Autumn/Winter 2019

The Jay Rayner Quartet

What’s On Autumn/Winter 2019

Arts & Culture

Cinema

Families

Classes & Courses

Welcome TO JW3 Whether it be the smell of fresh pencils in your pencil case, a blank diary waiting to be filled or honeycakes being baked for the upcoming Jewish New Year, there is a feeling of newness in the air. All of which are signs that we’re kicking off a new season of fantastic programming at JW3 and I can guarantee you that this one is going to be a corker. I am delighted to introduce our new Season What’s On Guide, full to the brim of events, festivals and activities for everyone to enjoy.

The Autumn/Winter 2019 Season is packed with a fantastic range of classes, courses, talks, discussions, concerts, plays, kids and family activities and so much more. Look out for incredible new musical performances, Brit-Ish (p3) from Sam Eastmond; an enlightening In Conversation with Simon Sebag Montefiore (p12); incredible jazz from Ronnie Scott’s Allstars (p6); Art of War & Manipulative Politics Today with Hagai Segal (p28); Antisemitism: From Recent Past to Unknown Future (p34) with our expert panel “Judge” Rob Rinder, Rachel Riley, Baroness Ruth Deech and Trudy Gold; plenty of wonderful events aimed at Russian-speaking, Israeli and French families (p46-48); and of course, our hugely popular annual Chanukah Funukah and Chanukah Light Ups Chanukah celebrations for families (p44).

As always, we have some stand-out festivals and series this season which are unmissable. We can’t wait to welcome back our UK Jewish Comedy Festival (p8-9) which will have you laughing your kishkes out all the way into 2020. I’m excited to announce our brand-new literary festival Pocket Sized (p10). And our partners are also bringing some outstanding content this season, such as the return of the UK Jewish Film Festival (p17) where you can enjoy some of the best Jewish films from across the globe in our cosy boutique cinema.

And to top it all off, our magical Ice Rink returns for December and January. So, whether it’s a skate with the kids, a birthday celebration, first date or even a staff team ice-breaker (sorry, couldn’t resist!), we look forward to welcoming you.

As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, be sure to treat yourself to something that will nourish your mind, body or soul, by flicking through this What’s On Guide and booking your places for some events, performances, classes or courses now. I hope to see you again soon.

Raymond Simonson Chief Executive

CONTENTS Arts & Culture

p3

Families & Youth

p42

Music p3

Family Sundays

Performance p7

Chanukah p44

UK Jewish Comedy Festival

Israeli Families

p46

Pocket-sized p10

French Families

p48

Literature p11

Russian Families

p48

In Conversation

p12

Crafternoon p49

Visual Arts

p14

Early Years

p50

Arts Salon

p15

Kids Zone

p55

p8

Walks p16 Cinema

p17

UK Jewish Film Festival

p42

Youth p56 Parenting p58

p17

Regular events for Families

p60

Live Arts on Screen p18

Events by date for Families

p61

Film Studies & Talks

p19

Regular events

p62

p20

Events by date

p63

Social Action

p21

Who & Where

p67

Young Professionals

p22

Adult Learning

p23

Israeli Communities

Talks & Discussions

p23

History & World Affairs

p29

Jewish Identity

p33

Holocaust Education

p34

Languages

p35

Health & Fitness

p39

Krav Maga

p40

Check out our Family section on page 42

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DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING This autumn JW3 turns six. If we were a child we’d be losing our milk teeth. Gappy, adventurous, beaming. We are developing our tastes and we are shaping - sometimes playfully, sometimes earnestly - that sense of ourself that will become our adult identity.

So who are we? And what do we love?

The brochure you are reading holds the clue. Turn the first pages and you’ll see immediately that we love music.

We’ll be navigating the spiritual ‘Days of Awe’ through powerful poetry set to music, tapping our feet at regular jazz nights and overflowing with pride when Sam Eastmond’s big band plays the award-winning Brit-Ish, a new piece we commissioned exploring what it is to be British and Jewish today. Read on and you’ll notice Klezmer in the Park, our Israeli Singing Group, and musical Chanukah Light-Ups. Flick back to the UK Jewish Comedy Festival and you’ll see that we love to laugh. We even find the funny in Freud – the man who told the world’s most enduring stories about how our minds work.

And there’s another clue about what we really love. Underlying it all, at the deepest level, we really love stories. Retelling old stories, creating new stories, telling stories through music, through film, through conversation… this is at the heart of this season and of our identity.

And just as the Jewish storytelling tradition is infinitely rich, so too are the forms and stories here. In September we celebrate all stories ‘Pocketsized’ in a new festival exploring a cornucopia of short narratives, headlined by performance poet Hollie McNish. Every week there are opportunities to discuss great novels or poetry, and develop your own creative writing skills. We host special PJ Library story readings for the Jewish Festivals and present winter treats including interactive stories from Chickenshed Theatre for families and little ones.

Week in, week out, our teachers unearth tales of long ago and far away and dust off forgotten stories. They keep us up to date with world events as the story of our current time unfurls. In Brains at Breakfast every Wednesday, and on the 81st Anniversary of Kristallnacht, we consider what the next chapters of our story might be. JW3 is part of the rich story of us­-­the British Jewish Community.

What stories do we tell ourselves about ourselves? And what story do we want to tell others about ourselves? Here at JW3, in this wonderful Jewish space where everyone is welcome, we are writing the future of this story season by season, year by year. It is a story about you, so we must write it together. Now we are six.

Come and play.

Rachel Grunwald Director of Programming

ARTS & CULTURE

MUSIC

Brit-Ish

Sam Eastmond (Photography by Graham Hardy)

Composer and Zorn collaborator Sam Eastmond explores what it means to be both Jewish and British today. Described by John Zorn’s Tzadik Label as “one of the most adventurous Big Bands working today”, Eastmond’s Spike Orchestra features some of the UK’s most outrageous players as this new work's large ensemble explores Radical Jewish Culture though the British lens.

With live visuals from fine artist Miki Shaw. Brit-Ish is a project supported

by The New Music Biennial.

Anatomy of a Big Band: Matinee Concert Sunday 6 October | 3.30pm £15 per person | £45 per family of 4 Join composer Sam Eastmond as he breaks down the music of Brit-Ish into its different elements and melodies, explaining Jewish Music and defining Radical Jewish Culture.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 jw3.org.uk

Brit-Ish Thursday 17 October | 7.30pm £20 | Live Music This full concert of Brit-Ish will be accompanied by highlights of The Spike Orchestra’s Binah, from John Zorn’s Masada Book 3, The Book of Beriah, and the album launch of Sam Eastmond’s Gulgoleth.

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Senior Rabbi, Rabbi Joseph Dweck

Jeremy Sassoon (Photography by William Ellis)

ARTS & CULTURE | MUSIC

The Sounds of Awe with Rabbi Joseph Dweck

Jeremy Sassoon’s MOJO (Musicians of Jewish Origin)

Monday 23 September | 8.30pm £15 | Live Music

Thursday 26 September | 7.30pm £20 | Live Music

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Days of Awe, have special prayers that poetically articulate our understanding of God, and the longing for heaven. Rabbi Joseph Dweck will speak about and perform these moving and lyrical prayers, explore their place in Sephardi culture, and his own personal relationship with them. Rabbi Dweck is the Senior Rabbi of the Spanish & Portuguese Sephardi Community.

Jazz pianist and singer Jeremy Sassoon together with his quartet presents a history of Jewish songwriters, from the golden era of Gershwin to the end of 20th Century.

Expect covers of legends including Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel and Randy Newman. Jeremy is a captivating host and raconteur, armed with witty repartee and some surprising stories.

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“It is a mark of true showmanship when a performer knows when to change the speed or the vibe, taking the audience on an emotional journey.”

- Kai Hoffman for London Jazz News.

Members get 10% discount on ticket prices

Tracy Kashi

The Jay Rayner Quartet

ARTS & CULTURE | MUSIC

The Jay Rayner Quartet: A Night of Food & Agony

My Cancer Gap Year with Tracy Kashi

Wednesday 23 October | 8pm £20 | Live Music

Thursday 31 October | 8pm £15 | Live Music

Founded in 2012, the fabulous Jay Rayner Quartet romps through a repertoire of two halves. In keeping with his International renown as a restaurant critic, Jay tackles songs that deal with food and drink. Alongside that, in a series of brilliant anecdotes, he also reminisces about his childhood growing up with a mother who was a famous agony aunt and sex advice columnist, the late Claire Rayner.

Because, as he says, ‘so many blues songs sound like a letter to an agony aunt’. Join Jay and his Quartet for a night of agony, cracking stories and music that will nourish the soul.

“They wanted to remove my breasts, poison me, age me. I said yes yes yes.

Because I needed to live”.

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In an uplifting show, Tracy Kashi tells her experience with breast cancer from shock diagnosis and treatment through to tentative recovery. Expect live music, comedy and candid advice on how to survive an unexpected cancer gap year.

A percentage of ticket income will go to breast cancer charities.

“A beautiful and unique voice… stunning” - knewyu.com.

“An actress with panache… vocally impressive… and very funny indeed.”

- The Stage.

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David McAlmont (Photography by Anthony Elvy)

The Ronnie Scott’s All Star (Photography by Benjamin Amure)

ARTS & CULTURE | MUSIC

The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars Celebrate 60 Years of the Club

David McAlmont Presents Billie Holiday At Carnegie Hall

Thursday 28 November | 7.30pm £25 | Live Music

Thursday 19 December | 7.30pm £20 | Live Music

The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars celebrate 60 years of one of the world’s most iconic music venues. Set amongst the dive bars and jazz jook joints of London’s Soho, you’ll hear about the desperate finances of the early years and evocative tales of the club’s visitors: pop stars, film stars, politicians, comedians, royalty; but above all, musicians.

David McAlmont leads this tribute to Lady Day, inspired by the legendary 1956 concert at which Billie’s music was accompanied by extracts from her autobiography Lady Sings the Blues. Experience the optimism of her 1930s work through her 1940s Torch songs to her self-penned classics Don’t Explain and Lady Sings the Blues.

"How they sustain such full-on brilliance night after night is a mystery" - The Guardian.

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"Very probably the finest singing voice I’ve ever heard, he was also spookily, unnervingly like Holiday … It was as if he was somehow channelling her spirit." – outlineonline.com.

Members get 10% discount on ticket prices

PERFORMANCE The Karl Höcker Album with Paul Bargetto Thursday 10 October | 7.30pm £12 | Performance The Karl Höcker Album is a documentary theatre project based on the private photo album of the Auschwitz concentration camp Adjutant Karl Höcker.

"Remarkable, overpowering, dreadful theatre." - Andrew Hayden, Postcards from the Gods.

Spin by Stephen Laughton Tuesday 5 November | 7.30pm £8 | Staged reading When a rising political star is caught up in a storm of a scandal on the eve of a reshuffle, it looks like the spin which made his name is about to become his undoing. And in a world where fake news and emotional bias twist the PR, he knows only too well that it’s less the actual narrative but who drives it that’s important…

Spin is a staged reading of a new play

by Stephen Laughton. To be followed by a panel discussion on politics and political spin.

