Refugees in Birmingham
Image: Harry Levine, Newspaper Cuttings, sept-dec 1942 part 2.
This image features a group of Jewish Refugees in Birmingham, including a young child. Such children were at risk during WWII.
After ...
Removing Offering from Shrine
Removing offering from shrine, Shri Guru Ravidas Temple, Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.
Rev Peter Stanford.
Stanford was born into slavery in America in 1860. He came to Birmingham in 1887 as a preacher in Hope Street Baptist Church, Highgate. This possibly makes him Birmingham's first black minister. He also ...
Sharing Food
Sharing food, Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.
Sikh and Grandson
Sikh and grandson, by St Peters, Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.
Sikh Musicians
Sikh musicians, Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.
Singer's Hill Window "Moses"
Image: Singer's Hill Window (photo by Brigitte Windsor)
In 1956, a scheme was launched to create new stained glass windows for Singer's Hill Jewish synagogue, marking one hundred years of worship in ...
Singer's Hill Window, Emancipation of the Jews"
Image: Photograph by Brigitte Windsor.
A publication entitled 'The Stained Glass Windows of Singer's Hill Synagogue, Birmingham' (Birmingham City Archives (JA/2/G/12) gives the following account:
"The ...
Singer's Hill Window, 'The Sabbath'
Image: Singer's Hill Window (photo by Brigitte Windsor)
A publication entitled 'The Stained Glass Windows of Singer's Hill Synagogue, Birmingham' (Birmingham City Archives (JA/2/G/12) gives the following ...
Society for Promoting Christianity Among The Jews
As this document shows, whilst the Jewish community was beginning to become more involved in the civic life of the town, this development was not without its opposition. A Birmingham auxillary of the ...
Statue of Bishop Gore, St Philip's Cathedral
Bishop Gore, Sweated Labour and Workers’ Education
This photograph was taken by the City Council’s Information Department in the 1950s for inclusion in an official guide and it celebrates Birmingham’s ...
Sunday School Anniversary Parade
Methodist Sunday School Anniversary Parade, Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.
Synagogue on Severn Street
Photograph of Severn Street(taken by Dr Andy Green).
In 1809, the Birmingham Jewish community had grown and a new synagogue was built on Severn Street. This building still stands (situated behind the ...
Testimony
Testimony, African Methodist Episcopal Church of Zion, Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlands'.
'The Froggery'
A Trade Directory of Birmingham (1775).
This entry in Birmingham’s very first 'Trade Directory' (1775) tells us about some of the early occupations being developed in a place once known as the ‘froggery’. ...
The Great Western Arcade
Image: Old and New Birmingham by R.K Dent, 1880. Birmingham Central Library, Local Studies and History.
The Hebrew School Log Book
The Hebrew School Log Book (1867-1886).
This is a page from one of the log books from the National Hebrew School, covering the years of 1867-1886. The Jewish teacher’s entry makes several complaints ...
'The Unity of God'
Copy of an early Jewish sermon by M. Raphall, preacher of Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Birmingham between 1840-1849 who later emigrated to America. The preface of the sermon states 'The following Discourse ...