It was a privilege to watch An Interview With Ben Gurion last week at Central Synagogue, as part of Spiro Ark’s film programme. It was a privilege not only because I realised that great efforts had been made to bring this film to the public – the sound and the
Dr Menashe Tahan by Ronald Stein
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Stunning Secret Judaism in the Vatican – Introduction and Conclusion by Dr Menashe Tahan
INTRODUCTION The story that I shall be recounting to you today is a truly wondrous one. But why, you may ask? Well, because it resem bles a biblical tale. It is rather like the story of Purim, in which a powerful character plots to harm the Jewish people, but ends […]
Literary Golders Green – a review by Sharon Ross
It has been more than 20 years, since my A’ levels, that I have been to anything approaching a literary
talk – so I was a bit nervous when I sat down to listen to the vivacious Pam Fox talk on literary Golders Green last week at Hampstead Garden Suburb
Raoul Wallenberg- a Swedish Rescuer in Budapest
In case you have not heard of Raoul Wallenberg before here is some interesting information about this amazing man:
After the occupation of Hungary on March 19, 1944, the Swedish delegation launched a rescue operation to save Jews from being deported to the death camps. The newly created American War
A book launch with a personal touch
On Sunday 21st January, we held the UK book launch of Frozen Mud and Red Ribbons by Avital Baruch, in the intimate setting of The Shtiebel in Canfield Gardens. Avital, or Tali to her friends, read both poignant and entertaining passages from her book, aloud, to a packed audience, which […]
A review of our ‘What did Britain want in Palestine?’ event with Professor Michael Cohen
Reviewed by: Samuel Warshaw The centenary of the Balfour Declaration has stimulated a flurry of articles, radio and television programmes and commemorative events in both Jewish and wider circles, far more than the concurrent quincentenary of the Reformation, demonstrating the perhaps somewhat surprising degree of significance that is still attached […]
THE STORY BEHIND “THE STORY” LECTURE BY NITZA SPIRO
This year we delve deeper into our preparation for one of the most ritualistic nights of the year – our Pesach Seder. Over the course of two sessions, Nitza Spiro, the director of the Spiro Ark together with Steven Leas, Cantor of the Central Synagogue will highlight some of the […]