Hidden Treasures
@seethetreasures.bsky.social
Celebrating archives across the UK telling the story of Jews and the Jewish community in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. https://linktr.ee/jewishhiddentreasures
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We are Hidden Treasures - a gateway to British archives with collections that explore the rich history of Jewish life in the UK and the Isle of Man, and the contribution of Jews to all regions and aspects of British life.
Find out more about us here: linktr.ee/jewishhidden...
We are Hidden Treasures - a gateway to British archives with collections that explore the rich history of Jewish life in the UK and the Isle of Man, and the contribution of Jews to all regions and aspects of British life.
Find out more about us here: linktr.ee/jewishhidden...
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📣Coming up this week: "Maimonides from Scratch", a showcase exhibition which brings to life the trajectory and texts of Maimonides as a rabbi and doctor and as part of the historical and contemporary Sephardi world.
On display from Wednesday, 11 February. Book your visit: bit.ly/3MsNvye
On display from Wednesday, 11 February. Book your visit: bit.ly/3MsNvye
February 9, 2026 at 10:49 AM
📣Coming up this week: "Maimonides from Scratch", a showcase exhibition which brings to life the trajectory and texts of Maimonides as a rabbi and doctor and as part of the historical and contemporary Sephardi world.
On display from Wednesday, 11 February. Book your visit: bit.ly/3MsNvye
On display from Wednesday, 11 February. Book your visit: bit.ly/3MsNvye
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📢 Exciting opportunity for ECRs & postgrads!
Applications are open for 'Holocaust Studies: Navigating the Field', a one-day networking event for ECRs & postgrads at the Imperial War Museum on 26 May 2026.
More details below, apply by 31 March ⬇️
Applications are open for 'Holocaust Studies: Navigating the Field', a one-day networking event for ECRs & postgrads at the Imperial War Museum on 26 May 2026.
More details below, apply by 31 March ⬇️
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
📢 Exciting opportunity for ECRs & postgrads!
Applications are open for 'Holocaust Studies: Navigating the Field', a one-day networking event for ECRs & postgrads at the Imperial War Museum on 26 May 2026.
More details below, apply by 31 March ⬇️
Applications are open for 'Holocaust Studies: Navigating the Field', a one-day networking event for ECRs & postgrads at the Imperial War Museum on 26 May 2026.
More details below, apply by 31 March ⬇️
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Call for Applications: Hebrew Manuscript Studies Workshop at Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, 22 June-3 July 2026 - in collaboration with @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Deadline to apply 20th Feb!
www.ochjs.ac.uk/call-for-app...
Deadline to apply 20th Feb!
www.ochjs.ac.uk/call-for-app...
Call for Applications: Hebrew Manuscript Studies Workshop - Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies
We are pleased to announce that applications for our Hebrew Manuscript Studies Workshop: Codicology, Palaeography, Art History, which will take place from 22 June-3 July 2026, are now open. This works...
www.ochjs.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Call for Applications: Hebrew Manuscript Studies Workshop at Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, 22 June-3 July 2026 - in collaboration with @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Deadline to apply 20th Feb!
www.ochjs.ac.uk/call-for-app...
Deadline to apply 20th Feb!
www.ochjs.ac.uk/call-for-app...
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Registration is officially open for our upcoming Online History Course ✨️ Unruly Visions: A Century of Jewish Women Artists ✨️
Join us March 5 - 26 with Central Synagogue and world-renowned experts for conversations about exciting artists from the 20th century to today.
Register: jwa.org/events
Join us March 5 - 26 with Central Synagogue and world-renowned experts for conversations about exciting artists from the 20th century to today.
Register: jwa.org/events
February 9, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Registration is officially open for our upcoming Online History Course ✨️ Unruly Visions: A Century of Jewish Women Artists ✨️
Join us March 5 - 26 with Central Synagogue and world-renowned experts for conversations about exciting artists from the 20th century to today.
Register: jwa.org/events
Join us March 5 - 26 with Central Synagogue and world-renowned experts for conversations about exciting artists from the 20th century to today.
