Tag Archives: Jacobsthal

New Book! ‘Ark of Civilization: Refugee Scholars and Oxford University 1930-1945’

We’re delighted that our edited volume Ark of Civilization: Refugee Scholars and Oxford University 1930-1945 which took up much of our time and energy last year is now OUT. When we started researching the Jacobsthal archive at the Institute of Archaeology, we had … Continue reading

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Jacobsthal’s Dissertation

by Francesca Anthony Over the last few weeks of volunteering in the Institute of Archaeology’s Archive, I have been attempting to sort the 1908 dissertation of the scholar Paul Jacobsthal. Jacobsthal came to Oxford in the mid 1930s after the … Continue reading

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LiveFriday: Egyptomania at the Ashmolean Museum

Did you go to LiveFriday at the Ashmolean on Friday 31st? On LiveFridays, the Museum opens up its doors to the public for a fun evening of events, creative workshops and entertainment. This time, the theme was ‘Egyptomania’, to tie in with … Continue reading

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The Second Paul Jacobsthal Public Speaking Competition

Congratulations to the team from Oxford Spires Academy! They won the second Paul Jacobsthal Public Speaking Competition held at Christ Church College, Oxford last week. A big congratulations, too, to everyone who took part. The standard was, once more, incredibly … Continue reading

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Visitors’ Book

We had over 200 comments in our Visitors’ Book at the Jacobsthal Exhibition – thank you to everyone who visited and who took the time to comment. This is what some of our visitors wrote: Extracts from the exhibition’s visitor’s … Continue reading

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