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A mid-winter message
Dear JHSE members, I write to you a fortnight after Holocaust Memorial Week. Perhaps because it is the 80th anniversary of the Liberation...
Feb 104 min read
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First Newsletter of 2025
It is good to join you, dear JHSE members, with much news about the Society's activities. It is good to begin with beginnings: on 18...
Jan 153 min read
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Rosh Hashana
This message brings from the Trustees of JHSE and me, your President, the warmest wishes to all our members – those who celebrate Rosh...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
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A spring message with much history to celebrate
This year many who celebrate Passover approached this much loved festival with a heavy heart. Its guiding theme of freedom, the joy of...
May 6, 20242 min read
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Dear members,
Spring is with us, and with it hope of sorts. It was a cold and still wintry Easter, but Passover looks to be in full spring this year....
Apr 9, 20241 min read
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Dear JHSE members,
I write to you as the Jewish Book Week (JBW) comes to its end. Many members of the JHSE have taken part: as presenters, as audience...
Mar 13, 20242 min read
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Welcoming 2024....
Dear members, Last week the House of Commons discussed the wisdom of creating a Jewish History Month. The possibility was raised by MP...
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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A festive season approaches, but many will feel less joyful than usual
Dear members, It is Hanukkah, a festival I have always thought of as very historical. It is well documented in historical and...
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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A late autumn message
Dear JHSE members, I have not written for a while, partly due to a trip to Australia and partly due to a great deal of distraction and...
Nov 23, 20233 min read
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Dear members,
The intensive holiday season is almost over, but we are still in our festive anniversary year. I hope you will join our upcoming events,...
Oct 3, 20232 min read
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Autumn and beginnings...
Dear members, It is a pleasure to write to you as we turn from summer and its delights to the autumn and its renewed routines. At JHSE we...
Sep 21, 20232 min read
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JHSE 130th - Anniversary Celebration
Good afternoon, JHSE members. On 9 October 2023 the Parkes Institute at the University of Southampton, and its Director Professor Neil...
Aug 2, 20231 min read
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A midsummer message
This summer message has been somewhat belated due to a great deal of activity in recent weeks. June and July are always busy for...
Jul 20, 20233 min read
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Welcome to our 130th Anniversary Year
As some of you, the many who attended, already know, our anniversary year was marked on Sunday evening by a gathering online where we...
Jun 6, 20233 min read
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Opening our Anniversary year with two interesting events
I am delighted to share the details of two events coming up in June. The first takes place on 4 June 2023 at 6pm, the 130th anniversary...
May 22, 20232 min read
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A month of holidays and history...
Whether one is a republican, a royalist, or somewhere in-between, those who are interested in history will no doubt be interested in the...
May 4, 20232 min read
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Considering anniversaries...
Good morning to JHSE members, The Board of Trustees has recently been consulting its advisory board as well as the New Generation Group...
Feb 10, 20232 min read
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A New Year....
Dear member of the JHSE, I wish all of you and yours health and fulfillment in 2023. The last year has been a trying one, with so much...
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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End of 2022, and looking forward to 2023
Dear members of the JHSE, This time of year is always so busy, with shorter daytime in which to fit a great deal. Let me remind you that...
Dec 4, 20223 min read
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Into the Autumn....
The political turmoil that we have been living through has moved many to ask historical questions: about the Constitution, about the...
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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