WHAT’S ON September – December 2016 www.jw3.org.uk
WHAT’S ON Our Carnal Hearts © Manuel Vason
Performance, Music, Dance, Comedy, Talks & Discussions, Festivals & Special Events, Young Professionals, Walks and Cinema September – December 2016 JW3London
Welcome... This Autumn enjoy music, performance, festivals, talks and more at JW3. The Hampstead & Highgate Literature Festival, now in its seventh year, comes to JW3 for the very first time, bringing together a variety of new and familiar faces from the world of literature. The UK Jewish Comedy Festival returns for the third year, and we’ll mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street with a selection of walks, talks and workshops to remember this legendary moment. Other highlights include the UK International Jewish Film Festival, Know Before You Go talks on London’s upcoming Caravaggio and Paul Nash exhibitions, and a walk through the city to discover how it was shaped by the Great Fire. The Ivy House Music & Dance programme features performances by Charlie Siem and Liane Carroll, plus an evening with Royal Ballet Principal Federico Bonelli. Young Professionals can enjoy a Friday night dinner, an evening with inspirational speakers, and the return of the extremely popular Chanukah on Ice. We’re holding a wide variety of High Holiday and Chanukah events. Look out for our Jewish Festivals symbol j highlighting these, in this and our other season guides. We look forward to seeing you!
CONTENTS Performance p1 Ivy House Music & Dance
See what else is going on at JW3 in our other season guides:
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Spin Salon
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Young Professionals
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Festivals & Special Events
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Talks & Discussions
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Walks p15 Cinema p17
What’s On Classes Families & Youth & Courses
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Ivy House Music & Dance
Performance Monday 19 & Tuesday 20 September
Thursday 13 October
CAFÉ SOCIETY SWING
OUR CARNAL HEARTS
8pm, £15
8pm, £12
Café Society Swing follows the legendary New York venue’s thrilling struggles and triumphs, to its eventual demise in America’s ‘Red Scare’ of the late 1940s. Created by the child of Latvian Jewish immigrants, from 1938 to 1949 Café Society played host to some of the finest talent of the 20th century, including Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughan and Count Basie. The show stars Vimala Rowe and Ciyo Brown and features some of the UK’s finest jazz musicians, directed by show author and Musical Director Alex Webb. ‘Rich and gorgeous music… A buoyant revue wrapped around a bit of New York history.’ The New York Times
Our Carnal Hearts (pictured, front cover) is a contemporary theatrical performance, with a live surround sound choral score, written by and starring Rachel Mars. At this time of admission of wrongdoing in the Jewish calendar, Our Carnal Hearts celebrates envy, and offers a joyous call for everyone we’ve ever wanted to be and everything we’ve ever wanted to own. A place to whoop at our own fragility and delight against our better nature. A toast to our competitive spirits and a rumbling dance for the ugly gutter-tramping parts of our souls. ‘A show of wit and verve that - aptly - hides a dark heart.’ Louise Stephens, Royal Court Theatre
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Wednesday 28 September
LISA GORNICK’S LIVE DRAWING SHOW 7.30pm, £12 An intimate whirl of live drawing, video projection, music, storytelling and off-the-cuff comedy, Lisa Gornick’s involving and irreverent performance looks for parallels between her own life and her Grandma Ray, a Jewish East Ender who sometimes went posh. See our Classes & Courses season guide for details of Lisa Gornick’s JW3 Art Studio drawing courses.
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PERFORMANCE Credit: Reder Collection
My Russian Childhood
Thursday 20 October
Thursday 27 October
THE THINGS WE NEVER SAID: REHEARSED READING
MY RUSSIAN CHILDHOOD
8pm, £5
Peter Reder was a rebellious child with a head full of literature and revolution. Was it all in the genes? Was Peter’s Russian Jewish anarchist grandad behind it all? Suburban London in the 1970s is the setting for this tale of genealogical fantasy. A show for those who have Whitechapel, Essex, and other points further east etched in their hearts. Written and performed by Peter Reder. Music by Sean O’Hagan. Developed at Battersea Arts Centre.
A mother and daughter. A lifetime. But what becomes of that bond, when one of you knows only the present moment – Monday, 3.36pm? ‘You said you’d never forget me, but you have.’ ‘You said you’d love me forever, but you don’t know who I am…’ Developed via Royal Court Theatre in 2015 with Associate Director Lucy Morrison and cast including Anna Calder-Marshall.
Sunday 30 October
BEC AND TOM’S AWESOME LAUNDRY (NO KIDS ALLOWED) 8pm, £12 Want to see a kids show, but don’t have any kids? Then look no further! Bec & Tom are doing a special late performance of their award-winning family comedy show Awesome Laundry with no kids allowed! Bring your smiles, bring your laughs, do not bring any children. For details of the family version of this show, see our Families & Youth season guide. ‘Laugh-out-loud’ Edinburgh Evening News Suitable for ages 18+
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8pm, £12
Ivy House Music & Dance at JW3
Thursday 17 November
THE ASHKENAZY DUO 8pm, £20 These two distinguished artists offer a delightful programme of clarinet and piano masterworks. Dimitry and Vovka Ashkenazy perform Schumann’s evocative Romances and Fantasy Pieces and also include a sonata by the great Italian film score composer Nino Rota of The Godfather fame.
