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Leo Baeck Institute London @lbilondon.bsky.social · 5d

We are pleased to announce the Leo Baeck Institute London’s 70th Anniversary Biennial Lecture, to be delivered by Professor Frank McDonough at Keynes Library, 43 Gordon Square, on 23 October 2025 at 6:30pm.

Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/biennial

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

📢 In-person Talk: ‘The Ark’ – Wedgwood and European Refugees, 1933 -1945
📆 21 October, 6:30pm

Through archival material held at the V&A Wedgwood Collection, this talk will reveal how the Wedgwood Family & Company worked to help those being oppressed across Central Europe.

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In-person Talk: 'The Ark' - Wedgwood and European Refugees, 1933 -1945 - The Wiener Holocaust Library

Through archival material and collections held at the V&A Wedgwood Collection, this talk by Michael Ruddy will reveal how the Wedgwood Family and Company worked resolutely to help those being…

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The Cockney Yiddish Podcast @cockneyyiddish.bsky.social · 6d

Join Vivi and Nadia for an evening of music, words, food and discussion. The Cockney Yiddish Podcast Live - Rich Mix, Shoreditch, 11 Nov 6.15pm. Free, booking essential www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/cockn...

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@beinghumanfest.bsky.social
@bricklanebookshop.bsky.social

The Cockney Yiddish Podcast Live!

Join Nadia Valman and Vivi Lachs of the Cockney Yiddish Podcast for a lively evening of music, song, words and discussion about the mixed languages of London. Nadia and Vivi host an exploration of how...

www.beinghumanfestival.org

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The Cockney Yiddish Podcast @cockneyyiddish.bsky.social · 7d

Thrilled to announce that the #CockneyYiddishPodcast has been shortlisted for the independentpodcastawards.com/IPA25/en/pag... in the History and the Culture categories
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Independent Podcast Awards 2025 - Our 2025 Shortlist

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The Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 8d

In case you missed it!

You can read our October newsletter via our website now:

Newsletters and Annual Reviews - The Wiener Holocaust Library

Read past editions of our E-Newsletter and Annual Reviews.

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Landecker Digital Memory Lab @ldml.bsky.social · 8d

In case you missed it....Our Lab Director reports on Gathering the Voices, a project based in Glasgow, Scotland, following recent fieldwork. Let us know what you think:

Spotlight: Gathering the Voices

by Prof. Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden Our Spotlight series takes a deep dive into the digital offerings of worldwide organisations dedicated to Holocaust memory. This week, Prof. Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden looks at how the community association Gathering the Voices has used digital media to present testimonies of survivors with connections to Scotland, and to enable students to

www.digitalmemorylab.com

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Jewish Historical Society of England @jewishhistorical.bsky.social · 1d

Shylock’s #Venice
28 Oct 20:15
Chigwell Hainault Synagogue IG7 5NT

In the Venice ghetto Jews were locked behind gates at night. But ghetto prison was a remarkable place full of scholars, poets, dancers, musicians.

£5 - Members free

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@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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Shylock's Venice: The Remarkable History of Venice's Jews and the Ghetto | JHSE

Hybrid book talk - join the author in person or online

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Hartley Special Collections @hartleyspecialc.bsky.social · 6d

"The fact that I am married in no way interferes with my carrying out the work you require me to do" writes Zara Limburg (nee Baroni) in 1924. She hoped to work as a chorister at Berkeley Street Synagogue.
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Seán William Gannon @swgannon.bsky.social · 8d

The Limerick Boycott in Context reviewed in the current issue of the @irishtheolquart.bsky.social . Very many thanks to all involved 🙏

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Leo Baeck Institute London @lbilondon.bsky.social · 11d

The Leo Baeck Institute London announces the rescheduled third lecture in the LBI London Lecture Series 2025.

Join Prof Erin Hochman online, 7pm (UK time) Thu 9 October, for Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period.

Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/hochman-25

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The Cockney Yiddish Podcast @cockneyyiddish.bsky.social · 10d

Today is the 89th anniversary of the #BattleofCableStreet. Find out more about the Battle and East End radical politics, poetry and song in Episode 2
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2. Forverts! Politics and protest

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Landecker Digital Memory Lab @ldml.bsky.social · 8d

LAST CALL: What can Holocaust memory practice learning from approaches in educational technology? Register for a free public seminar from visiting fellow Dr. Stefania Manca today:

Digital Learning Ecologies of Holocaust Memory: Education, Engagement and Activism

Wednesday, October 8 · 2 - 3:30pm GMT+1 This seminar by our visiting fellow, Dr Stefania Manca, explores how Holocaust memory is being reshaped within digital learning ecologies, focusing on the interplay between education, user engagement, and activism on social media. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, it examines both the risks of distortion and the opportunities for

www.digitalmemorylab.com

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Parkes Institute @parkesinstitute.bsky.social · 8d

"Synagogue attack: the Manchester I know – by antisemitism researcher and Mancunian Jew" by Tony Kushner, James Parkes Professor of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations theconversation.com/synagogue-at...

