A Home for the Association

As the organisation's work grew it became essential to acquire somewhere to accommodate its activities and provide a focal point within the local c...

A Legacy of Anti-Fasicm

Image: Civil Liberties in Britain, (extract) 1965. Jewish activists would continue to play a significant role in Birmingham throughout the twent...

'A Medical Board', by W.L. Sherwood

This caricature by Staff-Sergeant W.L. Sherwood presents a sardonic view of the Medical Boards, which decided the fates of many soldiers during the...

A Nineteenth Century Jewish Obituary

A Jewish Obituary, dated 22/9/75 (newspaper unknown). A. S. Blanckensee was another significant figure of the nineteenth century Birmingham Hebr...

'A Patient's Nightmare', by Will Adams

This grim satirical caricature conveys something of the deeply divided emotional response experienced by soldiers who were surgical patients in the...

A Petition to Continue the Slave Trade

Did Birmingham Profit from Slavery? As an industrial town, Birmingham undoubtedly relied heavily on its connections to the slave trade. It was ...

A Record of the Birmingham Hebrew Congregation Council

This is one of the very first entries contained in the archive of the Birmingham Hebrew Congrebation (reference: Birmingham City Archives, JA) date...

A Tobacco Dealer.

Image: A Tobacco, Cigar and Snuff Dealer. Trade Card (date unknown) Illustrated industrial artifacts such as the above advert for a Birmingham t...

Abiola Awojobi

Abiola Awojobi, BBC Producer: "Success is setting goals for yourself and trying to achieve them. Having a quiet confidence in yourself gives off a ...

Abolition of Slavery: The Birmingham Antislavery Society's Opening Statement.

This document identifies the original members of the Birmingham Anti Slavery Society and provides an ‘opening statement’ of their aims and objectiv...

Account of The Life of Jacob Jacobs (2)

Account of the Life of Jacobs Jacobs (1)