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Wednesday 9 November The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004, 122 minutes) The film explores Peter Sellers’ genius and his personal life. Featuring Geoffrey Rush, Miriam Margolyes, EmilyWatson, Charlize Theron, Stephen Fry and Stanley Tucci. 7pm, Jewish Museum, 129 -131 Albert Street, Camden NW1 7NB 020 7284 7384 www.jewishmuseum.org £10, incl. free entry to galleries


The Round-Up Paris, summer 1942. Two eleven- year-olds and their families are taken to the Velodrome d’Hiver. There is an unexpected meeting after the war. Based on fact. Refreshments served. 7.30pm,Wimbledon Synagogue, 1 Queensmere Rd SW19 5QD £4; rhart41@tiscali.co.uk 020 8946 4836


Moishe’s Baigel Jazz-inflected klezmer and Balkan music from Scotland. 7.30pm, ArtsDepot, Pentland Theatre, 5 Nether Street N12 0GA £16; 020 8369 5454 info@artsdepot.co.uk


Thursday 10 November The Human Resources Manager Amulti prize winner in 2010, this is a tragi-comedy about the HR manager of Israel’s largest industrial bakery, who sets out to save the reputation of his business and prevent the publication of a defamatory article. Refreshments 7pm, screening 7.45pm West London Synagogue, 33 Seymour PlaceW1H 5AU jimrfletcher@hotmail.com 07768 455 667


Sunday 13 November Art Show Exhibition of Israeli artwork from the Safrai Gallery, Jerusalem. 2-7pm, Kingston Synagogue, 33-35 Uxbridge Road, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2LL 020 8339 2689 info@kingston-synagogue.org.uk


The Return New play by Julia Pascal. Pandora is a 15-year-old Londoner whose grandfather came to Britain on the Kindertransport, although many of his family were refused entry and perished. Exploring Britain’s ambivalence towards Jews, Pandora goes on a strange journey. Supported by The European Association for Jewish Culture 7pm, Jewish Museum, 129 -131 Albert Street, Camden NW1 7NB 020 7284 7384 www.jewishmuseum.org £12, incl. free entry to galleries


Monday 14 November Herod the Great as Ruler and Builder


Panel discussion with David Jacobson (UCL), Nikos Kokkinos (UCL) and Tessa Rajak (Oxford) at the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society. Organised jointly with the Institute of Jewish Studies, UCL. 6pm, Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum Free; 0208 349 5754 www.aias.org.uk


The Queen Has no Crown JCC London and UKJFF present a premiere of this poignant meditation on family, loss, and the mental maps of homelessness. 8.30pm, Tricycle Cinema, 269 Kilburn High Road NW6 7JR £10.50; 020 7328 1000 www.tricycle.co.uk


Tuesday 15 November Under Hitler’s nose: Fugitive Jews inWartime Berlin An examination of the perils and peculiarities of life as a non-person in the capital of the Third Reich with Roger Moorhouse. 2.30pm, London Jewish Cultural Centre, 94-96 North End Road NW11 7SX £8; 020 8457 5000 www.ljcc.org.uk


Women and the Messianic Heresy of Sabbatai Zevi Talk by Prof Ada Rapoport Albert (UCL) at the Jewish Historical Society of Essex. 8.15pm, King Solomon High School, Forest Road, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex (nearest Underground station: Fairlop - Central Line) JHSE members free, non-members £3 Refreshments will be served JHSEEssex1@aol.com


Wednesday 16 November From Shylock to Shmendrik Yiddish theatre was the great popular entertainment of the Jewish masses and its star actors and actresses were glamorous celebrities in the ghetto. Join David Mazower to discover the story of Yiddish Theatre in Britain. 7pm, Jewish Museum, 129 -131 Albert Street, Camden NW1 7NB 020 7284 7384 www.jewishmuseum.org £10, incl. free entry to galleries


