JEECS will be
at Jewish Book Week, which runs from February 27 to March 7, at
the Royal National Hotel, Bedford Way, London WC1 0DG. The Book Week
display, wíth a host of related events, is open Sunday to Thursday
10.00am to 10.30pm, Friday 10.00am to 2.30pm, Saturday 7.30pm to
11pm.
Do drop by our
stall and say hello. We look forward to seeing members old and new
there.
Separately,
Sandy's Row Synagogue, which is a short walk from Liverpool Street
station, has a wide range of events coming up in the next few weeks.
Sandys Row
Synagogue: 4a Sandy's Row, London E1 7HW 020 7377 6196 or email
info@sandysrow.org.uk <mailto:info@sandysrow.org.uk>
3pm, 28 February Purim After the fun last year, join us for another
ganze Megillah reading and party! Email or call the shul to let us
know if you are thinking of coming, to help with catering. All
welcome.
8pm, 1 March
Eprhyme@SandysRow
<mailto:Eprhyme@SandysRow>
We have joined forces with the London Moishe House, part of an
internationally recognised network of creative Jewish young people,
who are bringing over an exciting performer. Eprhyme describes
himself as "a Radical Jewish Renaissance Rapper who spits rhymes
designed to refine the mind of the listener. Kabbalah, psychology,
politics and party rocking are intertwined with elements of jazz,
funk, klezmer, and Middle Eastern music to create a powerful and
poetic plea for peace, justice, joy and unity."
Tickets are
£7.50. Email
eprhyme@sandysrow.org.uk <mailto:eprhyme@sandysrow.org.uk>
for booking info.
2-5pm,
7,14,21,28 March Build an East End Family Album Do you have pictures
or mementos of life in the East End? Come and help Sandys Row
Synagogue create a family album for its Jewish East End Heritage
Centre, which Tower Hamlets are now backing. Bring them along and
tell us your stories! As usual, we will be offering all visitors a
warm welcome.
11am-1pm 14
March
East End Jewish
Life - a Literary Tour
London's East
End is the cradle of British Jewry. The stories it tells, and the
secrets it holds, continue to captivate. From Rodinsky's Room to the
King of the Shnorrers, Berkoff to Litvinoff, this walk will explore
the past, present and future of the Jewish East End, interactively,
through novels, plays, poems and memoirs. Led by East End expert, David Russell, a member of Congregation of Jacob.
Duration:2 1/2
hours. Start: Congregation of Jacob Synagogue (351 Commercial Road,
E1 2PS) Finishes at Sandys Row in time for event below. Price: £8
(£6 concessions) Email:
walks@sandysrow.org.uksandysrow.org.uk <mailto:walks@sandysrow.org.uksandysrow.org.uk>
. All proceeds to Jewish East End Celebration Society.
3pm-5pm
Celebrating
Jewish Heritage Across Europe B'nai B'rith in its centenary in the
UK, showcases the European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage,
which they have been mounting across the country for 11 years. Today
they launch an exhibition, and give a talk about their fascinating
work and the European network that inspire it! Refreshments
provided. Free.
6.30pm 18,25
March and beyond!
A Taste of
Yiddish
Mit a yidishn
tam ??? ? ?????? ???
Six Thursday
sessions starting 18 March and continuing into April and May Yiddish
has the vibrancy of the people's tongue - mameloshn - expressed in
song and folktale, and has produced a rich literature of devotional
works, novels, poems and plays for the Yiddish cinema and theatre
(which flourished in the East End from the 1890s - 1940s). Barry
Davis, the much-loved writer, actor and teacher, offers participants
a unique insight, combining literature, music and film with an
introduction to the language.
Sessions are £5.
£15 passport to all sessions. Please call the shul or email
Yiddish@sandysrow.org.uk <mailto:Yiddish@sandysrow.org.uk>
if you wish to attend or know more.
