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Nov 26, 20222 min read

An exhibition of interest, and more...

Dear Members of the JHSE, It is not quite time for my monthly message, but there were some items to share with you, and here they are:...

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Nov 24, 20222 min read

Parkes Institute Research Seminar: Why Do Jewish Libraries Exist?

Date: Tuesday 29 November Time: 6pm Location: Online Cost: Free Dr Eva Frojmovic is one of three speakers taking part in this Parkes...

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Nov 3, 20222 min read

Into the Autumn....

The political turmoil that we have been living through has moved many to ask historical questions: about the Constitution, about the...

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Oct 18, 20221 min read

JHS Journal Announces a New Advisory Board

The JHSE Board of Trustees has recently appointed a new Advisory Board for the society's journal, Jewish Historical Studies and are...

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Oct 10, 20221 min read

Leo Baeck Institute London Lecture Series 2022

As part of their ongoing lecture series: POPULAR CULTURE, POLITICS AND JEWS, the LBI invite you to join them at their next scheduled...

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Oct 8, 20221 min read

Join Us

Lectures, walks, workshops, our journal and more. JHSE membership offers you an array of lectures, walks, book launches, workshops,...

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Sep 29, 20221 min read

Online Event: Jewish Museum Vienna

De Gruyter Oldenburg We want to bring your attention to a book presentation at Vienna’s Jewish Museum on October 20, 2022: Lily Arad...

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Sep 23, 20221 min read

JHSE was invited to send Trustee to a Memorial Ceremony to Queen Elizabeth II

Trustee Dawn Waterman represented the JHSE at a memorial service for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II which was held at St John’s Wood...

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Sep 23, 20221 min read

Warmest Good Wishes for 5783: Shana Tova!

On behalf of the Trustees of the Jewish Historical Society of England, I wish all members a very happy Jewish new year. There is always...

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Sep 20, 20223 min read

Emergency fund-raising campaign for Brighton’s historic Middle street synagogue extended

An emergency crowd-funding appeal is under way to repair recent serious water damage to the the Middle Street Synagogue in Brighton and...

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Sep 16, 20221 min read

Renowned historian of Jews in Britain, Professor Todd Endelman, speaks at the Jewish Museum

Professor Endelman will be known to many of you, and on 20 October at 7pm you can hear him speak - in person - about his latest book, The...

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Sep 16, 20223 min read

Dr Dean Irwin, member of the JHSE Advisory Board, on the skeletons found in a well in Norwich

The discovery in 2004 at the bottom of a medieval well in Norwich of seventeen skeletons at the bottom of a was accompanied by much...

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Sep 13, 20221 min read

Living History

We are always living the flow of history, yet some moments feel much more significant than others. The last few days, since the passing...

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Sep 9, 20222 min read

Call for Applications: 2023-24 Katz Center Fellowship

The Sound and Music of Jewish Life 2023–2024 Fellowship Theme Application Deadline: October 24, 2022 During the 2023–2024 fellowship...

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Sep 7, 20222 min read

As summer gives way to autumn...

As end of summer gives way to autumn, write to you after a month’s break. I hope that many of you have had the chance to relax, meet...

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Aug 28, 20220 min read

QMUL School of History and Wiener Holocaust Library Event

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Aug 23, 20221 min read

Israel in the British Literary Imagination

Online event organised by the National Library of Israel with Daniel Taub as the speaker. Series: In Her Majesty's Kingdom - Celebrating...

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Aug 16, 20222 min read

Israel Zangwill and his Legacies: upcoming conference

Date: Wed, 14 September 2022 Time: 10:00 – 18:00 BST Place: Online Tickets: Register for a free ticket here The Parkes Institute at the...

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Jul 26, 20222 min read

Worcester - the Medieval Community Remembered, by Miri Rubin

On Friday morning, JHSE Trustee Dawn Waterman and I attended a moving ceremony: the unveiling of a plaque in memory of the City's...

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Jul 12, 20222 min read

President's Newsletter July 2022

July is the time of conferences and holidays, and this year it starts with a heatwave which makes concentration on things historical...

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