What can Holocaust memory practice learning from approaches in educational technology? Our visiting fellow Dr. Stefania Manca will present a public seminar on 8th October. You can attend in-person at the University of Sussex, or online. Register here:

In this episode, we explore the concept of dehumanization with philosopher David Livingstone Smith. What IS dehumanization? Did Holocaust perpetrators really believe their victims were subhuman/less than human/inhuman? How do we come to dehumanize others? thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...

Yom Kippur begins at sunset on 1 October. Here is Jonah being swallowed by the fish, at the text of Jonah, the haftarah for the afternoon service of Yom Kippur. #YomKippur Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.305r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

G’mar Chatima Tova and fast well to everyone marking Yom Kippur this week. #YomKippur #JewishStudies #JewishHistory #JewishCulture #Archives

Duck or rabbit creature in the initial-word panel which marks the beginning of Torah portion Vayelech (וַיֵּלֶךְ). #ParashahPictures BL Or 2696; Torah, Five Scrolls & Hafṭarot with masorah & Rashi's commentary; 14th c; Germany, S; f.411r

This letter, dated 25 September 1546, is proof that sometimes you need to take a second look. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/researc... 📷 The Mysterious Letter • The London Archives #JewishHistory #JewishStudies #Archives

Shanah Tovah🎉 Here's a host of Rosh Hashanah celebrations from Ben Uri, @jewishmuseumldn.bsky.social and the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre. 📷Blowing the Shofar, Stanislaw Brunstein,1983, Ben Uri Collection 1987-55, (c) The Estate of Stanislaw Brunstein benuri.org/artworks/171... #RoshHashanah

Rabbi Moses Gaster, an academic and the Chief Rabbi (Hakham) of the Spanish and Portuguese community in London, was born 17 September 1856. @thejohnrylands.bsky.social hold some of his collections: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/collect... #Archives #JewishHistory #JewishCulture #Libraries

#Event | Conference on Cemeteries as Part of the Landscape Through the Centuries jewish-heritage-europe.eu/event/cemete... via #JewishHeritageEurope

Last week we welcomed expert translator Carolin Sommer for an online workshop to help you decode Sütterlin German script Catch up via our YouTube channel now:

#StolenMemory is now in Warsaw. The traveling exhibition uses personal belongings to commemorate victims of Nazi persecution. Visit the exhibition at the Willy Brandt International School until Oct 13. We were delighted to welcome the German Ambassador-Designate Miguel Berger to the opening.

This project from our friends Willesden Jewish Cemetery is accepting volunteers to document Lauriston Road Jewish Cemetery in Hackney and pick up some new skills along the way. Find out more here: www.willesdenjewishcemetery.org.uk/events/cemet... #JewishHistory #JewishLondon #Volunteer #Archives

Jewish materials in archives can present unique challenges. This blog serves as an introduction for archivists handling this kind of material, with top tips and where to get more help. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/an-intr... #JewishHistory #Hebrew #SocialHistory #Archives

Lovely to see my article on Anglo-Jewry in the Age of King John published! It includes one of my favourite ever starts to an article, as well as one of my favourite lists (and I love a list!). Hopefully I manage to say something useful and, if not, there's a charming E 401/1564 graph on p. 76!

📣 Exhibition Event: Provenance Research and Nazi Looted Art 📍 11 September, 14:15 We will hear from researcher Mary-Ann Middelkoop and provenance researcher Alexandra Watson-Jones, reflecting on the state of research on Nazi looted art from an academic perspective. Sign up:

From 1937, the West London Synagogue's itinerary for a tour of London illustrating Anglo-Jewish history. It details "places to be visited" and "notes thereon" @parkesinstitute.bsky.social @seethetreasures.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social

This shopfront, now in Museum of Liverpool, is from P. Galkoff kosher butcher's shop in Liverpool’s Pembroke Place. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/ga... 📷 Galkoff Kosher Butcher • Liverpool Museum #JewishHistory #SocialHistory #Liverpool #Archives #ArtDeco

Wonderful use of micrography around the initial-word of Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית), with dragons and birds Bodleian Library MS. Canonici Or. 137; Torah with Targum Onḳelos and Hafṭarot; 1275 CE- 1325 CE; f.1v

Following the successful run of our ground-breaking exhibition on German-Jewish emigre sculptor, Fred Kormis, our latest online exhibition offers the chance to find out more about the artist and our remarkable collections. Explore now:

The Lahav Jewish Heritage Project is a project managed by the Tyne & Wear Archives that has been gathering material about the Jewish community in the North East since 2017. Find out more and follow links to the archive here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/tyn... #JewishHistory #Archives

A cockerel wakes us all up at the beginning of Torah portion Ki Teitsei (כִּי-תֵצֵא). #parashahpictures BL Add 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; France, N; f.105r

It's back to school for many this week. This photograph from @thelondonarchives.bsky.social is a girls' Hebrew lesson at the Jews' Free School in 1908. The school has been educating the community since 1732 and continues today. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/jf...

We’re proud to be the sole point of access in the UK to the International Tracing Service – a remarkable archive of over 30m pages of Holocaust-era documents relating to the experiences of 17.5m people 📸 The ITS Archive Manager, Elise, supports attendees of a recent AJR event 🔗 buff.ly/2sw8UE9

🔗Registration here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/multidisci...

