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JEWISH HERITAGE DAYS

1 ST SEPTEMBER TO 31 ST DECEMBER 2020

OPEN DAYS - DISCUSSIONS

WALKS - TALKS - FILMS

VIRTUAL

& ACTUAL

EVENTS

B’NAI B’RITH UK

EVERYONE

IS WELCOME!

Jewish Journeys

UK Organisers: B’nai B’rith UK

B’nai B’rith UK was established in 1910. It is part of an international organisation founded in

1843, which advocates for global Jewry and champions the cause of human rights. B’nai

B’rith is active in 59 countries with representation at the UN, UNESCOand the EU.

B’nai B’rith UK is a cross-communal organisation whose aim is to bring Jewish people

together to promote tolerance, strengthen the Jewish Community, combat racial and

religious prejudice, to help the less fortunate and the disadvantaged.

Local groups provide innovative cultural, educational and social programmes. These have,

in the past, included speaker events, concerts, theatre outings, quizzes, debates, visits to

places of interest, walks and trips abroad. These provide a great social network and the

opportunity to participate in and support our humanitarian and heritage projects.

This year, due to the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, activities have had to move online

and BBUK has been running a hugely successful programme of online talks since the

beginning of lockdown in March, which have attracted a huge number of attendees around

the world.

The European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage (see next page), run by a team of

volunteers, is a mainstay of our calendar.

In a normal year, B’nai B’rith UK’s London Bureau of International Affairs engages with the

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for International Development and

foreign embassies on behalf of Jewish people internationally and to support Israel. More

widely, we promote the human rights of minority groups.

We sponsor a food aid programme for needy families and after school activities for children

in the southern Israeli development town of Qiryat Gat. We also support a humanitarian

medical programme for elderly Jews and righteous gentiles in Kiev, Ukraine and a shoe

programme for a children’s orphanage in Odessa.

Other B’nai B’rith UK activities include providing scholarships

for Jewish final year civil engineering or postgraduate students

or for those studying other pure or applied sciences and

supporting the British Armed Forces Jewish Community

Annual Faith Training Weekend.

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European Days of Jewish Culture & Heritage 2020

European Days of Jewish Culture and

Heritage 2020: United Kingdom

2020 has been a year that we never expected, with Covid 19 wreaking havoc across the UK and

much of the world for many months. Here at B’nai B’rith UK, like many other organisations and

charities, we feared that we would have to completely cancel our heritage activities this year.

However, we are delighted to announce that, as we emerge from lockdown, we have decided

to go ahead with our European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage (EDJCH) and have put

together an online booklet only, which will include both real and virtual events, talks, open days

and guided walks. With that in mind, we have extended the period within which our heritage

activities fall from 1st September to 31st December 2020.

Our participant numbers are of course lower than usual this year, as many sites have taken the

decision not to open or are not set up to welcome visitors safely or to run online events. But

we are thrilled to have nearly 22 organisations, synagogues and walking guides taking part

in our heritage activities this year, with some holding more than one event. Most are virtual

events but there are some venues that are now opening up with safety measures and social

distancing in place, to welcome back visitors with open arms.

Initiated by the B’nai B’rith Lodge in Strasbourg, the EDJCH rapidly spread across Europe and

last year celebrated its 20th anniversary. It is organised by a partnership between B’nai B’rith

Europe, the European Council of Jewish Communities and the Spanish Jewry Network and is

part of the Council of Europe’s project ‘Europe - A Common Heritage’. As a result of the EDJCH,

the European Route of Jewish Heritage has evolved and is now one of the major cultural routes

of Europe.

Our theme for 2020 is ‘Jewish Journeys’, which lends itself to a huge range of potential events.

For example, participants can focus on journeys made by Jewish people from where they were

born to those places they may have had to call home as refugees before, during or after both

World Wars. Others have taken a more light hearted look at Jewish journeys across the years

in food, music or arts and culture. All of these interpretations offer a wealth of opportunities for

open days, talks, guided walks and exhibitions, both real and virtual.

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Some of this year’s highlights:

Willesden Jewish Cemetery: virtual tour of the cemetery on

7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 13th September.

Wiener Library: online exhibition about ‘The Kitchener

Camp’, available to view from now.

