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![]() Basil Lucas Quixano HenriquesSir Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques CBE JP (17 October 1890 – 2 December 1961) was a British philanthropist of Portuguese Jewish descent, concentrating his work in the East End of London during the first half of the 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Henriques |
Contributed on: 02 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue, compiled by Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques in 1929, contains services for Shabbat, Rosh haShanah (with readings), and a selection of teḥinot (“special prayers for private worship) and hymns (“anthems”). . . .
Contributed on: 06 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For Enlightenment” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 93-94. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Apr 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For forgiveness” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 99-100. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For Home” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 95-96. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For Hope” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, page 94. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For Purity” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, page 96. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Apr 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For reconciliation” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, page 99. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For Sincerity” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, page 93. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Apr 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For the sick” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, page 98. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Apr 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For those in sorrow” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, page 99. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For Understanding” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 94-95. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For Unselfishness” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, page 91. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For Usefulness” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, page 95. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Apr 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “In time of stress” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 97-98. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayers “For Courage” were first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 91-92. . . .
Contributed on: 05 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayers “For Faith and Strength” were first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 86-87. . . .
Contributed on: 05 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayers “For Peacefulness” were first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, page 88. The prayer appears to be an expansion of the prayer for peace at the conclusion of the Amidah. . . .
Contributed on: 05 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayers “For the Sanctification of Life” were first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 87-88. Both of these prayers appear to have been adapted from a Shabbat service. As some of the language makes reference to the coming week, it feels apposite for an afternoon Shabbat minḥah service. . . .
Contributed on: 18 Jan 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (digital imaging and document preparation) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
A small prayerbook for British-Jewish men serving as military personnel on behalf of the British Empire during what later became known as World War Ⅰ. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Apr 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “In Memoriam” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 98-99. . . .
Contributed on: 05 Feb 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayers “In Thankfulness” were first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 88-90. The prayer appears to be an expansion of the penultimate modim (thanksgiving) prayer near the conclusion of the Amidah. . . .
Contributed on: 06 Apr 2023 by Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques | ❧
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “On a Bed of Sickness.” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 96-97. . . .