Lost Shtetl - Lithuanian Jewish History and Memory
Join us for a panel discussion and film screening with the Lost Shtetl Museum (Lithuania).
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"The tale of the perfect schnorrer": Ezra Pound and Heinz Henghes
Join us for this talk with speaker Chloe Pinto, Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies at the University of Leeds.
Elias Canetti, a Jewish Émigré in Britain: Leeds Responses
Join us for a roundtable discussion responding to the travelling exhibition Elias Canetti, a Jewish Émigré in Britain: People, Places, Impressions (1939–1988). This richly researched exhibition explores the exile, intellectual networks and British encounters of Elias Canetti (1905–1994), the Bulgarian born, Sephardi Jewish writer who became one of the twentieth century’s most compelling observers of...
Selig Brodetsky Memorial Lecture 2026
For this year's Selig Brodetsky Memorial Lecture, we welcome Dr Ben Gidley (Birbeck, University of London) who will ask the question 'Is antisemitism rising in the UK?'.
Research Seminar with Sophia Lambert and Dr Lyman Gamberton
This first event in a new seminar series organised by the Jewish Studies Network will welcome speakers Sophia Lambert and Dr Lyman Gamberton.
Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture 2026
For this year's Holocaust Memorial Day Lecture, Dr Amy Williams will speak on 'Kindertransport: New Discoveries, or Rethinking the Kindertransport 87 Years On…'.
Writing a History of Animals During the Holocaust
Join us for a talk with Barnabas Balint, Research Fellow at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Animals are hardly ever the focus of Holocaust history, but they do appear throughout its sources. This talk identifies the sources and methodology for writing a...
New Approaches to Jewish Archives: Research, Practice, Engagement
This study day on responses to Jewish archives is designed to coincide with Holocaust Centre North’s (HCN) Memorial Gestures group art exhibition, which showcases and celebrates the work of fourteen artist responding to artefacts in the HCN.
To Be Seen
Join us for a talk with visual artist, Matt Smith. Matt Smith has recently completed an artist residence at Holocaust Centre North. He is interested in exploring how LGBTQ+ stories of the Holocaust can be made visible. This talk explores his work with the archive at Holocaust Centre North and provides a snap shot of...
Learning from Yorkshire’s Holocaust Torah Scrolls
A talk and round table event in connection with the Torah scrolls of the Memorial Scrolls Trust, kept in Yorkshire. Please join us for an afternoon of talks and conversations, organised by the Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Leeds. Programme Coffee, tea and refreshments 3.00-3.25 pm: Parkinson Court North, just outside Treasures of the...