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First message from new JHSE President

Dear JHSE Members, It is a great pleasure to write my first message as your new President. As I take on this role I am humbled by the...

British Jews in Jeopardy - 1933-1945 and Beyond: The Role of the Trades Advisory Council

by Lenny Goodrich Introduction “A Nation….is a group of persons united by a common error about their ancestry and a common dislike of their neighbours”. i We are indebted to the family of the late Maurice Orbach (former Labour MP and prominent Zionist) for depositing extensive papers and other material with the National Archive relating to a significant, yet under-reported aspect of pre-war years Anglo-Jewish life. Orbach was the influential general secretary of the Tr

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Call for information

Michael Crook, chair of the Sussex branch, and a Trustee, has received an approach from Assistant Professor Benjamin Schvarcz, at Bar Ilan University, about Leon Roth, brother of Cecil Roth, who lived in Brighton at the end of his life. He wrote: "I am currently writing a book on Professor Leon Roth (1896-1963), the British-Jewish philosopher and former Professor of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After leaving Jerusalem, Roth lived in England, and spent th

Jewish History Association of Wales

The JHAW are delighted to share a new heritage trail to their growing collection. The Wartski Trail celebrates the contribution the Wartski family made to the commercial and community life of Bangor. Wartski is now an internationally renowned antiques dealer specialising in fine jewellery, silver and objets d'art. Secondly, they invite you to their exhibition launch on Llandudno's Jewish heritage. Please see flyer below for the information.

Ochberg Orphans: search for descendants

Isaac Ochberg was "South Africa's Schindler". In 1921 he rescued about 200 Russian orphans from the pogroms in eastern Europe and brought them to safety in South Africa. The South African Jewish Museum is trying to trace UK descendants of the Ochberg Orphans for an exhibition in December this year. If you are a descendant, please email researcher3@sajewishmuseum.co.za or respond to the survey using the link below. Respond to this short survey