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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Holy Trinity Church Brook Green
Designed by William Wardell, its foundation stone was laid by Cardinal Wiseman in 1851. The need for the church grew from the indigenous Catholic population being boosted by Irish immigration in th...
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Notting Hill Group Ministry
The Guardian obituary for Rev. Norwyn Denny gives "The Methodist minister the Rev Norwyn Denny, who has died aged 85, was a pioneer of the modern urban mission in Britain. His work in Notting Hill,...
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Eugene Wood
Dean of Armagh 1590 -1609/10. From University of Houston: In 1597 his wife was Joan, widow of John Ballett. Wood's Cathedral was St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, Church of Ireland. This is not Ro...
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