LONDON \u2014 A British academic has discovered a rare, handwritten translation of a siddur, or prayer book, in a collection in a Manchester library \u2014 and clues in the volume point to a little-known presence of Jews in 17th-century England.<\/p>\n
In a presentation recently at the Rylands Library, Dr. Aron Sterk revealed the results of nearly a year and a half of research since he undertook cataloging one Jewish community leader\u2019s 19th-20th century manuscript and book collection in February 2015.<\/p>\n