The Rosetta Stone on displayin the British Museum, London
The Egyptian gallery
British Museum – Wikipedia
Aerial view of the British Museum in 2015
SOAS University of London reception
SOAS University of London – Wikipedia
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London; )[5] is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury area of central London.
Abbey RoadSt Johns Wood
Abbey Road – Wikipedia
the Beatles
Around the West End
The British Library
British Library – Wikipedia
The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom.[7] It is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million[1][2][3][4] items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the United Kingdom. The Library is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Manchester ()[6][7] is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had an estimated population of 568,996 in 2022.[4] Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million.[8] It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury and Salford.
Jewish Manchester
The Manchester Jewish Community Centre
Manchester Jewish Community Centre provides religious services, educational institutions and leisure facilities, including a swimming pool.
The Manchester Jewish Museum
Manchester Jewish Museum – Wikipedia
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Old Sephardic Synagogue in the Museum
To Trafford Wharfside
Old Trafford – Wikipedia
“The Theatre of Dreams”
IWM North
Imperial War Museum North – Wikipedia
Imperial War Museum North (sometimes referred to as IWM North) is a museum in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, England. One of five branches of the Imperial War Museum, it explores the impact of modern conflicts on people and society. It is the first branch of the Imperial War Museum to be located in the north of England. The museum occupies a site overlooking the Manchester Ship Canal on Trafford Wharf Road,[2] Trafford Park, an area which during World War II was a key industrial centre and consequently heavily bombed during the Manchester Blitz in 1940.[3] The area is now home to the Lowry cultural centre and the MediaCityUK development, which stand opposite the museum at Salford Quays.
ManchesterWharfside
Salford Quays – Wikipedia
Salford Quays and Manchester Ship Canal (looking east)
To Piccadilly Station
Manchester Piccadilly station – Wikipedia
Manchester Piccadilly is the main railway station of the city of Manchester, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England. Opened originally as Store Street in 1842, it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of the city centre, it hosts long-distance intercity and cross-country services to national destinations including London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Reading, Southampton and Bournemouth; regional services to destinations in Northern England including Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle and York; and local commuter services around Greater Manchester. It is one of 19 major stations managed by Network Rail. The station has 14 platforms: 12 terminal and two through platforms (numbers 13 and 14). Piccadilly is also a major interchange with the Metrolink light rail system with two tram platforms in its undercroft.
Edinburgh (, ED-in-bər-ə;[3][4][5] Scots: [ˈɛdɪnbʌrə]; Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann [t̪un ˈeːtʲən̪ˠ]) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in 2020,[6] making it the second-most populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year.[7]
Edinburgh Royal Mile
Royal Mile – Wikipedia
55°57′02″N 3°11′08″W / 55.95056°N 3.18556°W
St Giles Cathedral
St Giles’ Cathedral – Wikipedia
Cathair-eaglais Naomh Giles
More Royal Mile
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle – Wikipedia
Edinburgh Castle dominates the Old Town
The National Gallery
Scottish National Gallery – Wikipedia
The National (formerly the Scottish National Gallery) is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street. The building was designed in a neoclassical style by William Henry Playfair, and first opened to the public in 1859.[2]
The Walter Scott Memorial
Scott Monument – Wikipedia
The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second-largest monument to a writer in the world after the José Martí monument in Havana.[1] It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opposite the former Jenners building on Princes Street and near Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station, which is named after Scott’s Waverley novels.
Back to Glasgow
Sharmanka
Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery – Wikipedia
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GarnetHill Synagogue
Garnethill Synagogue – Wikipedia
The Garnethill Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogues located in Garnethill, Glasgow, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. Completed in 1881, the historic synagogue is considered the ‘cathedral synagogue’ of Scotland.[1]
The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre
Scottish Jewish Archives Centre – Wikipedia
The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre (SJAC) is the largest repository of items relating to Jewish migration to Scotland and life in Scotland.[1] It aims to document and illustrate the religious, organisational, social, economic, political, cultural and family life of Jews in Scotland from the 18th century to the present-day in order to heighten awareness – and to stimulate study of – the country’s Jewish heritage.[2][3]
Leaving Garnethill
To Kelvingrove
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum – Wikipedia
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. The building is located in Kelvingrove Park in the West End of the city, adjacent to Argyle Street. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland’s most popular museums and free visitor attractions.[2]
Australians Jill and Eli Rabinowitz visited the site of the Great Synagogue of Kassel Germany in November 2024, where 86 years ago, on 7 November 1938, Kristallnacht, known as Pogromnacht in Germany, began.
Translation of this plaque
The Synagogue
This is where the Great Synagogue of the Kassel Jewish community stood, completed in 1839 and having 2,301 members in May 1933.
Many had already fled when, on 7 November 1938, activists from the Nazi Party broke into the synagogue and broke open the Torah shrine, setting fire to prayer scrolls and cult objects.
The city administration immediately demolished the intact building in order to build a parking lot there. The community was broken up.