Scratch @ JW3

The Karl Höcker Album (Photography by Ingo Solms)

Sunday 27 October | 7.30pm £5 with a glass of wine | Performance Scratch night @ JW3 is your chance to experience exciting new theatre and performance in its early stages of development, including a chance to help the artists shape their work.

Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Tom Mansfield, Luke Ofield, Pip O’Neill and Danielle Wager explore stories about politics, the USSR and the Cold War.

Write Yourself: A Playwriting Workshop with Degenerate Fox Sunday 24 November | 3pm £28 | Workshop A playwriting workshop for theatre makers and aspiring theatre makers, writers, performers, directors, curious and creative people trying to find their voice. Open to all experience levels.

See Degenerate Fox performing at the UK Jewish Comedy Festival, details on page 9.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 jw3.org.uk

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The Dirty Thirty (Photography by Anja Kulessa)

UK JEWISH COMEDY FESTIVAL

World Tour of Jewish Comedy Thursday 5 December | 8.30pm £10 | Comedy Discover what pleases punters in Paris, what the Russians find ribald in Moscow, what jokes they’re cracking in Johannesburg and what tickles funny bones in Tel Aviv with some of the most entertaining Jewish comedians around the world.

You Don't Have to be Jewish to be Funny (But It Helps): A conversation about Freud and comedy Sunday 8 December | 4.30pm £10 | Comedy A Freudian slip is when you say one thing and mean your mother.

What is it about Jews and comedy?

Come and discover the links between Freud, humour and Judaism in this special comedy festival panel hosted by scholar Jaice Sara Titus, with Dr Brian Kaplan MD, comedian and writer David Schneider, comedian Arnold Brown, academic and author of The Jewish Joke Devorah Baum, and many more.

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Members get 10% discount on ticket prices

Maureen Lipman and Amy Rosenthal

Sara Barron (Photography by Karla Gowlett)

ARTS & CULTURE | UK JEWISH COMEDY FESTIVAL

Sara Barron: Enemies Closer Wednesday 11 December | 7pm £10 | Comedy

The Legacy of Jack Rosenthal: Maureen Lipman and Amy Rosenthal in Conversation Sunday 8 December | 8.30pm £20 | Comedy BAFTA-winning playwright and screenwriter Jack Rosenthal (Yentl, Bar Mitzvah Boy, The Evacuees) made a significant contribution to British-Jewish 20th Century theatre, television and film. We bring together two of the funniest and finest figures in entertainment, actor and writer Maureen Lipman (Educating Rita, The Pianist) and playwright Amy Rosenthal (Fear of Cherry Blossom, Jerusalem Syndrome), to discuss their shared love of Rosenthal’s work and its enduring legacy in British film and television.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 jw3.org.uk

2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Nominee, Sara Barron’s stunning new comedy show examines kindness, meanness, ex-boyfriends, ex-girlfriends, current husbands, all four of her friends, and two of her twelve enemies.

“Filthy and fearless”     -The Telegraph.

The Dirty Thirty at JW3 with Degenerate Fox Wednesday 11 December | 8.30pm £10 | Comedy A valiant attempt to perform 30 original plays in just 1 hour. The Dirty Thirty is a manic, messy, madcap theatrical feast served to order. Created, written and directed by Degenerate Fox. 9

£25 day pass 11am Audio Lounge Free | Roaming audio stories 11.30am A.M. Homes £12 | In Conversation 12.30pm RSA Shorts Free | Film 2.30pm Granta Magazine: The Short Form £10 | Panel Discussion 3.45pm Etgar Keret: Based on a true story £6 | Film

Sunday 15 September Join us for a pocket sized festival celebrating all things miniature with some of the most influential thinkers, writers and poets around. Our building will be taken over with talks, discussions, panels, film, a roaming audio lounge, mini-scenes from films, a mobile library and a pop-up bookstore from West End Lane Books. Expect a full-on dawn-till-dusk jam-packed day of short stories, small letters, little essays, bite-sized guides, short films, fleeting live art and teeny-tiny performances throughout JW3.

6pm Pocket 100 Short Film Programme Free | Film & Prize ceremony 7pm 5x15 £12 | Talk 9pm After Dark with Hollie McNish £12 | Performance

Day pass holders can pick up a free copy of Granta 147: 40th Birthday Special, containing a selection of the best pieces published in the magazine over its forty-year history.

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Members get 10% discount on ticket prices

LITERATURE Poetry Circle with Irene Newton

How Novel Was the Victorian Novel with Clive Lawton OBE

Wednesdays 4 September, 6 November & 4 December 2 - 3.30pm | Discussion £6 per session

Tuesdays 29 October - 17 December 10.30am - 12.30pm | Classes £20 per session £128 for the 8 week course

Are you passionate about poetry?

Here your chance to find out more and discuss your appreciation in a friendly and inspiring group.

This autumn Clive returns to his first love - English Literature - and will explore the history of the novel and some of the Victorian greats including Dickens, Eliot and the Brontës.

Book Circle with Irene Newton Wednesdays 11 September, 13 November & 11 December 2 - 3.30pm | Discussion £6 per session Join Irene for enriching thoughtprovoking and lively discussions about classic and contemporary novels.

Creative Writing with Sylvia Paskin Mondays 28 October - 16 December 7.30 - 9.30pm | Classes £128 for the 8 week course

Modern Jewish Literature with Dr. Aviva Dautch Thursdays 31 October - 19 December 10.30am - 12.30pm | Classes £20 per session £128 for the 8 week course Explore the richness of modern Jewish literature through reading Israeli, European and American books. This term’s books will include Liar by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler, Afua Hirsh’s Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging and Shylock Is My Name by Howard Jacobson.

Expand your horizons by writing in a lively and supportive setting. Sylvia Paskin is a writer/lecturer/editor. She has edited various anthologies of new fiction by Jewish writers, Jewish women’s poetry and Yiddish film.

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IN CONVERSATION In Conversation: with Simon Sebag Montefiore Wednesday 30 October | 8pm £15 | In conversation

Dame Stephanie Shirley

From declarations of war to demands for peace; from cries for freedom to shouts of righteous anger, acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore will be giving us the background and influence on momentous events of the day through his new anthology Voices in History, celebrating over fifty speeches that have shaped history.

A Tribute to Michael Freedland Dame Stephanie Shirley: Triumph over Adversity Tuesday 17 September 7.30pm | In Conversation £15 | £12 Online early bird Dame Stephanie Shirley CH is an extraordinary woman whose life story is an inspiring tale of triumph over adversity. Dame Stephanie started her journey as a 5 year old Kindertransport refugee, and went on to be an early IT pioneer who created a global business empire. Dame Stephanie will talk honestly about her life and how it has shaped her into the person she is today.

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Wednesday 27 November | 7pm £10 | In Conversation Michael Freedland was a pioneer, a Hollywood biographer who launched the first ever radio programme about Jewish life in Britain. You Don’t Have to be Jewish ran for nearly 25 years – and taught a generation of British Jews that they could be out and proud about their identity. Join his journalist son Jonathan, along with Baroness Julia Neuberger and Jewish Chronicle Editor Stephen Pollard as they listen back to gems from the YDHTBJ archive and reflect on the legacy of a remarkable programme - and a remarkable man.

Members get 10% discount on ticket prices

Glatt

From a few light bites to a vibrant Middle Eastern feast Now featuring the unmissable Kosher Sunday Roast To Book: 020 7433 8955 ZESTatJW3 Tickets 020 7433 8988 jw3.org.uk

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VISUAL ARTS

Hebrew Letters: A Sense of Place with Vetta Alexis

Open Art Studio with Michael Ajerman

Tuesdays 3 - 24 September 12.15 - 2.15pm | Workshop £64 for the 4 week course

Wednesdays 18 September - 2 October Wednesdays 30 October - 18 December 10.30am - 1pm | Classes £25 per session £66 for the 3 week course £176 for the 8 week course

Illustration and illumination in Hebrew Manuscripts have varied according to time and place. In this four-week course students will have the opportunity to explore colour and design while working on an illuminated word representing a place of their choice.

This short course is suitable for all levels; from beginners to the experienced. Bring along your own work and ideas to develop.

Know Before You Go: Paul Gauguin with Patrick Bade

Art Uncovered: Revealing the Masters and Moderns with Alice White

Wednesday 4 September 2 - 3.30pm | Illustrated Talk £20 | £16 Online early bird

Wednesday 18 September 2 - 3.30pm | Illustrated Talk £20 | £16 Online early bird

From October 2019 to January 2020 the National Gallery is hosting their first ever exhibition devoted to the portraits of Paul Gauguin following his move away from Impressionism towards Symbolism. Come and explore his work with the inimitable Patrick Bade.

Central St. Martins lecturer Alice White uncovers how Turner and Rembrandt became innovators of the painting practice, paving the way for modernists like Pollock and Fontana to follow. From dripping pigment to secret sketchbooks, everything will be revealed.

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Members get 10% discount on ticket prices

Self Portrait with Two Circles (Rembrandt, 1669)

Mademoiselle Eglantine's Troupe (Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896)

ARTS & CULTURE | VISUAL ARTS

Art of Hebrew Calligraphy with Vetta Alexis Tuesdays 29 October - 17 December 12.15 - 2.15pm | Classes £20 per session £128 for the 8 week course Join artist and Hebrew calligraphy specialist, Vetta Alexis, to work with ink, pencil, paint and gold leaf and create beautiful illuminated Hebrew letters, words, quotations and poetry. We recommend taking this as a course.

Know Before You Go: Cabarets Exhibition with Patrick Bade Wednesday 4 December 2 - 3.30pm | Illustrated Talk £20 | £16 Online early bird Patrick will talk you through the exhibition Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art at the Barbican which will explore cabarets, cafés and clubs.

ARTS SALON The Arts Salon is our regular cross-arts platform, exploring Jewish themes and showcasing contemporary talent from across the arts and culture spectrum.

Arts Salon: Presented by Laviot Tuesday 24 September | 8pm | £5 This season’s salon is curated by Laviot, a community of queer Jewish women, and takes “Matriarchs” as its theme. The Salon will focus on how queer/Jewish/ women-ness have been inspired by the founding mothers, while some legacies have challenged our identities.

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WALKS

Freud in Hampstead with Rachel Kolsky Thursday 12 September 10.30am | £16 Explore the memories of the Freud family in Hampstead. Sigmund Freud escaped Nazi occupied Vienna in 1938 to ‘die in freedom’ and his home in Hampstead became a magnet for other European refugees.

Willesden Cemetery with Stephen Burstin Tuesday 24 September 10.30am | £16 We will visit the last resting place of both the famous and the unknown whose varied lives produce stories for us that are enthralling, inspiring, tragic and even humorous in this 140 year old cemetery.

Historic Chelsea with Isabelle Seddon

That’s Entertainment: Jewish Theatreland with Rachel Kolsky Wednesday 16 October 10.30am | £16 Join your guide Rachel Kolsky for this entertaining walking tour of London’s Theatreland, exploring connections with Jewish actors, impresarios, writers, producers, comedians and the early cinema industry. This walking tour will end with a visit to the Freud Museum.

