Object Talk Live: 18th Century Haggadah
This object talk is about an 18th century Haggadah.
Object Talk Live: Doris Benjamin’s Cape
This object talk is about a cape owned by Doris Benjamin, a London born nurse.
The Abayudaya: The Jews of Uganda
In October the Jewish Museum London celebrated Black History Month. In honour of this, one of the Museum’s Learning Officers, Shereen Hunte, led tours around the museum looking at the black Jewish community. The Ugandan Jews have had a prominent part in these tours as we currently have a temporary exhibition on their community, the Abayudaya. The exhibition consists of photographs taken by one of the museum’s volunteers, Daniel, and professional photographer, Rena Pearl.
Exploring the anti-trafficking movement in twentieth century London
This post will look into one of the artifacts in the museum archive that links to the history of the anti-trafficking movement in London, Jewish women’s history and the complexities of these at the turn of the 20th century.
Memento Mori and the Dutch and Jewish Involvement in Transatlantic Slavery
For Black History Month 2019, the Jewish Museum London hosted an exhibition on the Jewish Abayudaya community in Uganda and organised tours exploring ways in which race is portrayed through religion. One of the objects in the museum’s collection discussed in the Black History Tour is a painting with the title “A Memento Mori”.
Celebrating our Volunteers
23 September 2019 was a very special day for the Jewish Museum London as six of our amazing volunteers were chosen as joint-winners of the London Region Marsh Awards for Museum Learning.
Boxing as a Jewish Sport
In the Jewish Museum, we have got many objects all about the sport of boxing from different times in history.
Understanding the Indian Baghdadi Jews
The Jewish Museum tells the history of British Jews while also celebrating the larger Jewish community.
Torah Meets Ark: Learning’s New Teaching Tool
On 7 March 2017, a Torah along with a wooden Yad (pointer) was donated to the Jewish Museum’s Learning Team by the Hillock Hebrew Congregation in Manchester.
Anniversary of the London Jewish Hospital
At the turn of the 20th century it is estimated that between 120,000 and 150,000 Jewish people from Eastern Europe settled permanently in England. For those settling in London, the East End became their home.
