The European Day of Jewish Culture in the UK

European Days of Jewish Culture & Heritage
5th & 12 -15th September 2010
UK
Discover & Enjoy
Historic Synagogues - Heritage Walks
Exhibitions - Guided Tours
Art - Lectures - Music
Open Days
Everyone Welcome
Organised in the UK by B’nai B’rith UK
Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia
Czech Republic Denmark Estonia France Germany
Greece Hungary Italy Lithuania Luxembourg
Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Serbia Slovakia
Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine
UNITED KINGDOM
Jewish Museum, London 17th C. Ark Italian, Walnut, & Oak
B’nai B’rith UK
Our History
Over the past eleven years, the European Days of Jewish Culture and
Heritage have become an established feature in the Jewish calendar.
B’nai B’rith UK
Launched in 1996 by B’nai B’rith in Strasbourg, Jewish Heritage Days
spread to several other European countries and gathered momentum when,
in 2000, a partnership was formed which now comprises B’nai B’rith Europe,
the European Council of Jewish Communities and the Spanish Jewry Network.
Between 25 and 30 countries participate every year, attracting well over 200,000
visitors throughout Europe.
The success of the EDJCH has led to the creation of the European Route of Jewish
Heritage, linking notable sites in a Jewish Heritage Trail right across Europe. The
Route is included in the Council of Europe’s programme – ‘A Common Heritage’
and has been awarded the status of ‘Major Cultural Route’, one of only 7 such
routes.
British participation in the EDJCH is organised by B’nai B’rith UK, this year celebrating the 100th
anniversary of its presence in Great Britain. BBUK is part of B’nai B’rith International, founded in New
York in 1843, today one of the largest Jewish volunteer organisations active in humanitarian, human
rights, cultural and charitable work in 58 countries, 27 of which (including the United Kingdom) are
affiliated to B’nai B’rith Europe.
B’nai B’rith would like to acknowledge the contribution of Jewish Heritage UK, members of B’nai B’rith
UK and our sponsors for their generous support, as well as our participants who are making these
Open Days possible by opening their buildings to the public and/or arranging events.
For further information about Jewish Heritage Days, both here and on the Continent, contact
B’nai B’rith UK:
Tel.
0759 907 7869
Email: [email protected]
Web:
www.bbuk.org
www.jewisheritage.org
B’nai B’rith Europe
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New venues offering special events this year in London include
the Ben Uri Art Gallery, London Metropolitan Archives, Museum
of London and Wiener Library.
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Norway / Poland / Romania / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia
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EUROPEAN DAY OF JEWISH CULTURE
Around the country, new Heritage Trails and Guided Walks offer
visitors the chance to explore towns rich in Jewish history.
European Days of Jewish Culture & Heritage
5th & 12 -15th September 2010
Key Venues
JEWISH CARE Residential care homes, day centres, communal social
and welfare services. Homes in London, Brighton & Southend will hold
Reminiscence Days & Events throughout September. Reminiscences, photos,
memorabilia, musical events, genealogy, art & craft displays, teas etc. Family &
Friends welcome. Details from Homes or Padraic Garrett, [email protected] D L
T DT www.jewishcare.org London: Friern Barnet (Lady Sarah Cohen House,
Rosetrees); Hampstead (Osmond House); Hendon (Clore Manor, Ella & Ridley
Jacobs House); Ilford (Vi & John Rubens House); N. Finchley (Rubens House);
Harrow: Stanmore (Princess Alexandra Home) Brighton: (Hyman Fine House)
Southend: (Raymond House)
JEECS - Jewish East End Celebration Society PO Box 57313,
London E1 3WG. Founder & Chairman Clive Bettington. Tel 07941 367
882 [email protected] www.jeecs.org.uk All walks: £9 (JEECS
members £7) See dates for details 5,12,14 Sept Guided Walks; 5 Sept
Exhibition Opening Event; 12 Sept JEECS AGM
JEWISH MUSEUM Raymond Burton House, 129-131 Albert St,
Camden Town, London NW1 7NB. £10m redevelopment creating
a new museum and inspirational centre exploring culture, heritage,
identity. Exhibitions, Events, kosher café . Open Sun-Wed 10am-5pm,
Thurs 10am-9pm, Fri 10am-2pm. Closed Jewish festivals. Adults £7,
Concs £6, Child (5-16) £3 Friends & under-5s Free. Tel 020 7284 7384
www.jewishmuseum.org.uk 5 Sept Gallery Talk; 12 Sept Open Days; Major
Exhibition. ‘Illuminations’ 25 June-10 Oct
SUNDAY 5 September
LONDON
EVENTS
British Library (open 11am-4pm) NW1
National Library of the UK. 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB www.bl.uk
D L T DT S 12-2pm Guided Tour of Hebraica & Judaica. Ilana Tahan, Head of
Hebrew Collections. Booking essential, Tel 020 7412 7646. [email protected].
