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The Montefiore Centrepiece, commissioned to commemorate Sir Moses Montefiore’s role in securing the release of Jews imprisoned during the Damascus Affair of 1840. Credit: Montefiore Endowment

May 29, 2026, 1:54 pm

What the V&A’s Montefiore masterpieces reveal about Jewish history

Two historic silver treasures uncover stories of persecution, emancipation, colonial legacies and Jewish-Muslim friendship

By Michal Friedlander and Professor Abigail Green

Middle Street Synagogue, Brighton. Pic: Foundation for Jewish Heritage

March 25, 2026, 4:10 pm

Foundation for Jewish Heritage receives £141k investment to expand shul support

Initial grant from National Lottery will help preserve historic synagogues in areas including Wales, Brighton and the East End, tackling declining memberships and limited resources

By Michelle Rosenberg

Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, also known as the Ramchal, is depicted in a wall painting in Acre, Israel. (Yuval Y/Wikimedia Commons)

February 19, 2026, 3:44 pm

Letter by famed 18th-century rabbi fetches £296k at auction

The Moshe Chaim Luzzatto letter was sold by the Jewish Theological Seminary during a financial crisis, a move that drew criticism from scholars and rare-book experts

By Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA)

A view of Jerusalem. Photo: Annabel Sinclair

February 13, 2026, 9:12 am

Still catching its breath, Israel tourism is on the way back to booming

SPECIAL REPORT: Flights are back to usual, visitors are returning but confidence is still rebuilding

By Annabel Sinclair

Montefiore Synagogue, Grimsby, built in 1888

December 12, 2025, 1:34 pm

Heritage partners spotlight history of Jewish life in Grimsby

A special focus will be on the grade II listed Montefiore Synagogue built in 1888

By Michelle Rosenberg

The Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, 1415 Prayers for the Morning Services of Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year)

December 10, 2025, 3:53 pm

Nazi-looted Rothschild Vienna Mahzor to be auctioned at Sotheby’s for up to £5.5m

Six-century-old illustrated High Holiday manuscript, seized in 1938 and misidentified for decades, returns to market after restitution

By Annabel Sinclair

Screenshot: Vilnius University, with Yiddish and tool enabling Hebrew translation

November 19, 2025, 12:37 pm

Vilnius University creates new AI tool recognising handwritten Yiddish texts

The new technology means letters, autobiographies, and diaries that remained unread for decades will become discoverable to communities seeking to reconnect with their past

By Michelle Rosenberg

Co-curator Professor Dan Stone speaking at the launch of the Wiener Holocaust Library’s new exhibition, Eldercide: Older Jews and the Holocaust, on 12 November 2025.

November 14, 2025, 2:08 pm

Wiener Holocaust Library unveils ‘Eldercide’ exhibition on fate of older Jews

New show exposes Nazi persecution of elderly Jews, spotlighting resilience, cultural resistance and generational memory

By Annabel Sinclair

October 24, 2025, 4:37 pm

OPINION: Rediscovering Jewish joy beyond the lens of antisemitism

Too often, British Jewish identity is defined by hate we face - not the beauty we create

By Sabrina Miller

Holland Road synagogue (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

June 4, 2025, 11:19 am

OPINION: How a Torah from Hove found new life in Richmond and preserved my family’s legacy

Alex Brummer on the rededication of a Sefer Torah from his childhood shul and the heritage it carries forward

By Alex Brummer

February 3, 2025, 2:06 pm

Historic Sandys Row synagogue eyes heritage centre expansion

London's oldest surviving Ashkenazi shul wants to create a Jewish East End cultural hub

By Michelle Rosenberg

Stained glass window dedicated to Joseph Mordsley, Sinai synagogue.

May 3, 2024, 3:41 pm

Family’s race to save synagogue’s historic stained glass windows

Father and daughter Barry and Jessica Mordsley are urging Sinai synagogue management to reflect on importance of 60-year-old fixtures

By Michelle Rosenberg

January 11, 2024, 9:23 am

From the arts to science: What a UK Jewish History Month might include

Jewish News and Jewish Renaissance launch campaign for annual celebration ahead of historic Commons debate

By Michelle Rosenberg

UNESCO's offices in Brazil. The organisation has now voted to readmit the United States, after Donald Trump's decision to withdraw in 2017.

July 5, 2023, 3:49 pm

US to rejoin UNESCO after Trump’s withdrawal citing ‘anti-Israel bias’

The Paris-based organisation votes overwhelmingly to readmit Washington, with 132 countries voting for it and ten voting against

By Jewish News Reporter

Jewish refugee children unfurl the Zionist flag as they arrive at the Haifa port aboard Aliyah Bet ("illegal" immigration) ship SS Franconia in 1945.
Credit; Central Zionist Archives

January 13, 2023, 11:05 am

How to find newly-released Israeli immigration records from 1919 onward

Nearly two million family history records available for free on Israel's version of Ellis Island database

By Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA)

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