Old Jewish Quarter… with a visit to Bévis Marks Synagogue with Stephen Burstin Wednesday 6 November 10.30am £16 plus £4 entry to Bévis Marks Explore the enthralling history of the Jewish community, featuring a visit to the magnificent Bévis Marks Synagogue with Stephen’s always entertaining guidance.

Thursday 3 October 2.30pm | £16 Discover the riverside village of Chelsea, just a short distance away from the lively King’s Road.

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Members get 10% discount on ticket prices

It Must Schwing! The Blue Note Story

CINEMA

UK Jewish Film FESTIVAL 6 - 21 November Experience film in a different way at the UK Jewish Film Festival this year. More interactive than ever, you’ll be able to eat, dance and sing your way around the best of new Israeli cinema, the most exciting new documentaries, and comedies and dramas from all around the world.

With 40 screenings packed into two weeks at JW3, the home of the UK Jewish Film Festival, there is no way you won’t catch at least one film you’ll love. But be warned, they sell out quickly!

Visit www.ukjewishfilm.org for more details.

Films for a fiver. Sounds crazy, no?

Films for a Fiver at the JW3 Cinema, only on Tuesdays.

Find out more: jw3.org.uk/filmsforafiver

Tickets 020 7433 8988 jw3.org.uk

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LIVE ARTS ON SCREEN Watch live broadcasts and ‘encore’ recordings of outstanding plays, operas and ballets from the UK’s leading companies, all from the comfort of JW3.

The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) (Glyndebourne - Live) Sunday 4 August 5.30pm | £19.50 Mozart’s most magical comedy, The Magic Flute, returns to Glyndebourne for the first time in over a decade.

This new production by the renowned directing/design duo Barbe & Douce promises to take a fresh and playful look at the opera’s troublesome gender politics. Leading British bass Brindley Sherratt stars as Sarastro alongside exciting young singers including Caroline Wettergreen, Sofia Fomina and Björn Bürger.

Margaret Atwood: Live in Cinemas Tuesday 10 September 7.30pm | £19.50 The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, will be revealed.

This momentous literary event will be celebrated with an exclusive live cinema broadcast, as Fane Productions present an evening with the Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic and inventor.

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The Winter’s Tale (Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company - Encore) Saturday 14 December 7pm | £19.50 Another chance to see Shakespeare’s timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption, re-imagined in a new production co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh.

Originally broadcast live from London’s Garrick Theatre, following their triumphant staging of Macbeth in Manchester and Manhattan.

Members get 10% discount on ticket prices

FILM STUDIES & TALKS The Promise Wednesday 4 September 7.30pm | Film + Q&A £15 | £12 Online early bird The Promise tells the extraordinary story of Roman Halter and is an enduring testament to the evils of antisemitism and totalitarianism. Roman survived the Lodz ghetto, Auschwitz and Stutthof camps, and after the war he settled in London and became a prominent artist whose works are displayed in London’s major galleries.

This will be the films première.

Q&A with Roman’s son, Ardyn Halter, Fergal Keane OBE and Fred Scott.

In partnership with World Jewish Relief.

Death March Escape with Jack Hersch Wednesday 25 September 7.30pm | Film + Q&A £15 | £12 Online early bird After escaping not one, but two death marches and spending a year in the hell of Mauthausen, David Hersch’s journey seemed impossible. In a warm and emotionally engaging story, his son Jack digs deeply into both his father’s life and his own.

Doris Day: Not the Girl Next Door! with George McGhee Wednesday 30 October 7 - 8.30pm | Film & Discussion £20 | £16 Online early bird

Oscar Winning Songs with George McGhee

Doris rose from band singer to movie superstar with films such as Calamity Jane and Pillow Talk, but not without many personal mishaps along the way.

George will take a look at her career and her long, and sometimes sad life.

Wednesday 11 September 2 - 3.30pm | Film & Discussion £20 | £16 Online early bird

Tyrone Power: Prince of Fox with George McGhee

Since the Oscars began in 1934, there has been a category for “best song”.

Let’s sit back and enjoy some of these great songs performed by Fred Astaire, Judy Garland and Bob Hope amongst others.

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Wednesday 13 November 2 - 3.30pm | Film & Discussion £20 | £16 Online early bird Tyrone Power came from an acting dynasty and rose to become a front rank star for over 20 years in classic films. Join George as he looks at his life and career.

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ISRAELI COMMUNITIES

Why not check our Families and Youth section on page 46 for more special Israeli activities?

Israeli Singing Group Wednesdays 11 September - 11 December 7.45 - 9.45pm | Social ÂŁ10 per session Join our friendly Community Israeli Singing Group led by Musical Director Ira Kliechman and friends. No auditions required and first session free!

For more information and to book please contact: Tzlilondon2017@gmail.com.

Gateways Empowering young people through education Gateways is an educational provision that supports vulnerable young people within the Jewish community who are striving to overcome emotional, behavioural and social challenges. We deliver bespoke academic and vocational courses, offering a safe space and hope for the future.

Students are either of school age (15 to 17 years) or are young people aged 18 to 25 years, no longer in school and referred to us by external agencies.

For more information, please contact Laurence Field on laurence@jw3.org.uk.

SOCIAL ACTION

Knitwits

Challah For Hunger

Sundays 22 September, 27 October, 24 November & 15 December 2 - 4.30pm | Free

Wednesdays 25 September, 30 October, 20 November & 11 December 6 - 9pm | Free

Join us for our free knitting community group. This is a volunteer led friendly group who meet once a month to knit for enjoyment and/or charity. All levels and ages welcome.

Volunteer with Challah for Hunger, which brings people together to make a difference through baking and selling challah. The money raised goes to charities Tzedek and Doorstep for the Homeless.

Mitzvah Day Sunday 17 November As JW3's new Social Action & Volunteering Programmer I can’t wait to get started on loads of projects here and I am already planning my first Mitzvah Day at JW3!

I previously worked for Mitzvah Day and so I know lots about how fantastic Social Action can be for all involved, and Mitzvah Day is one huge day of social action. The day brings people together from all walks of life to participate in projects to help those in need.

JW3 will once again be hosting a variety of projects for an array of incredible causes so please come and join us. Keep an eye on jw3.org.uk/mitzvah-day for more details.

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YOUNG

PROFESSIONALS The JW3 Young Professionals programme is kindly supported by The J Isaacs Charitable Trust.

Young Professionals Chanukah on Ice Thursday 12 December 7pm | Social ÂŁ15

Young Professionals Friday Night Dinners Fridays 20 September, 25 October & 22 November 6.30pm | Dinner ÂŁ30 Come and join us for our Winter Young Professional Friday Nights with Shabbat friendly entertainment.

Expect delicious meaty food from Zest and great company. They always sell out so buy your tickets early to secure your place. This event is suitable for those in their 20s and 30s.

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Skate the night away with our Young Professionals Disco on Ice. Quite literally everything you could want from a Chanukah party: doughnuts, mulled wine, flaming shots, and some incredible music. This event is suitable for those in their 20s and 30s.

Young Professionals Committee Night Join us for our ongoing Young Professionals Committee Night at Zest.

A mezze sharing platter and drinks will be served while we discuss the young professionals programme at JW3. If you would like to join please email deborah@jw3.org.uk.

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ADULT LEARNING

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS DAYTIME AT JW3

Is it (all) my fault? with Angela Gluck Mondays 2, 9, 16 & 23 September 10am - 12noon £20 per session £64 for the course

One year to our 'perfect 2020 vision'.

How's it going so far? with Clive Lawton OBE and Jonathan Paris Tuesday 13 & Wednesday 14 August 10.30am - 3.30pm £20 per session (half day) £32 for 1 day Nine years ago, in an imaginative pitch at the future, we started to look towards 2020 from many different angles. We speculated in our various summer seminars on how the world was shaping up, what the past could tell us about our likely direction and where we seemed to be headed. Well now there's one year to go! In this year's 2020 seminar we are going to look back over the last 19 years and ask how far we've come.

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Join us as we approach the High Holy Days, take stock of our lives and wrestle with guilt. We’ll explore them in the light of traditional Jewish ideas about sin, forgiveness and change.

Current Affairs with Paula Kitching Mondays 2 September - 16 December* 2 - 3.30pm £20 per session £192 for the course Join Paula for the liveliest discussion group in London. She brilliantly and irreverently tackles new subjects every week. Topics will be generated by you and the issues of the day. *No session 30 September, 7, 14 & 21 October.

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ADULT LEARNING | TALKS & DISCUSSIONS | DAYTIME AT JW3

Knocking on Heaven's Door: Our Hotline to God with Rabbi Nicolas Goldmeier Tuesdays 3, 10, 17 & 24 September 10.30am - 12.30pm £20 per session £64 for the course Rabbi Goldmeier will take you on a journey through the history and origins of prayer from the patriarchs to the modern era. Prayer is a focus of so many world religions and prayer in Judaism is no exception.

Jewish Bloomsbury with Dr. Aviva Dautch Thursdays 12, 19 & 26 September 10.30am - 12.30pm £20 per session £55 for the course We will be delving into Jewish Bloomsbury in three stand-alone sessions looking at various sources, including Salons and Schmoozing; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and The Jewish-consciousness of E.M. Forster.

Abayudaya Congregation, Uganda

A Stranger At the Door with Lydia Bauman Wednesday 25 September 2 - 3.30pm £20 | £16 Online early bird

Jews of Africa with Clive Lawton OBE Monday 9 September 2 - 4pm £20 | £16 Online early bird We all know that there is a fine Jewish community in South Africa and remarkable communities from North Africa to Morocco and Egypt. So what about the vast continent in between?

Come along to find out the remarkable and challenging diversity of those who call themselves Jews in the least known of Jewish territories.

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At a time when so many problems afflicting our world are the result of our distrust and fear of strangers, Lydia takes a timely look at representations of The Other in art history.

Israel Current Affairs with Ian Lucas Mondays 28 October - 16 December 10.30am - 12.30pm £20 per session £128 for the course Join Ian Lucas to look at the weekly news and developments in Israel. Ian will share his expertise to help make sense of the sensational headlines and delve into the little known small print.

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Jewish Musicians of Rohatyn, Ukraine

ADULT LEARNING | TALKS & DISCUSSIONS | DAYTIME AT JW3

Martin Heidegger

Jews on Ukrainian Lands: From Antiquity to 1939 with Alti Rodal Wednesday 30 October 2 - 3.30pm £20 | £16 Online early bird The vast majority of Ashkenazi Jews today are descendants of Jews from Ukrainian lands. With the help of visual material, historian Alti Rodal will provide an overview of the UkrainianJewish encounter, including crosscultural fertilization over long periods of co-existence, and interactions during times of crisis.

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter

Українсько Єврейська Зустріч

Abraham Debating Club Thursdays 31 October - 19 December 1.15 - 2.15pm £5 per session Come and debate with fellow students who organise these weekly debates. A wide range of subjects will be chosen by the group.