Synagogue attack: the Manchester I know – by antisemitism researcher and Mancunian Jew

Manchester Jewry has maintained an extraordinarily strong local identity, but is notable in its diversity.

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Jüdisches Museum FFM @jmfrankfurt.bsky.social · 12d

Unsere Gedanken sind bei den Betroffenen des Angriffs vor einer Synagoge in Manchester. An einem Tag, der für Jüdinnen und Juden weltweit von Einkehr und Versöhnung geprägt ist, trifft uns diese Nachricht besonders schmerzlich.

Vier Verletzte bei Angriff vor Synagoge in Manchester

Bei einem Messerangriff vor einer Synagoge in der englischen Stadt Manchester sind vier Menschen verletzt worden. Sie seien "durch ein Fahrzeug und Messerstiche" verletzt worden. Die Polizei schoss au...

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Mïra Vogel ïs responsïble ()=== @trabimechanic.bsky.social · 12d

As Co-chairman of the British Muslim Network Imam Qari Asim says in response to the Heaton Park terror attacks, about which we still know little, "We must never let pain abroad be used to justify hatred and violence against anyone at home."

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

Two dead after suspected terror attack on Manchester synagogue, police say, with suspect shot by officers – latest

Image emerges of man believed to be the suspected attacker; PM says he is ‘appalled’ by attack on Yom Kippur

www.theguardian.com

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British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies @biajs.bsky.social · 12d

We don’t normally post on high holy days but want to express our shock and grief in the face of today’s attack, and to send our support to colleagues in Manchester. We have already been experiencing difficult times, and our communities will need strength and care to get through the coming days.

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 12d

Written ten years ago by @keithkahnharris.bsky.social, and is now sadly useful.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If British Jews are attacked, respect our dignity – and keep your agendas to yourself | Keith Kahn-Harris

I dread the cacophony from right and left on how we should react to antisemitism. What’s important is supporting our survival as a community in the UK

www.theguardian.com

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Landecker Digital Memory Lab @ldml.bsky.social · 15d

What can Holocaust memory practice learning from approaches in educational technology? Our visiting fellow Dr. Stefania Manca will present a public seminar on 8th October. You can attend in-person at the University of Sussex, or online.

Register here:

Digital Learning Ecologies of Holocaust Memory: Education, Engagement and Activism

This seminar by our visiting fellow, Dr Stefania Manca, explores how Holocaust memory is being reshaped within digital learning ecologies, focusing on the interplay between education, user engagement, and activism on social media. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, it examines both the risks of distortion and the opportunities for fostering critical remembrance in the digital age. This

www.digitalmemorylab.com

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Laura Arnold Leibman @lauraleibman.bsky.social · 16d

Jewish studies postdoctoral fellowship at @universityofleeds.bsky.social on post-Holocaust material and visual cultures! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies

Are you a dynamic person holding a recent doctoral degree with strong research and teaching interests in post-Holocaust visualities/materialities? Does your research and teaching demonstrate a sustain...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

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British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies @biajs.bsky.social · 14d

Today

Ben Gidley @bengidley.bsky.social · 15d

reminder we’re kicking off tomorrow
5:30- 7:30pm Hybrid/IHR

@profpanayi.bsky.social & @kabcommons.bsky.social will open, then I’ll will speak on history & social studies; @marcloureiro.bsky.social on history & law; and Natalya Din-Kariuki on history & literature.

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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V is for very, very spooky @alana-m-vincent.net · 20d

It's that time of year when I do my periodic update of books available for review in Literature & Theology. Instructions on how to request a book are found via the link in the very top row. This is LAST CALL for books published in 2023.

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Literature & Theology Books for Review Public

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British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies @biajs.bsky.social · 15d

Amazing postdoc opportunity at @lahri.bsky.social Leeds, on post-Holocaust visualities/materialities

Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies

Closing day 6 October

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Cc @newgenerationgroup.bsky.social

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies

Are you a dynamic person holding a recent doctoral degree with strong research and teaching interests in post-Holocaust visualities/materialities? Does your research and teaching demonstrate a sustain...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

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Rene Cassin @renecassin.bsky.social · 19d

Join us and @hiasjcore.bsky.social in our next event:

Lunch & Learn: #Citizenship, #Refugees and #Legacy

📆 Thursday 9th, October
⏰ 13:00 - 14:00
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunch-and-...

with @zoebantleman.bsky.social & Bishop Guli

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Jewish Historical Society of England @jewishhistorical.bsky.social · 16d

Paths of Jewish Migration
Tue 21 Oct
7.30pm on Zoom

On the path to find an elusive family #Ketubah that would enable Ed Horwich to get married, he inadvertently unravelled his family’s own migration paths and the stories behind them.

£5 - Free to members

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www.jhse.org/event-detail...

Paths of Jewish Migration | JHSE

Online talk with Ed Horwich

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British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies @biajs.bsky.social · 16d

Tonight: zoom lecture with Professor Gregory Radick, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds

Myth & Mendel: A New Look at Genetics’ Beginnings

www.jnetics.org/events/genet...

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