The Tsenerene
Discover more about the Tsenerene, one of the most popular and influential Yiddish literary works to emerge in the Middle Ages
Jewish Museum London announces new Chair and ‘Object Lending Library’
Nick Viner appointed as Chair of Jewish Museum London
Appointment comes as Museum’s digital programming reaches over 32,000 since lockdown
New funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to enable the Museum to bring unseen objects out from the collection into a wide range of community spaces.
Grant awarded by Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund
Jewish Museum London is one of fifteen museums that have been awarded a grant from a total of £367,000 from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund for projects that bring people closer to collections at a time when physical access to museums is restricted.
Update on Reopening Our Doors
Although our Museum is currently closed to visitors, our staff continue to work remotely and provide an exciting programme of events and activities via our website, email newsletters, social media channels and community partners. Schools are invited to join our Virtual Classrooms.
Director’s Blog: Maya Attoun and the Jewish connection
Museum Director Abigail Morris discusses the connection between the site-specific installation 'The Charms of Frankenstein' and Simchat Torah
JFS – A Four Sites Saga
By David Harris, longstanding volunteer, who was previously a teacher and deputy head at JFS for 29 years. JFS started as Jews’ Free School in the 1730’s in Dukes Place in The City, then moved to the East End and then Camden and is now in Kenton on a large campus. In the history gallery […]
My Jewish Museum
by Joshua Rocker, Marketing Intern I remember visiting the Jewish Museum for the first time as a seven-year-old, when it was stationed in East Finchley. Every Sunday, on the top floor by a desk near the steps, Leon Greenman, an Auschwitz survivor, used to sit and speak to visitors about his experiences. My parents […]
Curator Q&A – For Richer For Poorer
with Elizabeth Selby, Curator of For Richer For Poorer: Weddings Unveiled What is your favourite object in the exhibition? There are so many! Probably the most intriguing and unique is a ledger that was kept by a shadchan (matchmaker) who was operating in the East End in the 1940s. It was quite usual for orthodox Jewish […]
Abram Games – Our Volunteers’ Memories
by Kimberley Coates, Visitors Services Manager Every six months our third floor transforms for a new exhibition, prompting our team of volunteers to learn a great deal about a new subject. Their volunteering shifts are three and a half hours every week and by the end of each exhibition’s run, they have amassed many hours […]
Obscuratorial Finds – Why do we have so many… dresses?
by Alice Quine, Curatorial Assistant With the museum’s exhibition on weddings opening in the New Year it seemed apt to address the diverse range of dresses we have in the collection. From weddings to work dos, dresses can tell you a great deal about a specific period of history, as well as its owner’s social […]