Credit: Uwe Arens
Thursday 27 October
CHARLIE SIEM, VIOLIN ALISON RHIND, PIANO 8pm, £20 The consummate musicianship of violinist Charlie Siem (pictured) and pianist Alison Rhind is highlighted in this exquisite programme of dynamic and virtuoso works. Vitali, Chaconne Beethoven, Violin Sonata No.9 Op.47 (Kreutzer) Grieg, Sonata No.3 in C minor, Op.45 Bull, Cantabile doloroso e rondo giocoso Sunday 6 November
Schumann, Romances, Op.94 Rota, Sonata in D major Schumann, Fantasy Pieces, Op.73 Finzi, Five Bagatelles Horovitz, Sonatina
Thursday 24 November
HARRY ALLEN JAZZ QUARTET 8pm, £15 American jazz saxophonist Harry Allen, who has won the Gold Disc Award three times, brings his outstanding mainstream tenor to London. Join us for an exuberant and melodious evening of superlative Jazz. Harry Allen, tenor sax Andrea Pozza, piano Simon Woolf, bass Steve Brown, drums
LIANE CARROLL JAZZ CONCERT 2.30pm, £15 Liane Carroll captivates audiences with her soulful and emotional singing and breathtaking vocal brilliance. As Mojo Magazine says, ‘She doesn’t just sing jazz, she is jazz’. Special Offer: Book any three different Ivy House Music & Dance events at one time and save £5 off the total. Pick up your copy of the Ivy House Music & Dance leaflet on your next visit to JW3, or view it online at www.jw3.org.uk JW3 is grateful for sponsorship of Ivy House Music & Dance from the NJL Foundation.
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IVY HOUSE MUSIC & DANCE Tuesday 6 December
Sunday 11 December
FEDERICO BONELLI: ROYAL BALLET STAR
BERNSTEIN REVEALED
8pm, £20
As we approach the centenary of his birth, Leonard Bernstein enthusiasts – writer and broadcaster Edward Seckerson and composer, arranger and musical director Jason Carr – are joined by Olivier nominated Sophie-Louise Dann to celebrate the musical superman who bestrode the Broadway stage as wholeheartedly and adeptly as he did the world’s great concert halls. This intimate musical afternoon will explore the life and music of this extraordinary composer, conductor, pianist, teacher, father and activist. Performed live on stage are songs from some of the most popular musicals of all time, including West Side Story, Candide, On the Town and Wonderful Time, as well as gorgeous rarities from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Peter Pan, Mass and Trouble in Tahiti.
An exciting evening with Royal Ballet Principal Federico Bonelli who will perform signature works from his ballet repertoire and talk about his life in dance with renowned dance critic Gerald Dowler.
©ROH, Bill Cooper, 2013
Spin salon Thursday 6 October
1966 7.30pm, £12 50 years ago The Velvet Underground and Jimi Hendrix released their first singles, The Beatles stopped touring, soul music was moving into the ascendant and a band called Pink Floyd started to play weird light show gigs in London. 1966 was also a time of political unrest, protest, and emerging new ways of living. All this was reflected in the changes in pop music. Inspired by Jon Savage’s book 1966, host Max Reinhardt (pictured) is joined by musician Lail Arad. Part of JW3’s Cable Street Festival.
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3.30pm, £20
Young professionals Events for those in their 20s and 30s
Friday 30 September
Wednesday 21 December
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CHANUKAH ON ICE
6.30pm, £20
7pm, £15
Join us for a Friday Night dinner catered by our outstanding in-house restaurant, Zest. Entertainment will include live music. Tickets are set to sell out, so book now to avoid disappointment.
Skate the night away with our Silent Disco on Ice returning for another sold-out year. Quite literally everything you could want from a Young Professionals Chanukah party: an ice rink, some world-renowned DJs, free doughnuts and drink deals including mulled wine.
Wednesday 30 November
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SPEAKER NIGHT 7.30pm, £20 This motivational night welcomes the internationally acclaimed Lynne Franks, businesswoman, author, activist and speaker, acknowledged as one of the UK’s leaders in women’s economic empowerment, and life coach to the stars, Deena Gornick.
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FILM NIGHT OUT Join us for our monthly Young Professionals Film Night Out when we screen a new film for just £7.50 including a free bag of popcorn. Tickets for these events are only available to Young Professionals.
Sunday 11 December – Sunday 8 January
ICE RINK Join us for a fourth spectacular year, as North West London’s most popular ice rink returns. For more information: www.jw3.org.uk/icerink 5
FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS Tuesday 6 September
ANTISEMITISM & RADICALISM 8pm, £15, £12 web advance PROFESSOR YEHUDA BAUER AND TULIP SIDDIQ MP Join Professor Yehuda Bauer, a world renowned expert on antisemitism and the Holocaust, in conversation with Tulip Siddiq MP, Labour Party MP for JW3’s constituency. They will explore the antisemitism controversy at the heart of the Labour Party, and the fault lines and distinctions between radical criticism of the Israeli government’s policies, anti-Zionism and antisemitism.