Register: jwa.org/events
From markets to marriages to protests in the streets, Bishopsgate Institute has been both part of and documenting Jewish lives and experiences in London’s East End for over a century.
Find out more in this 2022 blog from Dr Michelle Johansen: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/discove...
#Archives
Find out more in this 2022 blog from Dr Michelle Johansen: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/discove...
#Archives
Discovering the Jewish East End at Bishopsgate Institute - hiddentreasurenew
Dr Michelle Johansen on Bishopsgate Institute's East End Jewish treasures
celebratingjewisharchives.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
From markets to marriages to protests in the streets, Bishopsgate Institute has been both part of and documenting Jewish lives and experiences in London’s East End for over a century.
Find out more in this 2022 blog from Dr Michelle Johansen: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/discove...
#Archives
Find out more in this 2022 blog from Dr Michelle Johansen: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/discove...
#Archives
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The Windows of Middle Street Synagogue #Brighton
Or Two Strads & a Pomegranate
Tue 24 Feb 19:30
In Zoom
A look at the stained glass windows of Middle Street Synagogue and famous & not so famous people connected with them
£5 - members free
Book ⬇️
www.jhse.org/event-detail...
Or Two Strads & a Pomegranate
Tue 24 Feb 19:30
In Zoom
A look at the stained glass windows of Middle Street Synagogue and famous & not so famous people connected with them
£5 - members free
Book ⬇️
www.jhse.org/event-detail...
The Windows of Middle Street Synagogue, Brighton | JHSE
Online event
www.jhse.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The Windows of Middle Street Synagogue #Brighton
Or Two Strads & a Pomegranate
Tue 24 Feb 19:30
In Zoom
A look at the stained glass windows of Middle Street Synagogue and famous & not so famous people connected with them
£5 - members free
Book ⬇️
www.jhse.org/event-detail...
Or Two Strads & a Pomegranate
Tue 24 Feb 19:30
In Zoom
A look at the stained glass windows of Middle Street Synagogue and famous & not so famous people connected with them
£5 - members free
Book ⬇️
www.jhse.org/event-detail...
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Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Contested histories - what is the place of an archive to challenge or uphold certain narratives? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers
2026 Annual Conference of the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland)
openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Contested histories - what is the place of an archive to challenge or uphold certain narratives? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
The German-Jewish Archives at the University of Sussex have collections that show the political, social, literary and intellectual German-Jewish history with a focus on Jewish refugees in the UK during and after WW2.
Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/ger...
#Archives
Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/ger...
#Archives
German-Jewish Archives at University of Sussex - hiddentreasurenew
The German-Jewish Archives are part of the University of Sussex Heritage Collections. Archive Description The establishment of the Centre for German-Jewish Studies […]
celebratingjewisharchives.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The German-Jewish Archives at the University of Sussex have collections that show the political, social, literary and intellectual German-Jewish history with a focus on Jewish refugees in the UK during and after WW2.
Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/ger...
#Archives
Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/ger...
#Archives
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In Torah portion 'Yitro' (יִתְרוֹ) Moses receives the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
#ParashahPictures
BL King's 1; the 'King's Bible'; 1384 CE-1385 CE; Spain, NE (Catalonia, Solsona with 17th century additions, ff.2r,7v,8r); f.7v
#ParashahPictures
BL King's 1; the 'King's Bible'; 1384 CE-1385 CE; Spain, NE (Catalonia, Solsona with 17th century additions, ff.2r,7v,8r); f.7v
February 1, 2026 at 4:51 PM
In Torah portion 'Yitro' (יִתְרוֹ) Moses receives the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
#ParashahPictures
BL King's 1; the 'King's Bible'; 1384 CE-1385 CE; Spain, NE (Catalonia, Solsona with 17th century additions, ff.2r,7v,8r); f.7v
#ParashahPictures
BL King's 1; the 'King's Bible'; 1384 CE-1385 CE; Spain, NE (Catalonia, Solsona with 17th century additions, ff.2r,7v,8r); f.7v
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Now online: *Between Hamburg and Jerusalem*
A new digital exhibition traces the material remains of German-Jewish history in the early 20th century. It’s based on archives we digitised together with the National Library of Israel and was developed together with @igdjhh.bsky.social
A new digital exhibition traces the material remains of German-Jewish history in the early 20th century. It’s based on archives we digitised together with the National Library of Israel and was developed together with @igdjhh.bsky.social
Online Exhibition Presents Archival Excursions ‘Between Hamburg and Jerusalem’
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February 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Now online: *Between Hamburg and Jerusalem*
A new digital exhibition traces the material remains of German-Jewish history in the early 20th century. It’s based on archives we digitised together with the National Library of Israel and was developed together with @igdjhh.bsky.social
A new digital exhibition traces the material remains of German-Jewish history in the early 20th century. It’s based on archives we digitised together with the National Library of Israel and was developed together with @igdjhh.bsky.social
Yesterday and today marks Tu BiShvat also known as Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot, translated as "New Year to the Trees" 🌳
In this blog, Dawn Waterman of @boardofdeputies.bsky.social writes about her own memories of the festival and imagining being a fruit: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/if-you-...
