Join Oxford historian Professor Abigail Green and Waddesdon Manor’s Senior Curator Juliet Carey for an insightful exploration into the fascinating and diverse world of the Jewish country house across Europe.

Country houses have long stood as powerful symbols of national identity, conjuring images of the opulent world of the landowning aristocracy. Yet, the Jewish country house tells a more nuanced and complex tale of prejudice, assimilation, and resilience. Some were centres of lavish entertaining, while others served as hubs of intellectual and artistic innovation, inspiring the European avant-garde.

Today, a few of these estates are celebrated as museums of international significance, while many others remain hidden gems, bearing silent witness to a dream of belonging that was tragically shattered by the Holocaust.

Join Abigail Green and Juliet Carey for an insightful exploration.

This event will last approximately 1 hour, without an interval.

About the speakers:

Juliet Carey is Senior Curator at Waddesdon Manor.

Abigail Green is an Oxford historian and author of the award winning Moses Montefiore: Jewish Liberator, Imperial Hero.