Association of Jewish Refugees: virtual interview with

author Deborah Levison in conversation with Marilyn Sinclair

on 3rd September. They will discuss Deborah’s book, ‘THE

CRATE: A Story of War, a Murder and Justice’, which is a true

crime story with echoes of the Holocaust and has received seven literary awards.

Cheltenham Synagogue

Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Museum of Liverpool: permanent museum trail featuring objects connected to Liverpool’s Jewish

community available at the museum.

Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation: walking tour of the Deane Road Cemetery on 13th

September.

B’nai B’rith UK’s First Lodge: fascinating recordings of virtual tours given to members of Athens,

Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen and Jerusalem. Date tbc.

Strawberry Hill House: small virtual exhibition focusing on the Jewish occupants of Strawberry Hill

between the 1860s and the 1920s: Lady Frances Waldegrave and the Stern Family. from 31st October

to 31st December 2020

Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain: online research workshop on 13th September.

In addition, B’nai B’rith UK will be hosting our own

series of heritage-related online talks by a range of

fascinating speakers including:

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg giving a virtual talk on

2nd September on ‘Walking with the Light’, covering

his reflections on walking (with his dog) from Frankfurt

to Hoek van Holland, carrying home a flame from the

Eternal Light of Frankfurt’s Westend Synagogue, where

his grandfather Dr Georg Salzberger had served as rabbi

until forced to flee by the Nazis in 1939.

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Jewish Bradford

with Nigel Grizzard

Award-winning author and journalist Rebecca

Abrams giving a talk on ‘The Treasures of the

Ashmolean’ on 14th October.

Rebbetzen, lecturer and author Ilana Spitz-Epstein

giving a talk on ‘The History of Jewish Dress’ on 4th

November.

British Library: Fascinating real-life exhibition

‘Hebrew Manuscripts: Journeys of the written word’

opening on 1st September 2020 to 11th April 2021

Jeremy Leigh giving a virtual Illustrated talk on

the National Library of Israel Exhibition on ‘Jewish

Journeys: An intriguing mix of !s and ?s’ on 9th

September.

Air Commodore Philip Lester giving a virtual talk

‘We are here too: an account of contemporary Jewish

military service’’ on 30th September.

Jewish Prague

with Charles Landau

In the spirit of interfaith outreach &

understanding of Jewish culture,

EVERYONE is welcome!

As Covid has affected us - like all charities - this year,

we would be very grateful for any donations that

you are able to make towards our heritage activities

Charity Number: 1061661

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Listings

Tuesday 1st September

Virtual

B’nai B’rith UK

Recorded Virtual Tour. Walking guide Nigel

Grizzard doing a virtual tour of Bradford. The

walk brings to life the story of the people who

built the great industrial city of Bradford and

the Mills that powered the city’s industry. We

see the magnificent Victorian legacy and visit

buildings and heritage sites including: Little

Germany – Bradford’s historic merchant

quarter and the City Centre; Manningham

and Heaton – the villas of Bradford’s Victorian

Merchants; The Mills of Saltaire;. Bradford’s

Jewish Heritage; Bradford’s ethnic heritage. Prebooking

essential. View Here Contact: Office

Administrator office@bnaibrithuk.org 020 7446

8660 / 07588 087324 www.bnaibrithuk.org

Tuesday 1st September to

Thursday 31st December

Around the UK

Museum of Liverpool

Museum Trail. Permanent museum trail

featuring objects connected to Liverpool’s

Jewish community. Please check our website

for information on adjustments being made

to the museum in response to the Covid-19

pandemic. . There are six blue badge parking

spaces directly opposite the museum entrance,

by the Great Western Railway building. These

are about 30 metres from the entrance and

need to be pre-booked. To book a space please

call 0151 478 4545. Free entry. Pier Head,

Liverpool, L3 1DG. Contact: Lisa Peatfield lisa.

peatfield@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk 0151 478

4465 www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/museumof-liverpool

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Nigel Grizzard gives a virtual tour

of Jewish Bradford

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London

The British Library

Exhibition. ‘Hebrew Manuscripts: Journeys of

the Written Word’. PACCAR2 gallery Book here

£8 Non-members. Concessions available..

