In this 2021 blog, Heritage Consultant Rachel Howse Binnington explains how to sort through family papers you may have found in a clear-out, how best to take care of them and where to find help. Read it here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/what-to... #FamilyArchives #SpringCleaning #Archives

In our latest blog, Cassy Sachar, Senior Librarian at @leobaeckcollege.bsky.social, introduces their brand new reading room, what it means for learning and their archive collections. Read it here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/archivi... #Archives #Libraries #JewishHistory #JewishCulture

📣 Join us for the 6th Alfred Wiener Holocaust Memorial Lecture! Taking place at Gresham College, historian Professor Mary Fulbrook will discuss experiences of hiding and help during the Holocaust, highlighting the significance of surrounding societies for the survival of Jews

Chag Purim Sameach 🎉 The story is told in the Book of Esther. This Esther scroll is held by @thejohnrylands.bsky.social and we first saw it on a visit in 2023. It's since been restored even more. Read our Collection Encounter here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/collect... #Purim #Archives

Sephardi Voices UK is a collection, accessed through @britishlibrary.bsky.social, that's focused on Middle Eastern Jewry, and Holocaust testimonies. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/sep... #JewishHistory #Archives

Here's my new blog post about Jewish dance cards and a recent UCL bicentennial event where we learned Edwardian ballroom dances from a Jewish dance card in @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social to the same tunes that were performed in 1909. #UCL200 In partnership with @uclhjs.bsky.social and the UCL IJS.

PhDs and ECRs are invited to join our next PhD and a Cup of Tea Online seminar! 📍 Jewish slave labour and the SS concentration camp system through a spatial lens - Part of our latest series, Spatial Histories of the Holocaust 📅 March 10, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm 💻 Online Book now:

Next week, on Wednesday 25th February, The National Archives are hosting an online lunchtime session looking at the responsibilities and considerations involved when providing access to records related to traumatic histories. Sign up for it here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-wi...

Congratulations and good luck to our friends @leobaeckcollege.bsky.social who are opening their new reading room this week. We'll have more about it in our next Archivist in the Spotlight but in the meantime, find out about their library collection here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/leo...

We're now on @jisc.bsky.social Archives Hub 🎉 Archives Hub is a way to discover thousands of the UK's archive collections. Our page is here: archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/theme... 📷 Hari Jonkers, Archivist at Holocaust Centre North, with an item from their collection • Hidden Treasures/Drew Forsyth

📣Coming up this week: "Maimonides from Scratch", a showcase exhibition which brings to life the trajectory and texts of Maimonides as a rabbi and doctor and as part of the historical and contemporary Sephardi world. On display from Wednesday, 11 February. Book your visit: bit.ly/3MsNvye

📢 Exciting opportunity for ECRs & postgrads! Applications are open for 'Holocaust Studies: Navigating the Field', a one-day networking event for ECRs & postgrads at the Imperial War Museum on 26 May 2026. More details below, apply by 31 March ⬇️

Call for Applications: Hebrew Manuscript Studies Workshop at Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, 22 June-3 July 2026 - in collaboration with @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Deadline to apply 20th Feb! www.ochjs.ac.uk/call-for-app...

Registration is officially open for our upcoming Online History Course ✨️ Unruly Visions: A Century of Jewish Women Artists ✨️ Join us March 5 - 26 with Central Synagogue and world-renowned experts for conversations about exciting artists from the 20th century to today. Register: jwa.org/events

From markets to marriages to protests in the streets, Bishopsgate Institute has been both part of and documenting Jewish lives and experiences in London’s East End for over a century. Find out more in this 2022 blog from Dr Michelle Johansen: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/discove... #Archives

The Windows of Middle Street Synagogue #Brighton Or Two Strads & a Pomegranate Tue 24 Feb 19:30 In Zoom A look at the stained glass windows of Middle Street Synagogue and famous & not so famous people connected with them £5 - members free Book ⬇️ www.jhse.org/event-detail...

Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Contested histories - what is the place of an archive to challenge or uphold certain narratives? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...

The German-Jewish Archives at the University of Sussex have collections that show the political, social, literary and intellectual German-Jewish history with a focus on Jewish refugees in the UK during and after WW2. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/ger... #Archives

In Torah portion 'Yitro' (יִתְרוֹ) Moses receives the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. #ParashahPictures BL King's 1; the 'King's Bible'; 1384 CE-1385 CE; Spain, NE (Catalonia, Solsona with 17th century additions, ff.2r,7v,8r); f.7v

Now online: *Between Hamburg and Jerusalem* A new digital exhibition traces the material remains of German-Jewish history in the early 20th century. It’s based on archives we digitised together with the National Library of Israel and was developed together with @igdjhh.bsky.social

Yesterday and today marks Tu BiShvat also known as Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot, translated as "New Year to the Trees" 🌳 In this blog, Dawn Waterman of @boardofdeputies.bsky.social writes about her own memories of the festival and imagining being a fruit: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/if-you-...

Initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Yitro (יִתְרוֹ) inhabited by small bird. #ParashahPictures BL Or 2696; Pentateuch with Rash's commentary; 14th century; Germany; f.140r

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: Calling Holocaust heritage or education experts, creative + tech professionals and academics studying (digital) Holocaust memory/history - apply to participate in our series of international design sprints: bit.ly/4qcznqQ

What links a sock, a girl's diary and a glass jar from 1873? Our 2024 visit to @mcrjewishmuseum.bsky.social was a dive into their collections exploring Manchester's Jewish community. Read our blog here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/collect... #JewishHistory #JewishCommunity #Manchester

The theme for tomorrow's Holocaust Memorial Day is Bridging Generations. This photograph, held by @holocaustnorth.bsky.social, shows Berta Klipstein and her grandmother in Bielska, Poland, 1935. Find out more about her experiences here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/be... #Archives #HMD

. @gatheringthevoices.bsky.social are a volunteer organisation that record the lives and stories of people who fled to Scotland to escape Nazi-dominated Europe. Find out more about the archive and their work here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/gat... #Archives #JewishHistory

This Holocaust Memorial Day staff at the Library are using their expertise and deploying our valuable collections in various ways to encourage as many people as possible to engage with this important occasion. Find out more:

For anyone near @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social who fancy a little dance...

An initial-word panel with a head, and a hare marking the beginning of Torah portion Bo (בֹּא) #ParashahPictures BL Add MS 15423; Torah; Italy (Florence); 1441-1467 CE; f.41v

LBI Film Club Double Feature LIVE ONLINE NOW! Free until 26 Jan 🎥 1/ THE BLOND BOY FROM THE CASBAH (2023) 2/ HANNAH COHEN’S HOLY COMMUNION (2012) 🎬 Stream both: lbilondon.ac.uk/casbah ✉️ Stay informed about our FREE online film screenings: lbilondon.ac.uk/mailing-list/

Jewish material can present unique challenges to those working with it. This blog runs through some top tips for archivists and others working with Jewish material, including reading Hebrew and caring for sacred texts. Read more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/an-intr... #Blog #Archives

Final call for applications: the Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme 2026/2027 invites PhD students working on German–Jewish history and culture to apply. For full details and information on how to apply, please visit: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/fellowship

Do you need support to help preserve and showcase European Jewish heritage? Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe grants are now open for applications, including for collections management, exhibitions and digital heritage projects. Find out more here: rothschildfoundation.eu/grants-page/...

This photo shows the Bilboul family when they lived in Alexandria, Egypt. The image comes from Sephardi Voices UK and pictures the father of contributor Roger Bilboul. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/al...

There’s still time to join us this week to hear from Immy Tozer about the newest #Hampshire project Historic Jewish Hampshire 🥳 📍 Zoom 🗓️ 14th January ⏰ 7pm Register here: hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/histo... @parkesinstitute.bsky.social @seethetreasures.bsky.social #JewishHistory

In Torah portion Shemot (שְׁמוֹת) Moses encounters the presence of God in the burning bush. Just look at the dog! #ParashahPictures BL Add 27210; the 'Golden Haggadah'; 14th century; Spain, N.E.; f.10v

This practical workshop is designed for community archive and heritage groups and volunteers who want to learn the basics of conservation and care for textile collections. It's free but spaces are limited, don't miss out! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/essentials...

Tate hold the world's largest archive of British art, including pieces, documents, photographs, and more recording Jewish participation, inspiration and influence in the cultural life of Britain. Find out more about the archive and how to visit here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/tat...

This treasure is a portrait of Abigail Behrens held by @manhighgirls.bsky.social, which was founded in January 1874. Abigail is traditionally named as one of the school's founders. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/ab... #WomensEducation #JewishHistory #Archives

MiDRASH Automatic Transcriptions of the Cairo Geniza Fragments. #jewishstudies mjsnow.hypotheses.org/20177

The beginning of Torah portion Shemot (שְׁמוֹת) is separated from the end of Torah portion Vayechi (וַיְחִי ) with a box of red and gold. #parashahpictures BnF MS Hébreu 20. Bible (תנ"ך); 1301 CE; Tudela (Spain); f.39v @gallicabnf.bsky.social

After moving to London, she set up an antiques shop called "Edgware Antiques" in 1972 which traded for several decades May her memory be a blessing

Join @harchivestrust.bsky.social for this look at Jewish Hampshire 👇

🎥 Catch up now on the Curators Roundtable that accompanies our current exhibition, Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust Curators Christine Schmidt, Dan Stone, and Roxy Moore explored the untold history of the experiences of elderly Jews during and after the Holocaust Watch now:

Yes, that's right! the ARA 2026 Conference will be in Glasgow! Dates 5th-7th August - find out more here www.archives.org.uk/news/ara-conference-2026-venue-dates-call-for-papers #ARA2026

We now have three Archivist in the Spotlight blogs 🎉 From audio treasures of Jewish music and the records of a Jewish festival to connecting with Sheffield's Jewish community, meet the archivists and read more about their work here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/ #NewBlogPost #ICYMI #Archives

A final Hanukkah Sameach for the eighth and last night of Hanukkah 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯 Our last gift comes from the Brady Photographic Archive showing a Chanukah performance from The Brady Ramblers sometime in the 1950s-1960s. #Hanukkah #OldPhotos #Archives

Hanukkah Sameach! We're travelling to Scotland for Hanukkah nights six and seven 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯 🕯 Our friends at The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre have sent us this programme for a Chanukah service at Garnethill Synagogue, where the centre is now housed...

Hanukkah Sameach! For the fifth night of Hanukkah, University of Leeds Library Special Collections have got some party invites for us 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯 📷 Leeds Jewish History #Hanukkah #Archives

Hanukkah Sameach! Today's fourth Hanukkah gift comes from the Jewish History Association of Wales / Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig Cymru 🕯🕯🕯🕯 The image is courtesy of the Falk family. #Hanukkah #Archives