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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

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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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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:

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