Welsh school draws a lesson in tolerance from learning about Jewish families

At the opening of an exhibition of their work at the archives building in Llangefni, Councillor Margaret Roberts, chair of Anglesey Council, said the project “not only celebrates our local history, but also teaches the importance of tolerance, diversity and embracing people from all backgrounds”.

Both families, she said, became “an important part of their respective communities, they learnt Welsh, and were weclomed by their new neighbours.”

The project was supported by a grant from the Welsh government’s Archive and Records Council Wales.

According to the local archives, there was no synagogue on the island but a rabbi from Bangor, 20 miles away, visited weekly to give children lessons.

While there is no organised Jewish community in Anglesey, the 2011 Census recorded 40 Jews living there.