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Welcome to Jews of the First World War in the North West

As our archive expands we are creating spaces for local areas of interest across the UK. On this page you'll find profiles, articles and information about Jews in the North West during the First World War.

What was the Jewish Community like in the North West during the First World War?

Use our map tool to see how people, groups and places of relevance are placed across the area and explore.

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Unsure where to begin? Our Find Someone page has records for you to begin researching your family members.

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We would love to know if you have family stories, photographs, medals, letters or other items relating to the 1914-1918 period or if you would like to volunteer to help others with research and uploading information. With your help, we will create a lasting archive of stories to honour and remember the North West's Jewish community, and its contribution to the war effort, a century ago. 

If you had a Jewish family member living in the North West 1914-1918, or are interested in learning more about a new project to find and preserve stories of British Jewry in the First World War, please register your interest by emailing us at: contactus@jewsfww.uk or by signing up for a newsletter to receive emails on our updates and events.

 

 

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Featured Personal Records

Solomon Lopes Salzedo 30/05/1895 -17/11/1984
Sylvain Dreyfus 1867 -13/06/1917
Jacob Nieman 09/02/1889 -07/12/1948
Jackson Stahl 1887 -23/09/1917
Henry Michael Gabriel 1897 -30/07/1916

North West: History Windows and Collections

The remains of the factory after the explosion (Image: Tameside Local Studies Library)

Ashton-under-Lyne Munitions Works Explosion

On 13th June 1917, the Hooley Hill Rubber and Chemical Plant on the outskirts of Manchester, whilst manufacturing TNT for the war effort, exploded and devastated the town of Ashton-under-Lyne.

Poster encouraging employers to sign up to the scheme, courtesy of IWM

'I Wonder Who Will Employ Me Now?' - The Rothband Employment Scheme for Disabled Ex-Servicemen

Almost two million men who had served in the First World War returned home injured and permanently disabled. With no welfare state, it was up to individuals such as Sir Henry Rothband to campaign for a national scheme that would guarantee them employment on their return to civilian life.

Birth Certificate

Marks Simons Collection

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