3.5.26

11AM-12.30PM

Join us for an exclusive walking tour with one of our expert guides to discover the hidden history of London’s original medieval Jewish community

Trace London’s medieval Jewish past, taking in the site of the original cemetery to the rise of a thriving City community after 1066, and its expulsion in 1290.

We offer private group walks by arrangement – please get in touch to plan a tailored experience.

Friday 8.5.26

This event is sold out .

Opening event of The Jewish Square Mile History Festival weekend. Challah Make and Braid with Ray Rinkoff and his head baker of Rinkoff Bakery

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Saturday 9.5.26

Join us on Shabbat 9th May

One Day History Festival

Sunday 10.5.26

Discover the story of Jewish life in medieval London with the Jewish Square Mile Foundation at the Barbican Centre.

A programme of expert talks, walking tour and family activities will bring this period vividly to life while challenging some of the myths that surround it. Speakers include leading scholars Dean Irwin and Rory McLellan, whose research offers fresh insight into the everyday lives and experiences of medieval Jewish London.

The Jewish Museum will be running a series of children’s activities throughout the day, with crafts including collage, hat making and brick making. Children must be accompanied by an adult. (Tickets available for the children's programme via a separate link.

Accessible, myth-busting and vividly brought to life in the City of London

Live Streaming tickets on sale now!

In Person tickets Sold Out, but do check the Barbican website for returns

Children under 14 are free with an accompanying adult

14Y -16Y with accompanying adult £6.00

On the day:

If you have a ticket, we’re looking forward to welcoming you. Please bring your photo ID with you as part of the registration process. All large bags will need to be checked into the Barbican’s staffed clockroom

If you have any accessibility requirements please let us know in advance

One Day History Festival in the Barbican Centre

Sunday 10.5.26

The Jewish Museum will be running a series of children’s activities

Curious Children, Curious City

AM session: 10.45am–12.45pm 
PM session: 2pm–4pm

Drop in and ease into the day with hands-on crafts – create a medieval hat and discover the story and styles of the kippah.

Shape, mould and imagine as we make our own clay golems, inspired by Jewish folklore.

Layers of London collage making – build your own version of the city, past and present.

Design, decorate and construct your own cuboid 'brick' nets to take home.

A sensory play area will be available throughout for little ones to explore.

Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who's responsible for their supervision at all times.

Your Children’s Programme ticket will give you access to activities in the Garden Room.

Adult: £6.00
Children (under 14): Free (children may only attend when accompanied by a parent or guardian who is responsible for their supervision at all times)

18.5.26 - 15.6.26

At

The London Archive

Our exhibition returns with a new venue for Jewish Culture Month. 

Beneath the modern City of London lies a lost burial ground. Drawing on the latest research, this exhibition challenges enduring myths, uncovers forgotten lives and brings a hidden medieval world quietly back into view.

Free event

A Jewish Square Mile exhibition

Friday 22. 5.26

Jewish Culture Month Event

Join the Jewish Square Mile Foundation together with Shoreditch Trust for a talk about Medieval Jewish food with historian, Dr Maria Diemling

Learn about the Shavuot dairy tradition.

You’ll also decorate and eat cheesecake, and sample a recreated medieval dairy pie called floden.

Tickets available for this free event soon. Sign up to our newsletter to find out when tickets are released.

11.6.26

Jewish Culture Month Event

Whilst this session is Sold Out, we do have availability for our guided walk, ‘Medieval Jewish History of the City of London and the Tower of London’ 14th June as well as the regular ‘Jewish Square Mile’ Sunday morning walk 11-12.30. Next dates May 3rd and 28th June 2026.

Our exhibition, Revealing the Medieval Jewish Cemetery will be at The London Archive. It is free and runs from 18th May to 16th June

14.6.26 11AM-12.30 PM

Jewish Culture Month Event

Led by Certified City of London tour guide and author, Sam Jacobs. The tour will take you from St Pauls Churchyard to the Tower of London

Tickets £20.00

28.6.26

11AM-12.30PM

Discover the hidden history of London’s original medieval Jewish community on this exclusive walking tour with one of our expert guides.

This guided walk traces London’s medieval Jewish past, from the site of the original cemetery to the rise of a thriving City community after 1066, and its expulsion in 1290.

We offer private group walks by arrangement – please get in touch to plan a tailored experience.