Nudrat Afza, a Muslim woman from Bradford, captured the decline of the local Jewish community through photography, starting with her friend's last visit to an Orthodox synagogue. After the synagogue's sale in 2015, her quest to document the history continued with pictures of the Reform Synagogue, the last remaining synagogue in Bradford. With only about 30 members, the community received support from local Muslims and a National Lottery grant to maintain the synagogue. Afza's work, compiled in her book 'Kehillah', challenges narratives of division between Jews and Muslims, showcasing their mutual respect in Bradford.
In Bradford, people from different communities respect each other, she tells me.
I saw the importance of documenting something before it disappears.
The Orthodox synagogue was sold and redeveloped in 2015.
The Muslim community stepped in to donate funds, which was followed by a 103,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant.
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