JW3 Classes & Courses January - April 2016

CLASSES & COURSES January - April 2016 www.jw3.org.uk

CLASSES & COURSES Adult Learning, Food & Drink, Art Studio, Health & Fitness and Languages

January - April 2016 JW3London

JW3London

CLASSES & COURSES

Discover art, food, history, world issues, Jewish identity, languages, fitness and more in our January to April 2016 classes and courses.

The Art Studio presents a number of fine art and crafts classes - develop your photography skills and learn the basics of figurative sculpture in clay in Sculpting the Body as Sacred.

Whether you want to learn how to keep a kosher kitchen or make nutritious dishes without compromising on flavour, there’s something for you in our Food & Drink programme, which is sponsored by Neil Lerner Kitchen Design.

Explore Jewish history, politics and identity at our varied selection of events and courses. Highlights include Cleopatra and the Jews, Significant Political Figures of the 20th Century, The Past, Present and Future of Yiddish, as well as French, Arabic and Hebrew language classes. Many of our acclaimed course teachers also offer special one-off events, which can be found in our What’s On season guide.

JW3’s How To... Series returns with one-off masterclasses such as How To... Buy a House, Take Care of Your Skin Without Using Botox and Brand a Business.

Make a positive start to the year with a day of Health and Fitness taster sessions, including Yoga: The Fundamentals, Nutrition and 80s Aerobics.

We look forward to seeing you!

CONTENTS Art Studio p2 Appreciate The Arts p7 Food & Drink p9 Understand History p15 Oxford Series p17 Engage With World Issues p19 Explore Jewish Identity p21 Languages p26 How To... Series p29 Skills & Pastimes p32 Health & Fitness p35 Krav Maga p42

See what else is going on at JW3 in our other season guides:

What’s On

Families & Fusion

Ivy House Music & Dance

JW3 is a non-profit charitable community centre and arts venue, reliant on the generosity of donors.

For further information on how to support us, please contact our development team at info@jw3development.org.uk or call 020 7433 8962

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Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

ART STUDIO Welcome to the JW3 Art Studio, where you can learn a variety of craft and fine art skills taught by practising contemporary artists with experience in teaching adults. Places in each class are limited so it is essential to pre-book your place. These classes are for adults, older teens (16-18) are welcome to attend with written permission from their legal guardian/parent. Basic art materials are included in the fee.

Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9 February

Tuesdays 23 February | 1, 8, 15 March

PORTRAITURE

STILL LIFE

7.30-9.30pm, £17 per session, £75 for the 5 week course

7.30-9.30pm, £17 per session, £60 for the 4 week course

RUTIE BORTHWICK

GUY SHOHAM

This course will cover the basics of portraiture, exploring different approaches to seeing the person, capturing a likeness and character, and experimenting with a variety of drawing techniques. We’ll be drawing and painting from male and female models.

Join us to explore still life as painting subject. We’ll investigate how to use inanimate objects to create images of delicacy and passion, full of symbolic meanings and personal interpretations.

We’ll discuss shapes, colours, composition, and be inspired by other artists’ approaches to still life. All levels of ability are welcome.

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ART STUDIO

Wednesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10 February

DRAWING THE BODY AS SACRED 7.30-9.30pm, £17 per session, £75 for the 5 week course

BENEDICT ROMAIN When we talk about drawing from life, are we aware of what exactly it is that we’re drawing? This life drawing class explores the many ways to see the human figure, including rising to the challenge of how as artists we can relate to the model not as an object to draw, but a sacred life.

Wednesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10 February

Wednesdays 24 February | 2, 9, 16 March

10.30am-12.30pm, £17 per session, £75 for the 5 week course

SCULPTING THE BODY AS SACRED 7.30-9.30pm, £17 per session, £60 for the 4 week course

BENEDICT ROMAIN Learn the basics of figurative sculpture in clay, working from a live model. Primarily concerned with form, this course will introduce professional techniques on how to observe the model, measure proportions and construct a sculpture of the full figure. We’ll aim to produce a 10-inch statue with a balance of anatomical accuracy and stylistic finish.