In this blog, Dawn Waterman of @boardofdeputies.bsky.social writes about her own memories of the festival and imagining being a fruit: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/if-you-...
If you were a fruit… - hiddentreasurenew
Read Dawn Waterman on Tu BiShvat
celebratingjewisharchives.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Yesterday and today marks Tu BiShvat also known as Rosh HaShanah La'Ilanot, translated as "New Year to the Trees" 🌳
In this blog, Dawn Waterman of @boardofdeputies.bsky.social writes about her own memories of the festival and imagining being a fruit: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/if-you-...
In this blog, Dawn Waterman of @boardofdeputies.bsky.social writes about her own memories of the festival and imagining being a fruit: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/if-you-...
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Initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Yitro (יִתְרוֹ) inhabited by small bird.
#ParashahPictures
BL Or 2696; Pentateuch with Rash's commentary; 14th century; Germany; f.140r
#ParashahPictures
BL Or 2696; Pentateuch with Rash's commentary; 14th century; Germany; f.140r
February 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Initial-word panel at the beginning of Torah portion Yitro (יִתְרוֹ) inhabited by small bird.
#ParashahPictures
BL Or 2696; Pentateuch with Rash's commentary; 14th century; Germany; f.140r
#ParashahPictures
BL Or 2696; Pentateuch with Rash's commentary; 14th century; Germany; f.140r
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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: Calling Holocaust heritage or education experts, creative + tech professionals and academics studying (digital) Holocaust memory/history - apply to participate in our series of international design sprints: bit.ly/4qcznqQ
February 2, 2026 at 9:12 AM
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: Calling Holocaust heritage or education experts, creative + tech professionals and academics studying (digital) Holocaust memory/history - apply to participate in our series of international design sprints: bit.ly/4qcznqQ
What links a sock, a girl's diary and a glass jar from 1873?
Our 2024 visit to @mcrjewishmuseum.bsky.social was a dive into their collections exploring Manchester's Jewish community.
Read our blog here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/collect...
#JewishHistory #JewishCommunity #Manchester
Our 2024 visit to @mcrjewishmuseum.bsky.social was a dive into their collections exploring Manchester's Jewish community.
Read our blog here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/collect...
#JewishHistory #JewishCommunity #Manchester
Collection Encounter: Manchester Jewish Museum - hiddentreasurenew
Collection Encounter: Manchester Jewish Museum
celebratingjewisharchives.org
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
What links a sock, a girl's diary and a glass jar from 1873?
Our 2024 visit to @mcrjewishmuseum.bsky.social was a dive into their collections exploring Manchester's Jewish community.
Read our blog here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/collect...
#JewishHistory #JewishCommunity #Manchester
Our 2024 visit to @mcrjewishmuseum.bsky.social was a dive into their collections exploring Manchester's Jewish community.
Read our blog here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/collect...
#JewishHistory #JewishCommunity #Manchester
The theme for tomorrow's Holocaust Memorial Day is Bridging Generations.
This photograph, held by @holocaustnorth.bsky.social, shows Berta Klipstein and her grandmother in Bielska, Poland, 1935.
