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NGG Commentary: Todd Endelman, 'Reflections'
JHSE New Generation Group select an article from the recently published Jewish Historical Studies: A Journal of English Speaking Jews and...
Aug 172 min read


Ritual Objects & Art at the Jewish Museum New York - Online Discussion
An online discussion with Dr Susanna Avery-Quash & Prof. Jeffrey Abt about his recent book 'Too Jewish or Not Jewish Enough: Ritual...
Aug 31 min read


NGG are hiring!
Call for applications for a Network Coordinator The Jewish Historical Society of England (JHSE) invites applications for the part-time...
Jul 231 min read


First message from new JHSE President
Dear JHSE Members, It is a great pleasure to write my first message as your new President. As I take on this role I am humbled by the...
Jul 42 min read


Second NGG conference “Archives, Heritage and Memory”
The conference room of the Hartley Library at the University of Southampton brimmed on May 19th, 2025, with excitement for Jewish...
Jun 114 min read


New JHSE Branches
We are delighted to let you know that plans are in hand for restarting branches in Manchester and North West London , and for opening a...
Jun 91 min read


Signed Copies Available: Ninette's War
Thank you to all who joined us to hear John Jay talk about his recent book on the 15th May. For members who were unable to attend, you...
May 271 min read


Books Available
The JHSE is having a spring clean of its library and is pleased to offer the following books to interested members. The books are free...
May 211 min read


Goodbye and hello...
Dear members, I write to you in hybrid mode, to say goodbye as your President, and to welcome Gavin Schaffer your new President of JHSE....
May 113 min read


The Jewish Pedlar: An Untold Criminal History by Tony Kushner
Friends of the JHSE have been offered a generous 30% discount on Tony Kushner's latest book. Add the code ' EVENT30' at checkout on the...
May 101 min read


NGG Conference: Archives, Heritage and Memory
Registration is now open!
May 71 min read


1275-2025: Queenship, Minorities, and Expulsion
A conference exploring the power of medieval queens, the history of England’s medieval Jewish community, and expulsion in the Middle...
Apr 162 min read


Introducing the Incoming President of the JHSE
Dear members of the JHSE, I write to introduce the JHSE's next President, Professor Gavin Schaffer. Gavin has been selected by the Board...
Mar 52 min read


A new Jewish History Hub, linked to the JHSE in Cambridge
Dear Members, I am delighted to report that last Tuesday, 27 February 2025, I chaired the inaugural meeting of the Jewish History that...
Feb 233 min read


If you are in Cambridge or can get here...
On Thursday 27/2/25 there will be a launch of the new book by Professor Gavin Schaffer in the Heffers book shop. Here is a link for...
Feb 231 min read


Book launch: The Prosecutor
Author Jack Fairweather is partnering with Jewish Book Week to launch The Prosecutor at King's Place in London on Sunday March 2,...
Feb 181 min read


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


Book launch at New London Synagogue
Spiro Ark and New London Synagogue are honoured to invite you to an extraordinary evening in observance of International Holocaust...
Jan 242 min read


Catch it on the radio
Marking Holocaust Memorial Day, BBC Radio 3 will broadcast a Sunday feature entitled, 'New Generation Thinkers: Sweden and the...
Jan 241 min read
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