(by 27 Aug). Voluntary donations welcome (cheques only)
Jewish Military Museum NW4 Unique collection of artefacts, memorabilia
& uniforms. Research & Education centre. Shield House, Harmony Way,
Hendon NW4 2BZ. www.ajex.org.uk. D L T DT P S. Open Day 10.30am2pm . Advance booking essential (security).
Tel 020 8201 5656, email [email protected].
Jewish Museum, Camden, London NW1 (See Venues)
11am, Gold Auditorium, free Special Introductory Talk.
Ongoing Exhibition. ‘Illumination’ (25 June-10 Oct)
Hebrew Treasures from Vatican & major British Collections. Events throughout
the day.
Jewish Music Institute ‘Klezmer in the Park’ (afternoon) tba. www.jmi.org.uk
for information.
London Jewish Cultural Centre NW11 (See Venues)
3.30pm ‘From Shtetl to the Juderia’; London Jewish Male Choir New Year
Concert £12
London Metropolitan Archives EC1 (See Venues)
10am-4.30pm ‘SIMCHA!’ Day-long event exploring theatre, music & arts
in London’s Jewish communities. Varied prog of speakers (incl. Louise Asher,
Curator of Social History, Jewish Museum) presentations, workshops.
Final programme by mid-July. £20 incl. lunch (concs £15)
New London Synagogue NW8
Grade II Italianate interior, built 1882 orig. for United Synagogue, now Masorti
Cong. 33 Abbey Rd, St. John’s Wood, NW8 OAT. D T DT P (disabled,
prebooked only). Evening Multimedia Presentation: Meaning of Selichot.
(Music, Song, Readings etc.) www.newlondon.org.uk
Sandys Row Synagogue E1
4a Sandys Row, London E1 1JU. 2-5pm Special Workshop for nationwide
synagogues listed by English Heritage considering applying for grants under
English Heritage ‘Places of Worship’ scheme (New funding details: July 2010).
Free, Pre-booking essential: [email protected].
Jewish Residential & Care Home Events
Jewish Care Homes (See Venues). London area, (also Brighton, Southendon-Sea). Special Reminiscence Events throughout Sept. Nightingale SW12
Jewish Residential Care Home (celebrating 170 years). 105 Nightingale Lane,
KEY LONDON ARCHAELOGICALARCHIVE & RESEARCH
CENTRE (LAARC) MUSEUM OF LONDON Information
about 7500+ archaelogical sites or projects in Greater London over
past century. Archives, artefacts. Mortimer Wheeler House, 46 Eagle
Wharf Rd, London N1 7ED. D L T DT S Tel 0207 566 9308
www.museumoflondon.org.uk 14 Sept Talk & Tour
LONDON JEWISH CULTURAL CENTRE Ivy House, 94-96 North
End Road, Golders Green London NW11 7SX (former home of ballerina
Anna Pavlova). Independent inclusive centre, broad range of educational
courses, cultural events, leisure activities, kosher café
D DL T DT S Tel 020 8457 5000 www.ljc.org.uk
[email protected] 5 Sept: Concert; 6 Oct: Operetta Day
LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES Largest local authority
archive in UK, over 400 years of history. 40 Northampton Rd,
London EC1R OHB. D L T DT S Tel 020 7332 3851,
[email protected] www.lma.gov.uk 5 Sept 10am-4.30pm
SIMCHA! Monday 13 Sept: 2-3.30pm Talk
MUSEUM OF LONDON London Wall, EC2Y 5HN. London’s
urban history museum, new £20m Galleries of Modern London.