Find out more about her experiences here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/be...
#Archives #HMD
This photograph, held by @holocaustnorth.bsky.social, shows Berta Klipstein and her grandmother in Bielska, Poland, 1935.
Find out more about her experiences here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/be...
#Archives #HMD
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 AM
The theme for tomorrow's Holocaust Memorial Day is Bridging Generations.
This photograph, held by @holocaustnorth.bsky.social, shows Berta Klipstein and her grandmother in Bielska, Poland, 1935.
Find out more about her experiences here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/be...
#Archives #HMD
This photograph, held by @holocaustnorth.bsky.social, shows Berta Klipstein and her grandmother in Bielska, Poland, 1935.
Find out more about her experiences here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/be...
#Archives #HMD
. @gatheringthevoices.bsky.social are a volunteer organisation that record the lives and stories of people who fled to Scotland to escape Nazi-dominated Europe.
Find out more about the archive and their work here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/gat...
#Archives #JewishHistory
Find out more about the archive and their work here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/gat...
#Archives #JewishHistory
Gathering the Voices - hiddentreasurenew
Gatheringthevoices.com is a Scottish volunteer created archive that documents the lives of men and women who fled to Scotland to escape Nazi persecution. […]
celebratingjewisharchives.org
January 23, 2026 at 11:37 AM
. @gatheringthevoices.bsky.social are a volunteer organisation that record the lives and stories of people who fled to Scotland to escape Nazi-dominated Europe.
Find out more about the archive and their work here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/gat...
#Archives #JewishHistory
Find out more about the archive and their work here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/archives/gat...
#Archives #JewishHistory
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This Holocaust Memorial Day staff at the Library are using their expertise and deploying our valuable collections in various ways to encourage as many people as possible to engage with this important occasion.
Find out more:
Find out more:
Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 - What's on at the Library - The Wiener Holocaust Library
This Holocaust Memorial Day staff at the Library are using their expertise, and deploying our valuable collections in various ways, to encourage as many people as possible to engage with this…
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January 22, 2026 at 2:48 PM
This Holocaust Memorial Day staff at the Library are using their expertise and deploying our valuable collections in various ways to encourage as many people as possible to engage with this important occasion.
Find out more:
Find out more:
For anyone near @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social who fancy a little dance...
Come Fill Your Dance Card. A @uclhjs.bsky.social and @uclspeccoll.bsky.social event, 5 February, 6-8pm in person at UCL. Learn to party like British Jews around 1900! Book early, spaces are limited www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
Come Fill Your Dance Card
In this special event, we will learn about the Gaster papers and about how to party like British Jews around 1900.
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:57 AM
For anyone near @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social who fancy a little dance...
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An initial-word panel with a head, and a hare marking the beginning of Torah portion Bo (בֹּא)
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15423; Torah; Italy (Florence); 1441-1467 CE; f.41v
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15423; Torah; Italy (Florence); 1441-1467 CE; f.41v
January 18, 2026 at 12:47 PM
An initial-word panel with a head, and a hare marking the beginning of Torah portion Bo (בֹּא)
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15423; Torah; Italy (Florence); 1441-1467 CE; f.41v
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15423; Torah; Italy (Florence); 1441-1467 CE; f.41v
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LBI Film Club Double Feature LIVE ONLINE NOW! Free until 26 Jan 🎥
1/ THE BLOND BOY FROM THE CASBAH (2023)
2/ HANNAH COHEN’S HOLY COMMUNION (2012)
🎬 Stream both: lbilondon.ac.uk/casbah
✉️ Stay informed about our FREE online film screenings: lbilondon.ac.uk/mailing-list/
1/ THE BLOND BOY FROM THE CASBAH (2023)
2/ HANNAH COHEN’S HOLY COMMUNION (2012)
🎬 Stream both: lbilondon.ac.uk/casbah
✉️ Stay informed about our FREE online film screenings: lbilondon.ac.uk/mailing-list/
January 19, 2026 at 10:43 AM
LBI Film Club Double Feature LIVE ONLINE NOW! Free until 26 Jan 🎥
1/ THE BLOND BOY FROM THE CASBAH (2023)
2/ HANNAH COHEN’S HOLY COMMUNION (2012)
🎬 Stream both: lbilondon.ac.uk/casbah
✉️ Stay informed about our FREE online film screenings: lbilondon.ac.uk/mailing-list/
1/ THE BLOND BOY FROM THE CASBAH (2023)
2/ HANNAH COHEN’S HOLY COMMUNION (2012)
🎬 Stream both: lbilondon.ac.uk/casbah
✉️ Stay informed about our FREE online film screenings: lbilondon.ac.uk/mailing-list/
Jewish material can present unique challenges to those working with it.
