Reproduced from The Guardian, 8.9.19 Say a prayer: the Muslim woman who photographed Bradford’s last synagogue Nudrat Afza, a single mother who can’t afford her own camera, talks us through her new show – of poignant shots capturing the last 45 Jewish worshippers in the city’s only remaining synagogue Sun 8 Sep 2019 15.00 BST ‘Disappearing culture’ […]
Dear Friends, A reminder that we still have some spaces on our forthcoming Jewish Heritage Walks in September in Bradford, Leeds and York. The walks are part of the B’nai B’rith UK Programme of Jewish Heritage Days in September and linked below is a pdf of the UK Programme which we hope you will find […]
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Outlandish names on the provincial doors: German Jews in Victorian Bradford and their expression of identities Lucia Morawska Richmond, The American International University in London MORAWSL@Richmond.ac.uk Abstract This paper seeks to integrate the study of the German Jewish minority in the Victorian north of England, Yorkshire in particular, within the wider context of Victorian history […]
Last Sunday saw the celebration of the Chairman and President of the Bradford Synagogue, Rudi Leavor’s 90th Birthday. The event was held at the Sweet Centre Indian Restaurant on Lumb Lane, which is just around the corner from the Bowland Street Synagogue. In attendance were many guests, including former Stroud Riley Drummond textile boss Richard […]
By Benjamin Dunn It was one of the most prominent landmarks in the inner city of Bradford, second only to the great chimney of Listers Mill in Manningham. Now it is no more. In the late morning of 28th January 2016 the enormous Drummonds Mill on Lumb Lane, Manningham perished in a ferociously powerful blaze. […]
Jewish Yorkshire for 2016 including Two New Tours A Message From Nigel Grizzard… Dear Friends, Attached information about our popular walking tours for this spring. The programme has been expanded to six tours. We have added new tours in Bradford City Centre, Harrogate and Ilkley as well as our popular tours in Manningham Bradford, Huddersfield […]
Working with the #MyBradford project we have a new ten minute film of Bradford’s Jewish Heritage guided by Nigel Grizzard. The short film was produced by Jenny Eells, and in it Nigel takes us on a trail of Jewish history in Bradford. Follow him to find out the links between some of the city’s most […]
Last Tuesday evening, 24th February, saw the launch of the Bradford Jewish Exhibition at the London Jewish Cultural Centre in Golders Green. The exhibition runs until near the end of the month, closing on the 26th March. Housed in the former Leo Baeck College, the exhibition comprises photographs, paintings, artefacts and free standing 7 foot […]
25th February – 26th March 2015 The London Jewish Cultural Centre is delighted to host this fascinating exhibition about the history of Jews in Bradford. In December 2011, Bradford Synagogue was awarded a grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund, for a project to research the contribution of the Jewish community to the building of Bradford, […]