In August 1889, London's Jewish tailors went on strike for better conditions. Leaflets were printed in English and Yiddish and by September, 10,000 workers had joined the protest. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/gr... #JewishHistory

St Albans Masorti Synagogue (SAMS) has collected the stories of its community and created three digital archives that reveal personal histories of migration and belonging. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/st-... #JewishHistory #JewishCommunity #Archives #DigitalArchives

An exhibition celebrating a project by the Merseyside Jewish Representative Council (MJRC) and Liverpool City Council Libraries Service is on until the end of October. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/exhibit... #NewExhibition #JewishHistory #JewishCulture #Archives

With the football season starting again this past weekend, revisit this blog that highlights the connection between Anglo-Judasism and the game. Read more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/jews-an... #JewishHistory #JewishCulture #Football #NewSeason #Archives #OldPhotos

Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of the Torah portion Re'eh (רְאֵה) with this golden winged creature. #ParashahPictures MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.106r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

#OnThisDay in 1939 the Reich Ministry of the Interior issued a decree requiring medical professionals to report children under the age of three who showed signs of severe mental or physical disability 📷 Still from a Nazi propaganda film 🔗 bit.ly/2WcVjEN

Born this day, 1885, Sir Montague Maurice Burton founded Burton Menswear. This image from West Yorkshire Archive Service shows women enjoying the "sunroom" at one of his workplaces. Find out more: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/mo... #JewishHistory #Archives #FashionHistory #BornThisDay

This weekend marks Tisha B'Av, a solemn time for the Jewish community that commemorates tragedies throughout history from the destruction of The First Temple to the holocaust. These texts from the London School of Jewish Studies library show some of the lamentations and prayers. #TishaBAv

This month, a memorial fountain was unveiled in the grounds of the former Norwood orphanage in London. This treasure from the London Jewish Museum tells you more about the history of the orphanage and celebrations held there: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/su... #JewishHistory #Archives

On 26 July 1858, Lionel de Rothschild took his oath in the House of Commons as the first practicing Jewish Member of Parliament. He'd first been elected in 1847. Find out why it took 11 years for him to take his seat here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/po... #JewishHistory #Archives

On this day, 1897, the National Gallery of British Art was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales. The gallery is better known as Tate Britain and its archives hold many connections to Jewish artists and critics. Find out more in this blog: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/jewish-... #Archives #Art

Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Pinchas (פִּינְחָס) with this image of Pinchas holding a javelin and shield. #ParashahPictures Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.92r @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social

68,000 #volunteers from around the world contributed to #everynamecounts in 2024, helping to build the largest digital memorial to the victims of Nazi persecution. Together they processed and digitized 650,000 documents. Be a part of it – join in now: everynamecounts.arolsen-archives.org/en/

On 17th July, 1940, artist Kurt Schwitters was interned at a camp on the Isle of Man. He painted this portrait of Klaus Hinrichsen, who was later interviewed by AJR Refugee Voices. Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/po... #JewishHistory #WorldWar2 #Archives #OralHistory

On this day, 1870, The United Synagogue was established through an Act of Parliament A copy of the act and records throughout the synagogue's history are held at The London Archives Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/the... #JewishHistory #Synagogue #JewishLondon #Archives

Join the Chuts for Shabbat with this photo of a family celebrating a Sabbath meal in London’s East End in the nineteenth century 🕯 Find out more about them here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/th... #ShabbatShalom #Shabbat #JewishHistory #JewishLife #JewishCulture #Archives #OldPhotos

Our friends at Liverpool Record Office currently have a display in Liverpool Central Library (@Liverpoollib) celebrating 50 years of Jewish community collecting in the city. We visited them last year and got a unique look at some of the materials in our Collections Encounter.

⭐️ Jewish Country Houses ⭐️ 15 Jul 25 19:30 Highgate N6 Abigail Green & Juliet Carey, editors of ‘Jewish Country Houses’ will discuss these complex, powerful symbols of national identity and glamour but also of prejudice, connection & integration. Info & to book ⬇️ www.jhse.org/event-detail...

There's just one day left to apply for Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe's grants. If your collection tells the story of the Jewish People in Europe find more information and apply here: rothschildfoundation.eu/grants-page/... #HeritageGrants #JewishHeritage #JewishHistory #archives

This is Elena Lederman with one of her celebrity customers, Elizabeth Taylor. Find out more about her life (including providing chocolates for the Royal Family) with AJR Refugee Voices Testimony Archive here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/el... #JewishLife #JewishHistory #Archives

We’ve launched a new collection of openly accessible videos, Interviews with Historians, in which prominent 20th century historians reflect on their lives and professional practices. Access the collection here: www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...

The last day of @holocaustnorth.bsky.social's exhibition tomorrow...

This hypertalk on #AI and Holocaust Memory at the Connective Holocaust Commemoration Expo 2025 let participants dig deeper into digital memory topics. With @filmuni.bsky.social Noon Films. Babelsburg Film University, Vancouver Holocaust Education Center, University of Bern, Noon Films #ldml_25

Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Korach (קֹרַח) with a centaur holding a shield and club. #ParashahPictures Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.86v @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social

We are proud to announce Memorial Gestures, our upcoming exhibition at @sunnybankmills.bsky.social 🤍 This marks 3 years of our unique artist residency, wherein 14 artists, writers, and translators have engaged with the Holocaust Centre North Archive through artistic and creative practice.

The earliest reference to Jews in Sheffield is from 1797 and the Sheffield City Archives and Local Studies Library holds stories and information about the community since then. Find out more and explore the archives here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/she... #JewishHistory #Archives