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Time capsule from 1873 found buried in wall of Manchester Jewish Museum

Builders renovating oldest surviving synagogue in city make discovery in original cornerstone Builders made the discovery while renovating the oldest surviving synagogue in Manchester. Photograph: Handout Hidden deep within a cavity wall of the Manchester Jewish Museum, complete with its wax seal intact, lay a glass jar time capsule buried almost 150 …

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Sephardi community launches genealogy service

Descendants of Jews who fled the Inquisition will get assistance proving their heritage in their bid for a Spanish or Portuguese passport The organisation representing Britain’s Sephardi Jews this week launched a genealogy service to help descendants of Jews who fled the Spanish Inquisition 500 years ago gain Spanish and …

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