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Books Conference/Workshop Exhibi tion Fami ly Music Fi lm Theatre/Comedy/Poetry Walk/Tour Talk/debate


kosmos klezmer Band Klezmer and Balkan music at the Wimbledon Music Festival. 7.30pm,Wimbledon Synagogue 0844 871 7685


Rex Bloomstein: the Director’s Cut – Confronting the Holocaust Award-winning filmmaker Rex Bloomstein discusses his 25 years of making films about the Shoah. 8pm, London Jewish Cultural Centre, 94-96 North End Road NW11 7SX £15; 020 8457 5000 www.ljcc.org.uk


Would we be better off without religion? JCC Opinion Soup with former MP Evan Harris, journalist Anne Karpf, playwright Diane Samuels and LSJS’s Raphael Zarum. 8pm, Hampstead Town Hall, 213 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4CP £14 adv., £16 on the door www.jcclondon.org.uk


Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November Bernard kops: The Hamlet of Stepney Green Special event to mark the 85th birthday of Bernard Kops. Kops’ famous first play, produced in 1957, is a joyous and humorous evocation of life in the East End through the eyes of a Jewish family, accompanied by songs. 7pm (on 26 November) and 3pm (on 27 November), Jewish Museum, 129 -131 Albert Street, Camden NW1 7NB 020 7284 7384 www.jewishmuseum.org £12, incl. free entry to galleries


Wednesday 30 November


A Comedy night with Carry On Girls For five years The Bad Film Club has created a place for likeminded folk to celebrate the guilty joy of irreverent movies. 7.30pm, Jewish Museum, 129 -131 Albert Street, Camden NW1 7NB 020 7284 7384 www.jewishmuseum.org £12, incl. free entry to galleries


Still Buzzing A night of new Israeli video art. 8pm, The Book Club, 100 - 106 Leonard Street, City of London EC2A 4XS £10 adv./£12 on the door www.jcclondon.org.uk


Thursday 1 - Sunday 4 December Kindertransport Diane Samuels’ acclaimed play about mother-daughter relationship, identity and separation set against


one girl’s experience as a Kindertransport refugee. AGarden Suburb Theatre production. 8pm (Sun 4pm), Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village N6 4BD £12/£10 conc.; 020 8340 3488 www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com


Thursday 1 December


Ritualising the neighbourhood: the eruv as Jewish topography Talk by Charlotte Fonrobert at the Institute of Jewish Studies. Reception 6.15pm, Lecture 6.45pm, both in the Gustave Tuck lecture theatre


UCL, Gower StreetWC1E 6BT Free; ijs@ucl.ac.uk


the March of the Jewish Legion Talk by Martin Sugarman, archivist of AJEX, on the famous march past in London 1918. 7pm, Mess Royal Fusiliers, Tower of London Free but by invitation only www.jeecs.org.uk 07941 367 882


the kabbalah of Money In this talk, Saul Djanogly will demonstrate how the kabbalah views money as a window into our souls. 8pm, London Jewish Cultural Centre, 94-96 North End Road NW11 7SX £12; 020 8457 5000 www.ljcc.org.uk


Sunday 4 December


Chanukah Cooking All foodies look forward to Chanukah. Chef Lisa Roukin will teach you the best way to cook your favourite traditional dishes with a twist. 4 savoury dishes in the morning & 4 sweet in the afternoon. 10am-1pm & 2-5pm, London Jewish Cultural Centre, 94-96 North End Road NW11 7SX £35/£60; 020 8457 5000 www.ljcc.org.uk


old Jewish east end including a visit to Sandy’s Row Synagogue End the year with this classic tour in and around Brick Lane with its synagogues, schools, soup kitchens and many memories. 11am, Aldgate East tube, Leman Street exit £10; www.golondontours.com 020 8883 4169 / info@golondontours.com


Walk-Radicals of the Jewish east end See listing for 16 October 11am, Aldgate tube


£10 (JEECS members £8); www.jeecs.org.uk 07941 367882


Monday 5 December Assyria and Israel: Contact and Conflict Talk by Professor Alan Millard (University of Liverpool) at the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society. 6pm, Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum Free; 0208 349 5754 www.aias.org.uk


Fleeing from the Fuhrer A postal History of Refugees from national Socialism 1933-1950 William Kaczynski will be launching his new book. 7.30pm, London Jewish Cultural Centre, 94-96 North End Road NW11 7SX £5/£8; 020 8457 5000 www.ljcc.org.uk


Tuesday 6 December pure Superstition or Holy tradition? Jewish customs analysed by Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz 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


Thursday 8 December


Women in Habad Hasidism Jewish Historical Society Presidential Lecture by Ada Rapoport-Albert. Reception 6.15pm, Chadwick meeting room Lecture 6.45pm, Chadwick lecture theatre UCL, Gower StreetWC1E 6BT Free; ijs@ucl.ac.uk


Budrus A documentary about how non- violent resistance by villagers convinced the Israeli government to change the direction of a section of the Security Barrier. Kolnoa film club. 7pm refreshments, 7.45pm screening West London Synagogue, 33 Seymour PlaceW1H 5AU jimrfletcher@hotmail.com 07768 455 667


Survivors Speak: Freddie knoller Please come and engage personally with Freddie Knoller and hear his remarkable experiences during the Holocaust. 7.30pm, London Jewish Cultural Centre, 94-96 North End Road NW11 7SX £5; 020 8457 5000 www.ljcc.org.uk


In/out Panel discussion on mental health,


learning disabilities, inclusion and the Jewish community. Screening of Stephen Fry’s The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive. 7.30pm, Clissold Arms, 115 Fortis Green, East Finchley N2 9HR £6 adv./£8 on the door www.jcclondon.org.uk


Saturday 10 December optimistic productions: the empire Strikes Back Dan Edelstyn and his crew offer a sneak preview of the new film How to Re-establish a Vodka Empire, a feature documenting the director’s quest to discover his roots and re- launch his family’s vodka empire as a social enterprise. Meet the director and engage in some serious drinking. 8pm, Jewish Museum, 129 -131 Albert Street, Camden NW1 7NB 020 7284 7384 www.jewishmuseum.org £10, incl. free entry to galleries


Sunday 11 December Chanukah Candles Young artists’ craft studio at the Jewish Museum. 3-5pm, 129-131 Albert Street, Camden NW1 Free with museum admission 020 7284 7384 www.jewishmuseum.org.uk


Chanukah Fun Day & Gift Fair Join the JCC for London and the London Jewish Cultural Centre for a Chanukah Fun Day at Ivy House. Activities for all the family and a fantastic Chanukah gift fair - so start saving now! 12.30-5pm, London Jewish Cultural Centre, 94-96 North End Road NW11 7SX £2 adults/under-16s free 020 8457 5000 www.ljcc.org.uk


Made in Israel Exhibition of Israeli artwork from the Safrai Gallery, Jerusalem.


Organised by Eretz. 2-7pm,West London Synagogue, 33 Seymour PlaceW1H 5AU Free; 020 7535 0260 jon.freedman@wls.org.uk


klezmer keilidh A 21st-century Yiddish barn dance. Traditional ceilidh format, with live Jewish music. 7.15pm, Cecil Sharp House,


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