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Jewish History Association of South Wales
Suitcase featuring the minute books of the Cardiff Ladies’ Sewing Society (1926-1947) and Cardiff United Synagogue Ladies’ Guild (1952-1991)
September 14, 2023, 11:14 am
Discovered in a suitcase: 19th century records of south Wales Jewish community
Researchers excited by the historical find which includes documents and photographs soon to be made available online
By Michelle Rosenberg
Emelye Clifford
April 17, 2023, 6:09 pm
Teaching tolerance through the stories of Wales’ Kindertransport stories
To date, more than 100 oral histories have been recorded, "all of them are urgent and relevant; these are declining communities so it's a race against time."
By Michelle Rosenberg
Montague Burton, a Jewish immigrant, opened his first shop in 1904, the company later becoming one of Britain’s biggest clothing retailers. The photo was found in West Yorkshire Archives is among the 25 collections to feature in the new Hidden Treasures website, which will be unveiled on Sunday.
July 23, 2020, 9:23 am
Website launched sharing history of Jews in Britain
The Hidden Treasures website also features contemporary material being compiled to chronicle the Jewish community’s experience of, and response to, the coronavirus pandemic.
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Annual day outing of the Rapport company. (Credit: JHAW, courtesy of Philip Kaye)
July 1, 2019, 3:03 pm
Charity fights to preserve memory of Wales’ fading Jewish life
Thousands of Jews once lived in villages dotted around south Wales, but the 250-year-old community risks disappearing entirely
By Mathilde Frot
Photograph of members and clergy of Cardiff’s Jewish community; identified: Abe Schwartz, JE Rivlin, the Reverend Harris Jerevitch, the Reverend Gershon Grey, MJ Cohen, the Rabbi of Newport (name unknown), the Reverend Harris Hamburg, Alter Rivlin, Rabbi Grunitz; photographer: S Edelman; c.1920; Glamorgan Archives ref. DJR/5/21.
October 2, 2018, 2:32 pm
Jewish historians in Wales get £40k National Lottery boost for heritage project
Money will help the Jewish History Association of South Wales to record testimonies and preserve memory of the 250-year-old community
Photograph of members and clergy of Cardiff’s Jewish community; identified: Abe Schwartz, JE Rivlin, the Reverend Harris Jerevitch, the Reverend Gershon Grey, MJ Cohen, the Rabbi of Newport (name unknown), the Reverend Harris Hamburg, Alter Rivlin, Rabbi Grunitz; photographer: S Edelman; c.1920; Glamorgan Archives ref. DJR/5/21.
January 22, 2018, 5:29 pm
Welsh Jews crowdfunding to trace community’s 250-year heritage
Project by Jewish History Association of South Wales seeks to raise £30,000 in order to record memories of life in the valleys dating back to 1768
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