The Cardiff Reform Synagogue Memorial Tablet was erected in memory of 102 relatives of members who were murdered in the Holocaust and whose graves are unknown. #HMD2025 You can read their stories here- More about the Tablet here-

SRtRCSpotlight: Showcasing the work of the Jewish History Association of South Wales #hmd #HolocaustMemorialDay

RT @NSRefugeesWales: We are excited to announce that in January we will be launching a 4-episode podcast, 'The Holocaust and Wales', alongs…

Well, it's taken a while, but it's finally here! We're delighted to announce that our Swansea and District Jewish Heritage Trail is up and running. Over 40 locations map the history of the Jewish communities in this area. Time to get exploring!

RT @pplscollection: Josef Herman (1911–2000) was a realist artist renowned for his sketches and paintings of working people. Born in Warsaw…

We've updated our Holocaust education resources to make them suitable for the new #curriculumforWales Here are two examples, This work is supported by @TheAJR_ and The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust. #holocausteducation

RT @NSRefugeesWales: We have two more updated resources available on @pplscollection looking at the Welsh Language and refugees as domestic…

The excellent 'The Valleys' exhibition @AmgueddfaCymru features several works by Jewish refugee artists Josef Herman and Heinz Koppel. Well worth a visit.

Many thanks to @CuratorElen for a fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of @StFagans_Museum for some of our volunteers yesterday. Really excellent explanation of the range of the collection and the thinking behind it.

Many thanks to @stirling_lydia from @GlamArchives for a fascinating and informative presentation on handling archival material this morning!

Greetings. We're currently cataloguing and digitising some of the records of Cardiff Reform Synagogue - we've come across these two photographs, but there's no context or provenance. If anyone can shed some light, we'd be very grateful. Thanks.

RT @JHASW2018: Join @wienerlibrary @GlamArchives on 16 & 17 May for what promised to be a fascinating insight into the search for the missi…

Excellent tour of @GlamArchives for our @WCVACymru volunteers, including their new digitising darkroom (new to me, anyway), and the ever-popular box-making room. Who doesn't love a nice box, eh?

Join @wienerlibrary @GlamArchives on 16 & 17 May for what promised to be a fascinating insight into the search for the missing after the Holocaust. More details and a registration link can be found on our website at

So, we bid a fond farewell to our most recent group of @WCVACymru funded volunteers. 'Bye Matt! So long Ellie! Bon voyage Tom! And now we restock the biscuits ready for the fresh-faced newbies. #volunteering @VolWales

Our @WCVACymru funded volunteers thoroughly enjoyed another amazing tour of @CUSpecialColls by the excellent Lisa Tallis. So much to see! #VolunteeringWalesMainGrant #volunteering

Having a grand time at #CarmarthenshireArchives doing some proper hands-on research. The intoxicating smell of card-catalogues and parchment. @CarmsCouncil @ArchivesWales

RT @NewbridgeSchRE: An interesting presentation from @JHASW2018 at Caerphilly SACRE yesterday. They have some very useful resources to aid…

Despite a myriad of technical difficulties, we delivered a presentation on our #Holocaust educational resources to Caerphilly SACRE yesterday. Very grateful to @sewalesEAS for the invitation. @WASACRE @NSRefugeesWales @TheAJR_ #CurriculumforWales #HolocaustResourcesWales

Many Jewish refugees came to Wales on domestic service visas. Fanny Höchstetter, who features in our #CurriculumforWales resources, arrived in 1939 and worked at the Hand Hotel in #Llangollen. Here she is with her sister Bertl in 1933 #HolocaustResourcesWales @CentreCmop