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Jun 16, 20221 min read
British And Irish Association of Jewish Studies (BIAJS) Annual Conference - panel sponsored by JHSE
Over the last year or so JHSE and BIAJS have collaborated in the promotion of Jewish Studies. I am delighted to share with you an...
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Jun 14, 20221 min read
The long history of Jews in England - Licoricia of Winchester
Good morning, JHSE members, The erection of the statue of Licoricia of Winchester with her son in the centre of that city earlier this...
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Jun 10, 20222 min read
President's Letter June 2022
Dear members, As events are increasingly conducted in person I am increasingly invited to attend our next event related to Jewish history...
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May 29, 20221 min read
An event coming up tomorrow, 30 May 2022...
You are invited to witness the UK's first installation/dedication of a Stolperstein (‘stumbling stone’) memorial for a Holocaust victim. ...
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May 6, 20222 min read
President's Letter May 2022
Greetings, members and friends. I open with the pleasure of reporting that the JHSE's redesigned website is now up and running. If you’re...
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Apr 27, 20221 min read
800th Anniversary of the Synod of Oxford
Members of JHSE may be interested to view the event which will be steamed on 8 May at 2pm, from the Cathedral of Oxford, on the 800th...
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Apr 15, 20222 min read
President's Letter April 2022
Dear members, This is a time of year which uplifts the spirits: spring! We are fortunate to be living in a country that flaunts its...
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Mar 25, 20221 min read
Jewish Heritage Trails for Brighton and Hove
Brighton & Hove can now boast of two new heritage trails that showcase the area’s rich Jewish history. From social activists to...
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Mar 25, 20222 min read
The Memory Map of Jewish Manchester
This new digital resource takes the form of a freely available interactive website, which maps stories, histories and recollections of...
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Mar 25, 20221 min read
UCL Visiting Fellowship in Special Collections
The 2022 UCL RIC Visiting Fellowship in Special Collections offers an opportunity to visit UCL to conduct research on a topic centred on...
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Mar 25, 20221 min read
Jews' Temporary Shelter and Jewish Museum London Talks
The Jewish Museum London has three upcoming events, a talk and two workshops, relating to the Jews' Temporary Shelter. 17th March...
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Mar 25, 20221 min read
Jewish Populations and Identities in the 21st Century
IJS Annual Thea Zucker Memorial Lecture in partnership with BFHU When: Wednesday March 30th 7pm BST (London) Speaker: Sergio della...
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Mar 17, 20223 min read
President's Letter March 2022
It is March, it is spring, and the world is in sad turmoil. Throughout over a fortnight, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been taking...
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Feb 18, 20222 min read
President's Letter February 2022
I hope you and yours are keeping well as our lives become less restricted though still far from what they once were. This end of January...
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Jan 1, 20221 min read
Liverpool Branch News
Chaired by John Cowell, a retired librarian, born Blackpool, now living in Southport. His interest in Jewish history and family history...
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Dec 31, 20212 min read
David Hyman Prize winner announced
Caroline Gurney of the University of Bristol has won the 2022 JHSE David Hyman Prize of £5000 for her work on Mapping Bristol’s Jewish...
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Dec 30, 20213 min read
President's Letter November 2021
I open this letter with the good news that last month the building application which threatened to construct a 48-storey building in the...
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Dec 20, 20211 min read
A Living History
Our new website makes it easier than ever to access events, become a member, and join our active community. Our updated events pages now...
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Dec 20, 20211 min read
Prisoners, Refugees, Servants: Two new resources for researching Jews at the Tower of London
Dr Rory MacLellan will discuss the complex history of Jewish prisoners, refugees, and workers at the medieval Tower of London. He will...
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Dec 20, 20211 min read
Funding Falmouth and Fish & Chips
A brief look at Jewish lives in Georgian England
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