Celebrating Jewish Archives in Britain

Sharing the Past

Telling the Story of Jews in Britain

Welcome

Hidden Treasures is a celebration of Jewish archives in Britain. We showcase collections from across the UK that tell the story of Jews and their experiences in Britain. We also help communities and individuals discover and preserve their own stories.

Archives

Our nationwide network of archives includes local history, refugee experiences, social, cultural and religious life.

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Events

Join us at online events celebrating our featured archives.

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Get involved

Voices From The Archives

Watch our our VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES event celebrating songs, singing and oral history from our network of archives.
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Join our network

If you represent an archive that would like to be involved please contact us and join our network.
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Send Us Your Treasures!

Do you have an interesting or unusual artefact or document of Jewish interest? Please send it in so we can take a look.
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Treasures from the archives

All the treasures

Menasseh Ben Israel’s petition to Oliver Cromwell

1655 petition for Jews to be allowed to set up places of worship

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8th Century Judaeo-Persian letter from Kaifeng, Henan province, China

One of the earliest records of the Jewish community in China • British Library

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Oneg Shabbat Box

A metal box from the Warsaw Ghetto's Oneg Shabbat archive

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Latest news

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6 Jul 2022

Professor Todd Endleman

Professor Todd Endelman's lecture on Anglo-Jewish history from 1066 to the present day.

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6 Apr 2022

Discovering the Jewish East End at Bishopsgate Institute

Dr Michelle Johansen on Bishopsgate Institute's East End Jewish treasures

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4 Feb 2022

Biographies of Jews at the Tower of London

Dr Rory Maclellan on Historic Royal Palaces' new online biographies of Jews in the Tower

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