JEWISH EAST END CELEBRATION SOCIETY P.O. Box 57317, London E1 3WG enquiries@jeecs.org.uk [Home] [Events] [Gallery] [Publications] [Sidney St exhibition] [Join Jeecs] [Readers help] [Who's who] Emannuel Litvinoff z'l, 1915 - 2011 It is with sadness that we record the death of the acclaimed East End poet and author Emmanuel Litvinoff.  In 2008 Jeecs hosted a celebratory event in Nelson Street synagogue to mark the re-publication of his seminal East End work: Journey through a small planet. This is a must read for all with an interest in the Jewish East End. The Daily Telegraph carries an excellent obituary of him here: Daily Telegraph obituary  You may also be interested to see the webpage we put together to celebrate the 2008 reissue of Journey through a small planet Emmanuel Litvinoff tribute website Emmanuel Litvinoff, 1915 - 2011, photographed in Nelson Street Synagogue, September 2008 Author Bernard Kops reading an excerpt from Journey through a small planet, Nelson Street Synagogue, September 2008. Photos by Philip Walker