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  • March 2, 2015
  • Ben

LONDON EXHIBITION: Making Their Mark – The Jews of Bradford

Jewish Heritage Walks

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, […]

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  • January 31, 2015
  • Ben

Free professional advice on how to carry out a one-place study

Jewish Heritage Walks

Would you like to know more about the communities where your family once lived? This article looks at some of the historical sources used for family history, which can also be used to explore places in past times, and maybe even lead to a one-place study.   One Place Study: Batley – Family Tree Magazine […]

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  • January 30, 2015
  • Ben

From the archives: One Year Ago…Bradford Jewish in print

Jewish Heritage Walks

The Making Their Mark Project has been featured in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine (February 2014) which covers aspects of family history. The piece written by Benjamin Dunn examines Bradford’s Jewish history, covering the three main phases of Jewish migration to the city, 1830s, 1880s and 1930s. There is also a podcast from […]

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A dash of the Rhine and the Oder found its way into our grim runnel—"t'mucky beck."
J.B. Priestly - An English Journey
'They do not wish to pass for Jews, although every child in Bradford knows them to be Jews.'
Jewish Chronicle, August 11th 1865

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