Jews of Leeds - of interest to those who want to explore their family history.
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@saudalajmi79684 жыл бұрын
im a Saudi Arabian, who studied at leeds beckett. i met an old Israeli man in my neighborhood who survived the holocaust. we became friends . this man made me change my view on Jews and Israel. i have never met such a man, his generousty and care for others are exceptional. God bless him.
@simonglass863 жыл бұрын
Do you remember his name?
@saudalajmi79683 жыл бұрын
@@simonglass86 Netanel
@jaykaye70253 жыл бұрын
Great documentary, I'm not Jewish myself but do have Jewish friends, do you find hard to keep kosher?
@pyrad_yt90573 жыл бұрын
Who
@saudalajmi79683 жыл бұрын
@@jimreid6370 you could say the same thing about me that all Arabs hate Jews but thats just igonrance
@josephsonoftheuniverse55412 жыл бұрын
Irish Catholic exiled to a foreign land living in quite unusual circumstances , a Russian Jew became my brother my teacher my savior , compassion patience generosity self sacrifice I could go on and on , I bow my head and touch the feet of my Jewish brother. Shalom shalom 🙏🪔💚
@susanjoy15012 жыл бұрын
Growing up in Leeds our corner shop was run by a Jewish family called Macskys they were like family to us children in fact we called them aunt and uncle. They were an important part of my childhood and to this day I still think of and miss them
@leeandrew8987 Жыл бұрын
I'm not Jewish but my great uncle was a jew I love the British Jewish community we need more nice communitys like this
@tehilovely2 жыл бұрын
I am a jew from Israel. My family fled poland during the war,some didnt survive. Thank you for a wonderful fìlm
@conniemara13 жыл бұрын
found this by accident...thanks for doing this...your ancestors would be proud
@sabraeast Жыл бұрын
Great work! I was told I had family in England that came from Lithuania, but due to the rest of the family being murdered in the holocaust, the connection was lost
@WilliamAndScout14 күн бұрын
Is sad.
@mild_meme9 ай бұрын
*dips hands in cold water before kneading bread* "Is this a ritual thing?" "No." Found the succinctness of that answer quite funny
@user-em3vl6li5w14 күн бұрын
I’m 76 born in Leeds. Worked at Burtons, started has a junior clerk in the Personnel Department, served Reuben Burton his tea and coffee every day on a silver tray. Always asked about my family, lovely, lovely man. Burtons were very paternalistic employers. The upside though we had good food, days out, a putting Green, an actual disco where we could dance on a lunch time. I enjoyed myself at Burtons, a real sense of community. A very Jewish environment, though I didn’t recognise it at the time. Happy days.
@jamessheridan43062 жыл бұрын
"...knowing that I'm different and that being different isn't necessarily such a bad thing." It makes me happy to see a young person get to that place. It took me a lifetime.
@MegaBoilermaker2 жыл бұрын
You and yours are welcome in my country. From a Celt.
@suzannelacy80932 жыл бұрын
You obviously don't live in the Republic of Ireland .
@grahamjackson3247 Жыл бұрын
Yes, there was a Mikveh, and my grandmother, Ethel Sykes was in charge of it for many years. She lived in Harehills
@diane92472 жыл бұрын
This touched me very much. I came across this by accident and I'm so glad I did. Although my heritage is American (English, Scottish, etc.) and I grew up as a Presbyterian, this is a topic I am very interested in. Thank you for uploading this film. 💐
@whitemailprivilege28306 ай бұрын
This is a digital recording, not film.
@swkoppable3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Respectful to each other and thankful to HaShem always.
@maxxhanley90062 жыл бұрын
Where are the people who support converts? The law supports the convert, but other Jews look down on them. Orthodox Rabbis have shunned converts.There was a woman in Israel who was forced to covert again and again for different Orthodox Rabbis.
@georgzausinger97302 жыл бұрын
Jiddish ? Susie Kopp & Max Hanley
@rebeccawright20383 жыл бұрын
I, too, have stumbled on it! Yes! So glad to see you working out your family's story! Baruch HaShem!
