The Jewish Historical Society of England ( JHSE ) was founded in 1893 by several Anglo-Jewish scholars, including Lucien Wolf , who became the society's first president. Early presidents of the JHSE included Hermann Adler , Michael Adler , Joseph Jacobs , Frederick David Mocatta , and Sir Isidore Spielmann .
4-473: The current President (as of 2020) is Miri Rubin . The society continues to promote research and education about the history of Judaism and Jewish life in England. Since 1982 it has published a journal entitled Jewish Historical Studies . Former presidents include Edgar Samuel . This article about an organisation in England is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
8-532: A post-doctoral research fellowship at Girton College . Rubin studies the social and religious history of Europe between 1100 and 1500, concentrating on the interactions between public rituals, power, and community life. In 2012 she gave a Turku Agora Lecture. In 2017 she gave the Wiles Lectures at Queen's University Belfast. In 2024, she delivered the Gifford Lectures on The Feminine and
12-602: A subject related to a Jewish organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Miri Rubin Miri Rubin (born 1956) is a historian and Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary University of London . She was educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Cambridge , where she gained her doctorate and was later awarded a research fellowship and
16-582: The Religious Imagination at the University of Aberdeen . Her books have been well received in newspapers and academic journals. The Guardian calls her Hollow Crown "a magnificent history of the late Middle Ages". The TLS reviews her Cities of Strangers as a "thoughtful and pioneering book". Since 2020, Rubin has served as president of the Jewish Historical Society of England . This article about
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