Thursday 8 September
Tuesday 13 September
UNIFEST 2016
BUSINESS BREAKFAST: LLOYD DORFMAN CBE IN CONVERSATION WITH JAMES HARDING
10am-5pm, cocktails and comedy until 7pm, £7.50 A unique one day festival for year 13s, gap year participants and first year university students. Over 20 sessions to choose from, all geared to help you make the most out of your university experience, from Jewish life on campus and cooking on a budget with a celebrity chef, to industry leaders advising on how to kick-start your career on campus. Sunday 18 September
OPEN HOUSE LONDON Self-guided tours 10am-6pm, FREE Visit us as part of Open House London, the capital’s largest annual festival of architecture and design, for self guided tours around the building and the opportunity to see the Active Learning nursery and roof garden not usually open to the public. Please visit www.jw3.org.uk/openhouse for more details. 6
8-9am, £50 Entrepreneur and philanthropist, Lloyd Dorfman CBE, will join us as our special guest speaker for this fundraising breakfast in conversation with James Harding, Director of News and Currents Affairs at the BBC. Lloyd is the founder and President of Travelex, the Chairman and majority shareholder of both The Office Group and Doddle, and Chairman of The Prince’s Trust. He served on the board of the National Theatre for nine years and in 2013 the Cottesloe was renamed the Dorfman Theatre. He is also a trustee of JW3 and CST and supports several other Jewish Charities. In 2008, he was appointed CBE for services to business and charity. There will be a JW3 fundraising appeal during the event. Tables of 10 can be booked by contacting Nikki Barnett: nikki@jw3development.org.uk
Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk
Thursday 22 – Monday 26 September
Monday 7 November
HAMPSTEAD & HIGHGATE LITERATURE FESTIVAL
YITZHAK RABIN MEMORIAL CEREMONY
The Hampstead & Highgate Literature Festival is back for its seventh year and, for the first time, at JW3. With literary luminaries, rising stars and an array of talks, readings, films, performances, workshops and debate, it’ll be a veritable feast of words and ideas. Visit www.jw3.org.uk/litfest for more details.
7pm, FREE
Media partner
Thursday 29 September – Monday 10 October
CABLE STREET FESTIVAL October 2016 will mark the 80th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street, when the people of the East End, across different communities, joined forces to stop Oswald Mosley and his British Union of Fascists from marching through their streets and is remembered today by the Cable Street Mural (pictured above). To commemorate this legendary moment in our history, JW3 brings together an array of events which explore its legacy. And at Dalston’s Rio Cinema, a panel of filmmakers will discuss film as a medium for creating social and political change. Please visit www.jw3.org.uk/cablestreet for more details.
In the tradition of recent years, JW3 will again be hosting a tekes (ceremony) to commemorate the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, 21 years ago. The ceremony will be in both Hebrew and English, though all texts and speeches will be in English or translated. The evening is being organised by the Zionist Youth Council, including the Tzofim (Israeli Scouts) and is in partnership with the Jewish Agency. Come along to this important and moving evening, and ensure that we don’t forget this tragic event that has impacted Israeli society in so many ways.
JEWISH FESTIVALS We’re holding a wide variety of High Holiday and Chanukah events. Look out for our Jewish Festivals symbol j in this and our other two season guides, denoting these activities. For more information on these events visit www.jw3.org.uk/jewishfestivals
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FESTIVALS & SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday 29 November
Thursday 1 - Sunday 4 December
JODI PICOULT: SMALL GREAT THINGS
UK JEWISH COMEDY FESTIVAL
1pm, £20 (including signed book) In this Jewish Book Week special autumn event Jodi Picoult presents her new novel Small Great Things. A riveting, highlycharged work about racism in the US, it has taken Jodi Picoult twenty years to write this book, as the issues of privilege, power and prejudice run deep and fraught.
The country’s biggest Jewish Comedy Festival is back for a third year, featuring stand-up comedy, a competition for emerging comedians, conversations, workshops, talks, a live podcast broadcast and more! For more information please visit www.jw3.org.uk/comedyfestival
Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk
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Talks & Discussions For courses with Patrick Bade, Bernard Barnett, Dr Helen Fry, Trudy Gold, Maureen Kendler, Clive Lawton OBE, Hagai Segal and William Tyler MBE, see our Classes & Courses season guide. Thursday 15 September
Monday 10 October
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT 8.30-10pm, £12
SIR RALPH KOHN: A SCIENTIST’S CAREER IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC
NATHAN ABRAMS
7-9.15pm, £20, £16 web advance
Hidden in Plain Sight is a brand new collection of original essays looking at Jews and Jewishness in British film, television, and popular culture. To celebrate its publication, Nathan Abrams, Professor of Film Studies at Bangor University and editor of the book, speaks to some of its other contributors about the Jewish experience of, contribution to and representation within British film and television from the 1930s to the present.
SIR RALPH KOHN, GRAHAM JOHNSON & TRUDY GOLD
Monday 19 September
Wednesday 19 October
SHAKESPEARE & THE COUNTESS: THE BATTLE FOR THE GLOBE
ART SALON: DEATH
2-3.30pm, £20, £16 web advance
From a smiling skeleton to a cute goth girl, the Grim Reaper has been depicted in a myriad of ways. This Art Salon explores the ongoing fascination with death in art and culture – from memento mori to the popular trends of zombies and the undead. The Art Salon is for artists and art-lovers, with each event programmed around a particular theme.
