Oral History Project
In 2013 the Oxford Jewish Heritage Committee (OJHC) launched The Oral History Project, an exciting initiative to record the life stories of members of the Oxford
May 20, 2022
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Mapping Oxford’s Jewish Origins (MOJO)
This OJC project to collect information and display the origins of the OJC members began during the CoronaVirus Pandemic in spring 2020, after a prolonged
May 20, 2022
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medieval personalities
Licoricia of Winchester
This photograph appeared in the Jewish Chronicle 29th March 2019. For more information about the story of this wonderful statue click here . For more information
May 20, 2022
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lectures and special events
The First Oxford Jewish Cemetery
This story begins on Thursday 17th Nov 2016 with an email from Dr Michael Smith of the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) to Pam Manix
May 19, 2022
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lectures and special events
Jewish Treasures in Oxford
Bodleian Libraries There are many rare, beautiful and scholarly valuable Hebrew and Jewish manuscripts in the Bodleian Library and the libraries of the colleges of
May 19, 2022
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news
Future of Bodleian Judaica collection secured by charity donation
Oxford Judaica post endowed by Sir Victor Blank As reported in the Jewish Chronicle 22 January 2021 The gift will support curator’s role for
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news
Oxford Jewish Heritage Facebook page is up live and running. If you are on Facebook then ‘like’ the page and you should be notified whenever
May 19, 2022
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guided tours
London Jewish Museum Visits Oxford
In March 2017, members of the OJH Committee Pam Manix, Victoria Bentata and Rebecca Abrahams organised a Jewish Heritage Day for the Volunteers from the
May 19, 2022
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medieval narrative
Righting Historic Wrongs – 1222 Synod of Oxford
On the 800th anniversary of the 1222 Council of Oxford, Rebecca Abrams considers its implications for the Jews of England What must medieval Jewish magnate David of
March 20, 2022
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medieval narrative
Oxford’s Medieval Jewish Quarter Archaeology
The area of central Oxford around the medieval tower of Carfax, has recently become known as the Oxford Jewish Quarter, partly as a result of
March 20, 2021
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About OJH
Our aim is to raise the profile of the history of Jews in Oxford from earliest records through to the modern day.
