The Parkes Institute (University of Southampton) is one of the worldâs leading centres for the study relations between Jews and non-Jewish, as well as Jewish history and culture from antiquity through to the present day. We are a unique community of scholars, archivists, librarians, and students, and our archive is one of the largest Jewish documentation centres in Europe. The Institute is named for the Reverend Dr James Parkes (1896-1981), one of the most remarkable figures in twentieth-century Christianity.