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.
This house could have been our home in Poland. It is here in Leicester, a stabilising place for our family. As children, we experienced a succession of dwelling places during the war years en route to England. We had no experience of an extended family (grandparents, uncles, aunts or cousins). Our wish was to create a secure environment for our own family. We have been living in this house for nearly 50 years.
Recovering Connections 