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Medieval Cemetery Commemorative Stone Laid |
On Wednesday 4th July after five years of planning, the unveiling and commemoration of a memorial stone was unveiled
by the Presidents of Magdalen College, Prof. David Clary, and Oxford Jewish Community, Mr Simon Ryde.
Under a somewhat leaden sky a small service of dedication and remembrance was held in the Rose Garden in front of
the entrance to the Botanic Garden. The programme was as follows:
The stone bears the following inscription:
Following the service the 53 officiants and guests attended a small reception in the Large Glasshouse within the Botanic Garden.
Reports of the event appeared on the BBC Radio Oxford and Jewish Chronicle websites, and the Oxford Mail.
  
   
 How the event was reported in the Jewish Chronicle, 6th July 2012
BBC Oxford carried a piece on their website, as did the Times of Israel |
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Respect is Due to a College Jew - JC |
The article below was featured in the Jewish Chronicle of 15th March 2012:
Click the article name to view.
The following response appeared in the 23rd March edition:
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 One of the pages is signed by the author and scholar Maimonides An ancient Hebrew manuscript which has been stored in an Oxford library for more than 300 years has been made available online. For me information see the report on the BBC News Website or read the Bodleian's own report on the Oxford University site
To see the manuscript go to http://maimonides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ |
"Oxford’s forgotten sons and daughters"; an article of this name appeared in the Oxford Mail in October 2010.
To see this article click here |
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Oxford Castle and the Medieval Jews |
Simone Plaut nee Posner and Evie Kemp
Report by Alison Ryde:
A new interpretation board displaying the story of the Medieval Oxford Jewish community and its special association with Oxford Castle was unveiled on Thursday 14th October 2010. Positioned prominently in the 900 year old Norman crypt on the Castle site, the board was the work of the Oxford Jewish Heritage Group, headed by Dr Evie Kemp. The ribbon cutting honours were undertaken by Simone Plaut, daughter of the late Henry Posner, whose generous bequest to the Oxford Jewish Community funded the project.
Pam Manix, the group’s medievalist, gave a lecture on the history of the Medieval Jews of Oxford after the ceremony.The event was attended by representatives of Oxford University, Oxford City Council, Oxford Castle Unlocked, Oxford Civic Society and the Ashmolean Museum ,as well as the President (Simon Ryde), Treasurer (Stuart Kenner) and Secretary (Alison Ryde) and other members of the Oxford Jewish Congregation.
The board can be viewed by visitors to the Oxford Castle Unlocked, in central Oxford. See their website for opening hours and admission prices.
Evie Kemp and Pam Manix
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Oxford Times - Limited Edition Article |
The May 2010 edition of Oxfordshire Limited Edition, the Oxford Times occasional colour magazine has as it's first feature an article by Linora Lawrence entitled Oxford's Jewish Heritage. Good article with plenty of fine illustrations: Click here to download the article (pdf)
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