DRAWING FOR THE PERPLEXED

TAMARA MIZROCH Drawing is a skill that can be learnt and refined with practice and guidance.

We will experiment with mark-making, explore different drawing materials and gain confidence to express thoughts and observations through drawing.

VOLUNTEERING AT JW3 There are plenty of opportunities for volunteering at JW3, whether you have a little time or plenty. We need you to bring your passion, enthusiasm, ideas, time, head, heart and hands. We’ll contribute facilities, resources, professional staff and guidance. Together we will deliver outstanding events, activities, and facilities all year-round. Come and join our growing community of volunteers. www.jw3.org.uk/volunteering volunteering@jw3.org.uk 020 7433 8988

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Wednesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10 February

Wednesdays 24 February | 2, 9, 16 March

PHOTOGRAPHY: BEGINNERS

PHOTOGRAPHY: INTERMEDIATE

7.30-9.30pm, £15 per session, £65 for the 5 week course

CALANIT LAUFER Understand how your camera works, and how to control light and composition. With a range of different situations from indoor studio and portraiture, to night photography whilst shooting outside, this course will give you the confidence and enthusiasm to capture anything on camera.

7.30-9.30pm, £15 per session, £52 for the 4 week course

CALANIT LAUFER This course is for those with some experience using their camera and who wish to take their photography to the next stage. It covers a range of indoor and outdoor techniques, advanced camera control and key technical concepts. We will examine several approaches towards developing independent projects.

Fridays 26 February | 4, 11, 18 March

Tuesdays 19, 26 January | 2, 9 February

Thursday 10 March

DAYTIME PHOTOGRAPHY

NIGHT-TIME PHOTOGRAPHY

10.30am-12.30pm, £15 per session, £52 for the 4 week course

7.30-9.30pm, £15 per session, £52 for the 4 week course

7.30-9.30pm, £20

ASYA MEYER

CALANIT LAUFER

An opportunity to develop your photography skills and understand the essential technical principles you will need to get the most out of your digital camera. The course will encourage you to explore aesthetics and develop a creative, personal style whilst learning how to control light and composition within a range of different situations.

As the day turns to dusk and then to dark, night-time presents creative challenges to the photographer. How to capture the vivid colours of sunset, the fading light of twilight, and the artificial lights that punctuate the black of night? This four week course will teach you how to push your camera to its limits.

Explore how to use photography as a storytelling medium, populated with heroes, villains and other mythic character types. This interactive masterclass with Israeli artist and travel photographer Asher Svidensky will outline his particular approach to narratives within photography.

HEROES & STORIES: A PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERCLASS ASHER SVIDENSKY

ART STUDIO

Thursday 31 March

HENNA PAINTING 7.30-9.30pm, £15

HANNAH HABIBI HOPKIN This practical workshop will teach you how to apply henna and the meaning of traditional patterns and cultural symbolism.

Please note that henna stains, so participants need to wear appropriate clothing.

EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT £5 off full course price for courses of six weeks or more if you book before 31 December 2015

Mondays 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 22, 29 February | 7 March

Monday 14 March

MEMORY COLLAGE

HEBREW CALLIGRAPHY

10.30am-1.30pm, £20

10.30am-12.30pm, £17 per session, £120 for the 8 week course

JOAN NOBLE

VETTA ALEXIS Sacred text meets the beauty of hand lettering. Using traditional Hebrew calligraphy and illuminations, learn lettering techniques and create unique pieces of beautiful word art inspired by Hebrew and Yiddish texts. This course is suitable for both beginners and those with calligraphy experience.

Sponsored in memory of Nikki Millan

Transform old photographs and memorabilia to create a multimedia work of art that tells the story of your family’s migration journeys. Using a wide range of materials, experiment with different techniques to combine fragments of mementos and create a unique way of capturing the past. Please bring copies of old photos, letters, and documents that you might wish to use to tell the story. Joan Noble is a multimedia artist and teacher.

www.jw3.org.uk/fusion-schools fusionschools@jw3.org.uk 020 7433 8988 Ext:177

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JW3’s engaging FUSION Schools programme provides ADVERT students with opportunities to develop new skills and confidence. Our wide variety of stimulating assemblies and dynamic skill-based workshops can be delivered to pupils of all ages both in school and at JW3. We can tailor all our programmes to fit in with lesson plans, PPA Cover, after school and lunchtime workshops.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Tuesdays 23 February | 1, 8, 15 March