The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London,

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Virtual

The Wiener Holocaust Library

Permanent online exhibition. ‘The Kitchener

Camp’ has been largely forgotten today but in

1939, this derelict army base on the Kent coast

became the scene of an extraordinary rescue

which saved 4,000 Jews from the Holocaust.

The Wiener Holocaust Library holds several

Rabbi Jonathan

Wittenberg

hundred collections of family papers, donated

by Jewish refugees and their families who came

to Britain in the 1930s and 1940s as refugees

fleeing Nazism. Family members of the men

who were residents at the Kitchener Camp

have donated some of these collections. These

valuable documents offer a unique insight into

the experiences of these individuals during their

time at the camp and their lives after the Second

World War. The online exhibition ‘The Kitchener

Camp, 1939-1940’, highlights some of these

unique collections. View exhibition

Free. Contact: Info@wienerlibrary.co.uk

www.wienerlibrary.co.uk

Wednesday 2nd September

Virtual

B’nai B’rith UK

Virtual talk. ‘Walking with the Light’. Rabbi

Jonathan Wittenberg reflects on walking (with

his dog) from Frankfurt to Hoek van Holland

carrying home a flame from the Eternal Light

of Frankfurt’s Westend Synagogue where his

grandfather Dr Georg Salzberger had served as

rabbi until forced to flee by the Nazis in 1939.

Pre booking essential. Zoom Log-in details on

registration Free. 4pm. Register Here Contact:

Office Administrator office@bnaibrithuk.org

020 7446 8660 / 07588 087324 www.

bnaibrithuk.org

Thursday 3rd September

Virtual

Association of Jewish Refugees

Virtual Book Club. Join AJR’s online book club

discussion with second generation author

Deborah Levison. She is an award-winning

author, writer and journalist. Levison’s debut

book, ‘The Crate: A Story of War, a Murder and

Justice’, is a true crime story with echoes of the

Holocaust. It has received seven literary awards.

Marilyn Sinclair is the Founder of ‘Liberation75:

Global Gathering of Holocaust Survivors,

Descendants, Educators and Friends’. More

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Association of Jewish Refugees: Debra Levinson in

conversation with Marilyn Sinclair

than 10,000 people were registered for the

world’s largest event to commemorate the 75th

anniversary of liberation from the Holocaust

when COVID caused its postponement. Marilyn

is on the board of Canadian Jewish Holocaust

Survivors and Descendants (CJHSD). She is

also a member of the Next Generation Council

of the USC Shoah Foundation and the NGC Task

Force. This event will be hosted by AJR Chief

Executive Michael Newman who will talk to

Marilyn about Liberation75. Free. Register Here

4pm. Contact: Debra Barnes debra@ajr.org.uk

07498 717755 www.ajr.org.uk

Sunday 6th September

Virtual

SCoJeC, the Scottish Council of Jewish

Communities, and the Jewish Small

Communities Network

Storytelling evening The Besht Tellers (together

again): “Chasing Tales”. A one-off reunion of

two great Jewish storytellers. 8pm. £10/£8/£1.

Pre booking required. Register Here Contact

Fiona Frank Fiona@scojec.org 07779 206522

www.scojec.orgMonday 7th September

Monday 7th September

Virtual


Virtual Literary Series. With Helen Rappaport,

Jean Strouse and Anne Sebba. A showcase

of biography by accomplished authors

whose subjects are buried at Willesden. The

participants are masters of the art. This session

will give you a flavour of different eras of Jewish

life in Britain and introduce some unforgettable

personalities. Helen Rappaport and Jean Strouse

will be in conversation with Anne Sebba about

their research and writing. Helen has written

about Sarah Rachel Levison, aka “Madame

Rachel” and Jean is working on a book about

the Wertheimer family Register Here 7pm -

10.15pm. Contact: Emma Weleminsky-Smith

heritageadmin@theus.org.uk 07827 023944

www.willesdenjewishcemetery.org.uk

“Chasing Tales” A Storytelling

evening with The Besht Tellers

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Tuesday 8th September

Virtual

Harif

Virtual Talk ‘The Second Exodus from Egypt’

with Professor Ada Aharoni. Lecturer, sociologist,

poet and author Ada Aharoni will tell us about

her Egyptian childhood, uprooting and departure

for Israel. She will explain how the issue of the

Jewish refugees from Arab countries may help

bring about peace. This is the objective of IFLAC,

an organisation she founded some 20 years

ago. 7pm. Check website from 3 Sept for login

info. Contact Lyn Julius. info@harif.org www.

harif.org

Limmud UK

Virtual Tour/Talk. A tour of Britain on Zoom!.

