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...
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- Nov 26
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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 23
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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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