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Threading Stories of the Past
20 and 27 October 2026 at the National Holocaust Museum As the last Holocaust survivors pass away, sharing their stories, their courage and their determination to rebuild their lives despite the ...
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Limmud 2026
25–30 December 2026 Among the wonderful announcements this winter is one that has been a fixture for many years: the holding of a week-long Limmud event. A magnificent concept from the UK, ...
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Handling Box Sessions
5–26 August 2026 at the National Holocaust Museum The museum is offering a series of historical exploration sessions centred around themed boxes. These boxes contain objects relating to carefully ...
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Film screenings as part of Jewish Culture Month 2026
9 June 2026 at 8.15 pm at the City Picturehouse As part of this month’s cultural festivities, an evening event is being organised to present a series of short films covering a variety of topics. ...
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Film screenings as part of Jewish Culture Month 2026
27 May 2026 at 6pm at Curzon Aldgate As part of this month’s cultural celebrations, an evening event is being organised to present a series of short films covering a range of subjects, from bar ...
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Troubadour: In the Footsteps of the Sephardim
11 June at 7pm at the Synagogue A young group is hosting a musical evening as part of Jewish Culture Month 2026. The musical programme is inspired by popular Andalusian and Sephardic songs. This ...
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National Holocaust Centre & Museum
Acre Edge Road, Laxton, Newark NG22 0PA The National Holocaust Centre and Museum
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“Secrets of the London Yiddish Stage” evening
17 November 2022 at the Jewish Museum of London A meeting of times and genres on the London stage. What could be more surprising than to see Shakespeare performed in Yiddish? Actors, directors ...
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Canterbury
The Jewish community in Canterbury appears to be very old. But the earliest administrative record dates back only to 1760, with the purchase of land for a burial. A synagogue was built at that ...
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Newcastle Reform Synagogue
Off The Croft, Kenton Rd, Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4RF Tel: + 44 75 13945981 Newcastle Reform Synagogue
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United Hebrew Congregation Newcastle
Lionel Jacobson House, Graham Park Rd, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4BH Welcome to UHC Newcastle
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Northampton
The Jewish presence in Northampton probably dates from the Middle Ages. In the 12th century it was one of the largest communities in the country. During the 13th century they were sometimes ...
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Newcastle
The Jewish presence in Newcastle probably dates from the Middle Ages. In 1234, Jews were expelled from the city. Some returned or first settled in Newcastle but it was not until the 19th century ...
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Leicester
Few Jews lived in Leicester in the Middle Ages. It was only in the 19th century that their presence became more important. This was reinforced by the arrival of Jews from Russia at the turn of ...
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Exeter
The Jewish presence in Exeter is very old, dating back to at least the 12th century, and at the time of the expulsion of the Jews in 1290, about 40 families lived there. During the gradual return ...
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Bradford
The Jewish presence in Bradford seems to date back to the 19th century; at least the documents attest to it. Mostly Jews from Germany, attracted by the industrial development of the city’s ...