JEW. Photographs by John Offenbach
15 November 2019 – 19 April 2020 jewishmuseum.org.uk / @jewishmuseumLDN JEW is a new exhibition at the Jewish Museum London by photographer John Offenbach exploring the nature of what it means to identify as Jewish today: from religious to secular, rich to homeless, criminal to lawful through 34 striking large-scale photographs. A major art book […]
Charlotte Salomon: Life? or Theatre?
8 November 2019 – 1 March 2020 jewishmuseum.org.uk / @jewishmuseumLDN “In the condition of terrorised vulnerability and politically menaced radicalised identity….Salomon contemplated taking her own life… Instead, however, she created one of the most challenging, enigmatic and demanding artworks of the twentieth century”. Griselda Pollock in: Charlotte Salomon and the Theatre of Memory, published by […]
Sukkot and the Significance of Pilgrimage
Every year on the 15th of the Jewish month of Tishrei (this year on the 13th October), Jews celebrate Sukkot, also known as Feast of Tabernacles.
Celebrating our Volunteers
23 September 2019 was a very special day for the Jewish Museum London as six of our amazing volunteers were chosen as joint-winners of the London Region Marsh Awards for Museum Learning.
Jewish Museum London wins Museum Association ‘Museums Change Lives’ Award
Jewish Museum London is delighted to announce that it has been crowned winner of a Museum Association award in the category of 'Museums Changes Lives' for the major exhibition, 'Jews, Money, Myth'.
Jews, Money, Myth shortlisted for a Museums Change Lives Award
We are delighted to be shortlisted for a Museums Association Museum’s Change Lives Award for our major exhibition, Jews, Money, Myth.
Boxing as a Jewish Sport
In the Jewish Museum, we have got many objects all about the sport of boxing from different times in history.
Nina Salaman Hebrew Scholar, Poet and Zionist
Born in 1877, Nina Salaman was an exceptional scholar and was one of the leading Hebraists of her time. From her translations published in the Jewish Chronicle in 1894 she had a significant literary output.
Understanding the Indian Baghdadi Jews
The Jewish Museum tells the history of British Jews while also celebrating the larger Jewish community.
Behind-the-Scenes at the Jewish Museum: A Curatorial Intern
My four month part-time Curatorial Internship at the Jewish Museum encompassed a wide range of activities including (but not restricted to) research, collections care and exhibition preparation.