Are you an alumnus of Jews’ College or the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS)? If so, LSJS would love to hear from you in preparation for its 170th anniversary in 2025.

Alumni are being asked to get in touch and share memories from their time studying at Jews’ College and LSJS. There will be a special event next year where the alumni will have the chance to reconnect with each other and celebrate the school’s remarkable history and achievements.

To mark the 170th Anniversary, LSJS were delighted to recently receive a letter from HM King Charles offering his heartfelt congratulations.

Jews’ College was founded in 1885, as a rabbinical seminary in London and re-named LSJS in 1999. The new name, inspired by Rabbi Sacks, then President, saw a new emphasis on providing a broad range of adult education programming to a wide sector of the community, as well as continuing to train and develop educators.

LSJS is the community’s only Ofsted-accredited provider of teacher training working with over 50 Jewish schools throughout the UK. They also run degrees in Jewish education at BA and MA level and a range of continuous development opportunities for Jewish Studies teachers.

As well as training and developing educators for the UK and internationally, LSJS has long been committed to women’s learning. The Susi Bradfield Educational Leadership Programme ran for over 20 years and has been followed by a series of innovative programmes including Iyun, a year-long advanced halacha learning programme.

“LSJS is at the forefront of modern-day Jewish teaching, providing our students with access to expert educators from all over the world,” said Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum, Dean and the Rabbi Sacks Chair of Modern Jewish Thought. “We are passionate about teaching traditional Jewish texts and innovative educational programming and hope to reach many more students in the years to come.”
“I am exceptionally honoured and proud to lead an organisation which has such a special place in this country’s Jewish educational history,” said Joanne Greenaway, LSJS Chief Executive. “We are very excited to be celebrating our 170th anniversary and reconnect with as many alumni as possible.”

Notable alumni include Rabbi Dweck, Senior Rabbi of the S&P Community and LSJS Deputy President, Rabbi Dr Daniel Rose, Director of Education at Koren Publishers and at the Rabbi Sacks Legacy, Rachel Fink, Chief Executive Officer of the S&P Community, Rabbi Danny Baigel, co-head of JS at JFS and Rabbi Raphael Joseph, Director of Schools and London Campuses at Aish. Other illustrious alumni include previous Chief Rabbis of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth; Lord Jakobovits and Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.
If you, or someone you know, studied at Jews’ College or LSJS please do be in touch to receive more details on the special event in 2025 and to send in your memories or photos. Please email admin@lsjs.ac.uk. or call 020 8203 6427.