Place Mayor Joseph Abraham wine and spirits merchant property
Joseph Abraham became Bristol’s first Jewish Mayor in 1865. His obituary describes him as ‘a able, pleasant, and genial’, and ‘greatly...
Media The Bristol and West Progressive Synagogue
An extract from the Order of Service.
Media The Bristol and West Progressive Synagogue
Cover of the first Order of Service.
Place The Bristol and West Progressive Synagogue
The Progressive Jewish Congregation began as a series of conversations about doctrine and the future held in the homes of the newly...
Media Isaac Rosenberg birth place
A copy of Isaac Rosenberg's birth certificate.
Place Isaac Rosenberg birth place
Isaac Rosenberg was born at what was then 5 Adelaide Place, St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol.
In the late nineteenth century, Eastern...
Media Medieval Jewish cemetery
This plan for a Christian churchyard named the 'Jews Churchyard' echoes the Jewish community that once existed here. The area was known...
Media Jacob's Wells Road bet tohorah Jewish medieval ritual bath
After the discovery of the bet tohorah, a water bottling company was set up at Jacob’s Well, taking advantage of the sixty thousand...
Media Jacob's Wells Road bet tohorah Jewish medieval ritual bath
Discovery of the bath makes the news.
Place Jacob's Wells Road bet tohorah Jewish medieval ritual bath
In 1987, workmen found a small underground chamber on Jacob’s Well Road with a Hebrew character carved into the wall. It was at first...