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June 2018 – February 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”
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.