Daniel Pesin, at The Blogs

Jul 31, 2023, 3:11 PM

Preserving ‘Abandoned Jewish Memories’ Online

Synagogue in Nowy Korczyn, Poland. Credit: Mátyás Király

Mátyás Király, also known as "Abandoned Jewish Memories", gives his thousands of Instagram followers insights into European Jewish culture and history. Striking images are combined with explanations of everything, from the life histories of Hasidic rabbis, to the specific...

Apr 28, 2023, 1:05 AM

A 21st Century Hasidic Pilgrimage

Early one grey morning, a group of passengers boarded their flight at London's Luton Airport, carrying luggage for the journey ahead. But this was no ordinary voyage, and these were no ordinary passengers; a large group of British Hasidic...

Apr 14, 2023, 12:37 AM

Rostov’s Rabbi on Pesach in Russia

I was lucky enough to speak to Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, the Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Rostov, Russia, about Pesach in Russia, and the reasons for it being a holiday like no other for Russian Jews. Described by...

Apr 10, 2023, 11:57 PM

A Pesach Conversation with St Petersburg’s Chief Rabbi

Before Pesach, I had the pleasure of speaking to Rabbi Menachem Mendel Pewzner, the Chief Rabbi of St Petersburg, Russia, about Pesach celebrations in his community, as well as Jewish life in Russia as a whole, and the way...

Mar 14, 2023, 11:38 PM

Joyous Purim Celebrations in Hasidic London

Once a year, for one day, the Hasidic Jewish community of Stamford Hill, North-East London (which is the largest Hasidic community in Europe), undergoes a drastic change; the monochrome traditional garb gives way to a sudden burst of colour....

About Me

I am a student at Westminster School in London. I greatly enjoy English and creative writing; at school I was given the English Prize (Nicholson Cup), the Booth Clibborn Reading Cup, and earned first place in the Writing Competition, which was judged by the Head of English at Westminster School. I have also had my writing featured in school publications. Beyond school, I recently received a prize from Jewish News (the UK’s largest Jewish newspaper), and also wrote an article which was published in the Algemeiner, which is the “fastest growing Jewish newspaper in America”; the article was about the speech I gave at Westminster Abbey to hundreds of students, commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day.