Jewish Country Houses
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Jewish Country Houses AHRC research project. Objects, networks, people, heritage in the UK and Europe.
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Silvia Davoli talks to Jewish News about the new Hélène Binet exhibition at Strawberry Hill - jewishnews.co.uk/historic-jewis…
Did you know that Jews couldn't own property in England until 1831 — and even later in many other countries? Owning a grand home was a symbol of equality, not just material success, according to a new book, "Jewish Country Houses." Read more in The Forward forward.com/culture/668119…
Many thanks to Country Life magazine for this fantastic review of our Jewish Country Houses book (which is published tomorrow!) Profile Books Brandeis University Press
Wonderful launch for our new Jewish Country Houses book at the amazing Daunt Books. Lovely to see so many contributors, colleagues, & friends and our thanks to Profile Books. NT Art & Collections National Trust Research Oxford University Heritage Network Arts and Humanities Research Council Waddesdon Strawberry Hill House & Garden Oliver J.W. Cox
"This is a book that uses the country house as a medium to confront the uncomfortable relationship between Jewish money, power and antisemitism head on." Abigail Green writes about 'Jewish Country Houses' in the The Jewish Chronicle Simon Schama. tinyurl.com/36f4xawp
Join Juliet Carey and Abigail Green at Waterstones Hampstead this coming Monday as they discuss their fascinating and beautiful new book #JewishCountryHouses (Jewish Country Houses). 📅 Monday 18th Nov 🕡 6:30pm 📍 Waterstones Hampstead 🎟️ Via link below waterstones.com/events/juliet-…
Join us in Oxford's Weston Library on May 20 for a conversation with Hélène Binet, Juliet Carey and Abigail Green, Berlin-based curator Ruth Ur, and architectural historians Esther da Costa Mayer and William Whyte. Booking required! Bodleian Libraries visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/may25/je…
courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/famil… Fascinating talk coming up at The Courtauld on May 16th: Jean Strouse on the German-Jewish Wertheimer dynasty of art dealers and the amazing portraits of the famil produced by John Singer Sargent. The Courtauld