Virtual exhibition tells story of heritage in St Albans’ Jewish community
Arriving and Belonging examines universal themes of sanctuary, courage, compassion and starting a new life in Britain through testimonies, objects and family photographs.
A new virtual exhibition reveals personal stories of migration and heritage from the St Albans Jewish community.
Arriving and Belonging examines universal themes of sanctuary, courage, compassion and starting a new life in Britain through testimonies, objects and family photographs.
Among those featured are Auschwitz survivor Kitty Hart-Moxon; Evelyn Gold, who discovered her aunt was included on Schindler’s List; Sylvia Schloss, daughter of Anne Frank’s posthumous step-sister Eva Schloss; and Andrew Hougie, whose mother came to England from Iraq in
the 1950s.
The exhibition draws on more than 100 stories shared in the Heritage Lottery-funded SAMS Roots project at St Albans Masorti Synagogue.
Helen Singer, project organiser, said: “This amazing collection of stories shows how Jewish people arrived in St Albans and have made their home in the city.”
The exhibition, illustrated with photos by Hayley Posener, will also open in-person at St Albans Museum and Gallery next year.
- For more details, visit: www.arrivingbelonging.com
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