Memories of a Cork Jewish Childhood

Produced by Ruti Lachs. Former Cork residents remember their childhoods in Ireland: their Jewish upbringing, the synagogue, the characters, the sea. Interspersed with photos from the last hundred years of life in Jewish Cork, these stories paint a picture of a time and community gone by. Awarded a National Heritage Week 2021 award, runner-up in the Heritage Sharing category. The film is a follow-up to Ruti's 2020 Cork Jewish Culture Virtual Walk video and webpage which also won a National Heritage Day Award. This can be seen on www.rutilachs.ie.

[@user-vd7gu8ho3e]

what a great loss to cork that we do not have a jewish community their contribution to cork life can never be replaced i wish them all well and stay safe

[@rutilachs]

thank you. the old community is indeed gone, but there is a new Cork Jewish Community which is quite active, with cultural events now and then, and there is a Jewish society in UCC for the first time ever, please contact me through my website if you would like to know more www.rutilachs.ie

[@billydorney9647]

Fascinating

[@TheIrishMegaphone]

That was brilliant. Many thanks for sharing this.

[@marthacashman]

Great work Ruti .. would love to hear more...

[@Shirazyoni]

Hi Ruti,
Sadly Mrs Coffey from Albert Road passed away this week at the grand old age of 96, sadly she was probably the last of the old neighbours who could still remember a jewish community still living in Jewtown. rip Mrs Coffey

[@rutilachs]

Oh, thank you for letting me know. I interviewed her 3 years ago, whe gave me so many stories about the community and we went for a walk together around the area. Thanks again. RIP.

[@waterford1985]

Wow, that is amazing, I'm from Cork, i always had an interest in Judaism, i lived in Australia, had Jewish friends, being all over europe visiting Jewish museums, its amazing to see this in my hometown. Thanks

[@rutilachs]

Glad you found it! Thanks for your kind words.

[@anoodono1841]

Thanks t u participating n the Cork Profile on Cork Independent i so enjoyed this video. Im not Jewish but hve met several while working abroad. Im literally crying with delight watching it. As another commenter says here 'more please'. I hope u get loads f views from the 'pape'

[@rutilachs]

Thank you

[@seanjohn3226]

Fascinating though that the Jewish community in cork had mostly moved on. Glad that everybody has fond memories of cork.

[@donalosullivan6155]

Excellent remembrance of a community which enriched Cork society.

[@rutilachs]

Yes, but it was great to see some of the old community, and many of the new community, at a recent Torah scroll inauguration service in City Hall

[@rutilachs]

Thank you @@donalosullivan6155

[@Shirazyoni]

Thank you Ruti for posting this, so lovely to hear from some of the old Cork jewish families speaking so fondly of life in Cork, and I love that after all these years of them living outside of Cork that they've managed to hold onto their beautiful Cork accents !
Ruti keep up the great work in maintaining a jewish presence and culture in Cork/Munster and fingers crossed that there will be a shul back in Cork city in the near future.
Looking forward to watching Green Feather Boa.

[@rutilachs]

Thanks J

[@rutilachs]

thank you

[@annieroche22]

As a Christian .....we will mind your synagogue.

[@rutilachs]

Thank you for your kind words

[@celtiberian07]

My Gran use to say cork had allot of Jewish people . I doubt they did but maybe it was home to a synogog at the time

[@rutilachs]

Yes, at the height there were about 450 Jewish people living in Cork City, in the early 1900s.