The Maurice Rosenbaum Letters is a collection of letters written by Maurice Rosenbaum to his friend, Cecil Lubell. The letters are written from Maurice, in London, to Cecil, on the East Coast of America, between 1935 and 1987. They begin after the friends first met during Cecil’s visit to Leeds …
A digital resource where you can explore former sites of Jewish memory in East London. By 1900 around a hundred thousand Jewish migrants had settled in East London, after fleeing their homelands in Russia and Eastern Europe, following pogroms and economic hardship. Many disembarked at the Port of London and …
Gathering The Voices project has gathered and made available online oral and video testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the racism of Nazi-dominated Europe.Many made remarkable journeys to get to safety in Scotland. There is much for you to see and hear on this …
Based in Leeds, The Jewish Heritage Centre for Children is a unique facility which brings Jewish history, values and traditions to life for adults and children to experience and enjoy in a fun and entertaining way. With our heritage tour and emphasis on hands-on learning activities, we encourage respect and …
This study of Jews in Wales, by Cai Parry-Jones and published by University of Wales Press, is the first nationwide historical survey of Judaism in Wales since the first Jewish community was established in 1768. Minority groups such as the Jews, along with groups such as Christadelphians and Jehovah’s Witnesses have tended …
This is the first full history of the Jews in Scotland who lived outside Edinburgh and Glasgow. The work focuses on seven communities from the borders to the highlands: Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Greenock, and Inverness. Each of these communities was of sufficient size and affluence to form a …
Even though our August Reading Festival has now finished you can catch up here with recordings of all the main events
In 1945 the people of Lakeland welcomed three hundred child Holocaust Survivors into their community. The children were to spend a period of recuperation in the Lakes before setting out on new lives. Arriving in the Lake District was described by the children as like being in “Paradise”. It must …
We are a non-ministerial department, and the official archive and publisher for the UK Government, and for England and Wales. We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents. We are expert advisers in information and records management and are a cultural, academic and heritage institution. We fulfil …
