The grandparents of Nottingham Liberal Synagogue member Angela Strach from Brno, in the Czech Republic, were deported to Theresienstadt in 1942 and tragically murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz in 1944. Like so many others, their story seemed destined to be lost to history. However, an extraordinary discovery brought a … Read More
Education Hub Week 5: Rabbi Dr Albert H Friedlander by Rabbi Dr Thomas Salamon
More than 400 people have registered to take part in the Progressive Judaism Education Hub 2025 – the unique online series delving into the rich history and core values of our Judaism. The next Zoom event is on Thursday (30 January) at 7pm when Rabbi Dr Thomas Salamon will explore … Read More
Education Hub Week 4: Rabbi Ignaz Maybaum by Rabbi Mark Goldsmith
More than 400 people have registered to take part in the Progressive Judaism Education Hub 2025 – the unique online series delving into the rich history and core values of our Judaism. The next Zoom event is on Thursday (23 January) at 7pm when Rabbi Mark Goldsmith will explore the … Read More
Education Hub Week 3: Rabbi Dr Israel Mattuck by Rabbi Danny Rich
Join us for the Progressive Judaism Education Hub 2025 – a unique online series that will delve into the rich history and core values of Liberal, Reform and Progressive Judaism in the UK. The next Zoom session is this Thursday (16 January) at 7pm, as Rabbi Danny Rich looks at … Read More
Education Hub Week 2: Lily Montagu by Rabbi Dr Jackie Tabick
Join us for the Progressive Judaism Education Hub 2025 – a unique online series that will delve into the rich history and core values of Liberal, Reform and Progressive Judaism in the UK. The next Zoom session is this Thursday (9 January) at 7pm, as Rabbi Dr Jackie Tabick looks … Read More
Education Hub Week 1: Claude Montefiore by Rabbi Dr Andrew Goldstein
Join us for the Progressive Judaism Education Hub 2025 – a unique online series that will delve into the rich history and core values of Liberal, Reform and Progressive Judaism in the UK. It starts on Thursday 2 January at 7pm, as Rabbi Dr Andrew Goldstein looks at the life, … Read More
Education Hub 2025: Explore the history of Progressive Judaism
Join us for the Progressive Judaism Education Hub 2025 – a unique online series that will delve into the rich history and core values of Liberal, Reform and Progressive Judaism in the UK. SIGN UP HERE – tinyurl.com/EducationHub2025 Over 10 weekly hour-long Zoom sessions, starting on Thursday 2 January 2025, … Read More
Share your materials with the National Library of Israel
Over the last 12 months, the National Library of Israel (NLI) has led a national and international effort to create a massive archive documenting 7 October and its aftermath. The Bearing Witness project seeks to build a comprehensive, state-of-the-art archive that will be the authoritative historical record of this crucial … Read More
Century of LJ Beit Din and Rabbinic Board documents digitised
Thanks to a generous grant from the NLPS Trust, almost 100 years of archives of Liberal Judaism Beit Din and Rabbinic Board certificates, and other historic documents, have been professionally digitised. By digitising these archives, Liberal Judaism has ensured the protection of these important historical records from deterioration or damage, … Read More
Liberal Judaism Vice President part of King’s Coronation Roll
Liberal Judaism Vice President Baroness Gillian Merron, and her history-making role as the first representative of the Jewish faith involved in a British Monarch’s Coronation, are featured as part of King Charles III’s Coronation Roll. Stretching for 21 metres, the hand-stitched manuscript and illustrated record was written by calligrapher Stephanie … Read More