ArchiveObituary: Michael Burman former chair of Masorti JudaismProgressive polymath who taught geography at JFS and brought educational expertise to Masorti JudaismBy Gloria Tessler5 min read
By Keren DavidFrom the JC archive 1906: A blood red dawn in Kent as new controls on migrants sail into lawOn January 1, 1906 the UK’s first immigration legislation passed into law – after a campaign against Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe. The JC sent Simon Gelberg to meet the first boat due in London7 min read
IrelandIrish government rattled by JC coverage of desecrated Jewish cemetery in Limerick, secret documents showIreland’s State Papers have also shown that the Irish government was concerned that a state visit to Israel would antagonise Arab statesBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
By Keren DavidFrom the JC archive: April 13 1945The grim toll of the death camps; a Jewish flag brings hope3 min read
World Jewish ReliefWJR on ‘mission’ to connect Jewish refugee history with descendantsDo you know someone who arrived in the UK between 1933 and 1946 with the assistance of the Central British Fund? World Jewish Relief might have their filesBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Second World WarLargest ever publicly accessible online archive of Second World War memorabilia goes live today‘Their Finest Hour’ is a University of Oxford project that over several months collected and digitised over 25,000 items of valueBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
ArchiveA murder, servants and an ambassadorThe Jewish Chronicle archive, January 14 1938By Keren David1 min read
