Our 150 year old time capsule has been opened!
A year ahead the 150th anniversary of our historic Sephardi synagogue, we have decided to open the time capsule, found by builders during our recent redevelopment.
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“Cultural connections, being part of a diaspora and what we inherit from those who went before” – interview with theatre maker Anna Clover
On Sunday, 6 November, Manchester Jewish Museum will welcome the London-based theatre maker, Anna Clover, in her debut solo comedy show, Going Deutsch. Anna talks to us about her semi-biographical piece and the emotional story behind it.
Stencl and the Jewish East End – interview with Dr Rachel Lichtenstein
This September, we will be exploring one of Britain's foremost, but now largely forgotten Yiddish poets, Avram Nachum Stencl. The evening event will be hosted by Dr Rachel Lichtenstein, whose grandparents were Polish Jews and who, like Stencl, settled in East London in the 1930s after escaping Nazi persecution. We speak to Rachel about her interest in Stencl's story and works.
The story of Truus’ Children – interview with Pamela Sturhoofd and Margaret Jacobi
This September we will be showing the Dutch documentary 'Truus' Children' during an intimate, evening event at our beautiful synagogue. We talk about the film with the director Pamela Sturhoofd and Margaret Jacobi, a descendent of one of the children saved by Truus Wijsmuller.
On the occasion of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Manchester Jewish Museum reflects on Her Majesty’s visit to the museum twenty years ago
Manchester Jewish Museum have decided to share the memories of the Queen’s visit to the museum twenty years ago, as part of her Golden Jubilee tour. We have also talked to Basil Jeuda, who then was the chair of the museum’s Trust. He has shared his memories from the Queen’s visit with us.