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 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, […]
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 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: 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 […]
Impressions by our artist friend Ronald Stein
Impressions by our artist friend Ronald Stein
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 […]
The Spiro Ark is delighted to welcome Susan Kikoler, the Honorary Director of the British Italian Society who is responsible for creating fascinating monthly programmes for the members of this society which due to her imaginative and dynamic guidance has grown by 50%.She is an expert in bringing the diversity […]
A drawing of Amir Taheri created during the event that took place at the Spiro Ark’s centre in collaboration with Stand With Us on 11th May 2011