Licoricia of Winchester

Fundraising for a statue of Licoricia of Winchester in Jewry Street, Winchester

The Licoricia of Winchester Appeal

Welcome

Welcome to the Licoricia of Winchester Appeal.

Our book entitled ‘Licoricia of Winchester: Power and Prejudice in Medieval England:

There are distribution issues at our distributors’ and so if you cannot buy the book online please call P&G Wells on 01962 852016.

Our aims:

To educate about England’s and Winchester’s important but forgotten medieval Jewish Community.
Inform about Winchester’s significant Royal medieval past.
Promote religious tolerance and the value of diversity in the community, and challenge prejudice.
Inspire women and young people, and promote education in providing opportunity
Be of national interest and a lasting enhancement to the city of Winchester.

Having erected the statue it is now the hub of our schools work. Please do give towards our important educational work.

Hampshire County Council has developed lessons for its Key Stage 3 pupils, teaching about the period and its messages for today https://licoricia.org/schools/. Other material is also available on this page.

We are working on more lessons for younger children, and other educational work. Details will be announced.

King Charles III’s visit to the statue and its unveiling

(more photos are available on ‘the Royal Visit and Unveiling’ page.

Video of the visit by HRH Prince Charles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWzAn290V44

We are very honoured that HRH Prince Charles visited Licoricia of Winchester on Thursday 3 March. Please see our post 0f 3/3/22 for more photos.

The unveiling on 10 February, from the Lord-Lieutenant’s announcement of HRH Prince Charles’ testing positive for Covid, through the unveiling, Maggie Carver’s speech, and the Chief Rabbi’s speech.

The Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis’ speech at our unveiling on 10 February 2022. Other photos (of the Lord-Lieutenant unveiling the statue and our Chairman and Founder Maggie Carver’s speech) and media links can be found on our Unveiling page.

Latest News

Rebecca Adams speaking at Jewish Book Week January 16, 2023
New Historical Association course on medieval Jews in 2023 November 3, 2022
Licoricia at the Jewish Museum, London October 11, 2022

Donations and Appeal

Please do give to support our ongoing educational work for young people. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and much needed!

US donations can be made through CAF America.

Many thanks to the:

Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust

The Alan and Sheila Diamond Charitable Trust

The Hollick Family Foundation

The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust

The Thornton Foundation

The David Uri Memorial Trust

The Phillips Family Charitable Trust

The Rubin Foundation Charitable Trust

The Hobson Charity

The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation

The Garfield Weston Foundation

The Oak Foundation

Arts Council England

and to many generous individual donors including Bianca and Stuart Roden, Sam and Rosie Berwick, and Rupert Nabarro OBE RN.

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Visit the Sculpture site

Licoricia of Winchester Statue Site
Winchester Discovery Centre,
Jewry St,
Winchester,
SO23 8SB

The Licoricia of Winchester Appeal

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