This talk introduces the nineteenth century phenomenon of Christian missions to Jews in Britan, focusing on the activities of three major missions in London: the London Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews, the British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel amongst the Jews, and Mildmay Mission to the Jews.
These missions became an important but unacknowledged source of welfare provision for the poor immigrant Jewish population in London’s East End.
They provided free education, health care, and employment opportunities to new arrivals.
Dr Jarman will share what these missionary welfare services looked like, what if any alternatives were available, and how newly arrived Jewish immigrants showed pragmatism and agency in their navigation of missionary offerings.
About Dr Jemima Jarman
Dr Jemima Jarman was awarded her PhD from Birkbeck, University of London, with supervision from Professor David Feldman.
She is a former Assistant Curator of the Jewish Museum London and an alumnus of UCL’s Hebrew and Jewish Studies department.