Limmud Tour of Britain is an online mini-festival

of lectures, workshops, music and film brought

to you by Britain’s regional Jewish communities.

Must be pre-booked. £5. 7.30pm to 10pm.

Register Here Contact: Marion Kinshuck

tourofbritain@limmud.org 020 3115 1620 www.

Limmud.org

Virtual


Virtual Literary Series With Alan Cowell, Giles

Fraser and Harvey Belovski. A look at life writing

in brief, sometimes hastily put together forms

from obituary and eulogy, to epitaph and elegy.

People often congratulate you for getting it

right, but summing up a loved one’s life in words

can be challenging. How do the experts do it?

The House of Life invites a profile writer and a

Christian minister to share their best stories

and insights into their craft. 3pm-4.30pm

Register HereWContact: Emma Weleminsky-

Smith heritageadmin@theus.org.uk 07827

023944 www.willesdenjewishcemetery.org.uk

Wednesday 9th September

Virtual

B’nai B’rith UK

Virtual Illustrated Talk. Jeremy Leigh gives a talk

on the National Library of Israel Exhibition on

Jewish Journeys. Born in the UK and living in Israel

since 1992, Jeremy has a B.A. and M.A. in Jewish

History from University College London and the

Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He now lectures

at Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem. He has

worked extensively in the field of Jewish travel,

developing numerous Jewish programmes in

Europe and Canada and in 2006 publishing his

book ‘Jewish Journeys’ (Haus, London 2006), a

cultural and personal reflection on the idea of

the Jewish travel. Jeremy is acknowledged as

one of the great Jewish travel educators and in

fact has set the standard for work in this field

all over Europe. Pre-booking essential. Free

8pm-9pm. Zoom log in details on registration.

Register Here Contact: Office Administrator

office@bnaibrithuk.org 020 7446 8660 /

07588 087324 www.bnaibrith.org


Workshop. With Paul Dodgson and the

Professional Writing Academy. We’ll start by

mind-mapping the stories in your body – the

scar on your knee, the chickenpox mark on your

forehead – looking at how each one is a mini

life story. You’ll work up one story, looking at

the narrative of events linked to it, and blitzing

associated memories to add detail. Along the

way we’ll look at extracts from memoirs to see

how a small element from a single life can be

amplified to tell an epic story everyone can

connect with.Tickets £15 per person, strictly

limited numbers The Life Lines literary series

brings together celebrated authors from diverse




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backgrounds to reflect on how we tell the

stories of people’s lives. The series includes

panels and workshops to explore universal

questions, grounded in the heritage buried in

Willesden Jewish Cemetery. £15. 3pm - 4.15pm.

Register Here Contact: Emma Weleminsky-




Virtual Literary Series With Guy Gunaratne,

Xiaolu Guo and Howard Jacobson. In their

moving recent novels Guy Gunaratne (In Our

Mad and Furious City), Xiaolu Guo (A Lover’s

Discourse) and Howard Jacobson (Live a Little)

explore lives and deaths that are powerfully

shaped by locales. Join these celebrated

London-based writers for a discussion of why

‘place’ is so much more than ‘setting’ in their

writing and the approach they each take to

creating characters and narratives that tell

London’s as well as Londoners’ stories. Chaired

by Nadia Valman, who teaches urban literature

at Queen Mary, University of London 6pm-7pm.

Register Here

Thursday 10th September

Virtual


Virtual literary series With Sally Bayley, Gabriel

Krauze, Nikesh Shukla and Rebecca Abrams.

Perhaps you are embarking on putting together

your own story; how would you go about

it? What matters more, the research or the

writing? Authenticity or style? Sally Bayley’s

first instalment of her memoir tells of a life

saved by books. In real life Gabriel Krauze left

Kilburn gangs for writing. Next year Nikesh

Shukla will publish his own story of race,

family and home. Rebecca Abrams explores

with them how they have shaped their own

experience on the page 7.30pm-8.45pm.

