Jewish East End Celebration Society
P.O. Box 57317, London E1 3WG
enquiries@jeecs.org.uk
Celebrating the Jewish East End
Our aim is to increase awareness of the history and culture of London's Jewish East End, to preserve what remains and record what has now gone. Our magazine - The Cable - contains a wealth of articles and photos that will interest all who wish to rediscover the rich history of our immigrant forefathers.
We have organised walks, talks, film shows and more to celebrate the Jewish story.
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I remember, I remember
Among my most powerful memories of living in Petticoat Lane are the smells. I make my own bread and when I smell baking I’m taken back to our cold water tenement in Wentworth Dwellings.Read More -
A unique view of East End life in pictures
European Day of Jewish Culture on Sunday October 6 sees a fascinating exhibition at Sandys Row Synagogue, Spitalfields, of unique photographs of the Jewish East End from the 1970s that have never been seen before.Read More -
An East End family through three generations
East End life will be explored in what should be a fascinating evening at Finchley Church End Library on Monday November 25, when author Ruth Badley will be in conversation with Kate Thompson talking about her book Where are the Grown-ups?, a tragic and uplifting story about a Jewish family in Stepney. There will be a 45mins discussion followed by…Read More -
An Evening with Esther Rinkoff
Esther Rinkoff from the East End’s celebrated Rinkoff Bakery is at Finchley Church End Library on Monday November 18 in conversation with Pam Fox examining the business’s fascinating history. There will be free pastries for early arrivals, while stocks last.Read More
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Events
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A unique view of East End life in pictures
Sunday October 6. Sandys Row Synagogue, 4a Sandys Row, Spitalfields, London, E1 7HW.
Vanished Streets, a unique collection of photographs of the Jewish East End from the 1970s that have never been seen before.
11.00 am to 6.00 pm. Admission £5.
Featuring the work of Shloimy Alman, a young youth worker from Manchester who visited east London for the first time in 1977. He met the renowned Yiddish poet Avram Stencl who guided him around the streets.
At 1.00 pm and 4.00 pm well-known author and Sandys Row historian Rachel Lichtenstein will be giving an illustrated talk on the story of this collection and the wider Jewish East End. Framed prints will be available to purchase along with a full colour exhibition catalogue, various books and postcards on the Jewish East End and Kosher refreshments.
For further information and to purchase tickets go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vanished-streets-1970s-photographs-by-shloimy-alman-of-jewish-east-london-tickets-70756756363
Sandys Row Synagogue is at 4a Sandys Row, Spitalfields, London, E1 7HW, a short walk from Liverpool Street station.
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The story of an East End bakers
Monday November 18. Finchley Church End Library, 318-320 Regents Park Road, London, N3 2LN. 6.30pm to 8.00pm. Free. .
Esther Rinkoff from the East End’s celebrated Rinkoff Bakery in conversation with social historian Pam Fox examining the business’s fascinating history.
Rinkoff’s, established in 1911, is a family run business based in the heart of the East End and has been producing speciality bread cakes and rolls for over 100 years.
It was founded by Hyman Rinkoff, a Master Baker who arrived in London in 1906, fleeing the pogroms in Kiev. He opened his shop five years later in Spitalfields opposite Black Lion Yard,
Free pastries for early arrivals, while stocks last.
More information and tickets from:
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An East End family through three generations
Monday November 25. Finchley Church End Library, 318-320 Regents Park Road, London, N3 2LN. 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm. Free.
Author Ruth Badley in conversation with Kate Thompson talking about her book Where are the Grown-ups?, a tragic and uplifting story about a Jewish family in Stepney.
The author's maternal grandmother, Rose, a cigarette maker from London’s Jewish East End, died following childbirth in 1930 at the age of 25. The author’s mother, Sylvia was subsequently adopted by an aunt and uncle. The book recalls the author’s uncomfortable childhood memories and explores Sylvia’s story at an earlier time in east London.
To find out more and obtain tickets go to:
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The Cable Magazine
The Cable Magazine
The Cable has been the only magazine devoted to the old Jewish East End. It is lavishly illustrated in full colour (though many photographs, by virtue of their age, have to be in black and white) and jam-packed with interesting articles, personal reminiscences, and news of events and JEECS activities. Sadly, this is its last issue.
The Cable. Dedicated to the Jewish East End.
The magazine for everybody interested in the Jewish East End.
Just £3.50 (plus £1.22 postage in UK; if overseas please ask us). Order from editor@jeecs.org.uk, phone 07941 367882, or write to Jewish East End Celebration Society, PO Box 57317, London E1 3WG enclosing a cheque for £4.72 payable to JEECS.
To find out more email c.bettington@jeecs.org.uk