DR CHRIS LAOUTARIS WITH DR HELEN FRY For the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Dr Chris Laoutaris reveals the fraught battle between the beloved playwright and formidable Countess of Bedford, a woman with a small private army who resorted to bribery, blackmail, kidnapping and armed combat to get her own way in Elizabethan England. Almost wrecking his career, she unwittingly gave rise to the formation of the Globe Theatre.
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German born Sir Ralph Kohn has balanced his life between science and music. He became a pioneer in the field of clinical trials. His enchantment with music led to performing and recording a wide range of classical pieces. He will discuss his new book, Recital of a Lifetime, with Jewish historian Trudy Gold and distinguished musician Graham Johnson.
7-9.30pm, £10
Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk
Monday 31 October
Monday 14 November
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: BEYOND CARAVAGGIO
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: PAUL NASH
10.30am-12noon, £20, £16 web advance
10.30am-12noon, £20, £16 web advance
PATRICK BADE
PATRICK BADE
Caravaggio was the ‘bad boy’ of the Baroque. Much of what we know about him comes from criminal records. His brutal, sensual and profoundly spiritual art continues to fascinate us, as it did his contemporaries. The National Gallery’s winter exhibition Beyond Caravaggio will explore his impact on the art of the 17th century. In this Know Before You Go, Patrick Bade will attempt to illuminate the darkly mysterious world of Caravaggio and Caravaggism.
Paul Nash was a peculiarly British modernist and perhaps the only artist to produce iconic images of the two world wars. Patrick Bade will introduce a major retrospective of Nash’s work to be held at Tate Britain this autumn and give an insight into the man and his work.
Thursday 3 November
Tuesday 6 December
CARY GRANT
JUDY GARLAND
2-3.30pm, £20, £16 web advance
2-3.30pm, £20, £16 web advance
GEORGE MCGHEE
GEORGE MCGHEE
Cary Grant was one of the most successful leading men in Hollywood, who was born in Bristol and started as an acrobat. In Hollywood he romanced onscreen some of the greatest female stars. We’ll investigate the rags to riches story of this amazing actor whose life was not always plain sailing.
Often regarded as the greatest female entertainer of the 20th century, Judy Garland had a hugely successful career in films and on stage. Her life was even more colourful than some of the characters she played on screen and she died far too soon. We’ll look at her life and career in the movies. 11
TALKS & DISCUSSIONS Wednesday 21 September
Thursday 15 September
A SOCIAL HISTORY OF JEWISH GOLDERS GREEN
CLIVE LIVE
2-3.30pm, £20, £16 web advance
CLIVE LAWTON OBE
PAM FOX & DR HELEN FRY
Inspired by Rabbi Lionel Blue’s packed theatres round the country in the last decade, Clive is putting himself on the line. One of the most popular and engaging presenters in the Jewish world will tell tales from his worldwide experiences, give his take on the current issues of the day, respond to questions, and even handle hecklers. Clive is in worldwide demand and packs halls at Limmuds everywhere. Come and be challenged, entertained and educated!
Pam Fox delves into the diverse Jewish communities of Golders Green. Who was the first Jew to move to the area and when? Having interviewed many local people, she paints a picture of successive waves of settlement by Jews from vastly different backgrounds, told with amusing anecdotal stories. Thursday 27 October
WILLESDEN CEMETERY 3-4.30pm, £20, £16 web advance STEPHEN BURSTIN From the comfort of JW3, hear the fascinating stories of Willesden Jewish Cemetery’s ‘residents’. The scientist robbed of glory for one of the 20th century’s greatest discoveries; father and son Rothschilds who could not have been more different; the teenager who emigrated to the other side of the world and became a Prime Minister; the illusionist who invented the saw-the-lady-in-half act; the flamboyant Lady Chutzpah and many more. For walks by Stephen Burstin and other guides see our Walks section on pages 15-16.
7.30-9pm, £15, £12 web advance
Tuesday 27 September
SARAH BERNHARDT 11am-12noon, £20, £16 web advance MAUREEN KENDLER Sarah Bernhardt (pictured) was an exceptional actress, French icon and one of the earliest global celebrities. Although a self-proclaimed atheist and practising Catholic, there was a strong thread of Jewishness in her life that provided both a force and an obstacle to her great achievements in the arts, and her legacy to divas ever after. Wednesday 28 September
A HISTORY OF JEWS AND CHINESE FOOD: SAFE TREIF 8-9pm, £15, £12 web advance MAUREEN KENDLER What is it with American Jews and Chinese Food? Why is it for many ‘safe treif’? Tracing the history of the love affair between the early American Jewish immigrants and Chinese restaurants unfolds a fascinating story about our Jewish identity.
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Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk
Thursday 29 September
Thursday 13 October
THE MYSTERY OF RUDOLF HESS
AND YOUR PRESIDENT IS…
10.30am-3.30pm, £35, £30 web advance
7.30-9pm, £20, £16 web advance
WILLIAM TYLER MBE
HAGAI SEGAL
In 1941, Rudolph Hess, Hitler’s deputy, flew to Britain. There have been many theories as to why he did so. Did Hitler send him? Were there British Nazi sympathisers Hess hoped to meet? We shall place Hess’s flight within the context of Nazi Germany, as well as within his own life, before and after 1941, in an attempt to answer these and other questions.
