Pride in our collection

By Hannah and Zara, work experience students in the Learning Team. During Pride month, we have been considering what it is to be part of both an LGBT+ and a Jewish community and the intersection between them, by looking at images within our collection.   We have been looking at different images, the first ones […]

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Theatrical Photoshoot!

Theatre costumes worn by the award-winning Jewish actor, Henry Goodman, during productions of The Merchant of Venice and Fiddler on the Roof have recently entered the collection of Jewish Museum London thanks to the actor’s generous donation. Before storing them safely away, we took the opportunity to set up a 2-day photoshoot (yes, it really […]

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Investigating the Isaac Family

By Karen Van Coevorden Following on from Emma’s blog about Esther Rafer, another family which we have explored at our recent Curious Minds workshops is the Isaacs family. Using a series of photographs and objects from our collection, we set individuals the challenge of trying to piece together an understanding of the Isaac family history. We […]

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