Our collections represent life within the home, and include domestic items used in the kitchens of immigrant Jewish families in the East End, and personal photographs taken both in the UK and countries of origin.
Lokshen-making Machine
Lokshen making machine brought to England from Russia by a Jewish woman who emigrated at the end of the 19th century. Lokshen is the Yiddish name for thin noodles.
Photograph Album Belonging to the Solomons Family
Photograph album belonging to the Solomons family during 1930s. The father, Maurice Solomons, was a Romanian immigrant who came to England in 1900.
Jewish National Fund Collecting Box, 1924
Collection box was made by the Jewish furniture firm S Hille in 1924 for Louis and Ada Krendel, who lived in the London suburb of Brondesbury.
Coffee set from Aden
Coffee set was brought by a Jewish family to the UK from Aden (Yemen) and used to make traditional Eastern style coffee.
Medieval Mikveh
Mikveh dated from mid-13th century, discovered on a building site in London in 2001. It was built in the home of the Crespin family.