@merlynamarjit7173 жыл бұрын
Great documentary of Jews and their sufferings.Only God can punish the evil doers and snatching the lives of so many.But I really appreciate and in awe about how the Jews have flourished all over the world now.Maybe due to their will to survive and move forward in life.God bless them.🙏🙏🙏
@louisdewit44292 жыл бұрын
Which suffering in Britain 🇬🇧? Everybody was poor. They did very well. Good.
@laurencesmelser30832 жыл бұрын
A friend escaped the Nazis in Vienna as a child and was sent on the last children's train to Britain. Now an American, he somehow learned the impossible rules of cricket and became a good "train spotter" while living in the English countryside.
@sfkitty13 жыл бұрын
so well done, I was married to a romanian Jew. so much of your story reminds me of his families history. Still my heart breaks. I learned a lot, thank you
@georgzausinger97302 жыл бұрын
mazel tov
@jaybell13902 жыл бұрын
AWW...?
@Zlervo3 жыл бұрын
I was enthralled by this documentary. Thank you for sharing this.
@paullandry55943 жыл бұрын
Although I'm from a Christian background with a very, very small modicum of Jewishness, I still felt deeply affected by this film because after all, we are all people with backstories that are to be cherished. We all come from interesting lineages.
@pupikatz84422 жыл бұрын
Well it's ok...Jesus himself was Jew
@StephenGrew2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree.
@tessaadie6592 жыл бұрын
I am a Christian, I belong to The Salvation Army so I know what it is to be different and in a minority. I have such an affinity with Judaism, I utterly deplore any and all attacks on Jews, it totally sickens me. I believe that I could have Jewish ancestory through my paternal grandfather, Thomas Elwell, and I read recently of the name Elwell being a surname of Jews arriving in America. God bless you for making such a wonderful film and God bless all Jews everywhere and keep them safe. Tessa Adie nee Elwell.
@obscurazone2 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled on this little gem :) a very similar family history. Dad’s family fled Russia in the late 1800’s and settled in the Leylands, number 8 Grafton Street. All tailors. I lost my dad Michael sadly about ten years ago - Rabbi Gilbert was an absolute shining star during this time so if he happens to see this, thank you so so much 🙏 If anyone sees this who have family that grew up in the Leylands, please leave a message? I’d love to connect. Our family were/are the Yules (Joels?) and Handworkers. You might hopefully recognise names: On the Yules side - Mary, Ada Annie, Ruben Louis, Lily, Myer, Dolly, Rita, Isabella, Celia, Jacob, Sylvia. Or on the Handworker side: Herman, Ettie, Nathan, Raphael, Abraham. Would dearly love to share any stories or photos. Thank you :)
@dianefrazer58633 жыл бұрын
A marvellous film to come across!, This mirrors my family history, Russia, the Leylands, North Street:I grew up in Leeds so this is so evocative. I used to go to your( grandfather’s?) Dougie Glass’ shop in Moortown to buy bagels, buckling, cream cheese,and the best onion and mon cakes I have ever tasted! I went to school with one of your aunts, Linda, whose home on Scott Hall Road, I visited on many occasions, and remember your mum, Beryl as a little girl in pigtails.She must be so proud to have such a gorgeous son. Keep well and give your aunt Linda my love. Diane Frazer
@georgzausinger97302 жыл бұрын
mazel tov ! Diane Frazer
@itsacarolbthing52212 жыл бұрын
What a lovely message!
@vickiharrington88703 жыл бұрын
Wow this was incredibly moving. Thank you for sharing.
@MargaretPinard2 жыл бұрын
"You never ask a Yorkshireman where he's from, because he'll have already told you in his first sentence" lol This was a great special!
@DJW19812 жыл бұрын
Aye, we do that :p
@carolswarbrick15052 жыл бұрын
I went to Leeds Technical College..1964-66. I learned women's and childrens tailoring from a most brilliant man called Mr Tomlinson. We went to visit a Jewish exhibition in Leeds Art Gallery. All drawn charcoal pencil, marvellous scraps of paper with haunting sketches from concentration camps...as held as prisons there.... Oh l loved it. Was reluctant to leave... I grew up with a man Jewish escaped on kinder transport..Richard (Fairfax), name changed...a tailor. I worked for Lou Baruch as a designer in Bradford, Kamella children's outer wear...kindest man. Came to love the Jewish peoples...
