A friend with whom Portsmouth-based writer and planetary modeller David Angus travelled around Europe wished to go to Auschwitz. This is David’s account of that troubling experience. Another Jewish friend, Ric, compared the Ian Brady/Myra [… read more ]
Portsmouth-based novelist Christine Lawrence tells a poignant tale of family, immigration and reconnection with the past. The plane banked, ready to descend from the sky. The bright sunlight beaming through the tiny cabin windows dimmed as [… read more ]
There’s a popular perception of Portsmouth as a monocultural, jingoistic and reactionary city. Taking a very different angle, University of Portsmouth lecturer and foreign affairs commentator Tom Sykes discusses Portsmouth’s role as a global city [… read more ]
The late scholar Dr Audrey Weinberg concludes her fascinating study of the growth of the local Jewish community and its significance on the national stage. The first legal document confirming the existence of a synagogue [… read more ]
The late Dr Audrey Weinberg examines the origins of Portsmouth’s Jewish community, which was to become highly influential in local public life. The history of Jewish settlement in Portsmouth, which for most commentators commences with the [… read more ]
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