Jacobsthal Archive - Events

We are currently preparing the exhibition ‘Life between the Nations: A war-time refugee story’, which will be shown at the Museum of Oxford from 15th January to 10th March 2012. The exhibition showcases the story of the Jewish refugee archaeologist Paul Jacobsthal, who was forced from his post in Germany and came to seek refuge in Oxford.

Public talks

25th January 2011:  Persecution and survival: the German Refugee Paul Jacobsthal, Oxford Professor of Celtic Art. Oxford Architectural and Historical Society

15th January 2011: Persecution and survival: the experience of the German refugee Paul Jacobsthal History of Archaeology Research Network, Cambridge

September 2010: Refugees, Nazis, and Archaeology: ‘War-time archives from the Institute of Archaeology, Oxford’, Alumni Weekend, Said Business School, Oxford

September 2010: Persecution and Survival: the Paul Jacobsthal archive, St Hilda’s College, Oxford, Alumni Event