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But Edward wasn't
all about hard work. While his business was taking off,
he also had a personal life. The synagogue would have been
a central pillar of his world. The congregation he belonged to
still exists. Now it's on Princes Road. David. Hi. Pleased to meet you. Come in. Thank you. Senior warden Saul Marks
is well-versed in the community's history. If I can just ask you to pop
that on. Great. The synagogue's archive reveals
Edward met a young woman named Esther Benas. In 1865, they got married. The bride was 18 years old. Do you know much about this couple? I can tell you a bit - I can
tell you quite a bit, in fact. They were married at Liverpool
Old Hebrew Congregation, which is where we are. This is actually the congregational
marriage register. So if we look in here
all about hard work. While his business was taking off,
he also had a personal life. The synagogue would have been
a central pillar of his world. The congregation he belonged to
still exists. Now it's on Princes Road. David. Hi. Pleased to meet you. Come in. Thank you. Senior warden Saul Marks
is well-versed in the community's history. If I can just ask you to pop
that on. Great. The synagogue's archive reveals
Edward met a young woman named Esther Benas. In 1865, they got married. The bride was 18 years old. Do you know much about this couple? I can tell you a bit - I can
tell you quite a bit, in fact. They were married at Liverpool
Old Hebrew Congregation, which is where we are. This is actually the congregational
marriage register. So if we look in here
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But Edward wasn't
all about hard work.
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While his business was taking off,
he also had a personal life.
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The synagogue would have been
a central pillar of his world.
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The congregation he belonged to
still exists.
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Now it's on Princes Road.
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David. Hi. Pleased to meet you.
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Come in. Thank you.
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Senior warden Saul Marks
is well-versed
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in the community's history.
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If I can just ask you to pop
that on. Great.
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The synagogue's archive reveals
Edward met a young woman
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named Esther Benas.
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In 1865, they got married.
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The bride was 18 years old.
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Do you know much about this couple?
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I can tell you a bit - I can
tell you quite a bit, in fact.
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They were married at Liverpool
Old Hebrew Congregation,
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which is where we are.
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This is actually the congregational
marriage register.
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So if we look in here...
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Movie Summary
Historian David Olusoga charts 180 years of British history as lived by the successive inhabitants of a single home in a British city - from its construction to the present day.