The human remains of a prestigious British Jewish dynasty, the Brights of Sheffield, risk being dug up after their graves have been levelled by a bulldozer, the Jewish Chronicle reports. The family mausolea are in what is (or was) a private Jewish … continue reading →
One of Britain’s oldest working synagogues will open to the public next month, as part of a combination European Day of Jewish Culture and England Heritage Open Days. The Birmingham Mail states: Birmingham’s Singers Hill Synagogue, founded 156 years … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the Jewish Museum in London, which has won the 2012 Sanford Award for Education, an award run by the Heritage Education Trust. The Museum news release reports: The judge wrote, “A visit to The Jewish Museum is all at … continue reading →
Historian Pam Manix has pinpointed the site of a medieval Jewish cemetery in Oxford, England and a memorial stone will be erected there. The BBC reports that Manix discovered the site — under the present-day Rose Garden near the … continue reading →
Mazel tov! The synagogue in Plymouth, England has celebrated its 250th birthday. Founded in 1762, it is the oldest functioning Ashkenazic synagogue in the English-speaking world. Writes the London Jewish Chronicle: Its special anniversary celebrations on Sunday marked the community’s … continue reading →
