Illustrated life stories of 59 Cardiff Jewish community members are on display at a local museum as part of the Hineni exhibition organised by Cardiff Reform Synagogue.
“Hineni” is Hebrew for “Here I am” and organiser Colin Heyman says the potted histories and intimate pictures “celebrate the diversity of Jews”.
The project is a collaboration with Butetown History and Arts Centre and received £33,000 in Lottery funding. The hope is that after its staging at Cardiff Story Museum, the exhibition will be shown around the UK and beyond.
Among the subjects is 90-year-old Des Golten, who came to the UK from Czechoslovakia in 1939.
“My parents were members of Cardiff Reform Synagogue,” he explained. “I have been a member for so many years, I am an integral part of the community.
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