Elizabeth Cadbury (1858-1951)

Entry Submitted by Caroline Forman [Birmingham Archives and Heritage Department] Elizabeth was the wife of George Cadbury, of Cadbury’s Chocola...

"A Striking Modern Fact"

Image:The Birmingham Post, Rev. Cohen Speech (an extract) 1933. Rev Abraham Cohen gave many memorable and powerful speeches on behalf of the Je...

"Church and Community"

A showcase of some of the material contained in the Vanley Burke Archive. Photograph: "Austin Road Pentecostal Church. The two ladies kiss each ...

"Nick Hedges: Religion in the West Midlands"

An exhibition of photographs by Nick Hedges produced for 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.

"Sangeeta Redgrave: Diwali Celebrations"

A collection of photographs taken by Sangeeta Redgrave (nee Chauli) during the Hindu festival of Diwali. This photograph is of Lakshmi Puja, a...

"Triangle Photography Gallery Posters"

Derek Bishton was director of the Triangle Photography Gallery, part of the Triangle Arts and Media Centre at Gosta Green, Birmingham, between c.19...

‘Europe Peace or Famine - Which’, by Joseph Southall

The Edgbaston Quaker artist Joseph Southall contributed occasional prints to Sylvia Pankhurst's anti-war suffragette broadsheet 'The Woman's Dreadn...

‘Hampshire Village Play’ from ‘Back to the Village’ series

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 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 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...

Anti-Jewish Conversion Society

A Jewish form of resistance to organisations such as the Birmingham auxillary of the 'Society for Promoting Christianity Amoung the Jews' was to en...