Open Mon-Sun 10am-6pm Free. Tel: 020 7001 9844.
www.museumoflondon.org.uk Thurs 25 Aug, Sun 26 Sept:
Guided walks; 14 Sept: Talk; 15 Sept: Talk
SW12 8NB. www.nightingale.co.uk. D L T DT P (by arrangement) S. 2-4pm
Tour, exhibition about late Lord Wandsworth, music by Stefan & Arjon. Donations
welcome
Guided Walks
1 11am An East End Village (Mile End & Stepney)
Attractive terraced houses and green spaces, memories of the Jewish community,
synagogues, Stepney Jewish School, Rothschild Dwellings, Anarchist Club etc.
Isabelle Seddon (Go East). Meet outside Mile End tube. £9 no need to book.
Details [email protected], 020 8883 4169
2 11am Jewish Artists of the East End
Incl. David Bomberg, Mark Gertler, Isaac Rosenberg, Jacob Epstein. Meet Clive
Bettington Whitechapel Art Gallery. JEECS (See Venues). £9 (JEECS members
£7) pay on day.
3 11am
The Old Historic East End
Historic sites, synagogue visit/s, Spitalfields & Brick Lane, Old Soup Kitchen,.
Yiddish Theatre, Jewish history. Julian Romain. Meet outside Aldgate East
Tube station (District, Hammersmith & City lines). £9 No need to book, but
groups of 10+ please ring 0208 599 6500 [email protected]
4 2.30pm Julian Romain As Walk 3 above
Exhibitions
Bancroft Road Library E1
Tower Hamlets local history library & archives. 277 Bancroft Rd, London E1
4DQ 3pm Opening by Professor Bill Fishman of new exhibition ‘Photographs
of the Old Jewish East End’Admission free Nearest tube Stepney Green station
Ben Uri Gallery, London Jewish Museum of Art NW8
108a Boundary Rd St. John’s Wood, NW8 ORH. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm,
Sun 12-4pm. D T ‘Cross Purposes – Shock & Contemplation in Images of
the Crucifixion’ featuring newly-discovered work by Chagall ‘Apocalypse en
Lilas, Capriccio’ (23 June – 19 Sept) See 12 Sept for Talk £5 Adults, Concs £4.
Children, Friends of Ben Uri, Art Fund members Free Tel 020 7604 3991 www.
benuri.org.uk
AROUND the UK
MANCHESTER Jewish Museum Exhib (see 12 Sept)
PLYMOUTH Hebrew Congregation Synagogue Chambers, Catherine
Street, off Princess Street, Plymouth PL1 2AD, www.plymouthsynagogue.
com. D T DT S O 2-4pm 2.30pm Talk by Interfaith Co-ordinator Tel
01822 614203
RICHMOND Surrey JTrails South London Heritage Tour. 2.30pm Tour
‘Richmond & its Jewish Heritage’ Meet Richmond Railway Station Richard
Savinson for JTrails www.jtrails.org.uk [email protected]
O = Open Doors D=Disabled access L=Lift T=Toilets on site DT=Disabled Toilet P = Parking on site
Please note: Listings are subject to alteration and possible cancellation up to the last minute,
so it is advisable to check with the organisers or venues.
European Days of Jewish Culture & Heritage
5th & 12 -15th September 2010
SOUTHAMPTON British Association for Jewish Studies (BAJS) Annual
Conference: ‘The Image & Prohibition of the Image in Judaism’. Exploring diff.
aspects of acceptance & rejection of images in Jewish thought & practice from Bible to
modern world. 5-7 Sept Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations.
