Director Joseph Winer (with financial support from Arts Council England) will be presenting SOLOMON, a new play on the famous Jewish...

Dear members, It has been a busy month at JHSE, both in terms of the 'hidden' routine work of the Trustees, and our public events. In the...

A few days ago I heard of the death of Joe Hillaby from his wife Caroline. I asked the member of our Advisory Board, medieval historian...

This year many who celebrate Passover approached this much loved festival with a heavy heart. Its guiding theme of freedom, the joy of...

We would like to draw your attention to the upcoming Hackney History Festival taking place 10-12th May 2024 and especially to the talk...

We are excited to announce that the JHSE New Generation Group will be hosting the very first NGG conference "Re-reading, re-framing, and...

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....

18 March at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm FREE The talk will look at the astonishing contributions made by British-born Jewish women. This will...

The JHSE Awards Committee invite applications for grants amounting to a maximum of £4,000 each to facilitate research and publication on...

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...

Dear members, I have just received the Eventbrite link to a very interesting event at Queen Mary University of London, my University. It...

Dear members, Last week the House of Commons discussed the wisdom of creating a Jewish History Month. The possibility was raised by MP...

A Spotlight Blog, written by Julia Pascal, PhD. Blackpool. From 1945 to the late 1960s. What was it like growing up Jewish in this...

Dear members, It is Hanukkah, a festival I have always thought of as very historical. It is well documented in historical and...

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...

Many members of JHSE are broken hearted by the events that began early on 7 October 2023 in settlements close to the Gaza Strip. The...

The intensive holiday season is almost over, but we are still in our festive anniversary year. I hope you will join our upcoming events,...

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...

You are cordially invited to attend the dedication and memorial unveiling ceremony for DR. KURT ERICH GLAUBER on Wednesday, 13th...

Good afternoon, JHSE members. On 9 October 2023 the Parkes Institute at the University of Southampton, and its Director Professor Neil...