arg um ▁to ▁the ▁Song ▁of ▁Songs . ▁His ▁aut obi ography ▁is ▁titled ▁Personal ia , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁named ▁minister ▁emer it us ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Syn agog ue ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Historical ▁Society ▁of ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁King ' s ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours , ▁King ▁George ▁V ▁con ferred ▁a ▁kn ighth ood ▁upon ▁him ▁" in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁learning ", ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁ra bbi ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁kn ighth ood . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁acc ol ade ▁from ▁the ▁king ▁at ▁Buck ingham ▁Palace ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁His ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁included ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁numerous ▁syn agog ues ▁to ▁serve ▁workers ▁at ▁industrial ▁plants , ▁visit ing ▁the ▁sick ▁and ▁assist ing ▁the ▁poor . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁public ▁libraries ▁and ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁M oc atta ▁Library ▁at ▁University ▁College , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁don ated ▁thousands ▁of ▁volumes ▁when ▁he ▁concluded ▁his ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁as ▁Gold sch mid ▁Professor ▁of ▁Heb rew . ▁ ▁G oll an cz ▁died ▁in ▁London , ▁aged ▁ 7 8 , ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁elder ▁brother ▁of ▁Shakespeare an ▁and ▁English ▁literature ▁scholar ▁Sir ▁Israel