Jewish London, 3rd Edition: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Visitors and Londoners (IMM Lifestyle Books) Art, Synagogues, Memorials, Cafes, Walks, & Jewish History with Street Maps and Over 200 Photos

Jewish London is the only travel guidebook that focuses on the sights, heritage, and culture of London's historic and present Jewish community!

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• \n10 guided walks lead you through points of interest, covering the East End, Central, and West End
• \nHidden Jewish London section takes you out of Central London to discover locations with Jewish connections off the beaten path
• \nLondon's Jewish artists and where to find their art, from the Ben Uri Gallery to public parks and churchyards
• \nModern Jewish London section directs you to the best places to stay, eat, shop, pray and explore in North-west, Central, and East London
• \nKosher facilities such as cafes, restaurants, shops, and hotels, plus the ease of certain non-kosher hotels for the Sabbat observant
• \nDay trips section to take you out of the city for wonderful opportunities to discover the country estates of personalities you've met during your walking tours of Jewish London

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. There is well-researched information on important Jewish Londoners, from Dame Myra Hess to the Rothschilds, and where they lived, complete with plenty of specially commissioned maps.

Jewish London is also an extremely useful compendium of information for the Jewish resident in London, listing Jewish cultural and heritage organisations, synagogues, ritual baths, and other important Jewish centres, as well as providing a calendar of Jewish festivals and events in London.

The extremely knowledgeable authors, Rachel Kolsky and Roslyn Rawson, are Jewish historians and tour guides. Their lively, interesting text is illustrated with brand-new full-colour photography of the most important and fascinating Jewish sights.

Publisher:

Design Originals

Pages:

224

Date Published:

2018-04-09