Univ. of Southampton, University Rd, Southampton SO17 1BJ. www.humanities.
soton.ac.uk/conferences/ Info : Hannah Ewence, [email protected]
SUNDAY 6 September
Houses of Parliament
Special Jewish-themed Guided Tour 4.30pm Conducted by Lord Janner
(commitments permitting). Westminster, London SW1. Max 20, first come first
served. Pre-booking essential Contact Michael Cohen [email protected]
Tel 07767 408 993. Donations welcome (£5-£10)
SUNDAY 12 September
LONDON
SYNAGOGUES/OPEN DOORS
East End Heritage Synagogues
Bevis Marks Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue
Britain’s oldest synagogue, celebrated 300th anniversary 2001. Grade I listed. Bevis
Marks, London EC3A 5DQ. D T DT S. O 10.30 am-12.30pm. .
East London Central Synagogue Nelson Street
Period building of 1920s by Lewis Solomon & Son. 30-40 Nelson Street, London,
E1 2DE D T S O 12 noon-3pm. 3pm AGM of Jewish East End Celebration
Society (JEECS) (see Venues). Free AGM, followed by Music, £7 donation
suggested. Nearest tube Aldgate East or Whitechapel.
Tel Clive Bettington 07941 367 882 for details
Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue
41 Fieldgate St, Whitechapel, E1 1JU. D T S O 10am-4pm
Sandys Row Synagogue
London’s Dutch synagogue, housed in Grade II Huguenot chapel built 1766,
remodelled in 1870. Roof undergoing major refurbishment, funded by English
Heritage ‘Places of Worship Scheme’ 4a Sandys Row, E1 1JU. T O 2-5pm
Synagogues In & Around London
Hampstead Synagogue NW6
Built 1892, Grade II* listed, recently renovated splendid Art Nouveau interior
featuring restored & illuminated stained glass windows. 1 Dennington Park Rd,
NW6 1AX. D T DT S O 9.30am-12noon
Holland Park Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue W11
Copper-domed Sephardi synagogue, built 1920s, Byzantine influences. 8 St.
James’s Gardens, W11 4RB T DT S O 10am-1pm
Lauderdale Road Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue W9
Grade II listed 1890s Sephardi synagogue with imposing domed roof. 2 Ashworth
Road, Maida Vale, London W9 1JY D L T DT S O 9.30am-1pm
New West End Synagogue W2
Splendid synagogue interior, High Victorian ‘orientalist’ opulence, opened 1879.
Grade I listed. St. Petersburgh Place, Bayswater, London W2 4JT. D T S O
10am-2pm
Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue HA6
Ark incorporating carved timberArch rescued from Kolin (pre-war Czechoslovakia)
four Torah scrolls from destroyed E. European synagogues. Oaklands Gate,
Northwood, Middlesex HA6 3AA . D T DT P S O 10am-4pm. Art Exhibition
in Etz Chayim Gallery – Ritual Textiles of 21st Century (Contemporary Miniature
Torah Mantles by Carole Smollan) (1 Sept-16 Oct). 3pm Art Auction in aid of
Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Southgate & District Reform Synagogue N20
120 Oakleigh Road North, Whetstone, N20 9EZ D T DT DP S O 10am-3pm
(also see Tues 14 Sept Study Evening)
West London Synagogue of British Jews W1
Britain’s oldest Reform synagogue, opened 1870, magnificent interior featuring
newly refurbished impressive pipe organ. Grade II listed. Celebrating 170th
anniversary of congregation and 140th of the synagogue. 33 Seymour Place,
London W1H 5AU D T DT O 11am-4pm
GUIDED WALKS, TOURS
5 10.15am From Restoration to Emancipation (3 hrs)
Story of City of London Jewry 1650-1880. Key historic events including return
of Jewish community 1650 onwards, Menasseh Ben Israel & Oliver Cromwell,
first synagogues in City, communal life in 1750s, Jewish trades, fight for political
KEY representation. Meet John Thei at Tower Hill Underground station, 3-hrs walk
ends at Guildhall. £9 (+Bevis Marks synagogue entrance donation). No need
to bk, but pre-advise groups of 15+ . Tels. 07836 349 379 / 020 8904 8566
[email protected]
6 10.45am Historic Willesden Cemetery
‘Rothschilds, Politicians, Zionists & Rogues: the Making of modern Anglo-Jewry’.