Wednesdays 24 February | 2, 9, 16 March

PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PUPPETS

PAINTING

7.30-9.30pm, £17 per session, £60 for the 4 week course

1-3pm, £17 per session, £60 for the 4 week course

SOPHIE HERXHEIMER

JULIA HOLT

Using basic materials, create puppets with plenty of personality. This course will take you through the different stages of puppet making, from planning the characters, to building the armature, and making the costumes, all in time for Purim. With artist and poet Sophie Herxheimer, whose puppets are an integral part of the Poetry Library at the Southbank Centre.

Learn to draw, colour and enjoy experimental mark-making with paint. This course will take inspiration from different modern and contemporary artists, and teach various painting techniques, empowering the students to develop their own expressive style. Julia Holt is an artist and teacher.

Sundays 14 February | 10 April

Sundays 28 February | 13 March

DRINK, DOODLE & DRAW

THE SEWING LOUNGE

7-9pm, £12 per session

7-9pm, £5 per session

LISA GORNICK

JACQUELINE NICHOLLS & ELEANOR GREENE

Meet friends, have a drink, pick up a pencil, pen or crayon and let the fun begin. Open

to all, from absolute beginners

who say they can’t draw to

experienced artists, everyone

can take a line for a walk. Drawing

games led by artist Lisa Gornick,

who works with film, TV, drawing

and performance. Ticket price

includes a drink and basic drawing materials.

From sewing circles to quilting bees, there’s always been a social aspect to sewing. You’re welcome to bring your own needlecraft projects to The Sewing Lounge, or choose a social action project available from Knit For Peace. We’ll embroider, knit, and sew together - sharing expertise, learning new techniques and handmaking the world a better place. Facilitated by passionate quilter and TV producer Eleanor Greene and artist Jacqueline Nicholls.

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APPRECIATE THE ARTS

Appreciate The arts Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 January

AGAINST THE ODDS: GREAT WOMEN ARTISTS 2-3.30pm, £20 per session, £48 for the 3 week course

PATRICK BADE ‘Why have there been no great women artists?’ The answer is that against all odds, there have been a great many, from Artemisia Gentileschi to Käthe Kollwitz.

Patrick will examine the lives and work of some of these great women who triumphed and left a rich legacy of their art. What obstacles did they have to overcome? Is the art of women different from that of men and, if so, why?

Wednesdays 27 January | 24 February | 23 March

BOOK CIRCLE 2-3.30pm, £5 per session

IRENE NEWTON Wednesdays 30 March | 6, 13 April

A MORNING AT THE OPERA 11am-12noon, £10 per session, £24 for all three sessions

JOHN LAZARUS In these eagerly anticipated sessions we’ll encounter love tragedies, mad scenes and death scenes. John’s fresh approach will illuminate these great works no matter how well or how little you know them.

30 March: Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky) 6 April: Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 13 April: La Traviata (Verdi)

Join us for enriching, thought-provoking and lively discussions of classic and contemporary novels.

Wednesdays 17 February | 16 March | 13 April

POETRY CIRCLE 2-3.30pm, £5 per session

IRENE NEWTON This dynamic group of poetry lovers is open to anyone who would like to share their interest in poetry. We choose a theme on which we base our stimulating discussions and sometimes we invite wellknown guest poets.

See our What’s On guide for Know Before You Go: Frank Auerbach and Painting the Modern Garden.

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PLEASE MAKE A DONATION next time you buy a ticket, to help build a vibrant community.

JW3 is a non-profit charity.

Every single pound donated makes a tangible difference. Support like yours will help sustain us into the future.

Help keep JW3 diverse, engaging and open to all.

To find out about other opportunities please contact the JW3 Development team at info@jw3development.org.uk or call 020 7433 8962

FOOD & DRINK |

sponsored by neil lerner kitchen design

Food & Drink The JW3 Food & Drink programme is sponsored by Neil Lerner Kitchen Design We’re excited to announce that our new Food and Drink programme will take place in a beautifully refurbished Demonstration Kitchen, courtesy of Neil Lerner Kitchen Design.

