Comments on: At The Jewish Soup Kitchen

By: jhonny

jhonny — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 06:58:59 +0000

Hello I also know this amazing building and would like to find and know everything about its past history.

By: Jim Sudsbury

Jim Sudsbury — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:16:23 +0000

So interesting to see what this beautiful building was like in its former glory!! I have wanted to venture inside for donkeys years, and i am glad that my expectations of the interior were rather accurate HO HO HO 🙂 . I am forever in gratitude that you were allowed inside that fateful day, and my, what phenominal photos were taken. Keep up the fabulous work old chap 😉

Yours truly

Jimmothy

P.S. my friends call me Jimbo

By: Philip

Philip — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 20:48:06 +0000

Hello I also know this amazing building and would like to find and know everything about its past history. Please can anyone send me any pictures of the Old Jewish Soup Kitchen. It would be really appreciated.

Thank You
Philip

By: Diana Buck

Diana Buck — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:23:47 +0000

Achim, are there really soup kitchens in Germany? I am amazed.
D

By: Delia cramer

Delia cramer — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:08:14 +0000

I was thrilled today when my dearest grand daughter Charlotte came to lunch and told me she is now living in the Soup Kitchen Brune St. It is now converted into I believe nine flats,she is sharing one with a friend..how wonderful the lovely Fasia still exists.
I had an uncle and aunt who had a grocery shop in Lemon St..Ray and Morrie levy..I can still smell the enormous barrel full of pickled herrings when we visited..did not unfortunately ever see the original site of The Soup Kitchen.

I was born in the London Hospital..but we moved to Leytonstone shortly after my birth.
I also had a Little boutique for nine years in Bell lane,close to Brune St…I was disappointed the wonderful Jewish atmosphere I had heard about was no more…thank you for lovely picturs.

By: Linda Trup

Linda Trup — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:41:57 +0000

Hi. I have more photographs of the Soup Kitchen in Brune Street. My grandfather was the secretary for over 20 years and when he passed away my mother took over as the secretary and ran it until it closed.

I used to go with both my grandfather and mother to help on a Tuesday morning and remember it fondly.

We were very sad to see it closed down as there was still a need for the people to be given provisions as they could not afford much and what they were given were the essentials that helped them feed themselves.

We always handed out eggs and bread (which was delivered every Tuesday, nice and fresh). I remember there were tins of butter beans, sugar, margarine (Tomor) and more. I will ask my mum what else they gave out.

Just before Pesach there was always an appeal in the Jewish Chronicle and it was fantastic to help open the envelopes with cheques from caring individuals. I loved this time of year as I could really help by opening the letters and pinning the cheques and letters to the envelopes and everything would be written down in account books and then at Pesach we would give out matzos and other provisions (and I think they also gave out money – I will check this to make sure).

There was a door on the other side of the room where we distributed the food from and there was a door that led into Snowcrest. We used to get treats of ice cream when we were kids from them and loved going in to see them making the ice cream and pies.

On the other side of the hallway, outside the room where the food was distributed was a waiting room that was filled with chairs, and the people who needed help waited in there until the doors were opened for them to collect their food.

Thank you for creating this page in memory of the Soup Kitchen, I was surprised and delighted to find it.

Also in one photograph it shows clothes being given out to the people in need, this was something I instigated and it only came in the last few years of the Soup Kitchen before it closed, but there was a need for it as many of the people used to come in the same clothes every week.

I will check the facts mentioned above and come back to you. If you want to contact me with any questions please do.

Thanks again

Linda

By: sbw

sbw — Fri, 30 May 2014 07:56:42 +0000

I don’t think the poverty really ever went away; perhaps we chose not to see it for a while… And I can understand that desire to turn away and forget … Let’s all pretend we are rich… But what are riches? The GA shares great riches with us each day, changing our lives, changing our perceptions of what is valuable even. With thanks. sbw

By: Vicki Lovell

Vicki Lovell — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 06:03:06 +0000

Thank you , I have just discovered your site and loving it. My mother’s family came from the East End of London, they were Jews, mostly Jacobs and Joseph (my mother’s maiden name was Joseph). So far I have traced the back to 1802, now trying to flesh out more info. Leman Street was where the Joseph family lived as shown on quite a few years Census records. So I love the pics of the Jewish Soup Kitchen. One of the Joseph boys migrated to Australia in about 1900, and settled in South Australia. I went to the UK for the first time in 2008 and went to the East End, unfortunately is was a cold wet day/night and with so many modern buildings I didn’t really find much, I will need to come back another time to do some more in depth research. Thank you for your wonderful site.
Regards Vicki

By: annie

annie — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:18:36 +0000

Very interesting article and photos of the Jewish Soup Kitchen.

I remember it was converted into expensive flats, probably late 90’s early 00’s
Interestingly enough, there is one for sale for over £1million at the moment!
For anyone who wants to view the interior http://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/16383537

By: Robert Richmond

Robert Richmond — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 07:58:17 +0000

I am so pleased that this story has been published and that the building still stands. Too many historical buildings have been demolished and although this is now apartments the building is being well maintained and the stories continue to be told….and some very fortunate people get to live in a part of history.