Tour includes graves of Baron Lionel de Rothschild (first Jewish MP), Jewish
politicians etc. Meet Elkan Levy in Prayer Hall. £10 (Prebooked only). Tel.
Admin. 0759 907 7869, [email protected]
7 11am The Battle of Cable Street 1936
Clive Bettington examines the iconic battle, separating fact from myth. Meet
Tower Hill tube station. JEECS (see Venues) £9 (JEECS members £7)
8 11am The Old Historic East End
Historic sites, synagogue visit/s, Spitalfields & Brick Lane, Old Soup Kitchen,
Yiddish Theatre, Jewish history. Julian Romain. Meet outside Aldgate East Tube
station (District, Hammersmith & City lines). £9 No need to book, but groups of
10+ Tel 0208 599 6500 [email protected]
9 11am The Jewish West End
Jewish connections in Soho and Fitzrovia, rich social history including West Central
Lads’ & Girls’ clubs, Westminster Jews’ Free School, synagogues and London’s
literary pub once run by Jewish landlords. Meet Rachel Kolsky outside Warren St
tube station. £9, no need to book.
Tel 020 8883 4169, [email protected] for info
10 2.30pm The Jewish West End (as Walk 9)
£9, no need to book. Diane Burstein Secret London Walks & Visits. Tel 020
8881 2933, [email protected]
11 2.30pm The Old Historic East End
As walk 8
MUSEUMS, EXHIBITIONS,
EVENTS, TALKS
Ben Uri Gallery, the London Jewish Museum of Art
(see 5 Sept). 3-4pm Special Talk & Guided Tour of Exhibition ‘Cross Purposes’
Jewish Genealogical Society of GB
Genealogical Workshop Afternoon. Family Research, computers, mentors
available. Council Room, West London Synagogue, 33 Seymour Place, London
W1. D L T DT S 2-6 pm, RSVP to [email protected] Admission free
Jewish Museum (see Venues) Exhibitions, Café
SUNDAY 12 September
Associated with the National Heritage Open Days
9-12 September
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
AROUND the UK
BIRMINGHAM Singers Hill
Birmingham Hebrew Congregation. Oldest functioning ‘cathedral synagogue’
in Britain, opened 1856. Ellis Street (entrance Blucher St) Birmingham B1 1HL.
D(partial) T DT P S O 10am-1pm Special synagogue tours, exhibition about
stained glass windows. 11am Recital of Jewish songs (Kol Kinor Choir)
BIRMINGHAM Progressive Synagogue
1 Roseland Way (corner Bishopsgate St) Birmingham B15 1HD. New synagogue
building and scroll mantles. D L T DT S O 11am-4pm Optional charge light
refreshments. Tours of new building . Art Exhibition (works by members and other
Jewish artists). 4.15-5.30pm Lecture on Jewish Art (Prof. Melissa Raphael)
BRADFORD Reform Synagogue
Oldest Reform synagogue outside London, 1880s Moorish gem, Grade II listed.
7A Bowland Street, Bradford BD1 3BW T P S O 10.30am-3.30pm Talks,
Exhibition
BRIGHTON & HOVE Hebrew Congregation
Middle Street Synagogue. Splendid 1875 interior. Grade II* listed. 77 Middle
Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1AL. D T S Donations to restoration fund
appreciated. O 2-4.30pm Talks, Tours (and see 14 Sept JTrail)
CANTERBURY
The Old Synagogue. Unique Egyptian-style early Victorian British synagogue.
Grade II listed. The King’s School, 25 The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2ES.
D T O 11am-5pm
O = Open Doors D=Disabled access L=Lift T=Toilets on site DT=Disabled Toilet P = Parking on site
Please note: Listings are subject to alteration and possible cancellation up to the last minute,
so it is advisable to check with the organisers or venues.
