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A second life in the museum: Jewish tombstones after the Black Death

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You are invited to a research seminar co-hosted by the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies and Centre for Jewish Studies, with speaker Dr Eva Frojmovic. Across Europe, Jewish communities were decimated in advance of the Black Death (Yersinia Pestis) epidemic of 1347-9; their communal buildings and cemeteries were expropriated. The...

Gendering the Royal Armouries

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In this talk, Rob Freeman (Royal Armouries) and Dr Kit Heyam will explore how the researchers and volunteers uncovered histories of gender and sexuality within the Royal Armouries collection, challenging the traditional white, masculine, heterosexual version of history.

Holocaust Memorial Day event

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This event will feature personal family stories that connect University of Leeds staff with the Holocaust. It is not a history lecture but an encounter.