Antisemitism - the Longest Hatred: yesterday, today and tomorrow 2-part mini-series with Trudy Gold & MichaelWhine. Second session on 30 Nov. 8pm, London Jewish Cultural Centre, 94-96 North End Road NW11 7SX £15/£25; 020 8457 5000 www.ljcc.org.uk


Thursday 17 November Sunday Morning Featuring four dancers and live music, Sunday Morning explores the


emergence of individual identity and the persistence of longing to belong. 8pm, Jacksons Lane Theatre, 269A Archway Road N6 5AA 020 8340 5226 www.jacksonslane.org.uk


Sunday 20 November


Antifascist Footprints A walk through the 1930s East End from Gardiners Corner to Cable Street. Find out why Oswald Mosley targeted the East End and how he was defeated. 11am, meeting point confirmed on receipt of booking. £7/£4 conc. 07876 200267 www.eastendwalks.com


Walk - the Rise of Zionism in the east end Clive Bettington discusses the various Zionists and anti- Zionists who had East End links and places emphasis on the formation of the Jewish Legion. 2pm, outside Bevis Marks Synagogue £10 (JEECS members £8) www.jeecs.org.uk 07941 367 882 Booking recommended


Mitzvah Day Ages: 6+. Develop your culinary skills and prepare a fabulous tea with Chef Lisa Roukin as we provide a gourmet treat for Holocaust survivors. 2-4pm, London Jewish Cultural Centre, 94-96 North End Road NW11 7SX Free; 020 8457 5000 www.ljcc.org.uk


emerging Filmmakers A screening of short films by winners of the Pears Foundation Short Film Fund at the UK Jewish Film Festival, followed by a discussion about the process of working on a film from script to screen. 7pm, Jewish Museum, 129 -131 Albert Street, Camden NW1 7NB 020 7284 7384 www.jewishmuseum.org £10, incl. free entry to galleries


Monday 21 November Simon Sebag Montefiore …in conversation with Julia Neuberger, discussing his book Jerusalem. Organised by Eretz, West London Synagogue. 7.30pm, 33 Seymour Place W1H 5AU Free; 020 7535 0260 jon.freedman@wls.org.uk


Tuesday 22 November Will the 21st century be the democratic century? Morris and Manja Leigh Memorial Lecture organised by JPR. Speaker: Vernon Bogdanor. 6.30pm, The Auditorium, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, Adelaide House, London Bridge EC4R 9HA


Free but advance booking is required. 020 7436 1553; jpr@jpr.org.uk www.jpr.org.uk Biblical Colours fromyesterday until today Talk by Joe David at the Jewish Historical Society. 8.15pm, Allum Lane Community Centre, 2 Allum Lane, Elstree £3 non-members; 01923 850 573 hertsandmiddsx@jhse.org


Wednesday 23 November Israel in Conflict: A British Colonel’s view Col Richard Kemp looks at Israel’s defence and security challenges from the perspective of 30 years’ experience of British and NATO military operations. 8pm, London Jewish Cultural Centre, 94-96 North End Road NW11 7SX £15; 020 8457 5000 www.ljcc.org.uk


JCC Does Jazz In concert: Just East, one of the first groups to explore the connections between jazz and klezmer. 8-10pm, Poem Bar and Grill, 94 Boundary Road (corner with Abbey Road), St JohnsWood NW8 0HR £15 (incl. one glass of wine) www.jcclondon.org.uk


Thursday 24 November Book Launch IJS and Leo Baeck Institute Cathy Gelbin talks about her new book The Golem Returns: From German Romantic Literature to Global Jewish Culture, 1808-2008. Reception 6.15pm, Lecture 6.45pm Gustave Tuck lecture theatre, UCL, Gower StreetWC1E 6BT Free; ijs@ucl.ac.uk


Goodbye Barcelona See listing for 27 October 7.30pm, Arcola Theatre, 24 Ashwin Street Dalston E8 3DL Runs until 23 December £17/11; 020 7503 1646 www.arcolatheatre.com


Goodbye Barcelona


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