@nutcracker2916 Жыл бұрын
An interesting programme. I did a DNA / ancestry test. I have Ashkanazi Jewish roots. A grandfather generations back was a Rabbi in Holland. I wonder what he would have made of my grandfather "marrying out?" lol
@shadetreader Жыл бұрын
We cannot forget those who didn't escape. #NeverAgain
@philipjones3692 жыл бұрын
Alway sad to hear and must never be forgotten. I am from a family of Cohens from ilford london .My mother Rosetter Elzabeth Cohen was one of nine dating back five generations.The same would have happen to us if those braves souls did not give their live for us. Two of mums brothers fought the nazis, staff sgt Leonard Cohen ,Capt Patrick Cohen Royal Artillery. Leonard was to be married after a long stint on Lancaster bomber, His crew was asked to do one last trip . They were shot down and killed in holland. Patricks battery was bombed and he was the only one alive. Mum said he left the family after the war and entered the church..please accept my condolence of the sad deaths of your family.It dose not matter how long, it still hurts.
@jamespicker57762 жыл бұрын
I’m a catholic raised in Chapel Allerton and went school on the Harrogate road! My Uncle married a Jewish lady and there kids were brought up in the Jewish way and good luck to them for doing that and my uncle converted, so for me I have a connection. It was a very interesting watch and well researched bit of the leeds history well done.
@georgzausinger97302 жыл бұрын
mazel tov
@alphadog33842 жыл бұрын
Historical pictures priceless, really good documentation.
@writinghealth2 жыл бұрын
I am so grateful to my grade 8 science teacher, Miss Jenny Cohen! She came from Leeds to St Paul's, Namibia. I need to find her, and thank her! I am in London these days. Where are you Miss Cohen, I miss you!
@georgzausinger97302 жыл бұрын
mazel tov
@nz79219 ай бұрын
Simon, you are such a fine young man! Your ancestors would be proud of you!
@andyh24604 жыл бұрын
'It wasn't me it was me uncle in Manchester' 🤣
@stuffandnonsense85282 жыл бұрын
'They tried to kill us, they failed, let's eat'. My heart beats in my chest, and my daughter's in hers, because they escaped, because they suffered, because they were brave.
@stuffandnonsense8528 Жыл бұрын
@Ozi Bits that's a bizarre claim. It isn't a holocaust competition. Many peoples were targeted and killed by totalitarians and still are, they aren't ignored and nobody is turning a blind eye. However, just because many Orthodox Christians were killed does not mean they were killed because they were Orthodox Christians. The prejudice the Nazis had towards the Slavic peoples was far more influential than their disdain for Orthodox Christianity (the two just occasionally overlapped but, in the case of the Poles, for instance, it was Catholics who died in large numbers, it wasn't their Catholicism but their Polishness which was the problem for the Nazis). Furthermore, the point of the phrase highlighted here is to recall the repeated pogroms and attempted genocides against the Jewish people and I'm sad to say that these have often been perpetrated by Orthodox Christians. In fact, one of the most lasting and horrid bits of antisemitism in official public life was in the Greek Orthodox liturgy in which there was mention of 'the hateful Jew'. So, on two counts you are very, very wrong and you should rethink in a serious way.
@shivayaharel2 жыл бұрын
Thank you !! You really moved me and helped me experience the story of my ancestral ancestors. I am a Jew from Israel, a mixed-race girl from the Ashkenazi and Spanish communities. On the father's side, deportees from Spain who walked to Morocco and from there on foot to Tiberias and Jerusalem. And on my mother's side, Poles originally from the city of Lita who moved to Warsaw and besides my grandparents who are immigrants from the Second Aliyah and founders of the city of Tel Aviv, the whole rest of the family went to the camps and were murdered in the gases of Ashwitz. You really moved me, thanks !!!! Happy New Year to all of us. ת.נ.צ.ב.ה.
