Blog

Latest news, tours and stories about our project and from our archive network. In-depth looks at different archives, latest news and events, reading lists, book reviews and more.

28 Nov 2025

Archivist in the Spotlight: Preserving Jewish Musical Heritage with Edoardo Marcarini

Edoardo Marcarini

In the second of our Archivist in the Spotlight series, we speak to Edoardo Marcarini, an ethnomusicologist and audio cataloguer whose recent […]

17 Nov 2025

The Jewish History Association of Wales: From South Wales to Nationwide

Image of the Pontypridd Jewish Community circa 1928

The Jewish History Association of South Wales turns eight this year. Laura Henley Harrison, project manager, tells us about how the organisation is changing to celebrate more of the Jewish heritage across Wales.

27 Oct 2025

Connecting Collections: A Day for Archivists Working with Jewish Materials

Attendees at the Knowledge Exchange & Networking Event For Regional Heritage Professionals working with Jewish Collections

On 17 September, Sheffield Central Library became a hub of ideas, stories, and collaboration as archivists, curators, and heritage professionals gathered for […]

24 Oct 2025

Archivist in the Spotlight: Cataloguing Jewish Sheffield with Frankie Drummond Charig

Welcome to the first in our new series of blogs highlighting some of the archivists, collections and projects that make up the […]

20 Aug 2025

Exhibition: Celebrating Merseyside’s Jewish Archives

An exhibition celebrating the Merseyside Jewish Community Archive is on display at Liverpool Central Library.

29 Apr 2025

Exhibition: The Brady Club – A Legacy for the Future

Anna Perceval writes about The Brady Club exhibition at Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives (14 March to 21 June 2025)

9 Apr 2025

Pesach/Passover: Show us your Haggadah!

To celebrate Passover, we asked the organisations in our Hidden Treasures network to send us a favourite Haggadah from their collections.

7 Mar 2025

Collection Encounter: Holocaust Centre North

A sign saying Holocaust Centre North with an arrow pointing into a building

“We started with friendship, people meeting for teas and coffees and then they wanted to start sharing their stories”

27 Jan 2025

Dealing with problematic terminology when cataloguing Jewish material

Dr Gabor Kadar, director of Yerusha, gives examples of sensitive terminology to consider when cataloguing Holocaust-related materials…

6 Jan 2025

Collection Encounter: Redbridge Museum & Heritage Centre

The London Borough of Redbridge is one of the most culturally diverse London suburbs, geographically connected to both East London and the […]

29 Nov 2024

Collection Encounter: The London Archives

A person turning the pages of a leather bound book

Collection Encounter: The London Archives

6 Nov 2024

An introduction to Jewish terminology for cataloguing

Workshop: Jewish terminology for cataloguing