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Judaism Meets Heidegger with Dr Harris Bor Wednesdays 20 November, 11 & 18 December 2 - 3.30pm £20 per session £48 for the 3 week course Lover, Hater, Revealer – Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is widely regarded as one of the most influential modern philosophers. His name is often viewed as anathema in Jewish circles but his prejudices did not stop him from having a love affair with his Jewish student, Hannah Arendt. His ideas are worthy of consideration by anyone interested in life’s big questions – what does it mean to act authentically, what are the dangers of technology, and what makes our identity?

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ADULT LEARNING | TALKS & DISCUSSIONS | EVENINGS AT JW3

The Book Smugglers with David Fishman Thursday 19 September 7.30 - 9pm £20 | £16 Online early bird The Book Smugglers is the story of the courageous Jews of the “Paper Brigade” who risked their lives to rescue thousands of rare books and manuscripts. David will join us from New York to discuss this 'Monument Men' for book lovers.

In Partnership with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

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Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (Photography by Graeme Braidwood & DTP)

EVENINGS AT JW3

Telling Refugee Love Stories Sunday 22 September 8 - 9pm £10 What role do the arts play in building bridges and creating understanding around issues of migration? Come hear a panel of experts including acclaimed playwright Diane Samuels (Kindertransport) and the creators of international hit musical Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story discuss the opportunities theatre creates to tackle the complexities of migration.

Members get 10% discount on ticket prices

ADULT LEARNING | TALKS & DISCUSSIONS | EVENINGS AT JW3

Middle East Update with Hagai Segal

Sigmund Freud

Hagai will explore and explain the latest developments from the ever tumultuous Middle East. He will include the Syria-Iraq dynamic, ISIS/IS, IsraeliPalestinian relations and more.

How Freud fled the Nazis: Marking the 80th Anniversary of his death with Professor Brett Kahr and Dr. Valerie Sinason Wednesday 16 October 7.30 - 9pm £15 | £12 online early bird

Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Ceremony

On 10th May 1933, the Nazis began to burn books written by Jews. Among the very first to be thrown into the flames were the collected works of Sigmund Freud. To mark the 80th Anniversary of Freud’s death, Professor, Author and Trustee of the Freud Museum London, Brett Kahr will be in conversation with psychoanalyst, Dr. Valerie Sinason.

JW3 will be hosting a Tekkes (ceremony) to commemorate the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, 24 years ago. The ceremony will be in both Hebrew and English.

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Monday 4 November 6.30 - 8pm | Free

Supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

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Yitzhak Rabin (Photography by Yaakov Saar)

Wednesday 30 October 7.30 - 9pm £20 | £16 Online early bird

ADULT LEARNING | TALKS & DISCUSSIONS | EVENINGS AT JW3

Machiavelli: The Art of War and Manipulative Politics Today with Hagai Segal Wednesday 20 November 7.30 - 9pm £20 | £16 Online early bird Hagai will - in a fascinating combination of history and the present, theory and fact - explore whether we live in a true era of democracy or are instead pawns in a Machiavellian political nightmare.

Hagai Segal is an award-winning academic, consultant and analyst specialising in terrorism and Middle East Affairs.

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First to Fight with Roger Moorhouse Monday 25 November 7.30 - 9pm £15 | £12 Online early bird We are delighted to be hosting Roger Moorhouse, renowned historian and author specialising in modern German and Polish history for a discussion about his new book First to Fight. The book examines the 1939 September Campaign – the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, that started the Second World War as well as the Soviet invasion that followed two weeks later.

In partnership with the Polish Embassy.

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HISTORY & WORLD AFFAIRS The JW3 World Affairs programme has been kindly sponsored by The Bluston Charitable Settlement, in memory of Lily & David Bluston.

Eugen Leviné

Peterloo Massacre (Richard Carlile, 1819)

DAYTIME AT JW3

Manchester Brings Us Close to Revolution: Peterloo 1819 with William Tyler MBE

Eugen Leviné: A Jewish, Marxist, Russian & German Revolutionary with William Tyler MBE

Thursday 19 September 10.45am - 3.45pm £40 | £35 Online early bird

Thursday 26 September 10.45am - 3.45pm £40 | £35 Online early bird

Two hundred years ago a peaceful demonstration, with an almost carnival atmosphere, was held in St Peter’s Fields, Manchester. It soon turned into a bloody riot. Join us to look into the history of this demonstration and how the aftermath played out.

Eugen Leviné was a German communist revolutionary and leader of the shortlived Bavarian Council Republic. A remarkable and educated man, whose story has largely been forgotten. Join us to learn about his fascinating final role as a Marxist Head of State.

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ADULT LEARNING | HISTORY & WORLD AFFAIRS | DAYTIME AT JW3

Brains At Breakfast: What Future Do Jews Have in the Diaspora with Trudy Gold Wednesdays 30 October - 18 December 8 - 9am £30 per session £200 for the 8 week course

Debates & Dilemmas with Trudy Gold Tuesdays 29 October - 17 December 10.30am - 12.30pm £20 per session £128 for the 8 week course For two thousand years Jews were protected from influences of the outside world. The contact with Modernity caused conflicts of identity, often with life changing consequences.

This course will examine the good, the bad and the ugly who determined our destiny. Trudy will take pairs of lives to examine how different individuals responded to events.

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Trudy will examine the great flashpoints from Bar Kochba to Ben Zakkai through the Golden Age of Spain & Poland (14th & 16th Centuries) to the modern world.

The Edge of the Precipice with Trudy Gold Wednesdays 30 October - 18 December 10.30am - 12.30pm £20 per session What future do Jews have in the Diaspora? In an age when populism, nationalism and xenophobia are on the rise and democratic liberal values seem to be on the decline, what is the Jewish future?

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Venezuelan Declaration of Independence of 1811 (Martin Tovar y Tovar, 1876)

ADULT LEARNING | HISTORY & WORLD AFFAIRS | DAYTIME AT JW3

South America: From Independence to Today with William Tyler MBE

Paris: City of Love and a Whole Lot More with William Tyler MBE

Thursdays 31 October - 19 December 10.45am - 12.45pm £20 per session £128 for the 8 week course

Thursdays 31 October - 19 December 2.15 - 3.45pm £20 per session £128 for the 8 week course

Explore South America; two hundred years on, these newly independent states have still failed in the main to rid themselves of corruption, poverty, repression and dictatorial rule. We will examine the history and attempt to understand why, to many observers, the continent still seems too often to be unstable.

From the earliest beginnings before the Romans up to the present day, we shall look at the history of Paris. Our story will incorporate conquest and revolution, prosperity and poverty, religious intolerance and democratic idealism. All of life will feature in our story this term.

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ADULT LEARNING | HISTORY & WORLD AFFAIRS | EVENINGS AT JW3

EVENINGS AT JW3 Jewish ‘Hidden Heroes’ of the Royal Air Force with Joshua Levine Wednesday 11 September 7.30 - 9pm £20 | £16 Online early bird

617 Dambuster Squadron

Using a wealth of new stories drawn from the Archives of the Royal Air Force Museum, Joshua Levine will explore what it meant to be Jewish in wartime; examining the attitudes and experiences of those that fought for our freedom.

In Partnership with the Royal Air Force Museum.

If it’s a light bite you’re after, our Zest café is open with all your favourites – from pizza to salad and – of course – the best rugelach.

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JEWISH IDENTITY

Body & Soul with Angela Gluck Mondays 28 October - 16 December Wednesdays 30 October - 18 December 10am - 12noon £128 for the 8 week course We know we have a body but do we have a soul? If so, where and what is it, and how did we get it? Is it the same as ‘mind’ or even ‘brain’? Is it unique to humans or shared by other forms of life?

In this course Angela will explore changing approaches to the soul from ancient to modern times, examining the rabbinic focus on our physical lives and the Jewish understanding of holiness.

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Who, What, Where and Why of Contemporary Jewry with Michael Wegier Tuesdays 5 - 26 November 2 - 3.30pm £20 per session £64 for the 4 week course How should we make sense of the state of world Jewry today? Using the four questions Who, What, Where and Why, we will look at the status of the Jewish People today and try to understand what (if anything) hold us together.

Having lived and worked in Israel, the UK and the USA, Michael has a truly global perspective. His most recent role was as Chief Executive of UJIA. Michael has an MA in Contemporary Jewry from the Hebrew University.

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HOLOCAUST EDUCATION You may also be interested in events on pages 12, 19 and 27.

Being Second Generation with Gaby Glassman

Third Generation: The Holocaust & Me with David Polak

Sunday 3 November 11am - 12.30pm £9 | Workshop

Sunday 3 November 2 - 4pm £8 | Workshop

More than 70 years after the Holocaust, children of survivors and refugees will explore together how it has affected their lives. This session is specifically for the Second Generation and involves personal participation.

Grandchildren of survivors and refugees are invited to join a discussion group where we will explore the significance of the Holocaust in our own lives. This session is specifically for the Third Generation.

Antisemitism: From Recent Past to Unknown Future with Rachel Riley, Robert Rinder, Baroness Ruth Deech and Trudy Gold Monday 11 November 7.30 - 9pm | Panel discussion £20 | £16 online early bird As we mark the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht we reflect on the notion of 'never again'. A worrying rise in antisemitism has provoked conversation asking how we can stop the terrifying repetition of history today? Our expert panel will explore both the memory of Kristallnacht and a better path into the future. The evening will conclude with a commemorative recital from the Wallfisch family.

(Photography by Alan Strutt)

Supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

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LANGUAGES

AN ENTIRE YEAR OF EXPERT HEBREW TUITION FOR ONLY £414 If you’re looking to start our Hebrew classes with the famous Total Beginners course, then we’ve got an offer you can’t refuse.

Thanks to the WZO, we’re offering a whole year’s course for just £414 (down from £594) - That's 20 hours or ten lessons completely free.

This saving of £180 is only available for the first 30 people who sign up, so what are you waiting for? Give Haggit a call on 020 7433 8988 or email Haggit@jw3.org.uk today to secure your place.

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LANGUAGES

Hebrew Total Beginners

Intermediate III

If you are not familiar with the block or script Hebrew alphabet, we recommend starting here in order to be able to read without vowels as well as to write and build up basic conversation.

This course consolidates previous learning of tenses and introduces the passive tense. Using video and listening clips.

Not Quite Beginners For those who have started to read the Hebrew alphabet both in block and script and have a vocabulary of about 100 words.

Beginners I For those who can read comfortably, form simple sentences, have knowledge of basic verbs in the present tense, infinitives and a vocabulary of 300-400 words.

Beginners II A class for those who converse in Hebrew on basic topics comfortably using the present tense and infinitives.

Learn the past tense and to use 700 to 800 words confidently.

Beginners III Become confident handling the past tense, discussing newspaper headlines and listening to Hebrew recordings.

Intermediate I Finishing the past tense and starting the future tense.

Advanced I We will use a variety of media and elaborate on texts from newspapers to take your Hebrew to the next level.

Advanced III For those who know present, past and future tenses and read more advanced newspaper articles, texts and higher structured grammar.