@bozm99612 жыл бұрын
Simon presents this with a such a warm and passionate heart it makes one feel like they are part of the story, that is beautiful.
@bilbofaggin52 жыл бұрын
This is AMAZING! I can't believe I've never seen this before. I live just down from Moortown and I knew we had a vibrant Jewish population but it's so wonderful for this to be shared so we can understand more. Antisemites have the nerve to call Jewish people 'un-British' and yet there are prayers for the Royal Family, which Catholics (of which I am lapsed one) would never do. The same accusation is never levelled against us.
@suzannelacy80932 жыл бұрын
Do you ever think about the poverty stricken hard working Irish people ( my paternal family ) ? They suffered a lot more than the Jews and so many who made that nightmarish journey to Canada , the US and elsewhere . Emaciated and treated abysmally most didn't survive and Records show the horror of dead women , children and the elderly being scraped off the ships because of ice . No one seems to make sure that Irish history and suffering are remembered which is why the Republic of Ireland support Free Palestine 🙏 . I remember signs in boarding house windows saying ..quote " No Blacks , No Irish , No Dogs ".. unquote . Something I can never forget.
@bilbofaggin52 жыл бұрын
@@suzannelacy8093 I absolutely do, but I'm not sure why you chose to compare the suffering of the Irish to Jewish people. It's not the oppression Olympics and you need to seriously examine why you felt the need to comment this.
@bilbofaggin52 жыл бұрын
@@suzannelacy8093 Oh, I see! You're anti-Isreal. Your decision to comment that on a completely unrelated video about British Jewish refugees has its roots I'm antisemitism. Goodbye.
@classicepisodesofcrimewatc99712 жыл бұрын
A creepy man dressing in makeup and women’s gear. Definitely *lapsed*
@bilbofaggin52 жыл бұрын
@@classicepisodesofcrimewatc9971 That's Katya Zamo. I WISH I looked like that.
@cookeeee19622 жыл бұрын
Heavenly Father please bless, protect and preserve all the Jewish peoples & grant them peace.💛
@ewwwobbie2 жыл бұрын
In 1993 I went from NL, Canada to see where my Great-Grandfather came from in Sweden. It was a very good experience to find my roots. I can’t imagine how heart breaking it must have been to find out your family members had been rounded up from their homes and been murdered like yours were in cold blood. I have no Jewish history or affiliation, but I believe the very heart of God was broken too at what your family and people experienced. I am glad you are alive today and well represent your family and people. May God always bless you in your endeavours to bring out the truth. I think your forefathers and mother’s would have been very proud of you.
@JuicyHumanoid2 жыл бұрын
This God of yours wasn't doing much to help his chosen people, did he... Nither did the Catholic church.
@ewwwobbie2 жыл бұрын
@@JuicyHumanoid God is not to blame for the evil men do. We all have a free will and unfortunately innocent people suffer the consequences of the evil in some people.
@JuicyHumanoid2 жыл бұрын
How much free will did the Jewish community depicted in the clip have? all annihilated together withe most Eoropian communities. Church and the God you like to protect were silent or absent - choose your terms. And you coose to stand for them- free will and all?
@mikeybear2 жыл бұрын
Incredible documentary. My father was born in Leeds and his ancestors came from Russia way back. I felt a deep connection with the stories told here as it's my family's history too. A world away from where we live in Australia now, and via the home my father's family made in Rhodesia after WW2. I wish my grandmother could have seen this story. She would have known so much about it all.
@jdashlovela5 жыл бұрын
my family is from Yorkshire but my grandpa's parents were British but I'm told we're Russian Jews. I've always wanted to find more information.
@jaym-bu3cr5 жыл бұрын
Jasmine K. Is it hard to keep kosher in Leeds? I am not Jewish but very interested in Judaism, I have Jewish friends and they are good people, greetings from the West Midlands
@jamesrobertson18714 жыл бұрын
You don't belong in Britain
@MissBenzo4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesrobertson1871 you don't belong on this earth
@Lagolop3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesrobertson1871 You don't belong in this universe.
