FILM SCREENING 🎥Join us at WestLondonSynagogue for a special screening of Chaos Dragon and the Light. This documentary explores the wartime experiences of 'hidden child' Marika Henriques with director Sal Anderson.

🗓️5 May 🕖7.15pm 🎟 Free📍London
jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/chaos-d…

Ahead of announcing the winner of JR's inaugural Emerging Journalists Award, Dani Silver speaks to 4 of the candidates who received special commendations. Read about their experience & plans for the future: jewishrenaissance.org.uk/blog/emerging-…

Hosted w/ Jewish News, Union of Jewish Students, @LyonsLearning

Pesach is fast approaching & PJ Library has provided some fun child-friendly Passover recipes that you won't want to pass-over!
From charoset for breakfast, salads on a stick, no-bread sandwiches to no-chicken soup, the whole family can help with the prep:
pjlibrary.org/beyond-books/p…

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK📢Join us TONIGHT as Professor Naomi Seidman (University of Toronto) explores what the popular Yiddish press made of Sigmund Freud during the 20s & 30s, from the 'Oedipal Lullaby Contest' to namechecking famous Jews.

🕖7pm🎟️FREE💻Zoom
jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events

w/@LyonsLearning

Country Houses, Jewish Homes looks at UK / European country houses that were owned, renewed or built by Jews. The exhibition @ Ralli Hall (15-16 Apr) shows the importance of the houses & the attempts to rewrite them & their owners into history.
jhse.org/event-details/…
Jewish Historical Society of England (JHSE)

.@Deli_Segal's satirical show returns following it's sold out 2023 run. Pickle explores the tensions of being a secular Jewish woman in the UK, taking the audience on a journey of enlightenment.

See it at @SohoTheatre (15-27 Apr) & read our 4-star review: jewishrenaissance.org.uk/blog/pickle

Book now for KLEZFEST 2024 🎶 @JewishMusicUK returns to SOAS University of London with their annual klezmer week this summer (19-23 Aug), featuring live performances and expert tutors exploring the Jewish genre that dates back to 19th-century Eastern Europe.
jmi.org.uk

Professor Naomi Seidman (University of Toronto) joins JR for the final session in our Yiddishists series to explore the fascination the Yiddish press had with psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. This week at the earlier time of 7pm.

🗓️10 Apr 🎟FREE 💻Zoom jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/the-yid…

w/ @LyonsLearning

Critically acclaimed alternative folk duo Fran&Flora launch their second album, Precious Collection, which was inspired by Yiddish and klezmer music. Catch them at OMEARA next Sunday (14 Apr).

omearalondon.com/event/fran-flo…

.Ashley Blaker's personal show Normal Schmormal heads out on a UK tour. In this amusing and somewhat outrageous hour, he cleverly jokes about life with children with special educational needs. Read Dan 4-star review here: jewishrenaissance.org.uk/blog/ashley-bl…

🎟ashleyblaker.com/tour

A new lecture series launches next week (9 Apr) about Austrian history, identity & creativity from 1900 to 2020. Hosted by ACF London, The Arc of History runs throughout 2024. Dr Tamara Scheer (@UniVienna) leads session 1, focusing on diversity in Vienna. acflondon.org/events/the-arc…

Book now! JR's own Dr Aviva Dautch heads to LSJS to discuss what literature can 'tell' us about The Haggadah. Compare classical vs contemporary writings and explore various approaches to literary texts in time for Passover.

🗓️15 Apr 🕖10.30am 🎟£12
lsjs.ac.uk/the-haggadah-w…

⭐The Yiddishists⭐ In this week's session, author Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 and artist & poet @SophieHerx explore how Yiddish language influences their work as descendants of Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants.

🗓️3 Apr🕖7.30pm🎟FREE💻Zoom
jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/the-yid…

Hosted w/@LyonsLearning

🎻 The annual @KlezNorth music festival returns! Expect a jam-packed weekend of singing, dancing and instrumental workshops, plus a big concert to close with a bang.

🗓️ 5-7 Apr 📍 Peak District 🎟 From £85
kleznorth.org.uk

Hosted in association w/ @JewishMusicUK

♻️ Keep Britain Tidy's Great British Spring Clean is back! And 2024 marks 70 years of KBT! As their Jewish partner, we approach the campaign with tikkun olam (repairing the world) in mind. So grab a litter picker and join us in helping keep Britain tidy.

keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/s…

Join us TONIGHT as Vivi Lachs and Edna Nahshon take us on a tour of Yiddish popular culture, from Whitechapel to New York's Lower East Side.

🕖7.30pm🎟️FREE💻Zoom
jewishrenaissance.org.uk/events/the-yid…

Hosted with @LyonsLearning

How does a season of Barbra Streisand sound? Delve into the legendary stage star's trailblazing 60-year career at JW3 (2-21 Apr). Watch some of her most iconic work and hear from Dr Julie Lobalzo Wright about Streisand's fame and stardom.

👀 jw3.org.uk/streisand

''A dark-humoured satire, much like The Producers, with a helping of Carry On silliness throughout.''
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Jewish Renaissance

#Theatre venues looking to program a dark and hilarious political satire this year? Look no further:

youtube.com/watch?v=p_ret9…

Guys and Dolls ★★★★★ – The all-immersive revival of the deservedly popular musical marches on, with a magical mix of new & established cast members, says judiherman1.

See the new cast until 31 Aug @_BridgeTheatre & read Judi's review on the JR blog: jewishrenaissance.org.uk/blog/guys-and-…

Chag Purim Sameach! 🥳🎉🎉👯‍♀️👯‍♂️🎈🎈🥳