Now in its 25th year, Neil Lerner Kitchen Design is the leading independent kitchen studio in North London. Enjoy an array of workshops and demonstrations using state of the art appliances - most classes will include a drink and the opportunity to sample the food together after the class. Visit www.jw3.org.uk for more details. Please note that all ingredients and equipment used in the Demo Kitchen are kosher. The events themselves are not under kashrut supervision.

Thursday 28 January

KEEPING A KOSHER KITCHEN 7.30-9pm, £8

DENISE PHILLIPS Planning a kitchen requires an enormous amount of thought and design. This lecture will provide innovative ideas on how to divide your kitchen for milk and meat in an economic and modern way and details of shabbat friendly cooking appliances.

Wednesdays 10, 17, 24 February

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COOKING CLASS Workshop 7.30-10pm, £17 per session, £45 for all three sessions

DANIELLE LEVINSON Danielle Levinson of Teachustocook will run this course for young professionals, culminating in a sociable dinner after each class. Cover speedy, budget-friendly, delicious meals from around the world that take no longer than 25 minutes to cook and discover some valuable kitchen tips along the way. Most dishes are cooked in one pan, shopping lists are short and ingredients inexpensive.

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Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Thursday 4 February

Monday 29 February

DETOX MEALS

FISH

Workshop 7.30-10pm, £45

Workshop 6.30-10pm, £60

DANIELLE LEVINSON

ALAN ROSENTHAL

Danielle will lead this hands-on beginners class designed to kick off a healthy new you for 2016, by creating dishes aimed to promote nutritious eating without compromising on flavour. The emphasis is on interesting use of ingredients, spices or herbs and you’ll come away armed with inspirational recipes.

Watch as Alan takes you through the art of preparing and cooking fish. You’ll learn how to fillet as well as how to prepare quick and easy recipes.

Thursday 11 February

PASTA MAKING Workshop 7-9.30pm, £45

SILVIA NACAMULLI Once your family has tried your own homemade fresh pasta, they may never want dried shop-bought noodles again.

And if you think it’s fun to eat, then it’s a whole lot more fun to make, as you’ll find out with pasta chef and teacher Silvia Nacamulli.

Sunday 6 March

SHAKSHUKA Demo 11am-1pm, £30

DANIEL SUSSER Shakshuka is the North African brunch dish taking the UK by storm. Come and learn how to make a mean shakshuka with Daniel from Shuka, the UK’s first shakshuka food stall. You’ll be watching Daniel make a variety of different shakshukas and learning from his experience on the UK festival and food stall scene, and of course eating a hearty shakshuka and Israeli brunch!

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FOOD & DRINK |

sponsored by neil lerner kitchen design

Thursday 10 March

Wednesday 30 March

TUNISIAN KEMIA

EASTERN DELIGHTS: SAVOURY AND SWEET

Workshop 7.30-10pm, £45

FABIENNE VINER-LUZZATO In this hands-on workshop, Fabienne will guide you to prepare a feast of colourful and tasty Tunisian small plates (a mix of vegetarian, fish and meat) to share. The Kemia is usually served before the main course, but you can be sure that you won’t really need anything else after this abundance of delights.

GEFILTEFEST

Workshop 10.30am-1pm, £45

LINDA DANGOOR & MARGALIT DWEK A dynamic hands-on session which will demonstrate typical Middle Eastern canapés and snacks. Learn to prepare cheese filled sesame pillows made with the thinnest dough, nut-filled filo cigars with cardamom and rosewater, a rosewater and almond milk pudding and more.

Sunday June 26 2016, 10.30am–5pm Are you smoked salmon or salt beef, bagels or brisket, shakshuka or schmaltz?

GEFILTEFEST

Whatever Jewish Food Festival is a must for foodies Sunday 26your Junetaste, 2016,Gefiltefest’s 10.30am–5pm everywhere and makes a welcome return to JW3.

Are you smoked or salt bagels or brisket, or schmaltz?

