Everyone Welcome - Jewish Heritage
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European Days of <strong>Jewish</strong> Culture & <strong>Heritage</strong><br />
5 th & 12 -15 th September 2010<br />
CHATHAM Memorial Synagogue<br />
Eclectic mid-Victorian synagogue, fine decorative interior, unique in Britain with<br />
burial ground behind. Grade II* listed 366 High St, Rochester, Kent ME1 1DJ T<br />
O 10am-12noon, 2-5pm<br />
CHELTENHAM Hebrew Congregation<br />
Regency synagogue with Greek-key frontage, by local architect William Knight.<br />
Opened in 1839. Grade II* listed. Impressive dome in local Regency style.<br />
Synagogue Lane, St. James Sq, Cheltenham GL51 3LU. D T P O 10.30am-<br />
5.30pm<br />
CORNWALL Kehillat Kernow<br />
Lecture on Chagall, wine/cheese to follow (information on website www.<br />
kehillatkernow.com)<br />
EXETER Synagogue Hebrew Congregation<br />
Rare 1760s Georgian synagogue, Grade II* listed. Synagogue Place, Mary<br />
Arches Street, Exeter EX4 3BA. D T DT O 10am-5pm<br />
GLASGOW Garnethill Hebrew Congregation<br />
Scotland’s oldest grand surviving synagogue, built 1879, Grade I listed. 129 Hill<br />
Street, Glasgow G3 6UB D T DT P S O 10am-2pm. Guided historical tours<br />
of building<br />
HULL Hebrew Congregation The Synagogue, 30 Pryme St, Anlaby, Hull<br />
HU10 6SH. D T DT P O 2.30-4.30pm. 2.30pm Presentation - <strong>Jewish</strong> artists,<br />
Hull Archives material<br />
LINCOLN <strong>Jewish</strong> Community Housed in medieval Jews Court, 2-3 Steep<br />
Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LS T O 12-3pm<br />
LIVERPOOL Princes Road Synagogue<br />
Opened 1874, outstanding High Victorian interior. Grade I listed. Synagogue<br />
Chambers, Princes Rd, Liverpool L8 1TG D T P S O 10am |Guided Tours (1½<br />
hrs) 10am, 12noon, 2pm<br />
MANCHESTER<br />
(Also Cheetham Festival, multi-faith, multi-ethnic weekend) Higher<br />
Crumpsall & Higher Broughton Hebrew<br />
Congregation Bury Old Rd, Salford, Manchester M7 4PX. T P O 10am-<br />
12noon. 10.30am Guided Tour with Dr Sharman Kadish<br />
MANCHESTER <strong>Jewish</strong> Museum<br />
Displays illustrating 200 years of <strong>Jewish</strong> community social history, housed<br />
in Moorish Grade II* listed former Spanish & Portuguese synagogue. 190<br />
Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester M8 8LW D T P S 10.30am-5pm Admission<br />
free. Exhibition ‘In the Red’ (18 May-29 Sept) influence of Ashkenazi<br />
community housed in 1840s-built Red Bank estate.<br />
NORTHAMPTON JTrails<br />
Exploring rich <strong>Jewish</strong> history, latest archaelogical discoveries. 2pm Meet<br />
Guildhall, St. Giles Square NN1 1DE. Free (donations welcome) Tel 01856<br />
977946, www.jtrails.org.uk<br />
NORWICH Hebrew Congregation<br />
3 Earlham Road, Norwich NR2 3RA. D T P S<br />
O 10am-4pm. Display panels of historical information.<br />
11am, 12noon, 2pm, 3pm Talks and Questions<br />
OXFORD <strong>Jewish</strong> Congregation<br />
21 Richmond Road, Oxford OX1 2JL. Synagogue O 1.30-5.30 pm D T Y S 3<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong> Walks ‘Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> Oxford’ in association with Open Doors<br />
Oxford. Sat 11 Sept: 2pm; 12 Sept: 10.30am, 2pm Free, pre-booking essential<br />
Tel 01865 242918 www.oxfordopendoors.org.uk<br />
RAMSGATE Montefiore Synagogue & Mausoleum<br />
Grade II* listed Regency synagogue by first <strong>Jewish</strong> architect David Mocatta.<br />
Nearby Mausoleum of Sir Moses Montefiore. Honeysuckle Road, Ramsgate,<br />
Kent CT11 8AA. T S 9.30am-2pm Guide on site<br />
RAMSGATE Thanet & District Reform Synagogue<br />
293a Margate Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT12 6TE. D T 11am-3pm. Exhibitions:<br />
Art & Judaism, 25 Years of Reform Judaism in East Kent<br />
YORK <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong> Trail<br />
2.15pm Public Walk. Meet Museum Gardens Gates, Museum St,York. Private<br />
Tours any time . D T DT P Tel 01904 622303 Adults £5.50 Students £5<br />
Children (5-15) £2.50<br />
MONDAY 13 September<br />