Hagai will explain current developments in the US election, who will most likely win in November and what that win would mean for the US and the world. Thursday 10 November
ALL HAIL…? 7.30-9pm, £20, £16 web advance HAGAI SEGAL
Thursday 29 September
NONE BUT THE BRAVE 2-3.30pm, £15, £12 web advance BERNARD BARNETT Illustrating two examples of great courage shown in the face of extreme suffering and adversity, Bernard will take a psychoanalytic look at how courage develops and exemplifies human behaviour at its best. Dr Paul Kalanithi was a neurosurgeon who died tragically at the age of 37. His book When Breath Becomes Air describes his heroic endeavours on behalf of his patients. Marceline Loridan-Ivens’ book But You Did Not Come Back is a beautiful poetic account of love expressed in relation to her murdered father.
At last we know the identity of the next commander in chief, POTUS, the most powerful political leader on earth. But what does this mean for America, its foreign relations and the globe? Thursday 15 December
GEOPOLITICS 2017 7.30-9pm, £20, £16 web advance HAGAI SEGAL 2016 was a highly volatile year in global politics – escalation in Iraq and Syria, Islamic State, and associated terrorist attacks. 2017 threatens to be equally challenging. Hagai explains what we can expect in the coming year. 13
TALKS & DISCUSSIONS Tuesday 27 September
Saturday 12 November
DE SOUSA MENDES: THE RIGHTEOUS DIPLOMAT
CAFÉ PHILO: IS ANTI-ZIONISM A FORM OF ANTISEMITISM?
2-3.30pm, £20, £16 web advance
8-9.30pm, £8 (including tea/coffee)
DIANE BARNETT WITH DR HELEN FRY
JEREMY HAVARDI & KEITH KAHN HARRIS
This is the extraordinary story of the diplomat hunted down by his government for rescuing thousands of Jews in the Holocaust. He was the first diplomat to be recognised as a Righteous Gentile at Yad Vashem. Yehuda Bauer said de Sousa Mendes had performed the ‘greatest rescue operation conducted by one person during the Holocaust’. Diane Barnett, a barrister for 23 years, recently gained an MRes in Jewish History & Culture from the University of Southampton.
Is Israel a pariah state as much of the all too prevalent anti-Zionist invective seems to indicate? Or is this invective something more sinister? Jeremy Havardi and Keith Kahn-Harris will debate whether anti-Zionism is a contemporary form of antisemitism or whether it is merely related to criticism of actions taken by Israel. Café Philo is a discussion forum in a café atmosphere. Thursday 24 November
SURVIVOR SPEAKS: AUSTRIA Sunday 20 November
SECOND AND THIRD GENERATION DIALOGUE 11.30am-1.15pm, £7.50 A discussion group for the children and grandchildren (Second and Third Generations) of refugees from, and survivors of, Nazi persecution. The session will offer participants an opportunity for dialogue in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
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7.30-9.30pm, £15, £12 web advance CHRISTOPH WEIDINGER & TRUDY GOLD In turn of the century Vienna, the Jewish community was at the forefront of Austrian cultural, intellectual and economic activity. 78 years after the Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938, Christoph Weidinger, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Austrian Embassy in London, will be interviewed by Trudy Gold and then be in conversation with Austrian survivors.
Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk
Walks
Duration of guided walks is 2-2½ hours, except where specified. Thursday 8 September
Sunday 25 September
GREAT FIRES OF LONDON: FROM BOUDICCA TO BRAIDWOOD
LITERARY HAMPSTEAD
2.30pm, £15
ISABELLE SEDDON
MARK KING
Thursday 15 September
It is no surprise that Hampstead, one of the most beautiful, atmospheric and verdant corners of the city, has over hundreds of years attracted so many of this country’s most prominent writers, artists and intellectuals. Explore streets packed with literary history and peppered with the homes of writers, including Keats, Daphne du Maurier, Robert Louis Stephenson, John Galsworthy and, in the tucked-away Vale of Health, D H Lawrence. Part of the Hampstead & Highgate Literature Festival.
UPTOWN GIRLS: THE COUTURE TOUR
Thursday 29 September
350 years ago the Great Fire devastated the city and shaped our modern capital. Yet this was not London’s deadliest fire. Why and when did fires occur, and with what consequences? Starting near London Wall, this walk rakes over the ashes of London’s conflagrations, including those searing events of 1666.
11am, £15 RACHEL KOLSKY Celebrate the Queen’s 90 th birthday on a trip to Mayfair, her birthplace, and explore the area in and around beautiful Queen Anne revival Mount Street, with its wonderful array of couture fashion houses including Hartnell, who designed both her wedding and Coronation gowns. Discover the stories behind classic and contemporary designers such Vivienne Westwood, Lanvin, Balenciaga and Stella McCartney.
11am, £15
LONDON’S FAMOUS ATTRACTIONS… WITH A TOUCH OF JEWISH FLAVOUR! 10.30am, £15 STEPHEN BURSTIN Hear the fascinating stories behind some of London’s most iconic sites and explore their often surprising Jewish connections. At Trafalgar Square discover the story of two Jewish cousins bankrolling opposing sides of the Napoleonic Wars; in Leicester Square the tale of the London-born Hollywood star whose secret wish was to be Jewish; and find out how London’s Jewish leaders enabled Westminster Abbey to be built; amongst plenty more to see.
