Ethan Shanks

• Jewish Impact on the Development of the Team Valley Industrial Estate
• BA Hons History with Placement

The Research of this project aims to reveal the contribution of the Jewish Community to the Northeast region of England often overlooked or unknown by wider society as well as academics. It aims to give awareness to Jewish and non-Jewish individuals of the Jewish heritage and contributions of the Jewish community to the region, focusing on the local Jewish businesses that operated on the Team Valley Industrial Estate, Gateshead and wider Northeast region and how they impacted the region and wider world. The resulted outcomes will give Jewish communities of the Northeast region of England a place and voice within the local history that is unmentioned within the usual narratives. The work will be assisted by Tyne and Wear Archives and their Unlocking Northeast Jewish Heritage Project (UNEJH) to provide archival and primary material for the making of the project and digitisation and preservation of the materials gathered.