Title: ‘The Treasure’ by Sholom Aleichem (1976-77) Category: Oxford Description: This was a play first performed by Oxford students in 1970
Title: Woodman, Spare that Tree! Category: Sheerness & Blue Town Description: To get a flavour of the songs of Henry Russell, the lyrics of 'Woodman, Spare that Tree!' are reproduced below. This song has a suprisingly modern ecological sentiment.
Title: The White Slave Trade and the Rothschild's 'Fallen Women' Category: Miscellaneous Description: In the 19th century and early 20th century, the East End was both a staging post and destination of the international trafficking of many young Jewish girls and women. The girls and women were system...
Title: The Story of Moses Montefiore Category: Ramsgate Description: This article briefly tells the story of Moses Montefiore and is by the Montefiore scholar and authority, Dr. Abigail Green.
Title: The Mikvaot of Oxford Category: Oxford Description: In the annals of Oxford and Oxford University it is extremely difficult to do anything that is either completely original or new. The stones of Oxford do seem to some to have a slightly cynical ‘se...
Title: Richard Gorer Category: Miscellaneous Description:
'Richard Gorer: an Anglo-Jewish Musicologist, Garden Writer and Scholar of Horticulture'
While many may not be familiar with the name of Richard Gorer, thousands already kno...
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