Immerse yourselfsalmon in Jewish foodbeef, culture, history, ethics shakshuka and learning.

Alongside our buzzing food market, over Whatever your taste, Gefiltefest’s Jewish Food Festival is a must for 40 demonstrations, and lecturesreturn will explore foodies everywhere workshops and makes a welcome to JW3. the Jewish culinary landscape.

Immerse yourself in Jewish food culture, history, ethics and Sign up at www.gefiltefest.org be first to know learning.

Alongside our buzzingtofood market, over ADVERT when tickets are on sale and to see 40 demonstrations, workshops and highlights lectures will explore of the 2015 culinary festival. landscape. the Jewish Sign up at www.gefiltefest.org to be first to know when tickets are on sale and to see highlights of the 2015 festival.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Tuesday 8 March

Monday 21 March

COOKING FROM THE VILNA VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK

VEGETARIAN PERSIAN FEAST

Demo 7-9.30pm, £25

SHANA BOLTIN & LARA SMALLMAN IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE JEWISH VEGETARIAN SOCIETY Together we’ll make dishes from The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook, first published in Yiddish in 1938. It offers a unique peek into the thriving vegetarian scene in 1930s Lithuania. Come and learn how to parengl a blintz and bake a kuegel (or at least come and find out what all these things mean).

Demo 7.30-10pm, £40

DENISE PHILLIPS Like most Jewish festivals, Purim is celebrated by reliving the story through food and symbolism, so what could be better than a feast fit for a queen, Persian style. Chef Denise Phillips will demonstrate dishes including Purim challah, spinach and kidney bean stew with Persian rice and poppy seed, pistachio and carrot cake.

Monday 28 March

VEGAN PROTEIN Workshop 7.30-10pm, £45

DAY RADLEY Wednesday 16 March

JEWISH FLAVOURS OF ITALY Demo 7-9.30pm, £40

SILVIA NACAMULLI

Vegan chef Day Radley will show you how to get all the protein you need from an animal-free diet. In this hands-on class you’ll learn to create a variety of dishes with tempeh and quinoa and discover how to make tasty high-protein vegan snacks.

Come and join Silvia, cooking the food she grew up with in Italy and hear about its origins. Hearty traditional home-cooking packed with flavour. Silvia will share recipes from her new cookery book and sign copies, so bring your copy along!

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FOOD & DRINK |

sponsored by neil lerner kitchen design

Sunday 3 April

Thursday 7 April

TRAY BAKES Workshop 2.30-5pm, £45

TAPAS: SPANISH FOOD FOR KOSHER COOKS

RACHEL LUCAS

Workshop 6.30-10pm, £45

In this fun and informal class, we’ll be learning how to make a variety of tray baked cakes suitable for many occasions from Sunday brunch to a dinner including a gluten and dairy-free chocolate brownie that is certain to become a new favourite.

ALAN ROSENTHAL

Enjoy a meal in the restaurant, grab a bite in the café or a drink in the bar.

‘Probably the best restaurant to open in North West London in the last 10 years’ Giles Coren, The Times Book online www.zestatjw3.co.uk or call 020 7433 8955

In this hands-on workshop, chef Alan Rosenthal will teach you how to cook Spanish favourites with a kosher diet in mind, including tortilla, pollo al ajillo, marinated roasted peppers, salt cod croquetas with aioli, paella and patatas a lo pobre.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Monday 11 April

Tuesday 12 April

COOKING WITH STEAM

BAKING FOR PESACH

Demo 7.30-10pm, £40

Workshop 11am-1.15pm, £45

DENISE PHILLIPS

SILVIA NACAMULLI

Steam oven cooking gives food more natural flavour and it retains more nutrients.

Chef Denise Phillips will demonstrate how to use and get the best results from a steam oven to produce a variety of steam cooked cakes, bread, fish, vegetables and pulses for you to enjoy.

Silvia Nacamulli will give you ideas for the Pesach (Passover) table, this time focusing on desserts and sweets. Recipes include almond and orange florentines, a deliciously light carrot cake, an interesting spinach and almond cake, and a chocolate coffee and pine nut cake.