@georgzausinger97302 жыл бұрын
@@jamesrobertson1871 Purim ?
@hamaniecheenibass57292 жыл бұрын
That moment when Simon realised that members of his family were also rounded up and killed...oh my, heartwrenching
@adriennebeecker50002 жыл бұрын
Well researched documentary.Some beautiful scenery in Lithuania. Since my ancestors are Yorkshire, this documentary showed a different side of Leeds. So moving.
@patricksmith31352 жыл бұрын
Your film is inspirational. Thank you so much. My wife's family paternal ancestors came from Poland but from a part partitioned by Russia. They fled enmasse in early 1900's to avoid russian conscription and adverse other policies of that time. I have now a new insight as to the dearth of information on her other ancestors who remained. I could never comprehend why her uncles would not want to discuss the past. Now I do. Bless you.
@lornaellema38142 жыл бұрын
Your visit to Your ancestors’ village made me cry😪
@yoelye2 жыл бұрын
me grandmother grew up in Leeds- Glick family. I believe there are still a few members of the family in Leeds. This is fascinating
@georgzausinger97302 жыл бұрын
Glick welcome
@kc-wr1ui2 жыл бұрын
Proud of my Jewish heritage :)
@markknopflerisnot3 жыл бұрын
Great documentary........well researched, produced and presented.....flowed well and very interesting
@donnaolaughlin29392 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful yet tragic story. Thank you for sharing your journey.
@arelidelong11882 жыл бұрын
I'm speechless, what a beautiful story of survival and success, but at the same time very sad for the family members that didn t survive that dark period in history. May their memory be blessed!
@PinkHawk1912 жыл бұрын
Wonderful documentary! An early Shana Tovah! Have a sweet and happy new year!
@Invisiblewiz2 жыл бұрын
Leeds should really have a Jewish Museum, like in Manchester.
@kerryneylan79782 жыл бұрын
Brilliant documentary, thank you.
@katmandudawn84172 жыл бұрын
My dear friend, who I took care of in her later years, said her father had escaped from military conscription in the Czar’s army. He was from Villna. At 12 he walked across Europe then got to to England for a few years before continuing to America. He served in the US army for decades. He’s buried in Arlington Cemetery. Her mother was sent to the States from one of the small villages in the countryside after her mother died. She lived with distant cousins and started working in factories at a shockingly young age. The story goes that she was home sick the day of the shirt factory fire. It possibly saved her life. Most of the rest of the family that didn’t leave Europe died.
@BigALPrice2 жыл бұрын
I had a bespoke 3 piece suit made by Brightbarts tailors,fabulous suit, excellent service.
@dianeknight483915 күн бұрын
I am a child of the 50's, not Jewish but I remember shopping with my Mum on North Street, she loved bagels, matzo and kunzel cakes. The Jewish bakery was the only place you could get them. You can go back in time to the saxon times and there were Jews in Leeds. I believe Jews have been persecuted over the centuries because they are enterprising, hard working and have a good head for business.
@tamasmarcuis44552 жыл бұрын
My family for the most part never left Lithuania. My parents were some of the 5% who survived out of the 225,000. After the war they mostly lived in and around Leningrad. Most survivors were scattered with only a tiny number returning. My parents returned in the late 1950 because my father who had become an electronics expert, was posted to work on public radio installation. The lived in Vilnius for 20 years before starting work for the Soviet Foreign Ministry in different embassies in Western Europe. Then retiring back in Vilnius. The Litvak people with a history of 700 years in Lithuania is now reduced to perhaps less than 500 out of the 2,500 Jewish people in Lithuania today. But we exist still. There is something I feel people who are descended from those who left should know. This is because of Jewish people I spoke to while working in London for time. I attended Passover with a family and their friends thanks to a local Synagogue. They for some reason thought I was from Russia and were very surprised it was from Lithuania. The common belief that no one was left. I sensed they felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to know what problem there was. Among the older family they seemed to feel guilt of having abandoned or betrayed family. My parents and the few older people told me it was a great family effort to raise the money to send family away. In the end they were happy to know that some had been put beyond the reach of the Nazis and we would survive in them. All the effort was repaid by the success of their lives. People at the time would say how their brother or sister or cousins were free and safe. It was the hope that could not be taken away.
