Chief Rabbi of the British Empire. Born Slovakia, then part of Hungary. When he was aged 11 the family moved to New York. Worked for a time as a rabbi in Johannesburg. 1911 returned to New York. 1913 chosen as Chief Rabbi of the British Empire and in 1915 became a naturalized British subject. Died at home in Hamilton Terrace.
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Dr Joseph Herman Hertz
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Rabbi Hertz
Dr J. H. Hertz CH, 1872 - 1946, Chief Rabbi of the British Empire, lived here...
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Croydon Palace
The summer residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury. The Manor of Croydon was connected with Canterbury from at least the late Saxon period, and records of buildings date back to before 960. The ...
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Dr. Nahum Sokolow
President of the world Zionist Organisation, statesman and author. Born in Russian Poland, Sokolow was a prolific writer and campaigner on behalf of the world Zionist movement. The city of Tel Avi...
Person, Politics & Administration, Religion, Israel/Palestine, Poland, Russia
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Albert William Ashmore
Salvationist and Christmas carol concert founder. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has discovered that the year of his death on the memorial plaque attached to the Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon ...
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Great Ejection, 1662
During the interregnum the Puritans had become powerful within the Church of England. On the restoration of King Charles II there was a move to also restore the Anglican church. The 1662 Act of Uni...
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