A riveting concert by the very talented female musicians of the London Klezmer Quartet with the addition of Yuri Vedenyapin, singer in Yiddish and interpreter of the background to the songs. The hall of the Red Hedgehog was full to capacity and the intimate atmosphere of the venue added to […]
THE SAMARITANSDO YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE?The common answer to this question by most people who have been asked about the Samaritans is of an organisation which provides confidential and emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing distress or suicidal feelings. There are not the Samaritans we are going to present […]
Dear Nitza,We thank you for being part of the 11th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days and for dedicating your “When Able Met Cain” production in honour of our son, Daniel Pearl. On this year, which marks the 10th anniversary of Daniel’s murder, we feel a special urge to be […]
Notes that were given to us after the performance of “When Abel met Cain” to be sent to Daniel Pearl’s parents inspired by our evening. Due to lack of space we will quote only a few of them:Dear Judea & Ruth,I would like to express my deepest respect to you […]
Listen to the new song by Yaakov Gross the Director of the Zionist Archive of Films. A filmmaker and now revealing a new talent as a songwriter. Mr Gross was twice a guest of the Spiro Ark presenting premiers of his films in Britain under our umbrella.The music was written […]
In view of the great success of both our trip to the Genizah in Cambridge and the following brilliant lecture in London by Prof Stefan Reif on the topic ‘Who Discovered the Cairo Genizah and Why?’. We would like to introduce you to the book ‘Sacred Trash: The Lost and […]
In most people’s perception Hebrew and Yiddish are names of two languages used by Jews. Hebrew to them is the official language of Israel whereas Yiddish is a mere embarrassing jargon once alive, but now practically extinct and should therefore be preserved only in archives for posterity.In fact, such opinions […]
Some of us air our strong feelings about public things which we deem wrong, over dinners with friends or just feel aggravated within ourselves. Others are more gutsy and actually take action. We are therefore particularly proud of Yvonne Green who did just that in order to create awareness – […]
When you have a moment, do read how it all started which is actually one chapter in Robin’s as yet unpublished autobiography.Please follow the link:http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.482534211758349.112991.437237072954730&type=1&l=609c6c20b6
Following the very successful event of the screening of the film Iraq ‘n Roll (collaboration between Spiro Ark and Harif), the discussion and the nostalgic memories that followed, we have thought it would be good for those who missed it to have a brief description of the film.The screening was […]