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Histories of Northamptonshire

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  • Torah Scroll and red velvet bag. © NMAG

    Torah Scroll

    Torah scroll smuggled out of Austria following the events of the Kristallnacht in 1938. It is now on loan to the Northampton Hebrew Congregation.

    1939 Modern

  • Medieval Jewish tombstone fragment with Hebrew inscription © NMAG

    Jewish Tombstone

    This Jewish tombstone fragment is one of two surviving medieval inscriptions in England; indicating a thriving medieval Jewish community living in Northampton at the time.

    Medieval 1259 - 1290 Medieval to Tudor