Register Here Friday 11th September to


Virtual


Virtual tour/talk . A recorded short film about

our Regency Synagogue and its history. First

consecrated in 1839, it contains the oldest

Ashkenazi furniture (1761) in the UK. Two unique

18th century prayer plaques are on the walls.

Free. View Here Contact: Jenny Silverston info@

cheltenhamsynagogue.org.uk 01242 242724

www.cheltenhamsynagogue.org.uk

Saturday 12th September

Virtual


Oxford Jewish Heritage

Virtual tour of the Ashmolean Museum in

Oxford. The Ashmolean, one of Europe’s oldest

museums, contains a treasure trove of littleknown

artefacts related to Jewish life, dating from

the present day to the early Bronze Age. Author

Rebecca Abrams has curated the highlights into

a fascinating virtual tour through time, space

and the history of the Jewish European diaspora

Pre-booking is required. Registration: 11am tour

and 4pm tour Each virtual tour lasts one hour.

Contact: Rebecca Abrams rebecca.abrams@

gmail.com 07760 164182 www.rebeccaabrams.

co.uk

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Around the UK

Liverpool Old Hebrew Congregation

Deane Road Cemetery

Walking tour. This was the cemetery for this

community from 1838-1929. Many illustrious

people are buried here who made lasting

contributions to the civic life of Liverpool.

Grade 1 Listed. Free. 11am-3pm. Deane

Road Liverpool, L7 0ET. Contact: Mrs Petula

Nevitt lohc1@aol.com 0151 709 3431 www.

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The Old Synagogue - Canterbury

Open Day/Tour The Old Synagogue in

Canterbury is considered to be the best example

of an Egyptian Revival synagogue. In 1982,

The King’s School, Canterbury purchased the

Old Synagogue and it currently serves as the

school’s music recital hall. Free. 11am-3pm. The

Old Synagogue, 33-34 King’s Street, Canterbury,

Kent, CT1 2AJ. Contact: Nina Hunt N.hunt@

kings-bursary.co.uk 01227 287234 www.kingsschool.co.uk

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Virtual

Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain

Family Research Workshop. on Zoom. With the

huge amount of current interest in finding out

about our roots and programmes such as ‘Who

do you think you are?’, the JGSGB will be holding

an all-region online family research workshop.

Guests are invited to have their family research

paperwork available and the JGSGB experts can

help to explore family backgrounds further. Pre

booking required. Log-in details on registration.

FREE. 2pm-5pm. Contact: Raymond

Montanjees raymusik@aol.com 01277 849852

programme@jgsgb.org.uk


Workshop. With Ayisha Malik and the

Professional Writing Academy. We’ll look at

ways to use your environment to spark stories

about your life and family, using all five senses

as story starters and thinking about how the

people around you speak – because place is

about people. There will be practical exercises

to find the telling details that make a piece of

writing feel richer, and we’ll look at short extracts

from authors inspired by the city, the countryside

and historic landscapes. Tickets £15 per

person, strictly limited numbers 3pm - 4.15pm

Register Here Contact: Emma Weleminsky-




Virtual literary series With Thomas Harding,

Peter Conradi and Anne Sebba. Family stories

are the mainstay of Willesden Cemetery.

Thomas Harding’s forebears the Salmons and

Glucksteins, many of whom are buried there,

built the Lyons catering and hotels empire that

was a British household name for more than

a century. Peter J Conradi’s ancestors came

from Europe in the 1870s and continued a

family tradition in engineering and railways. Join

these phenomenal story-tellers as they delve

deep into the business of family and the art of

biography in this conversation with Anne Sebba

7pm-10e.15pm. Register Here.

Monday 14th September

Virtual

B’nai B’rith Yad B’Yad Lodge

Virtual Talk by Brian Nathan: ‘The Lives and

Musical Journeys of Irving Berlin and Tom

Lehrer’. 8pm. Meeting only open to B’nai B’rith

members who will need to pre-book. Contact

heritagetalk@hotmail.com Free, but a donation

to B’nai B’rith UK charities would be greatly

appreciated.

Tuesday 15th September

Virtual

Limmud UK

Virtual Tour/Talk. A tour of Britain on Zoom!