@jigggro2 жыл бұрын
Good luck to you sir. Regards from a Hindu.
@maryngshwuling99162 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 🌈 Very interesting
@anthonysullivan32382 жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon really enjoyed your film and the insight it gives to the Jewish community in Leeds. Also it was very moving to learn of the loss of your relatives and the rest of the Jewish people killed by the nazis in Belorussia. RIP to them.
@jenniferboyd22763 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this documentary and sharing your story, it explains so much for me.
@angietyndall73372 жыл бұрын
The U.S.'s history with Jewish Immigrants faired no better in comparission to the U.K. In fact,I would not have known that I had Jewish ancestry were it not for DNA test mostly and some genealogy research. Interestly enough my gramdma(mom's mom & dad) and also my grandfather's brother,my great uncle has a long line of Jewish DNA. Interestly in my own generation, my cousin on my dad's side married a wonderful man of this faith and culture; so a full circle tbh Years ago,I went to my cousin's son's Bar Mitzvah and before that my cousin's wedding. What a great experience.
@georgzausinger97302 жыл бұрын
I joined Seder & Purim ^^
@saraswatkin92262 жыл бұрын
Angie Tyndall How does DNA define religion?
@leeandrew8987 Жыл бұрын
I'm British my uncle was Jewish from the Manchester Jewish community along time ago probably the 1920s
@EllOfAWalk2 ай бұрын
Wonderfully captured history. Thanks for sharing.
@bobsmodelrailways2 жыл бұрын
Watching this again Simon. Just to “level” myself and to remember my good friends in Leeds and my good friends in Hull with whom I still share happy memories and I offer my thanks to them for their acceptance of me into their lives. A shared relationship important to them as they are to me........... and it’s the 10th May. ☹️
@loonylinda3 ай бұрын
I am a Church of England i have always been interested in learning about other faiths, now i understand more of the Jewish beliefs and ways of life. I really liked the man who worked in fashion, what a lovely person. I find it deplorable that there is antisemitism again in UK, and of course the horrendous troubles in Israel was disgusting. thankyou for this very informative programme.
@paulseoighemcgee57722 жыл бұрын
I gotta say - I love the Anglo - Jewish people ; tis the humour and the warmth , y'see . Stay classy Leeds .
@hazelwood-wi9sk2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful documentary!! I used to live in Leeds - a lifetime ago - so remember a few of the areas. Was there ever a Mikveh in Leeds?? Thank you so much for posting this.
@rmlectronicsuk24104 жыл бұрын
Uncle Ted Marks, his Father Samuel Marks (a tailor) always thought they might be related to M&S......perhaps they were! Mervyn Brightbart’s Sister Susan was in my class at School. She was lovely! Very happy days! This is a fascinating programme. I am pro-Jewish. I am a religious man (of the CofE) and I have to say that many Jewish people I have met on my path through life have been exceptionally kind to me. Generous and helpful, inviting and accepting of me. I have NO hesitation in thanking them for their friendship and generosity and even today they are my friends and I am thankful for these friends who truly are friends for life.
@georgzausinger97302 жыл бұрын
Seder ? Purim ? welcome
@bobsmodelrailways2 жыл бұрын
@@georgzausinger9730 Thank you Georg. Means a lot to me. G_d bless
A very interesting and moving documentary. I grew up in Leeds. I only recently discovered my great- grandfathers sister married a jewish gentleman named Newman, she converted. I guess this was 1920s/30s? I do not know them but I wonder if they remained in Leeds. The maiden name would have been Bridgmount.
@DJW19812 жыл бұрын
Further investigation revealed she was indeed called Margaret Newman, but there was some connection to the Finkelstein and Rakuzhin families. Does anyone know more?
