Monday 3 August 2020
8pm to 9.30 pm
The men named on a British Empire war memorial at Willesden Jewish Cemetery are all but lost to history. How can we interpret the significance of their service in a military campaign which today is seen as controversial? Molly Maslen investigates.
Two memorial boards remembering Jewish fatalities of a war in South Africa 1899 – 1902 have been sitting quietly at Willesden Jewish Cemetery for 60 years.
The 116 Jews they name are all but lost to history. But who were they? And what did Jewish leaders want to say by putting their ultimate sacrifice into the public eye on a Roll of Honour while anti-immigrant feeling raged against the community at home?
At a time when historic memorials are subject of immense debate, the House of Life heritage project at Willesden Jewish Cemetery wanted to know the backstory of its memorial to the fallen of the South African Campaign, once known as the “Boer War”. It asked History graduate Molly Maslen to investigate.
8pm to 9.30 pm
On Zoom
A special talk by Molly Maslen
volunteer researcher with the “House of Life” and History MA graduate
volunteer researcher with the “House of Life” and History MA graduate
In partnership with and supported by a grant from the Jewish Historical Society of England (JHSE)
Two memorial boards remembering Jewish fatalities of a war in South Africa 1899 – 1902 have been sitting quietly at Willesden Jewish Cemetery for 60 years.
The 116 Jews they name are all but lost to history. But who were they? And what did Jewish leaders want to say by putting their ultimate sacrifice into the public eye on a Roll of Honour while anti-immigrant feeling raged against the community at home?
At a time when historic memorials are subject of immense debate, the House of Life heritage project at Willesden Jewish Cemetery wanted to know the backstory of its memorial to the fallen of the South African Campaign, once known as the “Boer War”. It asked History graduate Molly Maslen to investigate.
Following her research into newspapers, journal articles and public
records, in this special talk hosted by the Leeds branch of the Jewish
Historical Society, Molly presents her personal assessment of an episode
when patriotism and prejudice collided, and asks
whether the time is right to lift the veil on the memorials at last.
Register your place for this event by Zoom here :
https://us02web.zoom.us/
Biographies:
Molly Maslen joined the House of Life as a volunteer in July 2019 after gaining an MA in History from Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a Historic Property Steward for English Heritage working at Stonehenge.
Chaired by Hester Abrams, Project Leader, Willesden Jewish Cemetery “House of Life”
https://us02web.zoom.us/
Biographies:
Molly Maslen joined the House of Life as a volunteer in July 2019 after gaining an MA in History from Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a Historic Property Steward for English Heritage working at Stonehenge.
Chaired by Hester Abrams, Project Leader, Willesden Jewish Cemetery “House of Life”
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