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July 2018 – January 2019
Cecilia Cruz will talk about “My Journey from India to Israel – through various countries”
Evening featuring Cecilia Cruz MBE in conversation with broadcast journalist Paul Alster – “My Journey from India to Israel through various countries”
Booking & details from National Chairman Esther
Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the kibbutz by Jewish communities of the U.K. A plaque will be unveiled by the British Ambassador, H.E. David Quarrey. There will also be a short tour of the kibbutz and a presentation by Biological Industries, the main producer on the kibbutz. This will be followed by some fun English games.
There will be light kosher refreshments. A succah will be available.
A bus will leave Tel Aviv in the late morning, picking up en route in Netanya and Zichron Ya’akov.
This is a members only event.
Reservations obligatory, by 7th September
If you wish to join this trip, please contact Jackie as soon as possible
What is the evidence for the first Jews in England? Which is the oldest shul that still exists in Britain and is still in use? What is the Lokshen Buchel? Where is the 1760 furniture from Leadenhall Street? Which shul has a bimah similar to Nelson’s ships? Who was Anglo Jewry’s most notable ancestor? Which Sefer Torah mantle needs two people to lift it? Elkan levy will give an illustrated talk on the places, personalities and communal rows involved.
From the Old World of Yiddish folk songs and theatre to the music of the great White Way, written and performed by Lynn Gross, pianist and alto vocalist, accompanied by Jo Levitt, soprano vocalist.
Ilana Shemesh is a retired midwife, who ran her own birthing centre on her moshav. She volunteered as a midwife in Uganda and she will speak about the fascinating experience and the needs of the centre.