European Days of Jewish Culture & Heritage
5th & 12 -15th September 2010
CHATHAM Memorial Synagogue
Eclectic mid-Victorian synagogue, fine decorative interior, unique in Britain with
burial ground behind. Grade II* listed 366 High St, Rochester, Kent ME1 1DJ T
O 10am-12noon, 2-5pm
CHELTENHAM Hebrew Congregation
Regency synagogue with Greek-key frontage, by local architect William Knight.
Opened in 1839. Grade II* listed. Impressive dome in local Regency style.
Synagogue Lane, St. James Sq, Cheltenham GL51 3LU. D T P O 10.30am5.30pm
CORNWALL Kehillat Kernow
Lecture on Chagall, wine/cheese to follow (information on website www.
kehillatkernow.com)
EXETER Synagogue Hebrew Congregation
Rare 1760s Georgian synagogue, Grade II* listed. Synagogue Place, Mary
Arches Street, Exeter EX4 3BA. D T DT O 10am-5pm
GLASGOW Garnethill Hebrew Congregation
Scotland’s oldest grand surviving synagogue, built 1879, Grade I listed. 129 Hill
Street, Glasgow G3 6UB D T DT P S O 10am-2pm. Guided historical tours
of building
HULL Hebrew Congregation The Synagogue, 30 Pryme St, Anlaby, Hull
HU10 6SH. D T DT P O 2.30-4.30pm. 2.30pm Presentation - Jewish artists,
Hull Archives material
LINCOLN Jewish Community Housed in medieval Jews Court, 2-3 Steep
Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS T O 12-3pm
LIVERPOOL Princes Road Synagogue
Opened 1874, outstanding High Victorian interior. Grade I listed. Synagogue
Chambers, Princes Rd, Liverpool L8 1TG D T P S O 10am |Guided Tours (1½
hrs) 10am, 12noon, 2pm
MANCHESTER
(Also Cheetham Festival, multi-faith, multi-ethnic weekend) Higher
Crumpsall & Higher Broughton Hebrew
Congregation Bury Old Rd, Salford, Manchester M7 4PX. T P O 10am12noon. 10.30am Guided Tour with Dr Sharman Kadish
MANCHESTER Jewish Museum
Displays illustrating 200 years of Jewish community social history, housed
in Moorish Grade II* listed former Spanish & Portuguese synagogue. 190
Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester M8 8LW D T P S 10.30am-5pm Admission
free. Exhibition ‘In the Red’ (18 May-29 Sept) influence of Ashkenazi
community housed in 1840s-built Red Bank estate.
NORTHAMPTON JTrails
Exploring rich Jewish history, latest archaelogical discoveries. 2pm Meet
Guildhall, St. Giles Square NN1 1DE. Free (donations welcome) Tel 01856
977946, www.jtrails.org.uk
NORWICH Hebrew Congregation
3 Earlham Road, Norwich NR2 3RA. D T P S
O 10am-4pm. Display panels of historical information.
11am, 12noon, 2pm, 3pm Talks and Questions
OXFORD Jewish Congregation
21 Richmond Road, Oxford OX1 2JL. Synagogue O 1.30-5.30 pm D T Y S 3
Jewish Heritage Walks ‘Medieval Jewish Oxford’in association with Open Doors
Oxford. Sat 11 Sept: 2pm; 12 Sept: 10.30am, 2pm Free, pre-booking essential
Tel 01865 242918 www.oxfordopendoors.org.uk
RAMSGATE Montefiore Synagogue & Mausoleum
Grade II* listed Regency synagogue by first Jewish architect David Mocatta.
