60 acast.com British Jews in the First World War - We Were There Too https://rss.com/podcasts/weweretheretoo en We Were There Too 2022 We Were There Too We Were There Too is a digital heritage project aiming to record and preserve the impact, experience and contribution of Britain's Jewish communities during the First World War era. Tune in to our monthly podcast to hear stories from our collection - from heroic airmen to nursing on the Home Front.


Transcripts of each episode can be found in the Media Centre on our website.

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]]> We Were There Too is a digital heritage project aiming to record and preserve the impact, experience and contribution of Britain's Jewish communities during the First World War era. Tune in to our monthly podcast to hear stories from our collection - from heroic airmen to nursing on the Home Front.


Transcripts of each episode can be found in the Media Centre on our website.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode discover the stories of Jewish women who, wanting to ‘do their bit’ for the war effort, became members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (or VAD), serving as nurses and in other first aid roles as part of the British Red Cross. 

 

Discover more about the We Were There Too project on our site www.jewsfww.uk

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @jewsfww

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]]> British Jews in the First World War - We Were There Too collects, commemorates and tells the story of the Jewish community throughout Britain during the First World War period.

 

In this episode discover the stories of Jewish women who, wanting to ‘do their bit’ for the war effort, became members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (or VAD), serving as nurses and in other first aid roles as part of the British Red Cross. 

 

Discover more about the We Were There Too project on our site www.jewsfww.uk

Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @jewsfww

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]]> Grimsby Jews in the First World War Grimsby Jews in the First World War Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:42:17 GMT 11:23 62cda46924d73e0014ff9211 false https://shows.acast.com/british-jews-in-the-first-world-war-we-were-there-too/episodes/grimsby-jews-in-the-first-world-war 62cda46924d73e0014ff9211 62cda0559e6ad30011278ee8 grimsby-jews-in-the-first-world-war full 1 2 British Jews in the First World War - We Were There Too collects, commemorates and tells the story of the Jewish community throughout Britain during the First World War.

In this episode, discover what life was like for Jews living in the port town of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, at the beginning of the 20th century. Many had arrived into the port after escaping antisemitism in Eastern Europe, and came to the UK for a better quality of life.

This episode coincides with a special exhibition we are holding at Grimsby Town Hall in collaboration with North East Lincolnshire Archives, July 14th and 15th.

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]]> British Jews in the First World War - We Were There Too collects, commemorates and tells the story of the Jewish community throughout Britain during the First World War.

In this episode, discover what life was like for Jews living in the port town of Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, at the beginning of the 20th century. Many had arrived into the port after escaping antisemitism in Eastern Europe, and came to the UK for a better quality of life.

This episode coincides with a special exhibition we are holding at Grimsby Town Hall in collaboration with North East Lincolnshire Archives, July 14th and 15th.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Sergeant Joseph Kemper Sergeant Joseph Kemper Mon, 13 Jun 2022 08:25:13 GMT 12:07 7a7aac72-91dd-4f86-a66f-bb1e8178c059 false https://rss.com/podcasts/weweretheretoo/518174 62cda05965d3e900156943d3 62cda0559e6ad30011278ee8 full 1 1 British Jews in the First World War - We Were There Too collects, commemorates and tells the story of the Jewish community throughout Britain during the First World War period.

In this first episode of our brand new podcast, discover the story of Joseph Kemper, the first Jew to serve in the Royal Flying Corps. Joseph was awarded the Medaille Militaire by the President of the French Republic in recognition of his distinguished service during the war, and was also awarded the OBE in 1944.

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]]> British Jews in the First World War - We Were There Too collects, commemorates and tells the story of the Jewish community throughout Britain during the First World War period.

In this first episode of our brand new podcast, discover the story of Joseph Kemper, the first Jew to serve in the Royal Flying Corps. Joseph was awarded the Medaille Militaire by the President of the French Republic in recognition of his distinguished service during the war, and was also awarded the OBE in 1944.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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