@barbarapinto71782 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your Jewish roots. Shalom Toronto 🇨🇦 God bless Israel 🙏
@shafur32 жыл бұрын
I feel so bad for him. May they rest in peace. Amen 🙏
@kalayne67132 жыл бұрын
So sad that anti Semitism is alive and thriving in the comment section of this post. There is so much hatred in the world. Time for a new mantra..I am using Yusuf Islam/ Cat Stevens Peace Train recently rereleased on KZbin. May I suggest it for many of the commenters on this video.
@georgzausinger97302 жыл бұрын
shalom
@juliesheard20822 жыл бұрын
My great great Grandmother who's family name was Beer, came to Leeds from I know not where. I should think she arrived around 1860. She was Jewish and married a non Jewish man called Mr Pickles. They had a son called William Beer Pickles who was the father of my Grandfather, William Pickles. Grandad wanted to convert back to Judaism but wasn't allowed to in those days. I wish I could find out more about my Gt. Gt. Grandmother and her family.
@travellinglight772 жыл бұрын
Beautiful touching story. Heartbreaking to hear of the evil brutality against these precious people. 💔
@janverboven4 жыл бұрын
You're not different - We all have a gruesome past - at least some of us have - You are a human and entitled to grief, like the rest of us. Allus.
@lynnchurchman11592 жыл бұрын
I loved this Simon. Thank you.
@patriciahall22232 жыл бұрын
A wonderful documentary , such incredible history , Your ancestors would be very Proud of you for making this film and going back along the road to yesterday in search of their footprints they left behind for you to tell their journey .....Toda raba
@karenweaving72243 ай бұрын
An excellent documentary thank you! I’ve always been fascinated with the Jewish community and because I’m from Manchester I remember the men with their long coats and big hats! Whilst aware of the big Jewish community in Leeds I had no idea they didn’t wear the same attire! So emotional for you going back! I’m sure you are pleased you did! Well done
@spodge12332 жыл бұрын
Nice to see a bit of old footage of Hull, my old home town. There was actually a purpose-built platform and associated buildings in the railway station for the immigrants moving West (not just to Leeds but often onward to Liverpool and the US) which survives to this day as a listed building.
@elizabethannegrey62852 жыл бұрын
A most excellent film. Thank you for this fascinating heartfelt exploration of the Jewish community in Leeds.
@Robby3344 жыл бұрын
Very Interesting
@esk8jaimes3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating documentary, thank you for sharing this with us.
@yvonnegoble3547 ай бұрын
Thank you !!!! What a fabulous documentary xxxxx
@luannefarmer Жыл бұрын
My great grandmother was a Jew from Birmingham UK This was lost to us because my fathers father died Dunkirk WW2 and after the war when my dad was 14 they emigrated to NZ . I have in the last decade moved back to UK and discovered my fathers lost family. Through my own genealogy research I discovered that my fathers paternal grandmother was a Jew. Since reuniting with the family they confirmed to me that my great grandmother was indeed an ethnic Jew i now consider myself ethnically part Jewish I want to know more abt my Anglo Jew roots in Birmingham and beyond from Eastern Europe and firstly Israel What tribe are we? My gt grd mothers family name was Barnett, they were brass founders & jewellers & watch makers All tho her first name was Gertrude her sisters had Jewish names Kerenhappuch, & Rachel Her brothers had Anglo names ( presumably to enable them to be more “ acceptable “ for employment) I think they came from Russia, Poland or Ukraine in 1800s ( presumably cuz if Pomgroms) That’s all I know Oh they lived on 199 Devonshire street Interestingly there was a brass foundry there called Barnet’s Brass Foundry Can you help me at all?
@rkgrant2 жыл бұрын
Interesting documentary. Thanks for this. The history of the Jewish community here in Montreal, Canada is very similar to that of Leeds.
@Papa_Kilo3 жыл бұрын
Such an interesting documentary and from my own town. I've still yet to try Ira B's cooking 😁
@shaunboden3 жыл бұрын
Its mental in there mate.