Monday 18 April

Tuesdays 2, 23 February | 22 March

EXPRESS MEALS FOR PESACH

FAITH BASED SOCIAL ACTION COOKING

Demo 10.30am-1pm, £40

1.30-5.30pm, FREE

FABIENNE VINER-LUZZATO You’re sorted for the Seder nights, but what to cook and eat the rest of the week?

Fabienne will demonstrate a variety of different meals (vegetarian and fish) that take less than 30 minutes to prepare, which the whole family can enjoy and with leftovers perfect for a packed lunch the next day.

Come along and meet like-minded people from other faiths while getting stuck into some hands-on social action. JW3 and Mitzvah Day, together with different faith communities, are running a series of three sessions where you’ll get the chance to cook food for the homeless together.

To book, and/or for more information, call Abigail at Mitzvah Day on 020 3747 9963.

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UNDERSTAND HISTORY

UNDERSTAND HISTORY Thursdays 14, 21, 28 January | 4, 11, 25 February | 3, 10, 17, 24 March

Thursdays 14, 21, 28 January | 4, 11, 25 February | 3, 10, 17, 24 March

FROM WAR TO PEACE 1944-49

SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL FIGURES OF THE 20TH CENTURY

10.30am-12.30pm, £20 per session, £160 for the 10 week course

WILLIAM TYLER WWII was drawing to its close by the end of 1944, but the post-war world faced new sets of problems for the remainder of the 1940s. We will explore the ending of the war over its last two years, before moving on to the challenges presented to Britain and other European countries with the arrival of peace.

2-3.30pm, £20 per session, £160 for the 10 week course

WILLIAM TYLER In numerous ways, various individuals contributed to the history of the last century. Each week we’ll explore a different figure. Subjects will range from Gandhi to Tito, by way of Pol Pot, Mandela, Eva Perón, Aung San Suu Kyi, Benazir Bhutto, Atatürk, Yeltsin and Masaryk.

Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 23 February | 1, 8, 15, 22 March

Wednesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 24 February | 2, 9, 16, 23 March

20TH CENTURY JEWISH HISTORY

BRAINS AT BREAKFAST: MODERN JEWISH HISTORY

10.30am-12.30pm, £20 per session, £160 for the 10 week course

8-9am, £250 for the 10 week course Limited to 12 people, held at private premises in North West London

TRUDY GOLD Explore the major currents, ideas and personalities that have characterised the Jewish people since 1900. We’ll focus on the shifting Jewish centres, Jewish internal life and how the crisis of modernity placed Jews at the forefront of cataclysmic events. We will discuss why this numerically tiny people have such a decisive role in modern history.

This series will be accompanied by documents, maps and film.

Sponsored in memory of Bobby Fisch

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TRUDY GOLD This course will examine the social, political and cultural history of the Jewish over the last 200 years. Beginning with the French and American revolutions we’ll study the story of the Jews in an attempt to understand the bewildering world of today.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

2020 VISION SEMINAR: WAR AND PEACE Tuesday 16 - Thursday 18 August Put these dates in your diary and join us for this insightful three-day seminar. Visit our website - more details coming soon: www.jw3.org.uk/2020vision

Wednesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 24 February | 2, 9, 16, 23 March

Wednesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10 February

THE MAGNIFICENT TEN

SPIES OF THE COLD WAR

10.30am-12.30pm, £20 per session, £160 for the 10 week course

2-3.30pm, £20 per session, £80 for the 5 week course

TRUDY GOLD

DR HELEN FRY

Even though Jews have made up only a tiny percentage of the population their impact on history has been extraordinary.

We will focus on ten individuals who changed the world; Jesus, Disraeli, Marx, Freud, Herzog, Jabotinsky, Einstein and Trotsky; you’ll vote for the final two!

The murky, and often dangerous, world of spies and the Cold War continues to fascinate. Helen takes a look at some of the most famous cases: from the Profumo Affair which brought down the Macmillan government, to the traitors Philby, Burgess and Maclean, and MI6 spy Frederick Forsyth.