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WALKS Thursday 6 October
Thursday 10 November
THE BATTLE OF CABLE STREET 2.30pm, £15
BEAKS, BARRISTERS, BRIDEWELL AND THE BAILEY
DAVID ROSENBERG
11am, £15
80 years since the East End resisted the invasion of Oswald Mosley’s fascists in October 1936, this walk leads you along the route of the Battle of Cable Street. Discover the stories of those who took part, why Mosley was determined to build a popular base in the East End, how the Jewish People’s Council was created and what it did to halt the growth of fascism in the area. Part of JW3’s Cable Street Festival.
KAREN GOLANSKI
Wednesday 19 October
1066: THE JEWS IN NORMAN LONDON 10.30am, £15 (travel on public transport not included) MARK KING 950 years ago, the Norman Conquest ushered in a radical transformation of society and brought with it England’s first documented Jewish settlers. Why did they come here, what roles did they play and what legacy remains? Starting near Tower Hill, this walk explores the Jews in early medieval London. Thursday 3 November
POETRY AND PARADES: JEWISH EAST END & THE GREAT WAR 11am, £15 RACHEL KOLSKY In 1916, Jewish East End artist Mark Gertler painted his anti-war masterpiece Merry-GoRound. A century on, this tour highlights the Jewish East End associations with the Great War, from the poet and artist Isaac Rosenberg, who died at the Western Front, to the men who signed up to fight for their adoptive home, as well as pacifists (including Gertler), German internees, Belgian refugees and the route of the Jewish Legion parade in February 1918. 16
Join City of London Guide Karen Golanski on a walk exploring law and order, crime and punishment in the City of London. Learn how the Royal Courts of Justice came to be built, visit Inner and Middle Temple and duck into some alleyways off Fleet Street with legal connections. Monday 21 November
JEWISH HEROES AND VILLAINS OF LONDON 10.30am, £15 STEPHEN BURSTIN In a stroll along centuries-old East End streets, you’ll discover both the marvellous achievements of some wonderful people and the diabolical (sometimes hilarious) antics of several unsavoury characters, from the first Jew to win Britain’s highest military award and the selfless doctor known as the Angel of Cable Street to the miracle-performing rabbi accused of sorcery. Wednesday 14 December
JEWISH THEATRELAND 11am, £15 RACHEL KOLSKY Explore Theatreland’s connections with Jewish actors, impresarios, writers, producers and the early cinema industry. The cast includes Lionel Bart, Lord Delfont, Henry Goodman, Harold Pinter, Oscar Deutsch, Barbra Streisand and more. Credits go also to Lyons for the refreshments, Moss Bros for the costumes and Freed for the dance shoes.
Cinema Our boutique cinema screens a weekly mix of the best new releases from around the world, plus Jewish and Israeli films curated by our partner UK Jewish Film. There are also regular special screenings including #FilmNightOut, a monthly cinema series for those in their 20s and 30s, and Family Films on Sundays. For full details visit www.jw3.org.uk/cinema or pick up our monthly Cinema Guide. Saturday 5 – Sunday 20 November
UK INTERNATIONAL JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Mountain
90 Minute War
The Kind Words
It is with great excitement that the UK International Jewish Film Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary. Since its beginning, the Festival has welcomed over 200,000 visitors and screened hundreds of films. This year the Festival brings you more than 80 features, documentaries and shorts from all over the world that might not otherwise be seen on the big screen. It also brings you the creative talent behind the films – directors, producers and actors – as well as fascinating discussions with film critics, journalists, politicians, community leaders and others. For the next generation of filmmakers and those who are simply curious about how films are made, there is the new FilmLab programme with workshops and masterclasses from leading film professionals. Also, don’t miss the chance to see the world premieres of the 2016 Pears Short Film Fund. The Festival programme at JW3 will delight, engage and excite and we look forward to seeing you. ukjewishfilm.org 17
CINEMA Thursday 27 October
MUNICH ’72 AND BEYOND UK PREMIERE + Q&A 8pm, £12 A searing account of the kidnapping and murder of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Summer Olympics. Followed by a Q&A with the film’s director Stephen Crisman and producer Dr Steven Ungerleider.
Jung and Film 2016: World Cinema JW3, in partnership with the Confederation of Analytical Psychology (CAP), presents a series of seminars in the JW3 Cinema. Each incorporates a short introductory expert lecture, film screening and postscreening discussion. The seminars are open to anyone with an interest in cinema, Jungian psychology and psychoanalysis. Sunday 11 September
BLACK CAT, WHITE CAT 10.30am, £15 (£12.50 CAP Members) This colourful comedy tells a story of dodgy deals, family ties, young love and magical occurrences. Sunday 13 November
AMORES PERROS 10.30am, £15 (£12.50 CAP Members) Three interlinked stories that span the social classes in Mexico City, from rich TV people to the working class and the homeless.
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Live Arts on Screen Monday 26 September
NORMA: ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE 7.15pm, £16 Antonio Pappano conducts an all-star cast led by Anna Netrebko and Joseph Calleja in a new production of Bellini’s operatic masterpiece, directed by Àlex Ollé of La Fura dels Baus.
