Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums manages nine museums and galleries across the North East of England.
The Unlocking North Eastern Jewish Heritage interactive map was made possible by a generous bequest from the Ron Lahav Marital Trust to Newcastle City Council in 2017, which made it possible to secure additional project funding.
Header image: records on the interactive history map
Pictured right: South Shields Synagogue
"Using Humap has allowed us to achieve our aim to share the fascinating stories of the Jewish communities of the North East."
The first part of the project was to identify and digitise archives from the Tyne & Wear archives that related to Jewish heritage in the area.
The second part was to find a platform that could host multiple different types of media, co-curated by project partners, in a format that emphasised the individual human stories that make up the archival collections
We heard about the project in 2021, before funding had even been secured. The team were investigating ways of presenting collections online that went beyond a traditional website, as they wanted to create a more narrative, immersive experience…
Pictured left: Ravensworth Terrace Synagogue, Newcastle upon Tyne
"We have really enjoyed working with Humap. The platform itself is very easy to use and the Humap team are always there to provide help when you need it."
At time of writing, the Unlocking North Eastern Jewish Heritage interactive history map contains 165 records and 20 collections.
This project is led by the Tyne & Wear Archives, with significant contributions from The Lahav Jewish Heritage Project, Teeside Archives, Newcastle Libraries, the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive, and Peter Gatoff’s 2012 photographic survey of Jewish cemeteries in the North East. The project also works closely with members of local Jewish communities.
Pictured right: A Grand Concert by the Maccabean Pierrots
The project team were familiar with some of the earlier projects on our platform, and they were looking for a platform that would turn traditional collections databases into something more dynamic and accessible for the public.
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Pictured left: Brentnall Street Synagogue, Middlesbrough
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