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Medieval Cemetery Commemorative Stone Laid
On Wednesday 4th July 2012 after five years of planning, the unveiling and commemoration of a memorial stone was unveiled by the Presidents of Magdalen
July 6, 2012
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Explore Oxford – Museum of Oxford
Due to essential maintenance work in the Town Hall’s Gallery, the Micro-Museum is now permanently closed. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.
June 22, 2012
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Glossary
Apocrypha, The body of Jewish religious literature, written between the 2nd cent. B.C.E. and the 2nd century C.E., which was not included in the Hebrew
May 15, 2012
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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: Respect is due to a college Jew, by Peter Rosengard Click the
March 18, 2012
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Jewish Artists in the Ashmolean Museum
An Exhibition entitled “Visions on the Way: Jewish Artists in Oxford” was mounted in 1992 as part of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of the Modern
February 15, 2012
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Oxford Jewish Cemetery
The Oxford Jewish Cemetery is situated as part of the Oxford City Council’s Wolvercote Cemetery at 47 Banbury Rd, Oxford OX2 8EE It was consecrated
January 7, 2012
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modern cemetery wolvercote
Rabbi Herzog of Graz
This article is from the University of Graz: David Herzog was born on November 7th, 1869 in Tyrnau (Trnava). He was the eldest of eight
October 13, 2011
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Bodleian Manuscript
800 year old Hebrew manuscript published online by Bodleian Library One of the pages is signed by the author and scholar Maimonides An ancient
September 21, 2011
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Oxford Today 2009 Trinity
An organisation set up in 1933 to find work for refugee academics was used by many Jews in the period leading up to and after
July 18, 2011
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Paul Jacobsthal 1880-1957
Archaeologist Paul Jacobsthal fled Nazi Germany in 1935 and came to Oxford with his wife during the Second World War. A leading world expert in
June 21, 2011
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