This blog runs through some top tips for archivists and others working with Jewish material, including reading Hebrew and caring for sacred texts.
Read more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/an-intr...
#Blog #Archives
This blog runs through some top tips for archivists and others working with Jewish material, including reading Hebrew and caring for sacred texts.
Read more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/an-intr...
#Blog #Archives
An introduction to Jewish terminology for cataloguing - hiddentreasurenew
Workshop: Jewish terminology for cataloguing
celebratingjewisharchives.org
January 19, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Jewish material can present unique challenges to those working with it.
This blog runs through some top tips for archivists and others working with Jewish material, including reading Hebrew and caring for sacred texts.
Read more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/an-intr...
#Blog #Archives
This blog runs through some top tips for archivists and others working with Jewish material, including reading Hebrew and caring for sacred texts.
Read more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/an-intr...
#Blog #Archives
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Final call for applications: the Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme 2026/2027 invites PhD students working on German–Jewish history and culture to apply.
For full details and information on how to apply, please visit: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/fellowship
For full details and information on how to apply, please visit: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/fellowship
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Final call for applications: the Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme 2026/2027 invites PhD students working on German–Jewish history and culture to apply.
For full details and information on how to apply, please visit: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/fellowship
For full details and information on how to apply, please visit: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/fellowship
Do you need support to help preserve and showcase European Jewish heritage?
Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe grants are now open for applications, including for collections management, exhibitions and digital heritage projects.
Find out more here: rothschildfoundation.eu/grants-page/...
Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe grants are now open for applications, including for collections management, exhibitions and digital heritage projects.
Find out more here: rothschildfoundation.eu/grants-page/...
January 16, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Do you need support to help preserve and showcase European Jewish heritage?
Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe grants are now open for applications, including for collections management, exhibitions and digital heritage projects.
Find out more here: rothschildfoundation.eu/grants-page/...
Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe grants are now open for applications, including for collections management, exhibitions and digital heritage projects.
Find out more here: rothschildfoundation.eu/grants-page/...
This photo shows the Bilboul family when they lived in Alexandria, Egypt. The image comes from Sephardi Voices UK and pictures the father of contributor Roger Bilboul.
Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/al...
Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/al...
January 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This photo shows the Bilboul family when they lived in Alexandria, Egypt. The image comes from Sephardi Voices UK and pictures the father of contributor Roger Bilboul.
Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/al...
Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/treasures/al...
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There’s still time to join us this week to hear from Immy Tozer about the newest #Hampshire project Historic Jewish Hampshire 🥳
📍 Zoom
🗓️ 14th January
⏰ 7pm
Register here: hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/histo...
@parkesinstitute.bsky.social @seethetreasures.bsky.social #JewishHistory
📍 Zoom
🗓️ 14th January
⏰ 7pm
Register here: hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/histo...
@parkesinstitute.bsky.social @seethetreasures.bsky.social #JewishHistory
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 AM
There’s still time to join us this week to hear from Immy Tozer about the newest #Hampshire project Historic Jewish Hampshire 🥳
📍 Zoom
🗓️ 14th January
⏰ 7pm
Register here: hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/histo...
@parkesinstitute.bsky.social @seethetreasures.bsky.social #JewishHistory
📍 Zoom
🗓️ 14th January
⏰ 7pm
Register here: hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/histo...
@parkesinstitute.bsky.social @seethetreasures.bsky.social #JewishHistory