LONDON<br />
London Metropolitan Archives (see Venues)<br />
2-3.30pm Talk ‘Discovering <strong>Jewish</strong> History at LMA’.<br />
Free, but pre-booking essential.<br />
AROUND the UK<br />
OXFORD JTrails<br />
The original JTrails, celebrating 21 st year (1½ hrs). <strong>Jewish</strong> history & heritage<br />
from Conquest to present. 2pm Meet entrance Botanic Gardens, opp Magdalen<br />
College. Free (donations welcome). Tel 01856 977946, www.jtrails.org.uk<br />
TUESDAY 14 September<br />
LONDON<br />
12 Guided Walk (JEECS) (see Venues)<br />
11am ‘Churchill & the Anarchists’. Dramatic Houndsditch murders (1910),<br />
Siege of Sidney St (1911). Impact of these events on the East End <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
community. Meet Clive Bettington at Aldgate tube station<br />
London Archaelogical Archive & Research Centre<br />
Museum of London (see Venues) 11am-1pm . Talk & Tour of archaelogical<br />
archives & artefacts, by curator Daniel Nesbitt & Kenneth Marks. £5 Max.<br />
No. 25 Pre-booking ess. Tel. Admin. 0759 907 7869, bbukjewishheritage@<br />
gmail.com<br />
Museum of London (see Venues) 3pm Talk by curator Julia Hoffbrand<br />
(45mins). London’s <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong>, about objects recovered from kosher<br />
distillery in Brick Lane. Adults only, free. Tickets on day from information desk.<br />
Southgate & District Reform Synagogue<br />
120 Oakleigh Road North, Whetstone, London N20 9EZ<br />
D T DT DP S 8-10pm ‘The Spirituality of Space’ Study Evening, part of<br />
10-day scheme. email info@sdrs.org.uk<br />
The Wiener Library<br />
Unique collection of archive material on Holocaust, Nazi era. Independent<br />
resource centre for education & research, moving to new premises Spring 2011.<br />
4 Devonshire Street, London W1W 5BH L T 10.30am Talk by Archivist &<br />
Tour of Wiener Library collections.Free, pre-booking essential (nos. limited) Tel<br />
020 7636 7247, info@wienerlibrary.co.uk<br />
AROUND the UK<br />
BANGOR<br />
Gwynedd Museum & Art Gallery. Fford Gwynedd, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57<br />
1DT. 7pm Lecture on North Wales <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Heritage</strong>. D L T DT P S Tel 01248<br />
355368 www.GwyneddMuseum@gwynedd.gov.uk<br />
BRIGHTON & HOVE<br />
JTrails <strong>Heritage</strong> Tour of <strong>Jewish</strong> Brighton (1½ hrs). 2pm Meet outside entrance<br />
Brighton Railway Station, Queen’s Rd. Free (donations welcome). Tel 01856<br />
977946, www.jtrails.org.uk<br />
Wednesday 15 September<br />
LONDON<br />
Museum of London (see Venues)<br />
London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN. Museum of London in partnership with Ben<br />
Uri Art Gallery the London <strong>Jewish</strong> Museum of Art. 1pm free Talk - Exploring<br />
100 years of <strong>Jewish</strong> artists in London including Alfred Wolmark, David<br />
Bomberg etc.Rachel Dickson, co-curator of exhibition ‘The Whitechapel Boys’<br />
series developed by Ben Uri Art Gallery.<br />
OTHER DATES<br />
Wednesday 25 Aug, Sunday 26 Sept<br />
Museum of London events<br />
2.30-4.30pm Guided Walks ‘The <strong>Jewish</strong> East End’ Spitalfields, old synagogues,<br />
Yiddish theatres, vapour baths, outdoor markets, immigrant Huguenots and<br />
Bengalis. Meet Rachel Kolsky at Aldgate East tube stn, Leman St £8 Prebooking<br />
essential www.museumoflondon.org.uk<br />
Wednesday 6 October<br />
London <strong>Jewish</strong> Cultural Centre NW11<br />
D DL T DT S 10.30am-3pm Operetta Day (see Venues) Day-long celebration.<br />
General intro in morning, afternoon session The Merry Widow. Notable <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
composers including Offenbach. £30 Tel 020 8457 5000 admin@ljcc.org.uk<br />
KEY<br />
O = Open Doors D=Disabled access L=Lift T=Toilets on site DT=Disabled Toilet P = Parking on site<br />
Please note: Listings are subject to alteration and possible cancellation up to the last minute,<br />
so it is advisable to check with the organisers or venues.
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