@eugenemorice8545Ай бұрын
I really enjoyed watching this programme and it brought back many memories of brilliant times and wonderful people. I lived in Chapel Allerton the district next to Moortown from 1986 to 2003. I lived nearby and with Jewish people and, in Geoff Eastman and Neville Winehouse ( Amy’s uncle!!) I worked for Jewish people. I was married in a church in Chapeltown which is next door to the Northern Contemporary Dance school, which was a synagogue but closed as the Jewish community became more successful and moved to the outskirts of Leeds. My son is at Leeds Beckett University and when we visit him we stay in an Air BnB on Street Lane. In all my time in Leeds I always found Jewish folk to be nothing but sound, hard working and devoted to their faith and families. We now find ourselves in difficult times when Palestinians and Israelis are doing awful things to each other. Hamas began this war horribly and the Israeli government have prosecuted it badly. When I see Netanyahu and his government I have to grit my teeth but when I see him I do not see the fine Jewish people of Leeds. One of the most interesting parts of the programme was the quote that the Jewish people of Leeds always saw themselves going forward because they never really had anywhere to go back to. I hope and pray that this may continue and that they can somehow insulate themselves from this strife and continue to live in peace and safety with those around them
@kimachiyokomoto18595 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, ...now veryyyy upsetting, seeing and hearing the village where the family members were killed by the filthy german nazis, pauses...damn nazis Thank you Simon for making this film, I feel most priveliged to see it
@sashsash66793 жыл бұрын
It's very sad and almost ironic what theyve gone and done in Palestine given what theyve been through themselves for so many years. You would think they would be the last to harm and persecute others worse than they were persecuted themselves. Humans are selfish and greedy.
@d.rothenberg82952 жыл бұрын
@@sashsash6679 Have visited ''Palestine'' lately? Do you know who feeds, provides water, electricity, livlihood, buys their produce? Do YOU? Of course not! What DO you do/know about the Middle East beyond spewing transparent hatred of Jews?!
@user-sm2wk6sn2n2 жыл бұрын
@@sashsash6679 : to the sash! Listen. The story about. The bullshitinians . Doesn’t work anymore. At the COVID times. Land never belonged to them
@WilliamAndScout3 ай бұрын
Great video and program.
@Batyamissima2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this interesting and sensitive film. You are park of the Jewish Nation, and it’s nice to see how you feel connected to your roots.
@MartinJames389 Жыл бұрын
Vilna was the epicentre of a particular movement in European Judaism, the Misnagdim, or "Litvak" movement. "Misnagdim" actually means "opponents" because they followed the ideas of the important Talmudic and halakhic scholar, the Gaon of Vilna (1720-97) in strenuous opposition to the rise of Chasidism, which came to dominate in most of the rest of Eastern Europe. It was a very bitter and vituperative fissure throughout the 19th century and into the 20th, and in some respects it is still a marked divide and distinction.
@pamwehking24572 жыл бұрын
Touched by your work! Mum’s family on her Dad’s side came over to England also and was a gents’ tailor. Mum’s family owned White textiles & manufacturing in Dublin. They lived here in Leeds also….I know little about them but enough to love everything about them!
@leeandrew8987 Жыл бұрын
My great uncle was Jewish from Lancashire
@MyRainbowangel2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful film, so sad but important to us all to know. Thank you for the education.
@kambrose15492 жыл бұрын
Very moving.
@Monkey_PNut2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for creating this documentary, just being with you in your search for your relatives and past is very moving, The father of my children is a Goldberg from Leeds, I believe his family originaly came from Poland and my two children (now your age) are Goldbergs,
@elisa78812 жыл бұрын
A very informative and touching documentary.
@marie-joelleraussou2 жыл бұрын
Very moving and fascinating documentary on a small part of European Jewish history. Thanks
@bridgethanbery84646 ай бұрын
Beautiful! Thanks.
@candlin012 жыл бұрын
Loved this documentary.
@sankalitabanerjee16902 жыл бұрын
Very well made documentary. Gave me so much knowledge about Jewish history Thankyou Sankalita from kolkata India