The development of the Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre in the former synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil will move forward thanks to a new major grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Heritage Fund announced June 16 that it was awarding … continue reading →
The JHE Newsletter Summer edition is out — catch up on what you might have missed. In this issue, news, views, and insights from Czech Republic, Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Belarus, the UK, Greece, Lithuania, and more….. Click here … continue reading →
Since we posted in 2020 about the successful campaign to save the synagogue in the Cliftonville neighborhood of Margate, a seaside resort in the county of Kent, the red brick building, inaugurated in May 1929, has been transformed into a … continue reading →
British and Irish Association of Jewish Studies Annual Conference 2026 Space and Place in Jewish Studies Birkbeck, University of London | July 2026 “For 2026, the theme of the BIAJS annual conference is space and place. Since ancient times, these … continue reading →
Today, May 25, is marked as Memorial Day in the United States, a holiday observed on the last Monday in May to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Jewish soldiers were among the … continue reading →
