Waves of Jewish immigrants from Lithuania arrived in South Africa at the end of the 19th century and built thriving communities across the country. Join us as we find out more about past and present Jewish life in the African country…
Explore the colourful life and remarkable legacy of renowned American heiress and art collector Peggy Guggenheim…
Wagner is one of musical history’s great storytellers, but he’s also one of its most contentious figures. Join us as we explore the composer’s life and a new opera about his controversial legacy…
Join us (virtually) to explore the unique Jewish community currently in Iceland, as well as the remarkable musical émigrés who settled there in the 1930s…
Join us (virtually) in the tropical climes of southeast Asia to celebrate our new issue, in which we explore Jewish Singapore…
To tie in with our special Argentina focus in the latest issue of JR, we'll be looking at the Jewish heritage of this vibrant South American country…
Join us for the launch of our winter issue as we explore the place of kibbutzim in Israel past and present, as well as the impact of 7 October on these close-knit communities…
Find out what life was like for Jewish communities behind the Berlin Wall as we explore this and Jewish life in Germany's eastern regions before World War II, during the Holocaust and today…
Get to know Israel’s only former female prime minister, Golda Meir, in the run up to the release of a new film about the late great formidable ‘Iron Lady’…
Join us to explore the fascinating history of the Jews of Brazil and hear about the present day communities…
Join us to explore the fascinating history of the Jews of southern Italy and hear about the present day communities…
As the war in Ukraine focuses the world's attention onto the Baltic region, we look to Lithuania. Join us to uncover the Jewish history and culture of a country that was once considered the 'Jerusalem of the Baltic', as covered in our latest issue.…
We're throwing a big garden party in central London and you're all invited! Expect a star-studded line-up, including Maureen Lipman and Amy Rosenthal, family-friendly activities, live music and much more…
Ready for Passover, we commissioned poets and artists to respond to the haggadah with original work for our Long Read in memory of refugee activist Ester Gluck. In this event we’ll celebrate our new issue, alongside the publication of the New Venice Haggadah with Professor Marc Michael Epstein…
With the world’s spotlight on Ukraine, we look at the country’s rich Jewish history, culture and literature, past and present…
Among the evacuees pulled from Afghanistan before the Taliban takeover last autumn were the last of Afghanistan's Jewish community. Join us to explore the Jewish history and culture of this turbulent country, as covered in our latest issue.…
We’re kicking off a year of 20th anniversary celebrations with a bang, with guests Howard Jacobson, who penned the intro to our anniversary book, and Shalom Auslander, who’s written a controversial essay for our upcoming winter issue…
Official launch to celebrate the Summer 2021 issue of Jewish Renaissance magazine and the Jewish community in Japan, past and present…
Official launch to celebrate the Spring 2021 issue of Jewish Renaissance magazine and French avant garde artists Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore…
Official launch to celebrate the January 2021 issue of Jewish Renaissance magazine and Nobel Prize-winning writer Isaac Bashevis Singer…
Official launch to celebrate the October 2020 issue of Jewish Renaissance magazine and Jewish Washington DC, to coincide with the American elections. In partnership with the Capital Jewish Museum…
Official launch to celebrate the July 2020 issue of Jewish Renaissance magazine and 100 years since the birth of Rosalind Franklin. Guests include actor Juliet Stevenson and biophysicist Dr Rivka Isaacson…
