Nathan S. Joseph

English philanthropist, social reformer, architect, and Jewish communal leader

Nathan Solomon Joseph (London, 17 December 1834 – 1909) was an English philanthropist, social reformer, architect, and Jewish communal leader.^[1]

Joseph collaborated on the design of a number of important synagogues, including the Garnethill Synagogue, New West End Synagogue, and Hampstead Synagogue.^[2] He was also noted for his work in designing improved housing for the poor.^[3]

Joseph published widely on Jewish and social reform issues. Among his books are Religion Natural and Revealed: A Series of Progressive Lessons for Jewish Youth (1879) and The Persecution of the Jews in Russia (1890). He signed his published work N.S. Joseph.

Buildings

Collaborations

Garnethill Synagogue
New West End Synagogue
Hampstead Synagogue

Lead architect

Sandys Row Synagogue

External links

http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/74454
Works by Nathan S. Joseph at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)

References

^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74454. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Sharman Kadish:Building Jerusalem: Jewish architecture in Britain, Vallentine Mitchell, 1996, p. 5
^ Rozin, Mordechai (1999). The Rich and the Poor: Jewish Philanthropy and Social Control in Nineteenth-Century London. Eastbourne, East Sussex: Sussex Academic Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-1898723790.