Julian Dawes is a versatile and most inspiring composer who for many years now has been associated with the Spiro Ark musical programme and other cultural ventures.We feel honoured to have just hosted a fascinating evening of dialogue between Julian and a musicologist Dr Alex Knapp.We are delighted to promote […]
THE CHUTZPAH CLINIC
Is there anything you want to change in your life?Do you ever find well-meant advice patronising and condescending?Are you curious about the transformative power of humour and reverse psychology?If so, a visit to the Chutzpah Clinic might be just what you need.The Chutzpah Clinic is a completely new type of […]
HARIF, SPIRO ARK AND EXILED WRITERS INK PRESENT
Harif, Spiro Ark and Exiled Writers Ink presentPillar of Salt, thirty years on:a tribute to Albert MemmiWednesday 23 November, 7.30pmFilm (57 minutes) and Lecture by Professor Debra KellyHow to Live: One Question and Six or Seven Life Lessons with Albert MemmiIt is thirty years since the film Pillar of Salt, […]
LETTER OF APPRECIATION
I think of you often, not least when sitting in synagogue and following the prayers. Although it is all a little different, it is amazing how much I can understand ( and if not I can always cheat by looking across at the English translation).So I want to say thank […]
LETTER OF APPRECIATION
Letter of appreciation from a Chinese student who holds a very high position in the medical conference world in the UK”I just wanted to let you know how much Jill and I enjoyed your class on Tuesday.We were very impressed and inspired by how you managed to make learning the […]
LIFE AND STRUGGLE IN THE JEWISH EAST END BY VIVI LACHS
Life and struggle in the Jewish East End: Stories and songs for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street75 years ago, in October 1936, Sir Oswald Mosley planned to march 3,000 uniformed and jack-booted fascists through the heart of the Jewish East End. The people of the East […]
ISHAMEL KHALDI
Impressions by our artist friend Ronald Stein
RONALD SENATOR’S EVENT
Impressions by our artist friend Ronald Stein
THE LAST JEWS OF LIBYA
In the presence of the film maker Vivienne Roumani-DennAs a teenager in Jerusalem many decades ago, our favourite social game was called “The Elephant and the Jewish Question” the essence of the game was to link any word one might suggest with a Jewish connection even if that was totally […]