Sponsored in memory of Abraham Rosin

EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT £5 off full course price for courses of six weeks or more if you book before 31 December 2015

Wednesdays 24 February | 2, 9, 16 March

Thursdays 25 February | 3, 10, 17, 24 March

ANGLO-JEWISH COMMUNITIES

DONALD WINNICOTT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

2-3.30pm, £20 per session, £64 for the 4 part course

2-3.30pm, £20 per session, £80 for the 5 week course

DR HELEN FRY

BERNARD BARNETT

This course looks at the history of diverse but equally interesting Anglo-Jewish communities through the ages: ranging from London’s Golders Green in the early 20th century to nearly 300 years of Jewish life in Devon, as well as the different Jewish communities in Wales and Scotland.

Discover a rich religious heritage and history from the provinces to the capital.

Donald Winnicott (1896-1971) was a paediatrician, psychoanalyst and ‘genius’.

He made an enormous contribution to the understanding of ‘good-enough’ mothering, the significance of play, playing and the false-self. What is meant by ‘good enough’?

What are the issues of transition, the teddy bear and the importance of aggression and creativity in the discovery of the self?

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OXFORD SERIES

Oxford series

JW3 is delighted to host a series showcasing the Fellows of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies.

Thursday 21 January

Thursday 28 January

BRETHREN ON THE BATTLEFIELD: THE JEWS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR

THE UNSETTLED QUESTION: HISTORY AND POLITICS OF THE ISRAELI SETTLER MOVEMENT SINCE 1967

7.30-9pm, £15, £12 web advance

DEREK PENSLAR Jews constantly face conflicting demands of patriotism within their own country and solidarity with fellow Jews when being conscripted. In WWI some 1.5 million Jews mobilised for battle. There was no unifying war experience for such a vast number of soldiers - the Jewish encounter with the war took place within two intersecting dyads: patriotism versus solidarity and empowerment of the spirit versus suffering of the body.

Thursday 4 February

ISRAELI POETRY IN WARTIME 7.30-9pm, £15, £12 web advance

DR ADRIANA X JACOBS How does contemporary Israeli poetry frame, perceive and represent the ongoing political and social conflicts that have shaped daily life in Israel for the past several decades? This talk will reflect on the figure of the poet as witness and outline the development of a visual poetics that allows the contemporary Israeli political poem to engage and resonate in the Israeli context long after events have passed.

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7.30-9pm, £15, £12 web advance

DR SARA YAEL HIRSCHHORN We’ll discuss ideologies as well as changing constituencies and discourses within the settlement project since the Six Day War. This talk will not ‘settle’ the debate, but hopefully it will enlighten the audience about the settlement enterprise.

Thursday 11 February

EUROPEAN JEWRY AND WWI 7.30-9pm, £15, £12 web advance

PROFESSOR DAVID RECHTER In Jewish collective memory, WWI has been overshadowed by WWII and the Holocaust. The Great War’s consequences and meanings have received remarkably little attention, yet only by understanding the Jewish experience of WWI can we properly grasp the course of later Jewish history and the tragedy that was to come.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Thursday 25 February

Thursday 3 March

WHAT DID THE BIBLICAL WRITERS HAVE AGAINST EGYPT?

WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT JEWS IN ROMAN EGYPT FROM PAPYRI?

7.30-9pm, £15, £12 web advance

7.30-9pm, £15, £12 web advance

PROFESSOR ALISON SALVESE

DEBORAH JACOBS

References to the land of Egypt in the Hebrew Bible are almost always negative. Given the Exodus story of the slavery in Egypt and their redemption, commemorated yearly at Pesach, this is hardly surprising. Yet other biblical portrayals of Egypt, such as the story of Joseph, are more positive, and diaspora communities often prospered in Egypt.

We know that Alexandria had a thriving Jewish community from the works of Philo of Alexandria. From papyri, however, we can learn about day-to-day life in the Egyptian chora (the country outside the Greek cities). The papyri frequently mention Jews, their life under Roman rule in Egypt up until the revolt and the demise of the Jewish Community in 117 CE.

