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Considering anniversaries...
Good morning to JHSE members, The Board of Trustees has recently been consulting its advisory board as well as the New Generation Group...
Feb 10, 20232 min read
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An interesting event in the lead up to Holocaust Memorial Day
Dear members of JHSE (please reread with correct date), The Parkes Institute's Holocaust and Genocide Memorial will take place next...
Jan 19, 20231 min read
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As Holocaust Memorial Day Approaches...
...I thought members of the Society may be interested in the following Radio 3 programme, for reflections on and by victims and...
Jan 16, 20231 min read
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Passing of Edgar Samuel
Dear members of the JHSE, I am sorry to be sharing this news, of the death of Edgar Samuel on 9 January 2023. Edgar left his mark on our...
Jan 13, 20231 min read
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News from the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain (JGSGB)
Dear members of the JHSE, Last year we forged a relationship with the JGSGB with the aim of collaborating and sharing opportunities and...
Jan 11, 20234 min read
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A New Year....
Dear member of the JHSE, I wish all of you and yours health and fulfillment in 2023. The last year has been a trying one, with so much...
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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The Next President's Lecture...
I can think of no better way to spend a cold winter evening, than to get comfortable and join a JHSE Lecture. So I hope many of you will...
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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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...
Dec 4, 20223 min read
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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:...
Nov 26, 20222 min read
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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...
Nov 24, 20222 min read
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Into the Autumn....
The political turmoil that we have been living through has moved many to ask historical questions: about the Constitution, about the...
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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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...
Oct 18, 20221 min read
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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...
Oct 10, 20221 min read
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Join Us
Lectures, walks, workshops, our journal and more. JHSE membership offers you an array of lectures, walks, book launches, workshops,...
Oct 8, 20221 min read
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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...
Sep 29, 20221 min read
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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...
Sep 23, 20221 min read
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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...
Sep 23, 20221 min read
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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...
Sep 20, 20223 min read
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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...
Sep 16, 20221 min read
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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...
Sep 16, 20223 min read
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