Limmud Tour of Britain is an online minifestival

of lectures, workshops, music and film

brought to you by Britain’s regional Jewish

communities. Must be pre-booked. 7.30pm to

10pm. Register Here See entry on 8 September

for more information.



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Wednesday 30th September

Virtual

B’nai B’rith UK

Virtual Talk. Air Commodore Philip Lester -

‘We are here too: an account of contemporary

Jewish military service’. Pre booking required

Free. 8pm-9pm. Zoom log in details upon

registration. Register Here Contact: Office

Administrator office@bnaibrithuk.org 020 7446

8660 / 07588 087324 www.bnaibrithuk.org

Wednesday 14th October

Virtual

B’nai B’rith UK

Virtual Talk. The Ashmolean, one of Europe’s

oldest museums, contains a treasure trove

of little-known artefacts related to Jewish life,

dating from the present day to the early Bronze

Age. Author Rebecca Abrams has curated the

highlights into a fascinating virtual tour through

time, space and the history of the Jewish

European diaspora. Pre Booking Essential. Free.

8pm-9pm. Zoom Log-in details on registration


The Ashmolean,

Oxford

to you by Britain’s regional Jewish communities.

Must be pre-booked. 7.30 to 10pm. Register Here

See entry on 8 September for more information.

Wednesday 21st October

Virtual

B’nai B’rith UK

Virtual Talk. ‘Speaking across the divide’. Dr

Noemie Lopian, the daughter of Holocaust

survivors, has teamed up with Derek Niemann,

the grandson of an SS officer. In a highly

unusual and indeed possibly unique partnership,

Noemie and Derek are sharing their stories as

a warning of the perils of extremism and to

inspire greater understanding. Their ongoing

speaking tour began in 2019. They have spoken

at schools, universities and synagogues, as well

as being keynote speakers at a range of public

events. “The Nazis tried to kill kindness. We

fight against that”. Pre booking essential. Zoom

log in details on registration Free. 8pm-9pm.



07588 087324 www.bnaibrithuk.org

Sunday 25th October

Virtual

Kehillat Kernow, Jewish Community of

Cornwall

Virtual quiz show: ‘Just a Minute’. Members

must speak without repetition on a subject (will

include a Jewish theme and reveal a Jewish

journey taken by that person in some way).

The best speeches will be determined by those



Tuesday 20th October

Virtual

Limmud UK


Limmud Tour of Britain is an online mini-festival

of lectures, workshops, music and film brought

Noemie Lopian & Derek Niemann



participating at the end of the session. 5pm-

7pm. Register Here Contact: Patricia Lipert

on: 01736 762675 patricialipert@yahoo.co.uk

www.kehillatkernow.com

Sunday 27th October

Virtual

Limmud UK


Limmud Tour of Britain is an online minifestival

of lectures, workshops, music and film

brought to you by Britain’s regional Jewish

communities. Must be pre-booked. 7.30pm to

10pm. Register Here See entry on 8 September

for more information.

Saturday 31st October to

Thursday 31st December

Virtual

Strawberry Hill House and Garden

Virtual Exhibition: Focusing on the Jewish

occupants of Strawberry Hill between the

1860s and the 1920s: Lady Frances Waldegrave

and the Stern Family. View Exhibition

Contact: Silvia Davoli and silvia.davoli@

strawberryhillhouse.org.uk 07817 276950

www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk

Wednesday 4th November

Virtual

B’nai B’rith UK

Virtual Talk. Illana Spitz Epstein on ‘The History

of Jewish Dress’. Pre-booking essential. Free.

8pm-9pm. Zoom log in details on registration.



07588 087324 www.bnaibrith.org

Tuesday 10th November

Virtual

B’nai B’rith UK

Virtual Talk. Cassy Sachar on ‘Tales from

the Leo Baeck College Library’. Pre booking

essential. Zoom log in details on registration.

