Metadata: Association of Ministers (Chazanim) of Great Britain
Collection
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- London Metropolitan Archives, City of London
- Holding institution (official language):
- London Metropolitan Archives, City of London
- Postal address:
- 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB, United Kingdom
- Phone number:
- (+44) 20 7332 3826
- Email:
- ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk
- Reference number:
- LMA/4260
- Title:
- Association of Ministers (Chazanim) of Great Britain
- Title (official language):
- Association of Ministers (Chazanim) of Great Britain
- Creator/accumulator:
- Association of Ministers (Chazanim) of Great Britain
- Date(s):
- 1847/1992
- Language:
- English
- Hebrew
- German
- Extent:
- 1.2 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- Records of the Association of Ministers (Chazanim) of Great Britain, comprising minutes of the Choral Section; general minutes; financial records; members subscriptions; a printed constitution; issues of the invitations to Association events; music publications and handwritten music publications.
- Archival history:
- Deposited at London Metropolitan Archives in 2000 and 2004.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- A chazan (also chazzan or hazzan) is a cantor who leads the synagogue congregation in sung prayer. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries this role developed into a full-time profession and professionally trained chazanim came to be viewed as deputy rabbis, part of the clergy. The Association of Ministers (Chazanim) of Great Britain started as the Choral Section of the United Synagogue. At the first meeting in March 1934 Professor S Alman addressed the meeting and emphasised the desirability of having such a section. Principles were laid down and it was decided to hold regular meetings and appoint a committee. The objects of the Association are to represent the interests of the Chazanim of the United Synagogue in all matters affecting the relationship between: 1) The Chazanim and the United Synagogue; 2) The Chazanim and other communal bodies; 3) The Chazanim and the Chief Rabbinate. The Association also aims to act as a professional body in matters affecting the dignity and prestige of the United Synagogue Chazanim. The Association is interested in providing cultural advancement, social recreation, mutual aid, a library of music for members. Membership is open to all Chazanim of the United Synagogue.
- Access points: locations:
- United Kingdom
- Subject terms:
- Hazanim
- Music
- Synagogues
- System of arrangement:
- Catalogued in four sections: Administration; Finance; Music publications; Handwritten musical scores
- Access, restrictions:
- These records are open to public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to closure periods.
- Finding aids:
- Please see online catalogues.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
- Yerusha Network member:
- London Metropolitan Archives
- Author of the description:
- Nicola Avery, London Metropolitan Archives, 2018