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BRITAIN n LONDON
BEN URI GALLERY Josef Herman ‘Warsaw, Brussels, Glasgow, London, 1938-1944’ See article page 44 108a Boundary Road, St John’s Wood NW8
info@benuri.org.uk 020 7604 3991 Until 15 January
BEThNAL GREEN LIBRARY The Jewish Legion 1915-1920 The history of the various Jewish battalions of the Royal Fusiliers who fought in Palestine inWW1. 10-6 Mon-Sat, Cambridge heath Road E2 0hL (right next to Bethnal Green Tube) Free;
www.jeecs.org.uk 07941 367 882 1-30 November
FREUD MUSEUM Sigismund’sWatch: A Tiny Catastrophe Barbara Loftus See article page 42 20 Maresfield Gardens NW3 5SX 020 7435 2002
info@freud.org.uk Until 13 November
JEWISh MUSEUM Entertaining the Nation This exhibition tells the untold story of Jewish contribution to British entertainment from Victorian music hall to the stars of today. 129-131 Albert Street, Camden NW1 020 7284 7384
www.jewishmuseum.org.uk Until January 2012
MUSEUM OF EVERYThING 4 KenafayimArtists Four Israeli artists living with mental illness showcase their diverse, distinct and deeply communicative artworks in The Museum of Everything’s ‘Exhibition #4’, a survey of contemporary artists from around the world, for whom creation is not just art, it is language. Selfridges, London
www.museumofeverything.com Until 25 October
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ThREE FAIThS FORUM For the second year, the Three Faiths Forum together with the JCC for London, the Art and Christianity Enquiry and the Radical MiddleWay
run an arts festival celebrating intercultural friendship during National InterfaithWeek. Venue tba 21 November-5 December
www.3ff.org.uk/arts
n MANChESTER
MANChESTER JEWISh MUSEUM It’s a family Affair The story of nine families who came to Manchester over a period of over 150 years from a variety of countries and for many different reasons. Until 23 December 190 Cheetham hill Road M8 8LW 0161 834 9879
www.mjm.org.uk
n WADDESDON MANOR AndyWarhol Ten Portraits of Jews of the 20th Century This lesser known series depicts renowned luminaries of Jewish culture including Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, George Gershwin, Franz Kafka and Golda Meir. Also: Anish Kapoor: Mountain 2010 Installation Until 30 October Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, Bucks. hP18 0Jh
www.waddesdon.org.uk 01296 653 226
OThER EUROPE n AMSTERDAM
Jewish historical Museum Unguarded Moments Photographs by Marianne Breslauer on modern city life. Until 13 November
New York Reflections Painterly photographs of New York street life by Saul Leiter. 24 October-4 March 2012
My Name is Cohen A series of texts and pictures about twenty Amsterdam residents who share the name Cohen, quite a few of whom are not Jewish, revealing what reactions this emotionally charged name evokes in everyday life. 18 November-1 February 2012
Joods historisch Museum, Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, Amsterdam +31 (0)20 5 310 310
www.jhm.nl
BERLIN
JEWISh MUSEUM The museum is celebrating its 10th birthday Anniversary week: 24-30 October For a list of special events visit the museum’s website.
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