Then and Now
Then and Now – Freda Silver Jackson Compiler: Freda Silver Jackson Pub. 1992 Oxford Jewish Congregation ISBN 0-9519253-1-8 Contents: Click on each chapter heading below
April 10, 2023
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Opening Oxford to the World
Until June 1871, full membership of the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Durham was confined to members of the Church of England. But the Universities
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The Silver Video
The Silver Video: As reported in Menorah (summer 2021) the Silver family found an old digital video recording made by George Silver at an Oxford
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notable modern
Richard Koch 1902-1992
Richard Koch 1902 – 1992 An Obituary of Richard Koch appeared in the Jewish Chronicle on 17th January 1997 A copy can be read by
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Franz Baermann Steiner 1909-1952
Franz Baermann Steiner (1909-1952) was born in Prague and died in Oxford. He was a social anthropologist, polymath, essayist, aphorist, and poet. He was
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Prof Geza Vermes 1924-2013
The following Obituary appeared in the Jewish Chronicle of May 17th 2013 Prof. Vermes was appointed Reader in Jewish Studies in Oxford in 1965. He
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OJHeritage Booklist
Oxford’s Jewish Heritage – Book List Author: Robin R. Mundill Pub. 2010 Continuum Books ISBN 978-1-84725-196-2 Link to Bodleian Genizah Collections Collection:
May 23, 2022
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Jewish Astrolabes in Museum of History of Science
The Website has just learnt of the presence of this enchanting Jewish astrolabe in the Museum of the History of Science, Broad Street, Oxford. There
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Our aim is to raise the profile of the history of Jews in Oxford from earliest records through to the modern day.