Very Advanced Conversation Students will watch news from Israel and converse on leading topics of the day as well as other relevant topics.

French Intermediate III Improve your speaking skills and vocabulary through reading articles.

Advanced I Discuss different topics such as French literature, politics or French culture reading and discussing articles or French novels.

Intermediate II

To find out which level will be best for

The future tense continues to be taught using newspapers and special TV programmes, there will be more developed conversations.

you, please visit jw3.org.uk/languages

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or contact Haggit Inbar-Littas: haggit@jw3.org.uk 020 7433 8972.

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LANGUAGES

AUTUMN 2019 LANGUAGES TERM DATES Mondays to Sundays 1 September - 19 December Half Term 30 September - 26 October There are 12 sessions this term MONDAYS* 10am - 12noon French Very Advanced Conversation Patricia Zerah-Randisi £216 10am - 12noon New Hebrew Total Beginners Haggit Inbar-Littas *see page 35 1 - 3pm French Advanced I (Term II) Patricia Zerah-Randisi £216 7 - 9pm Hebrew Beginners I (Term III) Liat Aharonovich £216 7 - 9pm Hebrew Beginners III (Term III) Rina Wolgroh-Zolty £216 7.15 - 9.15pm Hebrew Not Quite Beginners (Term II) Kimi Waxman £216 8 - 10pm Hebrew Very Advanced Conversation Haggit Inbar-Littas £216

TUESDAYS 10am - 12noon Hebrew Intermediate I Nurit Gance £216 10am - 12noon French Intermediate III Patricia Zerah-Randisi £216 10am - 12.30pm Hebrew Advanced III Haggit Inbar-Littas £270 7 - 9pm Hebrew Beginners I Tami Dayan-Zedek £216 7.15 - 9.15pm New Hebrew Total Beginners ---- *see page 35 7.15 - 9.15pm Hebrew Not Quite Beginners Kimi Waxman £216 7.15 - 9.15pm Hebrew Not Quite Beginners (Term II) Ronit First-Kavisky £216

WEDNESDAYS

THURSDAYS

10am - 12noon Hebrew Intermediate I (Term II) Haggit Inbar-Littas £216

10am - 12noon Hebrew Beginners II Haggit Inbar-Littas £216

10am - 12noon Hebrew Advanced II Nurit Gance £216

7 - 9pm Hebrew Beginners II (Term III) Tami Dayan-Zedek £216

10am - 12.30pm Hebrew Intermediate III Rina Gurvitz £270

7.30 - 9.30pm Hebrew Beginners I Liat Aharonovich £216

7 - 9pm Hebrew Beginners I (Term II) Rina Gurvitz £216 7 - 9pm Hebrew Beginners II (Term II) Liat Aharonovich £216 7.15 - 9.15pm New Hebrew Total Beginners ---- *see page 35 7.30 - 9.30pm Hebrew Intermediate III (Term II) Nurit Gance £216

SUNDAYS 10am - 12noon Hebrew Beginners I (Term III) Ronit First-Kavisky £216 11am - 1pm Hebrew Beginners III (Term II) Liat Aharonovich £216 11am - 1pm Hebrew Intermediate III (Term II) Rina Wolgroh-Zolty £216

8 - 10pm Hebrew Intermediate I (Term II) Osnat Blauer-Rivlin £216

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1 December 2019 - 5 January 2020 Get your tickets at the Box Office 020 7433 8955 or online at jw3.org.uk/icerink 341-351 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6ET

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HEALTH & FITNESS Feldenkrais with Orna Dale Eliashev

Classical Egyptian Belly Dancing with Frederique Assor

Mondays 2 September - 16 December* 10.30 - 11.30am £13 per session

Wednesdays 4 September - 18 December* 7.10 - 8.10pm £11 per session

The Feldenkrais Method is a gentle approach designed to bring about a greater ease, flexibility and range in our movements. Reaching deep, the method promotes a sense of wellbeing, relaxation and better focus. *No session 30 September, 7, 14 & 21 October.

This gender neutral hybrid dance form, which emanates from Egypt, has roots across North Africa and the Middle east. Learn shimmies, undulations, camels and hip-rotations all while improving your posture, muscle tone, fitness and rhythm.

Suitable for all levels.

Feldenkrais Gold with Orna Dale Eliashev

Contact Frederique for booking: Frederiqueassor@yahoo.co.uk *No session 1 & 9 October.

Wednesdays 4 September - 18 December* 10.30 - 11.30am £13 per session

Pilates with Ronelle Solomons

Feldenkrais Gold offers a lighter, more subtle range from the regular Feldenkrais classes at JW3, suitable for people who struggle with pain or restricted injury. *No session 9 October.

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Thursdays 5 September - 19 December* 9.30 - 10.30am £13 per session £50 for any 5 sessions Pilates improves posture, enhances muscle tone and body shape, and helps correct muscle imbalances and weaknesses. *No session 31 October.

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KRAV MAGA

Krav Maga is widely recognised as the world’s most effective form of self-defence.

Originating in Israel, it was created in the belief that we all have the right to walk in peace. Our courses will give participants the skills and experience to do just that. It is fun, quick to learn and easy to retain. It is particularly useful in practical situations, and will keep you fit. London Krav Maga was established in 1996 and is affiliated to the official Krav Maga Global (KMG) based in Netanya, Israel. We only use Israeli-trained and registered instructors using a rigorously tested syllabus.

For more information, term dates, registration and payment please visit the London Krav Maga website: www.londonkravmaga.com/JW3 Any other questions please email info@londonkravmaga.com.

Please note that all courses are booked per season and cannot be booked on a per session basis.

Kids Foundation

Kids Intermediate

Mondays 9 September - 16 December* Ages 8-10: 4.10 - 5pm Ages 11-13: 5 - 6pm Ages 14-16: 6 - 7pm £169 for the 12 week course

Tuesdays 10 September - 17 December* Ages 8-10: 4.10 - 5pm Ages 11-13: 5 - 6pm Ages 14-16: 6 - 7pm £42 per month

Krav Maga is easy to learn and retain.

Israeli-trained and registered instructors teach you how to defend yourself against attacks in the street as well as how to fight back. Plus, learn to respond quickly under stress. *No session 30 September, 14 & 21 October.

The classes will further develop striking and defensive abilities, as well as mental awareness of conflict situations, and provide the opportunity for students to continue to progress through the grades. *No session 1, 8, 15 & 22 October, instead the class will run on Thursdays 3, 10, 17 & 24 October.

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HEALTH & FITNESS | KRAV MAGA

Women Foundation

Adult Foundation

Sundays 8 September - 15 December* 10 - 11.20pm £195 for the 12 week course

Sundays 8 September - 15 December* 7 - 8.30pm Thursdays 19 September - 5 December 7 - 8.10pm £195 for the 12 week course

Learn how to defend yourself against common threats and attacks in all sorts of environments and gain the skills to fight back. We only use Israelitrained and registered instructors, specifically qualified to teach women, using gender-appropriate methods and material. Suitable for ages 16+ *No session 22 September, 20 & 27 October.

Our instructors give beginners the basics of the theory and practice of Krav Maga – teaching you how to defend yourself against all manner of attacks as well as how to fight back.

Students will emerge stronger, fitter, faster and more confident. *No session 29 September, 13 & 20 October.

Practitioner & Graduate Programmes Sundays to Wednesdays, all year

Women Intermediate Sundays 8 September - 15 December* 11.30am - 12.50pm Thursdays 5 September - 12 December** 8.20 - 9.30pm Fee paid monthly (Price varies according to number of classes taken per week).

For women over 16 who have completed the Foundation Course. Learn more skills to defend yourself and fight back with registered Israeli-trained instructors. *No session 22 September, 20, 24 & 27 October. **No session 24 October.

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For students who have completed our Foundation Course (or who have prior experience) the Practitioner Programme (grades 1-5) is the next step. There are seven sessions per week to choose from split by level.

Fees are payable by month and depend on payment options chosen.

The Graduate Programme is for students who have completed the Practitioner Programme. For details see: tinyurl.com/zrn2csl.

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FAMILIES & YOUTH

FAMILY SUNDAYS Klezmer in The Park Sunday 8 September 12.30 – 5.30pm | For all ages Free Join us at the bandstand in Regents Park for JMI's Annual Klezmer extravaganza! There'll be arts and crafts, beautiful music and family friendly activities. We will create our very own musical instruments to make marvellous music wherever we go.

Rosh Hashanah Story with PJ Library

Succot Story with PJ Library

Sunday 15 September 3 - 4pm | For ages 2-6 £5 per session | Free for adults

Sunday 13 October 10 - 11am | For ages 2-6 £5 per session | Free for adults

Join us for this interactive storytelling for the Jewish New Year with our friends PJ Library. This special afternoon will include a story, Rosh Hashanah necklaces, shofars, honeycomb card making and tasting different types of honey.

A lovely storytelling session with our friends PJ Library. We will hear the magical story Watermelon in the Succah and make our very own Succah decorations.

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Planet Play with Chickenshed

FAMILIES & YOUTH | FAMILY SUNDAYS

Planet Play with Chickenshed

Tales from the Shed with Chickenshed

Sunday 1 December 10 - 10.45am | For ages under 3 £7 per child | £7 per adult Free for siblings under 6 months

Sunday 1 December 11.30am - 12.30pm | For ages 3-7 £7 per child | £7 per adult Free for siblings under 6 months

Devised by the creative Tales from the Shed team, Planet Play has been specifically developed to encourage play and early communication development in young children. This interactive session will encourage young children to develop and explore the world around them through song, music, movement and a truly sensory experience.

Tales from the Shed is a vibrant, interactive theatre show for young children, developed by Chicken Shed.

Join us for this informal, lively and amazingly engaging show as the performers and audience share the same space - children are always encouraged to make a lot of noise and to help make the story happen.

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CHANUKAH

Chanukah Funukah Sunday 22 December 2 - 4.30pm | For ages under 2-6 £8.50 per child | £4 per adult | £20 per family of 4 | £25 per family of 5 JW3's Chanukah Funukah family extravaganza returns with doughnuts, face painting, a bouncy castle, arts and crafts, music and fun surprises!

Imahot v'Avot Chanukah Sunday 8 December 3 - 4.30pm | For ages under 8 Children free | £5 per adult Imahot v'Avot is a social group for families who have one or more parent who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, or Questioning (LGBTQQ). Join us for a fun and musical Chanukah themed Imahot v'Avot get together.

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Chanukah Light Up with PJ Library and JMI 23, 24, 25 & 26 December 4 - 5.30pm | For all ages | Free Join us for family-friendly community light-up for Chanukah, in partnership with our friends JMI and PJ Library.

Crafts, candle lighting, delicious doughnuts and festive fun: 4-4.30pm Chanukah craft, 5pm candle lighting and music.

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Looking for a venue to help your simcha sparkle?

We know that your event has to be spot-on. From simchas to conferences, parties to private dining, we’ve got you covered.

