"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 Jewish community. His arguments were remarkable not just ...
AMERICAN SLAVERY TO ENGLISH MINISTRY: THE REVD. PETER THOMAS STANFORD (1860-1909)
Submitted by Rev. Paul Walker of Highgate Baptist Church, Birmingham.
In 1995 I was investigating the history of Highgate Baptist Church, when a friend brought me details of an article he’d noticed ...
Birmingham's Early Synagogues
Image: An Architectual Drawing of Singer's Hill by Yeovill Thomason.
No visual images exist of the very first Jewish synagogue in eighteenth century Birmingham. We know it was used for worship in 1779 ...
Carpenter’s Mill, with Birmingham in the distance
This drawing gives a vivid impression of Edgbaston's rural landscape in the nineteenth century. St Thomas's Church, The Windmill on Holloway Head and St Martin's Church are visible in the distance.
Edgbaston with Tower of Edgbaston Church
This drawing shows how rural Edgbaston was in the mid-nineteenth century. The tower of Edgbaston Old Church is visible in the background.
Education, Rights and Resistance
Image: Birmingham's Hebrew School (Cornish's Guide to Birmingham and its Manufactories, 1856. Local Studies and Archives)
The quest for Jewish rights and education played an important role in the ...
Engraving of Singer's Hill Interior
The Midland Illustrated News (1869).
After the Severn Street Synagogue would come the famous Singer's Hill Synagogue, opened in 1856. The architect Yeoville Thomson was commissioned for the design. ...
India
Originally captioned 'Temple nr the Ganges. Benares. (Kish Pud Temple).' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
Inside Singer's Hill Synagogue Today
Photograph of Singer's Hill Today (taken by Brigitte Windsor)
This contemporary image of Singer’s Hill shows how little it has changed since the nineteenth century. The synagogue, built in 1856, ...
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'.
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 ...
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 ...
Tunisia
'Mosque and Shops, City of Tunis.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
Tunisia
'Mosque and Street Scene. Tunis.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.
Tunisia
'Church. Tunis.' From the collection of Sir Benjamin Stone.