Rivka Goldblatt is a genealogist specialising in Jewish family history. Her website is www.jewishfamilyresearch.com#000d
We wonder if some of the ads on our health pages today will be judged so harshly in 100 years' time?
It’s the end of the year once again. Picking up The Jewish Chronicle from 22nd December 1939, the emphasis is, of-course, on the war
Pesach seems a while away but it's never too early to start preparing...
We think of Switzerland as neutral, but in the 1800s the Swiss had some rather troubling views
As readers were preparing for the yomtovim in 1907, one rabbi was worrying about the music sung in shul services
Seven ads form the 1940s that will catch your attention immediately - are certainly piqued the interest of our resident archive blogger
A question asked in an article written in 1949 is as interesting and relevant today as it was almost 70 years ago, writes our resident archive blogger
It's summer so make yourself a new wardrobe using tips from 90 years ago. You might get a bit hot though...
Forget sponsored swims, in the early 1900’s, one of the favourite ways to raise funds would have been a Flower Day
A look at the JC from 100 years ago suggests that, despite appearances, things are improving
More from the ongoing series in which genealogist Rivka Goldblatt delves into the more interesting corners of the JC Archive
Some Pesach-related notes from the ongoing series in which genealogist Rivka Goldblatt delves into the more interesting corners of the JC Archive
Some topical notes from the ongoing series in which genealogist Rivka Goldblatt delves into the more interesting corners of the JC Archive
A trio of grisly tales from the ongoing series in which genealogist Rivka Goldblatt delves into the more interesting corners of the JC Archive
This week's item plucked from the JC Archive will be of interest to anyone who has...or had..hair
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