Volume contains minutes of Committee meetings to establish Central Hull Hebrew Congregation Council with Mr G. Maks as president to 13 Jul 1924, and minutes of Central Hull Hebrew Congregation Council meetings, Mr S. Berkowitz as president from 13 Jul 1924 to 7 Dec 1924, Mr W. Miller chairman/president from 7 Dec 1924, held in Synagogue Chambers, Cogan Street. Business in this period heavily relates to administrative establishment of the synagogue, and controversy over keeping of accounts. Manuscript and signed.

Note: Bound photocopy of the volume also present, donated to the Archive by David Finestein Aug 2010.

Includes:

Discussion of formation of congregation rules and temporary continuance of the Chezan, 6 May 1923; Grievance between the Chezan Rev Ostroff and the Shochet, 13 May 1923; Election of Rev Bergin as Chezan, 24 Jun 1923; Formation of sub-committee to arrange seating matters, and proposal that an ex-policeman be appointed 'to look after the children & general order of the Shool', 26 Aug 1923; Cost of painting the Shool, 30 Sep 1923; Request to be made that the Chief Rabbi give an address at the Synagogue, 27 Nov 1923; Invitation to appointment of delegates to newly formed Hull Philanthropic Immigration Society, 13 Dec 1923; No reduction in accounts of any member, and intention to elect delegate to Hull Hebrew Boys' School, 9 Feb 1924; Overlooking of the Sepher Torahs, 26 Mar 1924; Death of the Beadle, complaint by Mr Green the cemetery gravedigger on behalf of the caretaker, 27 Apr 1924; Mortgage payment arrangements, 14 Jun 1924; Motion carried that the Council be formed of 13 members and the President and Treasurer to be automatically elected for three years, 22 Jun 1924; Election of Mr S. Berkowitz as President and Mr H. Goldstein as Treasurer, 13 Jul 1924; First Council meeting deciding points of order for conducting meetings, 20 Jul 1924; Wages of Rev Bergin as Chazan, sale of land at Ella Street, 3 Aug 1924; Election of Mr Beckman as Shammas, 17 Aug 1924; Contractors to build lavatories, 7 Sep 1924; President to be Chosan Torah and Treasurer to be Chosan Beresis, 5 Oct 1924; Collection of arrears, carrying of proposal that 'business of any description in Connection with the Synagogue should be brought to Council's notice', 7 Dec 1924; Approval of rules at Special General Meeting, 4 Jan 1925; Extension of burial ground at Ella Street, 25 Jun 1925; Mr P. Seltzer appointed Secretary on resignation of Mr Hyman Marks, refusal of Rev H. Bergin to act as Mohel, yearly salary of £10 to be allowed to the Secretary, 25 Feb 1925; Delay in building at cemetery causing delay to consecration, transfer of mortgage from Liverpool & Martins Bank Ltd to Midland Bank Ltd, Whitefriargate, Hull, opening of bank account re Chevra Kadisha, 8 Mar 1925; Request for membership from Mr Sugarman, Mr Mallet as Auditor, gift given by Mr Ellis Hiller of work 'The Prayer before the Reading of the Law' 4 Apr 1925; Resignation of Mr Berkowitz as President, 27 Apr 1925; Emergency Committee to investigate financial management of the shool, religious rights of members, and 'to make our 'shool' on equal standing to any other in the city', 3 May 1925; Appointment of Mr Levinson as Financial Secretary of the Emergency Committee, resolution to dissolve the Board of Schetia until permanent offices are filled, 7 May 1925; Proposal that Osborn Street and Linnaeus Street be asked for copies of their constitutional rules, and that they not take any members of this congregation until 'proper constitution be fixed', 13 May 1925; Mr H. Goldstein's resignation as Treasurer, Emergency Committee to issue orders and to receive all moneys, 26 May 1925; Resignation of Mr L. Jacobs as a member of the Congregation, and appointment of Mr L. Levinson as Financial Secretary, 4 Jun 1925; Proposed Communal School, appointment of a Seating Committee, 18 Jun 1925; Mr J. Marks appointed as Ceremonial Presiding Officer for 12 months, 8 Jul 1925; 32 members having applied for seats at Western Synagogue, presentation to Mr Beckman for his work as Beadle through 'the crisis', 16 Jul 1925; Mr S. Moses appointed assistant secretary, costs re Communal Talmud Torah, painting of the Shool front, resolution to keep plan of cemetery, letter of complaint received from Mr K. Peysner, proposal that Mr B.Rubinstein be expunged from Council, 12 Aug 1925; Quotes for the painting of the Shool, application of cemetery caretaker for a salary, 10 Sep 1925; Resolution of situation between Rabbi Schwartz and Rabbi Miller concerning lectures, funding of visit by Mr B. Caplan to Australia for reasons of health, complaints against the Rabbi Schwartz of irregularities during services, town meeting to be held re Communal School, mortgage redemption fund boxes to be established, 14 Oct 1925; Mr S. Berkowitz to be asked for Record Book of Burial, number to be kept on gravestones as a record, communal testimonial for Rev Aarons on leaving his position, combined trusteeship of the Shool and cemetery trusts, 12 Nov 1925; Approval re crown for the Sepher Torah, Jewish Troop of Boy Scouts parades, 17 Dec 1925; Letter received from the Beth Dim, London, concerning formation of a new congregation with burial society, gift of silver plate from Mrs Silver in memory of her husband, 13 Jan 1926; Centralising of Passover Relief Fund by Board of Guardians, letter from the Sick Visiting Society, 4 Mar 1926; Members in arrears longer than 6 months to forfeit right to vote, duties of Collector, decorum at Divine Service, no member to be eligible for election to Council unless able to read, Council of nine to form governing body, 18 Apr 1926; Application for bank overdraft, 26 Apr 1926; Resignation of Mr S. Barnett as delegate for the Communal School, transfer of mortgage from Liverpool & Martins Bank to Midland Bank, 3 Jun 1926; Decision to raise annual subscription from members to support the Communal School, 15 Jun 1926; Loan of policeman on occasion of a wedding, gift of curtain for the ark by Mrs Jacobs, complaint re overgrown state of graves, 26 Aug 1926; Resignation of Mr H. Barnett from Council, Rev Bergin to be instructed to take orders only from Council, 13 Sep 1926; Complaint of Mr Isaacs, butcher and member, against the Rev, 25 Nov 1926; Orders to Rev Bergin not to kill for other shools until further orders, 8 Dec 1926; Meeting of three councils disbanding the Board of Shechita and establishing a new one, 11 Dec 1926; United Shool Board Central Council proposed, 14 Dec 1926; Discussion of new Board of Shechita, resolution of agreement to United Synagogue Board, 22 Dec 1926; Co-opting of Dr Baker to the Council, 3 Jan 1927; Reply to Western Synagogue that Central Congregation council would not attend meeting to re-establish Board of Shechita until a meeting was called to form United Synagogue, 19 Jan 1927.