Register Here 8pm-9pm. Contact: office@

bnaibrithuk.org 020 7446 8660 / 07588

087324 www.bnaibrithuk.org

Tuesday 24th November

Virtual

B’nai B’rith UK

Virtual Talk. David Glasser of the Ben Uri

Gallery, London Jewish Museum of Art on

‘The Future of Jewish Cultural Providers Post-

Covid’. Pre booking essential. Zoom log in

details on registration. Register Here 8pm-

9pm. Contact: Office Administrator office@

bnaibrithuk.org 020 7446 8660 / 07588

087324 www.bnaibrithuk.org

Strawberry Hill House and Garden

Photo by: www.kilianosullivan.com



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Sunday 29th November

Virtual

Kehillat Kernow, Jewish Community of

Cornwall

Virtual discussion: Favourite book which

influenced you. The intellectual, cultural and

spiritual journey which that book encouraged

will come into play. 5pm-7pm. Register Here

Contact: Patricia Lipert on: 01736-762675

patricialipert@yahoo.co.uk www.kehillatkernow.

com

Wednesday 2nd December

Virtual

B’nai B’rith UK

Virtual tour/talk. ‘The Splendour and Beauty

of Prague, - a City beyond compare’ with

Charles Landau. Pre-booking essential. Zoom

log in details on registration. 8pm-9pm.




Tuesday 8th December

Virtual

B’nai B’rith UK

Virtual tour/talk. ‘Lights of the Israel Museum

including Chanukiot from the Museum and

their stories’. Museum docent Judith Sinclair-

Cohen, who has lived in Israel for 30 years, will

give a behind-the-scenes online tour and talk,

about the Israel Museum. The Israel Museum is

Israel’s premier cultural institution. Although only

55 years old, the museum is considered one of

the top ten encyclopedic museums worldwide.

Judith has been an English-speaking guide at

the Museum since 2016: She gives public tours

as well as tailor- made tours for VIPs, visiting

groups, pilgrims, academics, ambassadors

and the occasional foreign minister. Lights of

the Israel Museum including Chanukiot from

the Museum and their stories with Judith

Sinclair-Cohen. Pre booking essential. Zoom

log in details on registration Free. 5pm-6pm.




Sights and history of Jewish

Prague with Charles Landau



‘Sardine Tin’ Chanukiah

Israel Museum

Sunday 27th December

Virtual

Kehillat Kernow,

Jewish Community of Cornwall

Virtual discussion: Journey of Names and Jewish

Identity. Participants discuss their Jewish and

secular names, either names adopted or given

at birth, and their significance (historical, familial,

spiritual) in terms of their identities. 5pm-

7pm. Register Here Contact: Patricia Lipert

on: 01736 762675 patricialipert@yahoo.co.uk

www.kehillatkernow.com

Inside the Israel Museum



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British participation in the European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage is organised by B’nai B’rith

UK, part of B’nai B’rith International, which was founded in New York in 1843 and in 2018 celebrated its

175th anniversary.

Today, it is one of the largest Jewish volunteer organisations active in humanitarian, human rights and

cultural and charitable work in 59 countries, 27 of which are affiliated to B’nai B’rith Europe.

Launched in 1996 by the B’nai B’rith Lodge in Strasbourg, the Open Days became pan-European in 2000

and are now under the aegis of the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish

Culture and Heritage (AEPJ), with the participation of 31 countries.

In this especially difficult year, the B’nai B’rith UK would like to acknowledge the contribution of the

Survey of the Jewish Built Heritage (SJBH) and members of B’nai B’rith UK, for their generous support,

as well as our participants who are making these Open Days, talks, guided walks and events, whether

real or virtual, possible by opening their buildings to the public and/or arranging events.

For further information about Jewish Heritage Days, both here and on the Continent, please contact

B’nai B’rith UK.

Tel: 020 7446 8660 or 07588 087324

Email: office@bnaibrithuk.org

www.bnaibrithuk.org or www.jewisheritage.org

Countries taking part in the European Days of Jewish Culture & Heritage 2020:

B’NAI B’RITH UK

Austria t Belgium t Belarus t Bosnia-Herzegovina t Bulgaria t Croatia t Czech Republic t Denmark t France

Georgia t Germany t Greece t Hungary t Ireland t Italy t Latvia t Lithuania t Luxembourg t Netherlands

Norway t Poland t Portugal t Romania t Serbia t Slovenia t Spain t Sweden t Switzerland t Turkey

United Kingdom t Ukraine.

B’nai B’rith Europe

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Media Partner

B’nai B’rith UK, ORT House, 126 Albert Street, London, NW1 7NE Charity Number: 1061661

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