4 June 2026 – 19 Sivan 5786 | Communities, Holocaust Memorial, Lifecycle, News
The first synagogue service since Kristallnacht in the German city of Wittlich has taken place with a joyous Bnei Mitzvah celebration. Jack and Ida Levy – third generation members of Britain’s Ark Synagogue – celebrated their Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah in the...
14 April 2026 – 27 Nisan 5786 | Holocaust Memorial, News
Yom HaShoah, the Annual Jewish Remembrance Day for Victims of the Holocaust, was marked across Progressive communities with a series of talks, vigils and services. Our members were also among the thousands who gathered for the 2026 National Yom HaShoah UK...
25 February 2026 – 8 Adar 5786 | Communities, Holocaust Memorial, News
The devastated Czech communities of České Budějovice and Vlašim were commemorated at an annual Shabbat morning memorial service at Radlett Reform Synagogue. With the aid of a specially prepared booklet, Radlett’s senior rabbi, Rabbi Paul Freedman, talked about the...
25 February 2026 – 8 Adar 5786 | Communities, Holocaust Memorial, News
The Ark Synagogue welcomed Peter Susko, the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the UK, to open its exhibition on the Jewish Women of Slovakia and learn more about the community’s deep connections with the Slovak town of Spišská Nová Ves. The Ark has a Torah scroll...
29 January 2026 – 11 Shevat 5786 | Holocaust Memorial, News
As the world marked Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD), Progressive Jews across Britain took part in public remembrance and educational events – commemorating the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, as well as the millions more murdered by the Nazis. Through prayer,...
25 January 2026 – 7 Shevat 5786 | Holocaust Memorial, Thought
This contribution comes from 104-year-old Ruth Shire, a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany who has lived in Birmingham for over 80 years. It was read by Rabbi Dr Margaret Jacobi at the at Sandwell Holocaust Memorial Day event: Thank you for asking me to contribute on...