Nearby Mausoleum of Sir Moses Montefiore. Honeysuckle Road, Ramsgate,
Kent CT11 8AA. T S 9.30am-2pm Guide on site
RAMSGATE Thanet & District Reform Synagogue
293a Margate Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT12 6TE. D T 11am-3pm. Exhibitions:
Art & Judaism, 25 Years of Reform Judaism in East Kent
YORK Jewish Heritage Trail
2.15pm Public Walk. Meet Museum Gardens Gates, Museum St,York. Private
Tours any time . D T DT P Tel 01904 622303 Adults £5.50 Students £5
Children (5-15) £2.50
MONDAY 13 September
AROUND the UK
OXFORD JTrails
The original JTrails, celebrating 21st year (1½ hrs). Jewish history & heritage
from Conquest to present. 2pm Meet entrance Botanic Gardens, opp Magdalen
College. Free (donations welcome). Tel 01856 977946, www.jtrails.org.uk
TUESDAY 14 September
LONDON
12 Guided Walk (JEECS) (see Venues)
11am ‘Churchill & the Anarchists’. Dramatic Houndsditch murders (1910),
Siege of Sidney St (1911). Impact of these events on the East End Jewish
community. Meet Clive Bettington at Aldgate tube station
London Archaelogical Archive & Research Centre
Museum of London (see Venues) 11am-1pm . Talk & Tour of archaelogical
archives & artefacts, by curator Daniel Nesbitt & Kenneth Marks. £5 Max.
No. 25 Pre-booking ess. Tel. Admin. 0759 907 7869, bbukjewishheritage@
gmail.com
Museum of London (see Venues) 3pm Talk by curator Julia Hoffbrand
(45mins). London’s Jewish Heritage, about objects recovered from kosher
distillery in Brick Lane. Adults only, free. Tickets on day from information desk.
Southgate & District Reform Synagogue
120 Oakleigh Road North, Whetstone, London N20 9EZ
D T DT DP S 8-10pm ‘The Spirituality of Space’ Study Evening, part of
10-day scheme. email [email protected]
The Wiener Library
Unique collection of archive material on Holocaust, Nazi era. Independent
resource centre for education & research, moving to new premises Spring 2011.
4 Devonshire Street, London W1W 5BH L T 10.30am Talk by Archivist &
Tour of Wiener Library collections.Free, pre-booking essential (nos. limited) Tel
020 7636 7247, [email protected]
AROUND the UK
BANGOR
Gwynedd Museum & Art Gallery. Fford Gwynedd, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57
1DT. 7pm Lecture on North Wales Jewish Heritage. D L T DT P S Tel 01248
355368 [email protected]
BRIGHTON & HOVE
JTrails Heritage Tour of Jewish Brighton (1½ hrs). 2pm Meet outside entrance
Brighton Railway Station, Queen’s Rd. Free (donations welcome). Tel 01856
977946, www.jtrails.org.uk
Wednesday 15 September
LONDON
Museum of London (see Venues)
London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN. Museum of London in partnership with Ben
Uri Art Gallery the London Jewish Museum of Art. 1pm free Talk - Exploring
100 years of Jewish artists in London including Alfred Wolmark, David
Bomberg etc.Rachel Dickson, co-curator of exhibition ‘The Whitechapel Boys’
series developed by Ben Uri Art Gallery.
OTHER DATES
Wednesday 25 Aug, Sunday 26 Sept
Museum of London events
2.30-4.30pm Guided Walks ‘The Jewish East End’ Spitalfields, old synagogues,
Yiddish theatres, vapour baths, outdoor markets, immigrant Huguenots and
Bengalis. Meet Rachel Kolsky at Aldgate East tube stn, Leman St £8 Prebooking essential www.museumoflondon.org.uk
Wednesday 6 October
London Jewish Cultural Centre NW11
D DL T DT S 10.30am-3pm Operetta Day (see Venues) Day-long celebration.
General intro in morning, afternoon session The Merry Widow. Notable Jewish
composers including Offenbach. £30 Tel 020 8457 5000 [email protected]
LONDON
London Metropolitan Archives (see Venues)
2-3.30pm Talk ‘Discovering Jewish History at LMA’.
Free, but pre-booking essential.
KEY O = Open Doors D=Disabled access L=Lift T=Toilets on site DT=Disabled Toilet P = Parking on site
Please note: Listings are subject to alteration and possible cancellation up to the last minute,
so it is advisable to check with the organisers or venues.