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.

7 Jan 2022

Arriving and Belonging

Stories from the St Albans Jewish Community

Read more

29 Dec 2021

2021: Year In Review

Dawn Waterman reflects on some of our 2021 highlights

Read more

28 Nov 2021

A Chanukah Treasure From A Personal Archive

Happy Chanukah! Dawn Waterman shares some very personal treasures.

Read more

16 Nov 2021

London Yiddishtown

Yiddishist Vivi Lachs on East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story

Read more

22 Oct 2021

IWM’s new Second World War and Holocaust Galleries

Dawn Waterman visits the Imperial War Museum's new Holocaust Galleries

Read more

5 Oct 2021

The Jews of Southport

Read about John Cowell's new book on Jewish Southport

Read more

6 Sep 2021

Rosh Hashanah Postcards

Dawn Waterman on Yiddish New Year postcards

Read more

20 Aug 2021

Candlesticks and Candelabras

Ann Rabinowitz, a Jewish genealogist, reflects on what candlesticks can tell us

Read more

15 Jul 2021

Research Reveals Nineteenth Century Typo

A Mysterious Letter • London Metropolitan Archives

Read more

9 Jul 2021

Jews and Football

Jews and football from the archives

Read more

28 Jun 2021

The Family Corsetry Business

Dawn Waterman remembers her family's corsetry business

Read more

21 Jun 2021

Researching Family History

Read Sidney Myers' blog on researching the story of his family

Read more