We offer award-winning Glatt kosher catering in a range of spaces, including a 270-seat auditorium, restaurant, meeting rooms and a 60-seat cinema.

jw3.org.uk/venue-hire | venuehire@jw3.org.uk | 020 7433 8989 *Simcha [Sim-ch-a]: Yiddish noun meaning festive occasion or party.

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ISRAELI FAMILIES

All sessions in Hebrew

K'mo B'bayit Chagei Tishrei for Israelis Families

K'mo B'bayit Chanukah for Israelis Families

Sunday 22 September 3 - 4.15pm | For ages 2-8 £5.50 per child | £2.50 per adult Free for siblings under 2

Sunday 15 December 3 - 4.15pm | For ages under 2-6 £5.50 per child | £2.50 per adult Free for siblings under 2

An Israeli get-together designed especially for Rosh Hashanah and Succot, with live music and lots of surprises! We'll celebrate just like home - with Shlomit and her Succah, pomegranates, honey, apples and lots of dancing and fun.

An Israeli get-together designed especially for Chanukah! Join us this Sunday morning when we celebrate Chanukah just like home. Live music, Israeli songs and more festival surprises. We’ll meet with old and new friends, enjoy some family time and feel at home.

Supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

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Supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

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FAMILIES & YOUTH | ISRAELI FAMILIES

EARLY YEARS Sha’at Sipur Ve’tnua Tuesdays 29 October - 17 December 4 - 4.45pm | For ages 2-5 £7 per session | Free for adults This class enables your children to develop their confidence in speaking Hebrew, enrich their vocabulary and connect to Israeli culture. Come along to this specially-designed class where children can practice the spoken language in an enjoyable way, through new and classic Israeli stories, music, movement and games.

KIDS ZONE Tzofikeff Thursdays 12 September - 19 December* 4.30 - 6pm For years 2-3 Come join Tzofikeff once a week for lively and fun Hebrew activities.

For more information and to book, contact: Tzofim.London@gmail.com.

These are drop-off events. *No session 24 October.

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FRENCH FAMILIES

Session in FRENCH

French Families Concert with ELM Performance Sunday 3 November 2.30 - 4pm | For ages 5+ £8 per child | £8 per adult Join us for a musical trip to the beach, in La Plage, an educational concert for children and their grown ups.

Supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

You may also be interested in French Fun with Club Petit Pierrot (p52)

RUSSIAN FAMILIES

Session in RUSSIAN

Russian Families Light & Skate Tuesday 24 December 5.30 - 6.30pm | For ages 2+ £16 for ice skate session Ханука на льду для русскоговорящих семей Приглашаем Вас на празднование Хануки! Зажигание свечей, вкусные пончики и катание на коньках!

Supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

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CRAFTERNOON Our series of themed craft activities for children and their families on Sunday afternoons. Free entry, donations are welcome.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. For ages 2+

Sunday 15 September Rosh Hashanah Cards 2 - 4.30pm Sunday 22 September Paper Craft Shofar 2 - 4.30pm Sunday 29 September Rosh Hashanah Table Decorations 11am - 1pm Sunday 6 October Musical Instruments 2 - 4.30pm Sunday 13 October Making Succah Decorations 11am - 1pm Sunday 20 October Simchat Torah 11am - 1pm Sunday 27 October The Big Draw 2 - 4.30pm Sunday 3 November French Art 2 - 4.30pm Supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

Sunday 10 November Autumn Bookmarks 2 - 4.30pm

Sunday 8 December 3D Chanukah Cards 2 - 4.30pm

Sunday 17 November Mitzvah Day: Tzedakah Box Designing 2 - 4.30pm

Sunday 15 December Clay Candle Holders 2 - 4.30pm

Sunday 24 November Winter 2 - 4.30pm

Sunday 29 December JW3 Celebrates Chanukah @ Brent Cross 12noon - 5pm

Sunday 1 December Russian Art 2 - 4.30pm Supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

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EARLY YEARS Activities for children aged 0 - 6 years and the adults they’re responsible for.

MORNINGS AT JW3

The Creation Station Tuesdays 10 September - 10 December* 9.40 - 10.30am or 10.50 - 11.40am For ages 15 months - 5 years £10.50 per drop-in session £42.50 for 5 week course £88 for 11 week course The perfect solution for all your child’s creative needs. Each class is themed around colour, texture and shape.

Children will use a wide range of arts and crafts materials to create something lovely to take home. Children must be accompanied by an adult. *No session 1, 15 & 22 October.

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JW3 Playgroup with Ilana Banana Thursdays 12 September - 19 December* 10 - 11.30am | For ages under 3 £6 per session | Free for adults Join us every Thursday morning for some informal play, songs, games, chat and activities for the little ones. Each week we will also be holding a mini Shabbat service with fresh challah and Shabbat songs. Our playgroup is ideal for 3's and their grown-ups. Children must be accompanied by an adult. *No session 24 October.

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FAMILIES & YOUTH | EARLY YEARS | MORNINGS AT JW3

Amazing Tots: Developmental Play Group for Children with Disabilities Fridays 13 September - 13 December 10am - 12noon | For all ages Free A developmental stay and play session for children who have a disability or developmental delay. The group also provides opportunities for parents and carers to meet one another, find out information and share experiences relevant to their child’s needs. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

To book and for more information please contact: isla.simpson@kids.org.uk. or 0207 359 3635.

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Shabbaboom: Music and Baking for Families Fridays 13 September - 13 December 10 - 11.15am | For ages 1-5 £8.50 per session | Free for adults Everyone is invited to our special Friday morning celebration - we will start by rolling, braiding and baking challah! Then we’ll join together for an interactive sing-along and dance to welcome the Shabbat. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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FAMILIES & YOUTH | EARLY YEARS | MORNINGS AT JW3

French Fun with Club Petit Pierrot Mondays 16 September - 9 December* 10 - 10.45am | For ages 1-3 Thursdays 19 September - 12 December** 4.15 - 5.15pm | For ages 4-6 Do you want your child to learn or improve their French in a fun and interactive way? Join us for French Fun with Club Petit Pierrot. Multisensory activities including singing, dancing, games, arts & crafts- all in French. Sessions are led by a native French teacher and are suitable for all levels of French. Booking: Web: www.clubpetitpierrot.co.uk Email: admincpp@btconnect.com or call: 020 7385 5565. *No session 30 September, 14 & 21 October. **No session 24 October.

Family Music Time with KangaRooKids Sunday 3 November - 15 December 10.15 - 11am | For ages under 5 ÂŁ10 per child | ÂŁ5 for siblings Looking for something fun for all the family on a Sunday morning? Both woken up with the kids anyway? (Lie in? What lie in?) Look no further than JW3 for a musical extravaganza with KangaRooKids. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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FAMILIES & YOUTH | EARLY YEARS | AFTERNOONS AT JW3

AFTERNOONS AT JW3

Street Dance

Caterpillar Music

Mondays 9 September - 16 December* 3.50 - 4.30pm | For ages 3-5 £10 per session £102 for 12 week course

Tuesdays 10 September - 17 December* 4 - 4.45pm | For ages under 3 £8.50 per session | Free for adults

A fun introductory dance class. Perfect for your little ones who love to move!

The coolest (child friendly) music plays whilst technique, choreography and performance are taught and developed.

This is an excellent way to learn rhythm, improve memory, co-ordination and muscle tone. Children must be accompanied by an adult. *No session 30 September, 14 & 21 October.

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Unique introduction to music with exciting themes, colourful instruments, nursery rhymes and original puppets.

Each week has a different theme colours, numbers, farm animals and zoo animals. Kids are able to develop language, social skills and co-ordination in a fun and creative way. Children must be accompanied by an adult. *No session 1, 8, 15 & 22 October.

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Sensory Stories with Infinite Jest Wednesdays 11 September - 11 December 4 - 4.45pm | For ages 2-6 £9 per session | £5 for siblings Free for adults Join Infinite Jest for a magical afternoon of interactive story telling.

Each week a famous Jewish folk tale will be brought to life with puppetry, masks, live music, and props, creating a stimulating sensory experience. *No session 9 & 23 October.

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JW3 Cooking Together Thursdays 31 October - 19 December 4.15 - 5.15pm | For ages 2-5 £14 per class for drop-in £96 for 8 week course Each week children have fun with hands-on recipes inspired by different cultures and traditions, and are encouraged to learn about the vitamins and nutrients in our recipes, as well as practicing their fine motor skills and their cooking techniques. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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KIDS ZONE Activities for children aged 5 - 13 years

Street Dance Mondays 9 September - 16 December 4.30 - 5.15pm | For ages 6-9 £10 per session £93.50 for the 11 week course 5.15 - 6pm | For ages 10-14 £10 per session £102 for the 12 week course Learn dance moves from locking and popping to shuffling and flossing in this inspirational street dance class.

The focus is on fun but IDTA dance exams are also optional.

This is a drop-off event. *No session 30 September, 14 & 21 October.

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

at jw3 with infinite jest 21 - 25 October Join us for School Holiday Camps at JW3. Our action packed camps are full to the brim with craft, creativity and storytelling to keep your kids busy so you can keep busy too. Lunch is included.

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For ages 5-11

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YOUTH Activities for ages 11 - 17

Project ImpACT with JW3 Sundays 29 October, 13 & 20 November 6 - 7.30pm | For ages 13-16 Project ImpACT offers impactful volunteering opportunities for teens, supporting Jewish and non-Jewish charities. The programme educates and inspires youth to develop an outward and active approach to helping others less fortunate. The hands on volunteering empowers and challenges young people encouraging the next generation to grow into community-focused leaders.

Sign up today and start your volunteering Journey by contacting info@projectimpact.org.uk.

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BBYO Weekly Chapter Meetings Sundays 29 October, 13 & 20 November 7 - 9pm | For ages 12-17 ÂŁ3 | ÂŁ1 for BBYO members Mercaz BBYO is a new chapter based at JW3, meeting every Sunday evening for a range of fun and thoughtprovoking activities in a welcoming atmosphere. Turn up any week you want - first time's free! For more info including dates, go to www.bbyo.org.uk.

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FAMILIES & YOUTH | YOUTH

Krav Maga Kids Foundation

Krav Maga Kids Intermediate

Mondays 9 September - 16 December* Ages 8-10: 4.10 - 5pm Ages 11-13: 5 - 6pm Ages 14-16: 6 - 7pm ÂŁ169 for the 12 week course

Tuesdays 10 September - 17 December* Ages 8-10: 4.10 - 5pm Ages 11-13: 5 - 6pm Ages 14-16: 6 - 7pm ÂŁ42 per month

Krav Maga is easy to learn and retain.

Israeli-trained and registered instructors teach you how to defend yourself against attacks in the street as well as how to fight back. Plus, learn to respond quickly under stress. *No session 30 September, 14 & 21 October.

The classes will further develop striking and defensive abilities, as well as mental awareness of conflict situations, and provide the opportunity for students to continue to progress through the grades. *No session 1, 8, 15 & 22 October, instead the class will run on Thursdays 3, 10, 17 & 24 October.

For more information, please visit the London Krav Maga website: www.londonkravmaga.com/JW3 Any other questions please email info@londonkravmaga.com.