Jill and Eli Rabinowitz with Tanja Colgan, German teacher Goethe Institute
The Project is a two-hour workshop of a book reading with a creative art activity for upper primary classrooms (Years 5 and 6). The story links with HASS units on civics, migration and refugees. Intercurricular learning opportunities promote values of empathy, kindness and inclusivity in the multicultural classroom.
This project is a stepping stone to the study of the Holocaust, refugees and anti semitism in high school. The project is unique at the primary school level.
The WE ARE HERE! Foundation provides the calico pockets, art materials and paints together with a free mini copy of In My Pocket for each student.
In My Pocket is Dorrith Sim’s true account of her escape from danger on the Kindertransport.
The Project is supported by the German Embassy in Canberra and the German Hon Consul in WA.
The German version of the book, In Meiner Tasche, is promoted by the Goethe Institute in Australia.
Zoom/Teams training is available for teachers.
The project was first launched at Jewish Day schools around Australia and South Africa in 2023/4. Since then, it has been successfully extended to state, private, Catholic and Independent schools as well as to public libraries.
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Spitalfields - Google Search
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Petticoat Lane London - Google Search
Market in London, England
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Jewish East End of London Brune Street Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor
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Bevis Marks Synagogue - Google Search
Bevis Marks is the oldest and most splendid Synagogue in Great Britain. Arrange a visit now for yourself, friends, family school or group. Find out more. Events.
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Sandy Row Synagogue - Google Search
Members and non-members are welcome to attend High Holy Days at Sandys Row. Mincha services Monday to Thursday inclusive. Beginning at…
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JCR-UK: Synagogues in City of London & London East End
Edgware - Google Search
Edgware is a suburban town in northern Greater London, mostly in the London Borough of Barnet but with some parts falling in the London Borough of Harrow…
Today in Perth started off with morning tea at the State Library of Western Australia with my mining experts, historian Lenore Layman, Richard Hartley (who just completed “Westralian Founders of 20th Century Mining,”) and Peta Chappelle, whose PhD thesis on “Merton’s Reward” explored the involvement of Charles Kaufman (Ken’s Baden-born great great uncle) in the Western Australian mining boom in the 1890s. They brought me the kinds of goodies genealogists love & suggested new avenues of research. Thanks to Michelle Urban from the local JGS for arranging this & providing lunch with the effervescent Eli Rabinowitz followed by a tour of Perth.
Tuesday 2 August – Day 3
Crossing Westminster Bridge
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Meeting Laura Konviser
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Enjoying the London weather!
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The 4th and final day – 3 August
The Imperial War Museum, Lambeth
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Back to the Park Plaza for the end of the conference
John Lewis & Partners, Glasgow offers five floors of the best in fashion, beauty, home, giftware, technology (including Apple products) and electrical items…
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Tea at John Lewis
At the Queen Street Station
On the train to Edinburgh – beautiful scenery.
Glasgow to Edinburgh train - Google Search
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Murrayfield Stadium - Google Search
Murrayfield Stadium is a rugby stadium located in the Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has a seating capacity of 67,144 making it the largest…
Edinburgh Waverley
Edinburgh Waverley - Google Search
Waverley station opened in 1846 and was rebuilt between 1892 and 1902. It lies between the old town and modern Edinburgh, adjacent to Princes Street, Edinburgh…
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Ardmillan Hotel - Google Search
This straightforward family-run hotel is 1 mile from both Haymarket train station and Murrayfield rugby stadium, and 2 miles from Edinburgh Castle. … MOREBright, unfussy rooms, some with period features such as high ceilings, offer TVs with satellite channels, plus free Wi-Fi and tea and coffeemakin…
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The walk to Edinburgh Castle.
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City Walk: Royal Mile Walking Tour, Edinburgh, Scotland
Self-guided walking tour: Royal Mile Walking Tour in Edinburgh, Scotland. This walk offers a detailed walk route map that can be printed out or downloaded to your mobile device.
Meeting Susan Hodgins, Dorrith Sim’s daughter. We walk up the road to the Garnethill Synagogue.
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Meeting Harvey Kaplan, Director of the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre
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Glasgow Garnet Hill Synagogue - Google Search
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The Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre Glasgow - Google Search
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Meeting Deborah Haase, the educator
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Singl-end Cafe & Bakehouse Garnethill - Google Search
Bohemian joint serving a wide array of creative dishes, homemade breads, cocktails and coffees.
Lunch with Steven Anson of Gathering The Voices
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Walk to down to the city
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The Corinthian Club Glasgow - Google Search
Situated in the heart of Merchant City in the former city judiciary courts, The Corinthian Club houses Teller’s Bar & Brasserie, Live Nightclub and Charlie…
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Queen Street Station Glasgow - Google Search
Glasgow Queen Street (GLQ) ... Travel shop located on the main concourse of the station, near the Dundas Street entrance/exit. ... There are no First Class Lounge…
Buying my ticket for travel to Edinburgh
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Glasgow Central Railway Station - Google Search
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Meeting David Sim
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The Buttery Glasgow - Google Search
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