

  • The Lynn Family of Oxford (2002)

  • Isaac or Levi or Lewis or Percy Levi Solomon of Oxford (2003)

  • Habonim in Oxford in WWII (2003, updated 2012)

  • The Jufra Club in the Second World War (2004)

  • M.E. Slapoffski of Oxford (2005)

  • Rabbi Jacob Weinberg leaves Oxford (2005)

  • Two Unknown Welsh Synagogues, and an Oxford Connection (2006)

  • Slapoffskis in Oxford (2009)

  • Thame and its Jews (2010)

  • The Last Minister of Oxford (2011)

  • The Freedsons in Oxford (2012)

  • Phillip Cohen of Oxford 1791-1877 (2013)

  • Solomon Moses Mitchel. A Transient in Oxford (2013)

  • Ministers in Oxford (2014)

  • Oxford Jewish Casualties in First World War - Three Mysteries (2014)

  • 90th Birthday Speech by Harold Pollins (2014)

  • Two Oxford Jewish Court Cases of the 1840s (2014)

  • Was There a Mikveh in Oxford in the 1840s (2015)

  • An Indian Jew at Oxford University (2015)

  • A Jew and the "Forbidden Thing" (2017)

  • Adventures in Agriculture (2017)

  • For additional Oxford Manorah articles, unrelated to Oxford, see under "Other Articles" below

• Press Reports about the Oxford Jewish Community (1844-2011, excluding WWII)

• Press Reports about the Oxford Jewish Community during WWII

• Oxford Jewish Community - a Brief History

• Herbert Martin James Loewe in Oxford
  (initially published in the Jewish Journal of Sociology, 2006)

• Oxford Jewish Casualties during the Great War
  (initially published in The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society, volume 65, 2014)

Histories of Jewish Communities

• England

  • Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham - Early History of the Jews of Bishop Auckland

  • Boston, Lincs. - The Jews of Boston, Lincolnshire
    (initially published in the Jewish Journal of Sociology)

  • Burnley, Lancs. - The Jews of Burnley, Lancashire

  • Darlington, Co. Durham - An Early History of the Jews in Darlington

  • Dewsbury, Yorks. - Jews of Dewsbury

  • Oxford - Oxford Jewish Community - a Brief History

  • Slough, Bucks - The Jews of Slough in the 19th Century

  • Stroud, Glos. - The Jewish Community of Stroud 1877-1908
    (initially published in the Jewish Journal of Sociology)

  • Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham - Short History of the Jews of Stockton-on-Tees
    (initially published in Shemot, magazine of the Jewish Historical Sociiety of Great Britain)

  • Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex - The Jews at Walton-on-the-Naze

  • Wigan, Lancs. - Notes on the Wigan Jewish Community

  • Worksop, Notts. - Early Jewish Residents of Worksop

• Wales

  • Brynmawr, Gwent - The Jewish Community of Brynmawr, Wales (pdf file)
    (initially published by The Jewish Journal of Sociology (volume L, 2008)

  • Ebbw Vale, Gwent - The Jews of Ebbw Vale and District

  • Newbridge, Gwent - The Newbridge and District Jewish Community
    (initially published in Gwent Local History)

  • Swansea, W. Glamorgan - The Swansea Jewish Community - the First Century

  • Wrexham, Clwyd - The Jews of Wrexham

Extracts of Press Reports

• England

  • Addlestone Jewish Community, press reports during WWII

  • Barnsley Jewish Community, press reports 1903-1979

  • Barrow-in-Furness Jewish Community, press reports 1877-1943

  • Basingstoke Jewish Community, press reports 1903-1958

  • Biggleswade (& Shefford) Jewish Community, press reports 1936-2003

  • Blackpool Jewish Community, press reports, 1865-1927

  • Bolton Jewish Comunity, press reports 1884-1920, 1960, 1970

  • Boston (Lincs.) Jewish Community, press reports 1847-1925

  • Burnley Jewish Community, press reports 1884-1981

  • Canterbury Jewish Community, press reports 1790-1833

  • Chelmsford Jewish Community, press reports 1833-2011

  • Chester Jewish Community, press reports 1894-1906

  • Darlington Jewish Community:

    • Press reports Part 1, 1773-1919

    • Press reports Part 2, 1920-1939

    • Press reports Part 3, 1940-1961

    • Press reports Part 4, 1962-2015

  • Dewsbury Jewish Community, press reports 1885-2005

  • Doncaster Jewish Community, press reports 1905-2002

  • Dover Jewish Community:

    • Press reports Part 1, 1833-1860

    • Press reports Part 2, 1861-1865

    • Press reports Part 3, 1866-1883

    • Press reports Part 4, 1884-1900

    • Press reports Part 5, 1901-1922

    • Press reports Part 6, 1923-1959

  • Dudley Jewish Community, press reports 1861-2005

  • Durham Jewish Community, press reports 1891-1910

  • Ebbw Vale Jewish Community, press reports 1876-2011

  • Epsom Jewish Community, press reports 1941-1993

  • Gateshead Jewish Community, press reports 1856-1911

  • Great Yarmouth Jewish Community, press reports 1847-1970

  • Halifax Jewish Community, press reports 1851-2011

  • Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent) Jewish Community, press reports 1851-1995

  • Harrogate Jewish Community, press reports 1895-1919

  • Hartlepool Jewish Community:

    • Press reports on First Jewish Marriage in Hartlepool

    • Press reports 1858-1929

  • Hinckley Jewish Community, press reports 1941-1955

  • Hoylake Jewish Community, press reports 1940-1980

  • Huddersfield Jewish Community, press reports 1872-2014

  • London:

    • Andrade Synagogue (Islington) and the Andrade Family, press reports, 1865-1994

    • North Bow & Victoria Park Synagogue, press reports 1894-1905

  • Maidenhead Jewish Community, press reports 1940-1941

  • Newbury Jewish Community, press reports 1941-1946

  • North Shields Jewish Community:

    • Press reports, 1856-1907

    • Press reports, 1907-1988

  • Oxford Jewish Community:

    • Press reports, 1844-2011 (excluding WWII)

    • Press reports during WWII

  • Reading Jewish Community, press reports 1887-1914

  • South Shields Jewish Community, press reports 1891-1910

  • Stockport Jewish Community, press reports 1891-1925

  • Stockton-on-Tees Jewish Community:

    • Press reports Part 1, 1870-1899

    • Press reports Part 2, 1900-1918

    • Press reports Part 3, 1919-1945

    • Press reports Part 4, 1946-2001

  • Stroud Jewish Community, press reports 1877-1943

  • Walsall Jewish Community, press reports 1873-1951

  • Walton-on-the-Naze Jewish Community, press reports 1908-1998

  • Watford & District Jewish Community, press reports 1905-1950

  • Widnes Jewish Community, press reports 1891-1935

  • Wolverhampton Jewish Community, press reports 1850-1877

  • Worcester Jewish Community, press reports during WWII

  • Worksop Jewish Community, press reports 1897-1910

  • York Jewish Community, press reports 1881-1895

• Scotland

  • Aberdeen Jewish Community, press reports 1927-1945

  • Falkirk Jewish Community, press reports 1913-1999

  • Greenock Jewish Community, press reports 1874-1993

  • Inverness Jewish Community, press reports 1905-1995

• Wales

  • Aberavon & Port Talbot Jewish Community, press reports 1874-2005

  • Aberdare Jewish Community:

    • Press reports 1865-1919

    • Press reports 1920-1968

  • Abertillery Jewish Community, press reports 1882-1952

  • Ammanford Jewish Community, press reports 1915-2004

  • Bangor Jewish Community, press reports 1843-1959

  • Bargoed Jewish Community, press reports 1906-2008

  • Barry Jewish Community, press reports 1909-1943

  • Bridgend Jewish Community, press reports 1875-2000

  • Brynmawr Jewish Community, press reports 1889-1986

  • Llanelli Jewish Community:

    • Press reports Part 1, 1872-1918

    • Press reports Part 2, 1919-1936

    • Press reports Part 3, 1937-1959

    • Press reports Part 4, 1960-2009

  • Merthyr Tydfil Jewish Community, press reports 1847-2009 (part)

  • Newbridge & District Jewish Communities, press reports 1852-2004

  • Newport Jewish Community, press reports 1849-1872

  • New Tredegar Jewish Community, press reports 1903-1978

  • Pontypridd Jewish Community, press reports 1852-2006

  • Rhyl Jewish Community, press reports 1895-1941

  • Swansea Jewish Community, press reports 1804-1917

  • Tredegar Jewish Community, press reports 1873-1981

  • Wrexham Jewish Community:

    • Press reports Part 1, 1882-1910

    • Press reports Part 2, 1911-2009

• Ireland

  • Waterford Jewish Community, press reports 1893-1998

• Channel Islands

  • Channel Islands Jewish Community, press reports 1834-1936

  • Channel Islands Jewish Community, press reports 1961-1985

• Isle of Man

  • Isle of Man Jewish Community, press reports 1899-1938

  
  Databases & Lists

• Jewish Civilian Deaths during World War II, including:

  • Civilian Casualties listed in the Register of the former Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

  • Civilian Casualties other than those listed in the Register of the former Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

  • Civilian Casualties at 157/161 Stoke Newington Road

  • Civilian Casualties at the Jewish Club, Alfred Place

  • Additional Civilian Casualties

• Isle of Man

  • Headstone Details from the Jewish Section of Douglas Borough Cemetery,
    updated to 10 August 2016

  
  Other Articles

• England

  • Darlington - A Jewish Film Star from Darlington

  • Halifax - A Yorkshire Curiosity
    (initially published in Oxford Menorah, May 2017)

  • London

    • East End Jewish Working Men's Clubs Affiliated to the Working Men's Club & Institute Union: 1870-1914
      a paper from a 'The Jewish East End 1840-1939', a conference held on 22 October 1980 jointly by JHSE and the Jewish East End Project of AJY.

    • West Ham - Mach tsoo de tir, is a druff'
      (initially published in Oxford Menorah, Winter 1997)

  • 11th Tower Hamlets Volunteers: the First Jewish Unit in the British Army
    (initially published in The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society, Vol. 48, No 191, February 1998)

• Scotland

  • Greenock - An Archival Adventure in Scotland
    (initially published in Oxford Menorah, Winter 1996, updated 2003)

• Wales

  • Pontypool & Neath - Two Unknown Welsh Synagogues, and an Oxford Connection
    (initially published in Oxford Menorah, Chanukah 2006)

  • Swansea - Amis and the Oriental
    (initially published in Oxford Menorah, Winter 1999)

  • Swansea - Strange Broiges Affair
    (initially published in Oxford Menorah, September 2017)

• Isle of Man

  • Headstone Details from the Jewish Section of Douglas Borough Cemetery,
    updated to 10 August 2016

  • Two Graves from Knockaloe
    (initially published in Oxford Menorah, 1999, updated 2004)

   

  We remain deeply appreciative to the late Harold Pollins for all his efforts in preparing the above articles
  and kindly consenting to their publication on JCR-UK.

  
  

  Prepared and formatted by David Shulman
  Page created: 19 July 2016
  Page most recently amended: 13 November 2024

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