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PARENTING

Babykino Mondays 10.30am £5 Just for parents and carers accompanied by a baby under one.

Enjoy special morning screenings of new releases in our state-of-the-art cinema with your little ones. No need to worry about feeding or crying with our relaxed atmosphere. Plus, show your Babykino ticket at Zest to get a hot drink and a slice of cake for just £4.

NCT Early Days Postnatal Group Tuesdays 1 September - 8 October Tuesdays 19 October - 26 November 10.30am - 12.30pm Mondays 11 November - 9 December 1 - 3pm Meet a network of local parents whilst gaining useful and practical knowledge for those with babies aged six weeks to six months. To book a place please contact Clare Mallors, at: bookings5t@nct.org.uk or on 0208 752 2472.

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Hypnobirthing with Bump and Baby Club Sundays 1 September, 6 October, 10 November & 15 December 9.30am - 1.30pm Our 4-hour complete Hypnobirthing course focuses on building confidence surrounding birth, alongside breathing, massage and visualization techniques – to maximise your chances of having a calm, comfortable labour and birth, with as little pain as possible (or no pain at all!). For booking and more information please go to: www.bumpandbabyclub.com.

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FAMILIES & YOUTH | PARENTING

Baby Yoga with The Baby Yoga Company

Antenatal Classes with Bump and Baby Club

Mondays 9 September - 2 December* 1 - 2pm For ages 3 months to walking £10 per session £40 for 5 week course £80 for the 10 week course

Thursdays 12 September - 10 October Thursdays 17 October - 14 November Thursdays 21 November - 19 December 7.30 - 9.30pm £230 per couple for the course

Stretch, strengthen and relax with your baby, as you do specially-adapted yoga exercises which enhance your bond with your baby and are beneficial for both parent and baby alike. *No session 30 September, 14 & 21 October.

Feel confident, fully prepared and excited for the arrival of your baby, and gain a new set of friends to share your journey with. Our invaluable antenatal course for couples covers everything you need to know about your remaining pregnancy, labour, birth and the early days of parenthood, including baby first aid. Courses run continually throughout the year.

Please go to: www.bumpandbabyclub.com.

Baby and Child First Aid with Riverside Cares Sunday 3 November 1 - 3pm £27 | £50 per couple This essential two hour session teaches baby and child first aid as well as providing a wonderful opportunity for parents to come together and meet other new parents.

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REGULAR EVENTS FOR FAMILIES MONDAYS

AGE

TIME

PAGE

French Fun

Ages 1-3

10 - 10.45am

p52

Babykino

For parents

10.30am

p58

Baby Yoga

Ages 3 months to walking

1 - 2pm

p59

NCT Early Days Postnatal Group

For parents

1 - 3pm

p58

Street Dance

Ages 3-5

3.50 - 4.30pm

p53

Krav Maga Kids Foundation

Ages 8-10

4.10 - 5pm

p57

Street Dance

Ages 6-9

4.30 - 5.15pm

p55

Krav Maga Kids Foundation

Ages 11-13

5 - 6pm

p57

Street Dance

Ages 10-14

5.15 - 6pm

p55

Krav Maga Kids Foundation

Ages 14-16

6 - 7pm

p57

The Creation Station

Ages 15 months - 5 years

9.40 - 10.30am

p50

NCT Early Days Postnatal Group

For parents

10.30am - 12.30pm

p58

The Creation Station

Ages 15 months - 5 years

10.50 - 11.40am

p50

Sha’at Sipur Ve’tnua

Ages 2-5

4 - 4.45pm

p47

Caterpillar Music

Ages under 3

4 - 4.45pm

p53

Krav Maga Kids Intermediate

Ages 8-10

4.10 - 5pm

p57

Krav Maga Kids Intermediate

Ages 11-13

5 - 6pm

p57

Krav Maga Kids Intermediate

Ages 14-16

6 - 7pm

p57

Ages 2-6

4 - 4.45pm

p54

JW3 Playgroup

Ages under 3

10 - 11.30am

p50

French Fun

Ages 4-6

4.15 - 5.15pm

p52

JW3 Cooking Together

Ages 2-5

4.15 - 5.15pm

p54

Tzofikeff

Years 2-3

4.30 - 6pm

p47

Antenatal Classes

For future parents

7.30 - 9.30pm

p59

Shabbaboom

Ages 1-5

10 - 11.15am

p51

Amazing Tots

Ages 0-2

10am - 12noon

p51

Family Music Time

Ages under 5

10.15 - 11am

p52

Crafternoons

Ages 2+

*See page 49

p49

Project ImpACT with JW3

Ages 13-16

6 - 7.30pm

p56

BBYO Weekly Chapter Meetings

Ages 12-17

7 - 9pm

p56

TUESDAYS

WEDNESDAYS Sensory Stories

THURSDAYS

FRIDAYS

SUNDAYS

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EVENTS BY DATE FOR FAMILIES SUNDAY 1 SEPTEMBER Hypnobirthing For future parents

SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER

9.30am - 1.30pm

p58

Tales from the Shed Ages 3-7

SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER Klezmer in The Park For all ages

12.30 - 5.30pm

p42

Rosh Hashanah Story Ages 2-6

10 - 10.45am

p43

11.30am - 12.30pm

p43

SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER Imahot v'Avot Chanukah Ages under 8

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 3 - 4pm

p42

SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER K'mo B'bayit Chagei Tishrei for Israelis Families Ages 2-8 3 - 4.15pm p46

3 - 4.30pm

p44

K'mo B'bayit Chanukah for Israelis Families Ages under 2-6 3 - 4.15pm

p46

Hypnobirthing For future parents

p58

SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER

9.30am - 1.30pm

SUNDAY 22 DECEMBER

SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER Hypnobirthing For future parents

Planet Play Ages under 3

9.30am - 1.30pm

p58

Anatomy of a Big Band: Matinee Concert For all ages

3.30pm

p3

Chanukah Funukah Ages under 2-6

1 - 4.30pm

p44

4 - 5.30pm

p44

4 - 5.30pm

p44

Russian Families Light & Skate Ages 2+ 5.30 - 6.30pm

p48

MONDAY 23 DECEMBER Chanukah Light Up For all ages

SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER Succot Story Ages 2-6

10 - 11am

p42

SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER French Families Concert Ages 5+

2.30 - 4pm

p48

Baby and Child First Aid For parents

1 - 3pm

p59

TUESDAY 24 DECEMBER Chanukah Light Up For all ages

WEDNESDAY 25 DECEMBER Chanukah Light Up For all ages

4 - 5.30pm

p44

4 - 5.30pm

p44

SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER Hypnobirthing For future parents

THURSDAY 26 DECEMBER 9.30am - 1.30pm

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p58

Chanukah Light Up For all ages

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REGULAR EVENTS Arts & Culture

Adult Learning

Health & Fitness

Israeli Communities

MONDAYS

TIME

Body & Soul

10am - 12noon

PAGE p33

Feldenkrais

10.30 - 11.30am

p39

Israel Current Affairs

10.30am - 12.30pm

p24

Current Affairs

2 - 3.30pm

p23

Creative Writing

7.30 - 9.30pm

p11

How Novel Was the Victorian Novel

10.30am - 12.30pm

p11

Debates & Dilemmas

10.30am - 12.30pm

p30

Art of Hebrew Calligraphy

12.15 - 2.15pm

p15

Brains At Breakfast

8 - 9am

p30

Feldenkrais Gold

10.30 - 11.30am

p39

Body & Soul

10am - 12noon

p33

The Edge of the Precipice

10.30am - 12.30pm

p30

Open Art Studio

10.30am - 1pm

p14

Classical Egyptian Belly Dancing

7.10 - 8.10pm

p39

Israeli Singing Group

7.45 - 9.45pm

p20

Krav Maga: Women Intermediate

8.20 - 9.30pm

p41

Pilates

9.30 - 10.30am

p39

Modern Jewish Literature

10.30am - 12.30pm

p11

South America: From Independence to Today

10.45am - 12.45pm

p31

Abraham Debating Club

1.15 - 2.15pm

p25

Paris: City of Love and a Whole Lot More

2.15 - 3.45pm

p31

Krav Maga: Adult Foundation

7 - 8.10pm

p41

Krav Maga: Women Foundation

10 - 11.20pm

p41

Krav Maga: Women Intermediate

11.30am - 12.50pm

p41

Krav Maga: Adult Foundation

7 - 8.30pm

p41

TUESDAYS

WEDNESDAYS

THURSDAYS

SUNDAYS

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EVENTS BY DATE Young Professionals

Arts & Culture

Cinema

Adult Learning

Holocaust Education

Social Action

Margaret Atwood: Live in Cinemas (p18)

WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER Poetry Circle

2pm

p11

Know Before You Go: Paul Gauguin

2pm

p14

The Promise

7.30pm

p19

MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER Is it (all) my fault?

10am

p23

Jews of Africa

2pm

p24

TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY 4 AUGUST The Magic Flute

5.30pm

p18

TUESDAY 13 AUGUST One year to our 'perfect 2020 vision' How's it going so far?

10.30am

. p23

WEDNESDAY 14 AUGUST One year to our 'perfect 2020 vision' How's it going so far?

10.30am

. p23

Knocking on Heaven's Door: Our Hotline to God 10.30am

p24

Hebrew Letters: A Sense of Place

12.15pm

p14

Margaret Atwood: Live in Cinemas

7.30pm

p18

WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER Book Circle

2pm

p11

Oscar Winning Songs

2pm

p19

Jewish ‘Hidden Heroes’ of the Royal Air Force

7.30pm

p32

THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER

MONDAY 2 SEPTEMBER

Freud in Hampstead

10.30am

p16

Is it (all) my fault?

Jewish Bloomsbury

10.30am

p24

all day

p10

10am

p23

10am

p23

SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER

TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER

Pocket-sized

Knocking on Heaven's Door: Our Hotline to God 10.30am

p24

Hebrew Letters: A Sense of Place

p14

12.15pm

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MONDAY 16 SEPTEMBER Is it (all) my fault?

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EVENTS BY DATE

TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER

TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER

Knocking on Heaven's Door: Our Hotline to God 10.30am

Willesden Cemetery p24

Hebrew Letters: A Sense of Place

12.15pm

p14

Dame Stephanie Shirley: Triumph Over Adversity

7.30pm

p12

10.30am

p16

Knocking on Heaven's Door: Our Hotline to God 10.30am

p24

Hebrew Letters: A Sense of Place

12.15pm

p14

Arts Salon

8pm

p15

WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER

WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER

Art Uncovered: Revealing the Masters and Moderns

A Stranger At the Door

2pm

p24

Challah For Hunger

6pm

p21

Death March Escape

7.30pm

p19

2pm

p14

THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER Jewish Bloomsbury

10.30am

p24

Manchester Brings Us Close to Revolution: Peterloo 1819

10.45am

p29

The Book Smugglers

7.30pm

p26

6.30pm

p22

FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER YP Friday Night Dinner SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER Knitwits 2pm p21 Telling Refugee Love Stories 8pm p26

THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER Jewish Bloomsbury

10.30am

Eugen Leviné: A Jewish, Marxist, Russian & German Revolutionary 10.45am p29 Jeremy Sassoon’s MOJO 7.30pm

p4

THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER Historic Chelsea

2.30pm

p16

3.30pm

p3

7.30pm

p7

SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER Anatomy of a Big Band: Matinee Concert THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER

MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER Is it (all) my fault?

