Fragments of the lives and feelings experienced by members of Leicester’s Jewish and Polish communities are brought to light in this online exhibition through photographs they share with each other in an attempt to reconnect with their interrelated history and culture. Recovering Connections interweaves their visual impressions, reflections as well as individual and communal heritage, demonstrating the deep relationship between two communities who live in the same city but only rarely encounter one another.
Polish graves in Saffron Hill cemetery. All Saints’ Day in Poland on the 1st of November is for families to gather and visit the graves of family members who have passed away. The graves are lavishly decorated with flowers and candles are lit in their hundreds so that a view from the sky creates an impression of hundreds of lakes on fire.
Recovering Connections 