My Jewish Coventry

The life and times of the Jewish community in and around Coventry from medieval times through to today, celebrating its people, culture, events, achievements and contributions to the life of the city.

Timeline - Browse through the Timeline of Jewish history in Coventry from 1180 until today
People - Discover the lives, challenges and achievements and contributions of Jewish people to the life of the community
Places - Significant places for the Jewish Community on Coventry and Warwickshire
Topics - Vital Topics about Jewish life - From medieval Jewry, to Jewish Boxers, Watchmakers, The Holocaust and Antisemitism
Voices & Videos - Hear and see the stories of local Jewish people
Objects - Learn about artefacts significant to Jewish life
Festivals - Discover about the Jewish Calendar and Festivals
Exhibition - See the exhibits of Jewish life on display at Coventry's Herbert Museum & Art Gallery and in the Coventry Archive

Links:

My Jewish Coventry - This collection about the history of the Jewish Community in Coventry
Coventry Synagogue - The Facebook page for Coventry's historic, to-be-restored synagogue
Coventry Jewish Reform Community - Reform Jewish Community in Coventry
Solihull & District Hebrew Congregation - Orthodox Jewish community covering the Coventry area
Coventry Hebrew Congregation page on JCR-UK - Gives the historical details of the Synagogue, Presidents & Rabbis etc.
Warwick University Jewish Society

Change Log - Updates to the site:

19/03/24 Added Belgian Refugees Plaque in St Mary's Guildhall to Emmanuel Kalker
18/03/24 Added Coventry response to the 1882 Russian Pogroms on the page about antisemitism
18/03/24 Added 1820 Jewish pedlar in Spon Street
18/03/24 Added link to full film of Migration Stories | Hidden Histories - for schools use
26/11/23 Added Jewish Festival packs
14/11/23 Added Emmanuel Kalker JP OBE (1859-1940)
10/11/23 Added Keith Landy (1950-2017), Coventry born Vice-President of the World Jewish Congress
10/11/23 Added Nahum Saloman (1828-1900), Bicycle inventor and manufacturer
12/10/23 Added Herbert & Museum & Coventry Archive Exhibition
01/10/23 Added Jewish Boxers in Coventry
19/09/23 Added Jewish Objects
01/09/23 Added Jewish Voices collection
04/03/25 Updated the Exhibition contents
06/05/25 Added extensive research on Siegfried Bettmann.
25/09/25 Added 1223 A Fair Jewish Woman of Coventry.