BBUK Jewish Culture & Heritage Days

The theme for the European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage 2025 is

 ‘People of the Book’- September to December

See what's happening in other countries on the EDJC Events Page

Take a look at the full  programme across the UK (available as online flipbook and PDF) and the calendar of BBUK's own Zoom events - and scroll further for background information

HERITAGE DAYS: UPCOMING BBUK ZOOM EVENTS

HERITAGE DAYS - LODGE EVENTS: Pre-booking required

Tuesday 9 September 10.30am - 5.15pm Yitzchak Rabin Lodge

 Coach outing to Strawberry Hill, Twickenham


Sunday 14 September 7.30 - 9.30pm BB Cheshire

‘Liverpool – A Jewish Community Through Its Architecture’: talk by architect Ronald Gonshaw. Dip Arch (L’pool) RIBA


Tuesday 16 September  8.15 – 10pm Yad B’Yad Lodge ‘

The Jews and The Shtetls’: talk by Graeme Kirk


Sunday 5 October 3pm First Unity Lodge

 ‘Titus Flavius Josephus’: talk by Jonathan Bergwerk


Thursday 20 November  8pm Raoul Wallenberg Lodge Annual Lecture by Robert Voss, Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire:

 'The role of the Lord-Lieutenant by the son of two refugees from Nazi Germany'


An Introduction to our Culture & Heritage Days

Initiated by the B’nai B’rith Lodge in Strasbourg, the European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage (EDJCH) rapidly spread across Europe and in 2019 celebrated its 20th anniversary. It is organised by a partnership between B’nai B’rith Europe, the European Council of Jewish Communities, and the Spanish Jewry Network and is part of the Council of Europe’s project ‘Europe - A Common Heritage’.

As a result of the EDJCH, the European Route of Jewish Heritage has evolved and is now one of the major cultural routes of Europe.

The Heritage Open Days are now under the aegis of the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ), with the participation of 31 countries.

What are Heritage Days?

The B’nai B’rith UK Jewish Heritage Committee acts as a link between the UK and Europe through its coordination of the EDJCH in the UK. Its aim is to reinforce Jewish identity and commitment and through its Open Days to present Judaism to the general public with its outreach, educational, social and cultural programmes.


Committee members are drawn from B’nai B’rith Lodges and meet on a regular basis. Each year, since 2000, this committee has proudly organised Jewish Culture and Heritage Days in the UK. These events usually take place in September and are held all over the country as part of the EDJCH, coinciding with events taking place throughout mainland Europe during the same period.


The Jewish Heritage Days are not designed just to interest Jews. They are days to celebrate Jewish culture and to give non-Jews the opportunity to learn about Jewish life in an effort to create understanding and trust amongst the wider community.


On Heritage Days, selected synagogues and Jewish historic sites are open to the general public and related events including guided walks, lectures, and exhibitions take place.

With the onset of Covid-19 in 2020, most real time events had to be replaced with virtual talks, tours and events but, by working closely to help and support our participants, we were still able to hold a successful programme in 2021. The popularity of these online meetings has meant that we are continuing to offer these to members and visitors.

Each year, a different focus is chosen by the AEPJ as the theme for the EDJCH. In recent years, the following themes have taken focus: 

Each year, a different focus is chosen by the AEPJ as the theme for the EDJCH. In recent years, the following themes have taken focus: 

  • Heritage
  • Storytelling
  • The Jewish Diaspora
  • Jewish Identity Through Language & Culture
  • Building Bridges
  • Women in Judaism





European Days of Jewish Culture & Heritage

Find out more about the mission and activities involved with the European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage by visiting their dedicated site. 

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Get Involved

For more information or if you feel you would like to become involved with the work of the Heritage Committee, please get in touch:

by phone – 075 8808 7324

or email – office@bnaibrithuk.org.