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Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue, the only surviving purpose-built historic synagogue in Wales, which is set to become the new Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre. Photo Credit: Foundation for Jewish Heritage / Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre Project.
June 23, 2026, 4:53 pm
£6m rescue secures future of Wales’ last surviving historic synagogue
New Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre will tell 250 years of Jewish history and open landmark building to the public
By Annabel Sinclair
The first J. Lyons tea shop at 213 Piccadilly, London, pictured shortly after opening in September 1894. Photo Credit: Peter Jackson Collection.
June 2, 2026, 10:15 am
Jewish Museum London unveils first public exhibition space since closure
New gallery at JW3 marks major step in museum’s revival as leaders target permanent home by 2030
By Annabel Sinclair
The British Museum’s Egyptian sculpture gallery
May 28, 2026, 5:36 pm
British cultural life – Jewish or otherwise – cannot bow to gangs of ideological activists
The planned disruption at a British Museum Jewish Culture Month event is the latest example of an attack on history using the methods of intimidation and vandalism
By Simon Sebag Montefiore
May 6, 2026, 6:04 pm
Jewish History weekend brings medieval London back to life
Jewish Square Mile launches festival to explore lives of the Jewish community that settled in the capital by 1068 until their expulsion two centuries later
By Michelle Rosenberg
The British Museum’s Egyptian sculpture gallery
March 10, 2026, 1:22 pm
Performers urge British Museum to show support for Palestine
More than 200 artists accuse the British Museum of “historical erasure” and demand solidarity with Palestinians and review of BP partnership
By JN Reporter
The British Museum’s Egyptian sculpture gallery
February 16, 2026, 12:13 pm
British Museum removes ‘Palestine’ from ancient history displays
Museum concedes term is anachronistic and politically charged after complaints over ancient Middle East labelling
By Annabel Sinclair
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
David Abulafia (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Holbergprisen)
January 26, 2026, 12:55 pm
Renowned Jewish historian David Abulafia passes away at 76
Former Head of the history department at the University of Cambridge described as 'a remarkable colleague and friend'
By JN Reporter
Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln
From the WebJanuary 23, 2026, 10:42 am
Trebitsch Lincoln: the Jewish Nazi who became a British MP and the Dalai Lama
A Hungarian born con artist, Trebitsch Lincoln moved from the British Parliament to Nazi circles, espionage and Buddhist monastic life before dying under mysterious circumstances in wartime China
By Liran Friedmann
The Reverend Canon Michael Smith, Acting Dean of York, helps light six hundred candles in the shape of the Star of David, in memory of more than 6 million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis in the Second World War, in the Chapter House at York Minster in York, part of York Minster's commemoration for International Holocaust Day.
January 18, 2026, 6:52 pm
Schools are falling silent on Holocaust Memorial Day – that should shame us all
As teachers retreat from remembrance out of fear of backlash, Britain is learning a dangerous lesson: moral clarity can be negotiated
By Dov Forman
Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s film about a hustler-turned table tennis champion.
January 16, 2026, 12:45 pm
Why Marty Supreme’s chutzpah speaks to Holocaust survivors’ lived truth
A new Timothée Chalamet film reveals how Jewish audacity, humour and survival instincts collide with memory, trauma and dignity
By Darren Richman
The excavation area beneath the Western Wall Plaza. Photo - Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority
January 6, 2026, 5:06 pm
Ancient ritual bath uncovered beneath Western Wall Plaza
An extraordinary archaeological discovery reveals a 2,000-year-old mikveh and ash remains from the city's destruction
By Michelle Rosenberg
Eleanor Roosevelt holding the English language version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in November 1949. Photo: Wikipedia
December 10, 2025, 12:37 pm
Why Human Rights Day is a Jewish call to action – not just a date in the calendar
Marking 77 years of the Universal Declaration, Mia Hasenson-Gross urges British Jews to defend the human rights legacy shaped by our own history
By Mia Hasenson-Gross
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
Undated handout photo of the gold pocket watch recovered from Titanic victims Isidor and Ida Straus, expected to sell for at least £800,000. Photo: Henry Aldridge and Son Ltd/PA Wire.
November 14, 2025, 2:54 pm
Gold pocket watch of Jewish Titanic couple could sell for £800,000 at auction
Gold watch of Jewish Titanic victims Isidor and Ida Straus goes to auction after 113 years
By Jewish News Reporter
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