10am

The Sounds of Awe

8.30pm

p23 p4

The Karl Höcker Album

WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER That’s Entertainment: Jewish Theatreland

10.30am

How Freud fled the Nazis: Marking the 80th anniversary of his death 7.30pm

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p24

p16

p27

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EVENTS BY DATE

THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER

TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER

Brit-Ish 7.30pm p3

Who, What, Where and Why of Contemporary Jewry 2pm

WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER The Jay Rayner Quartet: A Night of Food & Agony 8pm

Spin 7.30pm p7 p5

FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER YP Friday Night Dinner

6.30pm

p22

WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER Old Jewish Quarter…

10.30am

p16

Poetry Circle

2pm

p11

MONDAY 11 NOVEMBER

SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER Scratch @ JW3

p33

7.30pm

p7

Knitwits 2pm p21

Antisemitism: From Recent Past to Unknown Future

7.30pm

p34

WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER

TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER

Jews on Ukrainian Lands: From Antiquity to 1939 2pm

p25

Who, What, Where and Why of Contemporary Jewry 2pm

Challah For Hunger

6pm

p21

Doris Day: Not the Girl Next Door!

7pm

p19

Book Circle

2pm

p11

p27

Tyrone Power: Prince of Fox

2pm

p19

All day

p21

Middle East Update

7.30pm

In Conversation with Simon Sebag Montefiore 8pm

p12

My Cancer Gap Year with Tracy Kashi

WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER

SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER Mitzvah Day

THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER 8pm

p5

SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER Being Second Generation 11am

p34

Third Generation: The Holocaust & Me

p34

2pm

TUESDAY 19 NOVEMBER Who, What, Where and Why of Contemporary Jewry 2pm

Judaism Meets Heidegger 2pm p25 Challah For Hunger

Yitzhak Rabin

Machiavelli: The Art of War and Manipulative Politics Today 7.30pm

6.30pm

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p27

p33

WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER

MONDAY 4 NOVEMBER Memorial Ceremony

p33

6pm

p21

p28

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EVENTS BY DATE

THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER A Tribute to Michael Freedland (p12)

World Tour of Jewish Comedy

8.30pm

p8

You Don't Have to be Jewish to be Funny (But It Helps)

4.30pm

p8

The Legacy of Jack Rosenthal

8.30pm

p9

SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER

FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER YP Friday Night Dinner

6.30pm

p22

SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER Knitwits 2pm p21 Write Yourself: A Playwriting Workshop

3pm

p7

MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER First to Fight

7.30pm

p28

WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER Book Circle

2pm

p11

Judaism Meets Heidegger 2pm p25 Challah For Hunger

6pm

p21

Sara Barron: Enemies Closer

7pm

p9

The Dirty Thirty at JW3

8.30pm

p9

THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER Who, What, Where and Why of Contemporary Jewry 2pm

YP Chanukah on Ice p33

A Tribute to Michael Freedland

p22

SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER The Winter’s Tale

WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER

7pm

7pm

p18

SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER 7pm

p12

Knitwits 2pm p21

THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER

WEDNESDAY 18 DECEMBER

The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars Celebrate 60 Years of the Club 7.30pm

Judaism Meets Heidegger 2pm p25

p6

THURSDAY 19 DECEMBER

WEDNESDAY 4 DECEMBER Poetry Circle

2pm

p11

Know Before You Go: Cabarets Exhibition

2pm

p15

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David McAlmont Presents Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall 7.30pm

p6

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WHO & WHERE Where to find your favourite JW3 teachers’ classes and courses this season: Michael Ajerman p14 Michael Ajerman is a Londonbased representational painter who has exhibited nationally and internationally.

Angela Gluck p23, 33 Teaches across the Jewish community on a wide range of topics and is the author of over 40 books.

Jonathan Paris p23 London-based analyst specialising in comparative politico-economic systems and national security.

Vetta Alexis p14, 15 Artist and calligrapher specialising in illuminations in Hebrew and Yiddish.

Trudy Gold p30, 34 Is a senior historian and the senior Holocaust Education consultant at JW3.

Sylvia Paskin p11 Co-edited books of poetry and Yiddish film as well as researching and writing the script for two short films.

Patrick Bade p14, 15 Acclaimed cultural historian and former senior lecturer at Christies.

Rabbi Nicolas Goldmeier p24 Rabbi Goldmeier has been involved in Jewish education for 25 years and was awarded an MBA in Educational Leadership.

David Polak p34 Psychotherapist specialising in holocaust trauma transmission through the generations.

Paula Kitching p23 Historian and writer. Currently building a digital archive on the Jewish experience of the WWI.

Alti Rodal p25 Alti Rodal is a historian, writer, founder and Co-Director of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter.

Rachel Kolsky p16 Prize-winning Blue Badge Guide, passionate about exploring London’s heritage.

Isabelle Seddon p16 Blue Badge tourist guide with a passion for London, its history and the influence that different cultures have brought to the city.

Lydia Bauman p24 Lydia Bauman is a Polish born artist & art historian.

Dr. Harris Bor p25 Dr Harris Bor has a PhD from Cambridge University and is a barrister specialising in commercial litigation and international arbitration.

Stephen Burstin p16 Award-winning guide, Stephen shares both the sights and stories of people and places.

Clive Lawton OBE p11, 23, 24 A founder of Limmud, Clive has been a head teacher, world renowned educator and is a Magistrate.

Dr. Aviva Dautch p11, 24 Teaches English Literature and Creative Writing at the British Library and is a museum curator, researcher and editor.

Ian Lucas p24 South African born Ian served in the IDF and taught History and English at a kibbutz high school.

David Fishman p26 Professor of Jewish History at The Jewish Theological Seminary, and director of Project Judaica.

George McGhee p19 Worked in the Media for over 35 years, latterly at the BBC where he was responsible for all feature films and non UK TV series.

Gaby Glassman p34 Psychologist and psychotherapist who has facilitated second generation and intergenerational groups since the 1980s.

Irene Newton p11 With an MA in English literature, Irene has been a journalist for the New Zealand Jewish Chronicle, a bookshop manager and a writer.

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Hagai Segal p27, 28 An award-winning academic, consultant and analyst specialising in terrorism and Middle East Affairs.

William Tyler MBE p29, 31 Loves to share his enthusiasm for history with his many followers. He holds degrees from three universities and was Principal of City Lit. Alice White p14 Alice White is a professional Oil Painter, and an Associate Lecturer at Central St Martins College of Art and Design.

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JW3 would like to thank our generous donors FOUNDATION BENEFACTOR Clore Duffield Foundation JW3 Capital Campaign Major Benefactors Sir Trevor Chinn CVO & Lady Susan Chinn CBE City Bridge Trust Dr Naim Dangoor CBE z”l Sir Mick & Lady Barbara 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 Foundation Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Foundation Harold & Nicola 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 Capital Campaign 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 Capital Campaign Supporters Susan Bernerd MBE & Roger Samuel Moss Diane & Roy Dantzic Dwek Family Charitable Trust Clare & David Kershaw Lord & Lady Kestenbaum In memory of 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 z”l & Joy Cohen z”l The Sidney & Elizabeth Corob Charitable Trust CST Neil & Beryl Davis Sir Michael & Lady Morven 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 Rubin Foundation Edmond J Safra Philanthropic Foundation

Marc & Emma Samuels Philanthropic Foundation K C Shasha Charitable Foundation Sheinman Family Archie Sherman Charitable Trust Harvey & Jane Spack Sir Sigmund Sternberg KC*SG z”l Richard & Diana Toeman MBE The Dyna & Fala Weinstock Charitable Trust Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust JW3 Patrons The Atkin Charitable Foundation The Max Barney Foundation Blavatnik Family Foundation The Bloom Foundation The Bluston Charitable Settlement Bettina & Michael Bradfield Paul & Peggy Brett John and Susan Burns The Childwick Trust The R & S Cohen Foundation David & Judy Dangoor Sir Mick & Lady Barbara Davis The Dorset Foundation The Finnart House School Trust Genesis Philanthropy Group Sir Michael & Lady Morven Heller Alan Howard Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation The J Isaacs Charitable Trust The Jewish Youth Fund Kaye Family - Aimwell Charitable Trust Anita & Brook Land Harold & Nicola Pasha Pears Foundation Sir John Ritblat The Gerald Ronson Family Foundation Rothschild Foundation Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe K C Shasha Charitable Foundation Donald Sussman Garfield Weston Foundation

And our many other supporters and members.

You love JW3.

We love JW3.

And as a not-for-profit charity we need a little bit of help to continue putting on the programme that you enjoy every season, year in and year out.

Our building is always open and accessible to all, regardless of background. We offer concessions so that everyone can attend our events at a price point that is affordable. Our free activities including the ever-popular Sunday Crafternoon and the inimitable Hampstead Beach, together with our wide range of community-focused social action and volunteering programmes bring the entire community together.

And to keep these activities going, we need to ask you to help us out.

Every contribution we receive from people like you, big or small, goes directly to funding our charitable activities, in the pursuit of our mission.

Support JW3 from as little as ÂŁ1 by donating every time you buy a ticket - it only takes a minute.

Thank you.

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.

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VISIT US JW3: 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET BOX OFFICE +44 (0)20 7433 8988 | JW3.ORG.UK | INFO@JW3.ORG.UK BOX OFFICE OPENING HOURS*

BUILDING OPENING HOURS*

Sunday Monday-Thursday Friday Saturday

Sunday Monday-Thursday Friday Saturday

9am - 9pm 9.30am - 9pm 9.30am - Various* Various*

9am - 11pm 9.30am - 11pm 9.30am - Various* Various*

*Opening hours are subject to occasional variation – please check our website for full details.

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.

ACCESS The building is accessible for people with physical impairments and limited parking for disabled visitors is available, please call in advance to reserve a space. The JW3 Cinema and Howard Hall both have a hearing loop. For further details please visit jw3.org.uk or call the Box Office.

CONCESSIONS & DISCOUNTS Concessions are available for 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.

Our bursary fund is available to those who cannot meet the full cost of a course or event. To apply, please email Ziva Ambalo in confidence at ziva@jw3.org.uk.

The Six Point Foundation legacy grant survivor enrichment programme 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 legacy grant can also assist with transport costs, carers and other relevant accessibility costs for those unable to meet these costs themselves.

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. Prices, dates and times are subject to change.

We love JW3 and from time to time we take photos and videos in JW3 and Zest for marketing purposes. If you do not want to be included in photos or videos for these purposes please let a member of staff know.

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.