Major accessions to repositories in 2000 relating to Jewish History

Local

Joint Archive Service of the Corporation of London: London Metropolitan Archives

• Association of Chazanim: minutes and papers 20th cent (LMA/4260)
• Belmont Synagogue: minutes, papers and photographs (B00/085)
• Board of Deputies of British Jews (addnl): cemetery files 20th cent (B00/065)
• Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief (addnl): Jewish Refugee Committee general files and files rel to Yugoslavia 1997-98; minutes 1934-64 (B00/011; Acc/2793)
• Ilford Jewish Primary School (addnl): administrative records 20th cent (B00/010)
• Jewish Memorial Council (addnl): Reverend Wiseman's papers 1900-90 (B00/032)
• Jews Free School, London (addnl): administrative files 1950-80 (B00/012)
• London Beth Din (addnl): case files, arbitration files, agendas and accounts 20th cent (ACC/3400)
• Maccabi Union UK: minutes, penants, events and sports records 20th cent (B00/086)
• Office of the Chief Rabbi (addnl): subject files 20th cent (B00/062)
• United Synagogue, London (addnl): education files, records of individual synagogues, Burial Society microfilms, photographs and drawings 1940-90 (ACC/2712)

Manchester Archives and Local Studies

• Cheetham Hebrew Congregation: minutes and other records 1957-85 (M409)
• Great and New Synagogue, Manchester: minutes, agendas, corresp and cemetery records 19th-20th cent (M139/addnl)
• Greater Manchester Council of Christians and Jews: minutes and corresp 1965-99 (M666)
• Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region: minutes and other records 1919-99 (M663)
• Trades Advisory Council: minutes, etc 1941-1980 (M664)

Nottinghamshire Archives

• Council of Christians and Jews, Nottingham branch (addnl): corresp, minutes, financial records and membership lists 1994-97 (Acc 5735)

Tyne and Wear Archives Service

• Robert Kirton Letbe, funeral director, Sunderland: accounts for Jewish funerals 1917-41 (DX1001)
• Sunderland Hebrew Congregation (addnl): minutes and papers 1936-89 (C.SU75, JD.BS2)

University

London University: University College London (UCL) Manuscripts Room

• Alexander Altmann (1906-1997) rabbi, Jewish scholar: family and personal corresp and papers, incl papers of his brothers Manfred and Erwin Altmann (ALTMANN)

Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts

• Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997), philosopher and historian: papers

Southampton University Library

• Philip Ellis Herbert Samuel, 2nd son of 1st Viscount Samuel: papers c1909-92 (MS 203)
• Reform Synagogues of Great Britain: administrative papers c1924-97 (MS 301)