The three earliest items recorded in Cecil Roth's bibliography of Hebrew books printed for Jews in England are not learned words for scholars or even prayer books for the layman. Rather they are polemical works attacking or defending the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi against charges of having done a divorce incorrectly or the Sephardi Haham for supposedly holding heretical views.
So began the long history of virulent attacks against Anglo Jewish religious leaders that have continued to the present day. One printer even went so far as to attack the Chief Rabbi in his Machzor for Yom Kippur so that worshipers could interrupt their prayers to read his attacks.

The considesr these early attacks on Chief Rabbis for not being orthodox enough as well as controversies over the Reform, Liberal and Masorti movements together with demands from the Chief Rabbis' own communities for changes in the synagogue service.

Prof. David Latchman is a leading UK academic, author and philanthropist, currently holding the position of Vice-Chancellor of Birkbeck, University of London.
Alongside this, Professor Latchman is a keen collector of Anglo-Judaica. A noted expert in the subject, he has accumulated a large and unique collection of pamphlets, books and artifacts pertaining to Jewish life.
Professor Latchman has produced the well-respected book, The United Synagogue: 150 Years of Service, and is preparing a sequel entitled Ten Chief Rabbis.
Professor Latchman holds a BA with first class honors from Cambridge University, as well as an MA and PhD from the same University. He also completed a three-year post-doctoral fellowship at Imperial College London and holds a DSc (higher doctorate) from the University of London.

The three earliest items recorded in Cecil Roth's bibliography of Hebrew books printed for Jews in England are not learned words for scholars or even prayer books for the layman. Rather they are polemical works attacking or defending the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi against charges of having done a divorce incorrectly or the Sephardi Haham for supposedly holding heretical views.
So began the long history of virulent attacks against Anglo Jewish religious leaders that have continued to the present day. One printer even went so far as to attack the Chief Rabbi in his Machzor for Yom Kippur so that worshipers could interrupt their prayers to read his attacks.

The considesr these early attacks on Chief Rabbis for not being orthodox enough as well as controversies over the Reform, Liberal and Masorti movements together with demands from the Chief Rabbis' own communities for changes in the synagogue service.

Prof. David Latchman is a leading UK academic, author and philanthropist, currently holding the position of Vice-Chancellor of Birkbeck, University of London.
Alongside this, Professor Latchman is a keen collector of Anglo-Judaica. A noted expert in the subject, he has accumulated a large and unique collection of pamphlets, books and artifacts pertaining to Jewish life.
Professor Latchman has produced the well-respected book, The United Synagogue: 150 Years of Service, and is preparing a sequel entitled Ten Chief Rabbis.
Professor Latchman holds a BA with first class honors from Cambridge University, as well as an MA and PhD from the same University. He also completed a three-year post-doctoral fellowship at Imperial College London and holds a DSc (higher doctorate) from the University of London.

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