Speaker, Marcus Roberts "The Jewish Trail" - 6 pm Council

Involved in the study of Anglo-Jewish heritage for the past two decades, Marcus has conducted intensive research into more than 30 Jewish communities across the UK. A member of Council for the Jewish Historical Society of England, he has written a large number of Jewish heritage trails and personally led many visitors on such trails, starting with the Oxford trail in 1990.

Over the years, Marcus has made a number of significant contributions to Anglo-Jewish research. As well as rediscovering the site and remains of Northampton's medieval Jewish cemetery and synagogue, he helped reidentify England's only example of a medieval Jewish tombstone.

Marcus has a number of publications in the field, including an article in the Journal of Medieval Archeology, a book on the history of the Home for Aged Jews at Nightingale House and several articles on Jewish heritage in the Jewish Chronicle and other national and local publications.

A lecturer on Anglo-Jewry at the JHSE, Oxford Museum and many other venues, he has a professional background in the heritage industry, having run his own heritage tour business in Oxford for nearly ten years. He is also a qualified teacher, working in both schools and universities.

Other experience has included working as a freelance copy editor for publishers Vallentine Mitchell and Frank Cass, working on the Holocaust Testimony Library, as well as a number of political titles.

A graduate student at Oxford, Marcus was also one of the founders of the university