Hidden Treasures
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Celebrating archives across the UK telling the story of Jews and the Jewish community in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.
This is a page from an 18th-century Machzor that's now part of the collections at @thejohnrylands.bsky.social. Unusually, this copy is in English, not Hebrew. Find out more about it here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/c1... 📷 Prayers for ‘Hanucah’ [Hannukah] • The John Rylands
Here are two summer-themed photos from Brady Photographic Archive🔆 The clubs took trips out to the country from London's East End to discover green fields, trees and sleeping in a tent, possibly for the first time. Find out more about the archive here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/bra...
On July, 26th, 1858, Lionel Rothschild was sworn in as an MP... 11 years after he first won an election. This Poll Book from 1847 shows the votes cast in the original election: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/po... 📷 Lionel de Rothschild's 'Poll Book' • The Rothschild Archive
Catch up on our latest Archivist in the Spotlight blog... Join Keira Dobbin from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on how digitising and research has helped preserve and shed light on Northern Ireland's Jewish History: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/archivi... #ICYMI #JewishHistory #Archives
Sundown this Wednesday until nightfall on Thursday 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. 📷 Memorial prayer - London School of Jewish Studies
A few months ago, Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe published Challenging Conversations - a video series speaking to specialists about Jewish heritage, culture and communal life in Europe. You can watch all the videos here: rothschildfoundation.eu/challenging-...
A few weeks ago, we published our Glossary as a starting point for archivists, librarians and researchers working with Jewish material. Find it here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/glossary/ 📷 The Great Synagogue London, 1941 • Imperial War Museum #Archives #JewishCulture #JewishHistory #ICYMI
Today is the start of Refugee Week and many of the treasures in our network tell refugee stories, children and adults forced to flee their homes in the hope of a better life somewhere else. Here are just some of them: #RefugeeWeek #JewishHistory
International Archives Week from the International Council on Archives (ICA) starts today. The theme this year is Archives For Justice and here are just some of the treasures from our network that reflect archives supporting justice and rights... #IAW2026 #ArchivesForJustice #Archives
What is a Pinkas or a Tanakh? Which festival is when Jewish communities set up tents? What's the difference between Ladino and Yiddish? We've created a glossary of terms, objects and more for archivists and others working with Jewish material. Find it here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/glossary/
For the fifth in our Archivist In The Spotlight series, meet Alison Scott, who has just completed her first year as Archivist at the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre. Read the blog here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/archivi... #NewBlogPost
The third Challenging Conversations video is now available to watch. Dr Ruchama Johnston-Bloom talks to Professor Irene Zwiep and Professor Marçin Wodziński about the current state of academic Jewish studies. Watch the full video here: rothschildfoundation.eu/challenging-... #JewishStudies
Meet the archivists... Have you caught our blog series 'Archivist in the Spotlight' yet? It's where we talk to archivists and others from different backgrounds, organisations and projects who are all working with Jewish materials. Catch up on all the blogs here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/
The second Challenging Conversations video is now available to watch. This discussion focuses on Jewish communal life and what established community organisations and grassroots movements can learn from each other. Watch it here: rothschildfoundation.eu/challenging-... #JewishCommunity
This sketch by Rembrandt, held by Jewish Museum London, is of Rabbi Menasseh Ben Israel. Read about his 1655 petition to Oliver Cromwell asking to readmit Jews to Britain and allow them to worship: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/me...
Challenging Conversations is a new video series from Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe, presented by the team and featuring subject specialists. Watch the first episode, Endangered Jewish Community Archives, here: rothschildfoundation.eu/challenging-... #ChallengingConversations #JewishHeritage
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
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
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
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...
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
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
...and a photo of Glasgow Jewish Cubs celebrating in the Scout Hall from the 1960s. 📷 Copyright Scottish Jewish Archives Centre, not to be reproduced without permission #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...