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in England, apart from the Prayer Book,
other books of his included "Moses Mon-
tefiore" (1925) and "The Jewish National
Home" (1943). He also wrote a number of
historical and other pamphlets, was editor
of the Department of Anglo-judaica of the
twelve-volume "Universal Jewish Encyclo-
pedia", edited the Zionist Review for se-
veral years, and was a contributor to the
"Encyclopedia Judaica", the "Encyclopedia
of Religion and Ethics", and the "Encyclo-
pedia of the Social Services".

A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society,
he married Miss Romana Manczyk in 1907,
who has long been very active in Zionist
affairs. She was president of the Women's
International Zionist Conference at Carlsbad
in 1923 and at Vienna in 1925. He is sur-
vived by her, together with two sons and
a daughter.



Do Boletim mensal da Spanish & Portuguese,
Jews' Congregation, de Londres (Setembro 1949).

         MR. PAUL GOODMAN

The news of the death of Mr. Paul
Goodman, for over fifty years Assistant
Secretary and Secretary of our Congrega-
tion, removes from our midst a man who
was not only a servant of the Kahal remar-
kable for his ability but also a man who by
his energetic and fruitful activities outside
the synagogue cama to be well known over
a large part of the Jewish world. He was
born at Dorpat, the university town of
Esthonia, then part of the Russian Empire,
but emigrated to England while still a boy.
He was appointed Assistant Secretary to
Mr. Sam Cohen in 1891 and succeeded
him as Secretary four years later, and until
his retirement in 1946 he was the guiding
force in the Congregation's affairs. He had
not morely mastered the English language
with ease, and established himself as a res-
ponsible writer and journalist; he identified
himself completely whith Bevis Marks and
its illustrious history, sparing no pains to
raise its position in the world of Sefarad;
He was on of the keenest supporters of the
Marranos Committee, which sought to re-
cover for Judaism the numerous descen-
dants of those forced converts to Christia-



nity who still inhabit parts of Portugal, and
visited Portugal as the Congregatíon's Am-
bassador. He was active in support of the
ideas of World Sefardi Union unfortunately
largely disrupted by the War.

Perhaps posterity will thank him most for
another, different task which he achieved.
At a most vital moment in our history when
our ministry was in greatest need he set
out to travel over Europe and seek for
pupils to be trained. It is owed to him
to-day that the Very Rev. tho Haham and
Rev. Abinum are with us.

Of his Work for Zionism there is no
need to speak. He was one of its leading
statesmen and one of its most talented ex-
ponents in this country, and it was to Zio-
nism that his real heart was given, and in
this work he was assisted by his hardly
less talented wife. To her and to her chil-
dren the Congregation offers its sincerest
sympathies in their berenvement.

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       Spanish & Portuguese
       Jew's Congregation
       Shahar Ha-Shamaim

(Congregação Judaica Portuguesa e Es-
panhola Porta dos Céus), foi fundada em 
Londres na Creechurch Lane. E. C. 3 em
1657.

Tem as seguintes sinagogas na capital
inglesa:

Bevis Marks Synagogue. E. C. 3 (aberta
em 1701).

Ramsgate Synagogue (aberta em 1833);

Lauderdale Road Synagogue, w9 (aberta
em 1896);

Holland Park Synagogue w 11 (aberta
em 1938);

A sede desta Congregação, mãe da Con-
gregação Portuense, é na Heneage Lane,
Bevis Marks. E. C. 3 London.