A new photography book has come out about two of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the U.K. Called East End Jewish Cemeteries: Brady Street and Alderney Road, the 96-page volume is the result of a five-year documentation project by the … continue reading →
The monthly JHE Newsletter is now online — news, views, info, and insight from Greece, Poland, Britain, Lithuania, Slovakia, Italy, Ukraine, Bulgaria…. Highlights include our obituary and memories of Nikos Stavroulakis, the co-founder of the Jewish Museum of … continue reading →
The splendid Bevis Marks synagogue in London, Britain’s oldest synagogue and a Grade-I listed building, has received a grant of £221,100 from the Heritage Lottery Fund. According to the S&P Sephardi Community, the grant will cover 64 percent … continue reading →
One of the main challenges facing the public representation of medieval Jewish history in England is the lack of tangible evidence. In our new Have Your Say op-ed, Toni Griffiths, a PhD student at Winchester University, provides insight into recent … continue reading →
In honor of International Women’s Day, Historic England has listed the grave of pioneering British scientist Rosalind Franklin in the Willesden Jewish cemetery in northwest London as a Grade II historic site. Franklin, who died from ovarian cancer in … continue reading →
