LICHTENSTEIN, TEHILLA — (1894–1973), spiritual leader of the Society of Jewish Science in New York City from 1938 to 1973. Lichtenstein was the first woman to serve as religious leader of an ongoing U.S. Jewish congregation. Born in Jerusalem to Chava (Cohen) and Rabbi… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Iain Sinclair — For other people named Ian or Iain Sinclair, see Ian Sinclair (disambiguation). Born June 11, 1943 (1943 06 11) (age 68) Cardiff, Wales Nationality British Period 1970 Notable work(s) Downriver … Wikipedia
Claybury Asylum — was a psychiatric hospital at Woodford Bridge in Essex. It was opened in 1893 making it the fifth London County Council Asylum. Contents 1 History 2 Closure 3 Ghosts 4 … Wikipedia
Spitalfields — infobox UK place country = England map type = Greater London region= London population= official name= Spitalfields latitude= 51.5166 longitude= 0.0750 os grid reference= TQ335815 post town= LONDON postcode area=E postcode district=E1 london… … Wikipedia
Brick Lane — For other uses, see Brick Lane (disambiguation). Brick Lane street sign in English and Bengali Brick Lane (Bengali: ব্রিক লেন) is a street in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. It runs from Swanfield Street in the… … Wikipedia
List of markets in London — Borough Market This is a list of markets in London. Greater London is home to a wealth of covered, outdoor and street markets. Many specialise in a particular type of goods or sell different things on different days. Most open very early in the… … Wikipedia
Abraham Nahum Stencl — (Avrom Nokhem Shtentsl) (1897 1983) was a Yiddish poet.He was born in Czeladź in south western Poland. He left home in 1917 and travelled to Holland to join a Zionist community. He began travelling to Germany and emigrated to Berlin in 1921 where … Wikipedia
Rodinsky's Room — (ISBN 1862072574) is a non fiction book by Rachel Lichtenstein and Iain Sinclair. It is an oral history of the neighbourhood of Spitalfields in the East End of London. In it the authors attempt to discover what became of reclusive Jewish scholar… … Wikipedia
Terra incognita arts organisation + publishers — terra incognita arts organisation is a British is a not for profit visual arts and curatorial organisation, founded in London in 1997 by Juliette Brown and Alana Jelinek. They have curated a number of exhibitions, including empire and I (1999)… … Wikipedia
East End Literature — comprises novels, short stories, plays, poetry and non fictional writings set in the East End of London. Crime, poverty, vice, sexual transgression, drugs, class conflict and multi cultural encounters and fantasies involving Jews, Chinamen (and… … Wikipedia