Wednesday 2 November
ANASTASIA: ROYAL OPERA HOUSE BALLET LIVE 7.15pm, £16 Kenneth MacMillan’s full-length ballet is a compelling exploration of identity in the turbulent wake of the Russian Revolution. Thursday 8 December
THE NUTCRACKER: ROYAL OPERA HOUSE BALLET LIVE 7.15pm, £16 The Royal Ballet celebrates Peter Wright’s 90th birthday with his much-loved production of this beautiful classical ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score.
Events & Activities by Date TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER Antisemitism & Radicalism
WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 8pm
p6
THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER UniFest 2016 Great Fires of London
10am p6 2.30pm p15
10.30am p18
Business Breakfast: Lloyd Dorfman CBE in Conversation with James Harding 8am
11am p15 7.30pm p12 8.30pm p10
10am
p6
2pm 8pm
p10 p1
8pm
p1
MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER Café Society Swing
2pm
p12
Hampstead & Highgate Literature Festival
11am
p15
MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 7.15pm p18
TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER Sarah Bernhardt de Sousa Mendes: The Righteous Diplomat
10.30am p15 10.30am p13 2pm p13
THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER 2.30pm p16 7.30pm p4
MONDAY 10 OCTOBER Sir Ralph Kohn: A Scientist’s Career in the World of Music
7pm
p10
THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER And Your President Is… Our Carnal Hearts
7.30pm p13 8pm p1
1066: The Jews in Norman London 10.30am p16 Art Salon: Death 7pm p10
The Things We Never Said p7
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
Norma: Royal Opera House Live
London’s Famous Attractions… With a Touch of Jewish Flavour! The Mystery of Rudolf Hess None But The Brave
THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER
22-26 SEPTEMBER
Literary Hampstead
6.30pm p5
WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER
WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER A Social History of Jewish Golders Green
FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
The Battle of Cable Street Spin Salon: 1966
SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
Shakespeare & The Countess Café Society Swing
p12
THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER p6
THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER
Open House London
8pm
29 SEPTEMBER - 10 OCTOBER
Young Professionals Friday Night Dinner
TUESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER
Uptown Girls: The Couture Tour Clive Live Hidden in Plain Sight
7.30pm p1
Cable Street Festival
SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER Black Cat, White Cat
Lisa Gornick’s Live Drawing Show A History of Jews and Chinese Food: Safe Treif
8pm
p2
3pm 8pm 8pm 8pm
p12 p3 p2 p18
THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER Willesden Cemetery Charlie Siem & Alison Rhind My Russian Childhood Munich ‘72 and Beyond
SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER Bec and Tom’s Awesome Laundry 8pm
11am
p12
2pm
p14
p2
MONDAY 31 OCTOBER Know Before You Go: Beyond Caravaggio
10.30am p11
WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER Anastasia: Royal Opera House Ballet Live
7.15pm p18
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Events & Activities by Date THURSDAY 3 NOVEMBER Poetry and Parades: Jewish East End & The Great War Cary Grant
MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER 11am 2pm
p16 p11
5 - 20 NOVEMBER UK International Jewish Film Festival
p17
SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER Liane Carroll Jazz Concert
p7
THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER
8pm
p14
1pm
p8
Young Professionals Speaker Night 7.30pm p5
10.30am p18
p3
SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER
3.30pm p4
WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER 11am
7.30pm p13
WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER Young Professionals Chanukah on Ice 7pm
VENUE HIRE Looking for venue hire? JW3 has something that will suit your needs, whether for a corporate or charity event or function. Our Howard Hall, seating up to 270 theatre-style, is perfect for conferences, talks and more. There are plenty of breakout rooms for meetings and ‘away-days’. Our intimate 60-seat Cinema is available for parties, charities, industry screenings and business presentations. Enjoy HD films in comfortable surroundings. For more information about venue hire email venuehire@jw3.org.uk or call 020 7433 8989
p16
THURSDAY 15 DECEMBER Geopolitics 2017
11.30am p14
7.15pm p18
SUNDAY 11 DECEMBER
Jewish Theatreland 8pm
p11 p4
THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER
Bernstein Revealed 10.30am p11
p7
TUESDAY 6 DECEMBER
The Nutcracker: Royal Opera House Ballet Live
THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER
Second and Third Generation Dialogue
Jodi Picoult: Small Great Things
Judy Garland 2pm Federico Bonelli: Royal Ballet Star 8pm
MONDAY 14 NOVEMBER
The Ashkenazy Duo
7.30pm p14 8pm p3
UK Jewish Comedy Festival 11am p16 7.30pm p13
SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER
Know Before You Go: Paul Nash
Survivor Speaks: Austria Harry Allen Jazz Quartet
1 - 4 DECEMBER
SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER
Amores Perros
THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER
WEDNESDAY 30 NOVEMBER
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Ceremony 7pm
Café Philo: Is Anti-Zionism a Form of Antisemitism?
10.30am p16
TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2.30pm p3
MONDAY 7 NOVEMBER
Beaks, Barristers, Bridewell and the Bailey All Hail…?
