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Jewish Journeys
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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