Jewish Heroes and Villains of London
p5
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JW3 would like to thank our generous donors for their support FOUNDATION BENEFACTOR Clore Duffield Foundation
JW3 Major Benefactors Sir Trevor Chinn CVO & Lady Susan Chinn CBE City Bridge Trust Dr Naim Dangoor CBE Barbara & Mick Davis The Dorfman Foundation Caroline Elton & Andrew Franklin Alan & Sabine Howard International Charitable Fund Richard & Pamela Jacobs David & Denise Joseph Clive & Helene Kahn Klein & Cantor Families The Morris Leigh Foundaton Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Foundation Nicola & Harold Pasha Pears Foundation The Rayne Trust David & Alex Rhodes Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe Family of Mr Basil Sandelson Donald Sussman Nick Viner & Victoria Boyarsky Garfield Weston Foundation JW3 Benefactors Richard & Patricia Beecham Elliot Bernerd Tara Bernerd & Partners The Black Family Toby & Sharon Coppel The J Isaacs Charitable Trust Jonathan Lourie Richard & Patricia Millett The Nohr Family Outset Contemporary Art Fund
Roche Bobois The Cyril Shack Trust Shoresh Foundation UJIA JW3 Patrons Susan Bernerd MBE & Roger Samuel Moss Diane & Roy Dantzic Dwek Family Charitable Trust Clare & David Kershaw Lord & Lady Kestenbaum Pauline & Lennie Lander The Jonathan Levy & Charles Rifkind Charitable Settlement Philippa & Richard Mintz Edna & Mandy Moross Deborah Querub & Eitan Schwartz Jamie & Joey Ritblat The Wigoder Family Foundation Derek & Deborah Zissman LJCC Ruth Berkowitz Charitable Trust Bertha Foundation Bertie Black Foundation Michael & Bettina Bradfield Alan & Caroline Brill The Children’s Aid Committee Charitable Fund Stanley Cohen OBE & Joy Cohen The Sidney & Elizabeth Corob Charitable Trust CST Neil & Beryl Davis The Finnart House School Trust Sir Michael & Lady Heller The Jewish Youth Fund Kaye Family - Aimwell
Charitable Trust The Kirsh Foundation Wendy Fisher The Catherine Lewis Foundation Stanley & Zea Lewis John Lyon’s Charity M&C Trust Clive Marks OBE & the Hon Adrianne Marks Michael & Jeanette Marx Joanna Millan Allan & Diana Morgenthau Pears Foundation Presidents Club Charitable Trust Rubin Foundation Edmond J Safra Marc & Emma Samuels Philanthropic Foundation K C Shasha Charitable Foundation Sheinman Family Archie Sherman Charitable Trust Harvey & Jane Spack Sir Sigmund Sternberg KC*SG Tony Tabatznik Richard & Diana Toeman MBE The Dyna & Fala Weinstock Charitable Trust Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust And our many other supporters and members.
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VISIT US HOW TO BOOK TICKETS Tickets may be booked via our secure website 24 hours a day, by phone, or in person at JW3 during opening hours. We do not charge a booking fee. All listings are correct at time of going to press and may be subject to change. Check the website for more information. If an event is cancelled or abandoned, tickets will be refunded or exchanged. Please see our website for details of our latecomers, photography, video and recording policies. CONCESSIONS & DISCOUNTS We offer concessions on many of our ticket prices for several groups, including recipients of Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Disability Living Allowance, full-time students in possession of NUS/ISIC cards, and companions/carers of people with disabilities. Please call the Box Office to book concession-rate tickets. Concessions and discounts cannot be combined. Become a JW3 Member to receive 10% discount on most events. Visit www.jw3.org.uk/become-member for more details. Group booking discount: Buy nine tickets for the same event at the same time and get the tenth one free. Please call the Box Office to book. Terms and conditions may apply to concessions and discounts. BURSARIES Our Bursary Fund is available to those who cannot meet the full cost of a course or event.
The Six Point Foundation survivor enrichment programme grant can, at JW3’s discretion, provide an 80% reduction for entrance to a wide range of events at JW3 for those Holocaust survivors and refugees who would like to attend but have financial needs. The Six Point Foundation grant can also assist with transport costs, carers and other relevant accessibility costs for those unable to meet these costs themselves.
To apply, please email Ziva Ambalo in confidence at ziva@jw3.org.uk ACCESS JW3 is an accessible building for people with physical impairments. Wheelchair accessible. The JW3 Cinema and Howard Hall both have a hearing loop. For further details regarding access requirements and bookings, please visit www.jw3.org.uk or call the Box Office. PARKING Paid parking is available at the O2 Centre, 400m away. Free parking on Finchley Road and adjacent side roads after 7pm (6.30pm side roads) Mondays to Saturdays and all day Sunday. JW3 is situated in a residential area. Please be considerate of our neighbours if parking locally, and ensure you leave adequate space for emergency vehicles to pass.
OPENING HOURS* Sunday 9am-11pm Monday-Thursday 9am-11pm Friday 9am-Various Saturday Various *Opening hours are subject to occasional variation – please check our website for full details.
JW3: 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET Box Office +44 (0)20 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk info@jw3.org.uk
JW3 is a Jewish community centre with a kosher restaurant, café and bar – only food bought at JW3 can be eaten on the premises. When we are open over Shabbat or Jewish holidays, we will run a reduced “JW3 Unplugged” programme and the Cinema and Zest will be closed. Further details available on request. JW3 Trust Ltd is a registered charity, No. 1117644. JW3 Trading Ltd, registered company No. 7686352 (England and Wales), is a wholly owned subsidiary of JW3 Trust Ltd.