Thursday 10 March

Thursday 17 March

‘EGYPT’ IN THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS: DANGER AND PROVISION

CLEOPATRA AND THE JEWS

7.30-9pm, £15, £12 web advance

DR DOROTHY PETERS The idea of ‘Egypt’ aroused the imaginations of the people of the Dead Sea Scrolls, long after the to-and-fro migrations of their ancestral parents. They pondered purity and defilement, making enemies or friends, building boundaries or bridges. Intriguing parallels come from the migration stories via the Atlantic Park detention centre in Southampton.

7.30-9pm, £15, £12 web advance

PROFESSOR SARAH PEARCE Josephus paints a damning portrait of Cleopatra VII and her treatment of her Jewish subjects. Cleopatra is not only an enemy of the Jews of Alexandria but also a predator. To what extent does Josephus’ testimony stand up to scrutiny? This session will explore evidence of Cleopatra’s relationship with her Jewish subjects and suggests a more positive conclusion.

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ENGAGE WITH WORLD ISSUES

ENGAGE With WORLD ISSUES Mondays 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 22, 29 February | 7, 14, 21 March

IRAQ AND SYRIA, A MODERN HISTORY: FROM THE MANDATES TO ISIS 12.30-2pm, £20 per session, £160 for the 10 week course

HAGAI SEGAL The situation in Iraq and Syria, with all its local and international consequences – horrific civil war, the emergence of ISIS/IS, the migration crisis – is dominating the news headlines. Yet without knowledge of the history the current events cannot be properly understood. Hagai will explain how we got here.

Mondays 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8 February

IRAN, THE NUCLEAR DEAL, AND THE NEW MIDDLE EAST 2.30-4pm, £20 per session, £80 for the 5 week course

HAGAI SEGAL The Iran nuclear deal has been done – Obama believes in it, Netanyahu hates it, Iran has agreed to it but remains suspicious and belligerent. So what does the deal mean – has it stopped Iran getting The Bomb or handed the country huge power in the region... or both?

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Mondays 22, 29 February | 7, 14, 21 March

US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PRIMER 2.30-4pm, £20 per session, £80 for the 5 week course

HAGAI SEGAL We explain the world of US politics in advance of November’s presidential election. As the run-up gets into full swing, and the billions of campaign dollars flow, Hagai will explore and explain the crazy yet hugely important world of American politics, and who the new ‘POTUS’ might be.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Mondays 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 22, 29 February | 7, 14, 21 March

CURRENT AFFAIRS 2-3.30pm, £20 per session, £160 for the 10 week course

PAULA KITCHING

Thursdays 14, 21, 28 January | 4, 11 February

Paula, brilliantly and irreverently, tackles new subjects every week. Join us for a lively discussion group where topics will be generated by you and the issues of the day. Discussion and dissent are part of the fun and we guarantee a lively debate.

SYKES-PICOT: SHAPING TODAY’S MIDDLE EAST 10.30am-12noon, £20 per session, £80 for the 5 week course

HAGAI SEGAL A century ago a then secret deal between Britain and France drew the boundaries of a new Middle East. This map has defined and divided the region since, and its legacy is at the heart of the current crisis in the region, playing a key part in ISIS/IS’ world view and propaganda.

Tuesdays 26 January | 2, 9, 23 February | 1, 8 March

TWO NATIONS DIVIDED

BY A COMMON LANGUAGE 10.30am-12.30pm, £20 per session, £96 for the 6 week course

CLIVE LAWTON In this course, we’ll explore the ways in which the UK and the US are similar and different, and try to decide whether or not the only thing we’ve got in common is disagreement about how English should be spoken and spelled.

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Thursdays 25 February | 3, 10, 17, 24 March

CYBERCRIME, CYBERTERROR: UNDERSTANDING ONE OF THE GREAT 21ST CENTURY CHALLENGES 10.30am-12noon, £20 per session, £80 for the 5 week course

HAGAI SEGAL Cybercrime is exploding at pandemic proportions, affecting all our lives, often in ways we don’t even realise. Concepts like cyberterrorism are also now real and present dangers. Hagai will explain how these issues affect all our lives both today and in the future.

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EXPLORE JEWISH IDENTITY

EXPLORE JEWISH IDENTITY Mondays 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 22, 29 February | 7, 14, 21 March | or Wednesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 24 February | 2, 9, 16,23 March

JEWTOPIA 12.15-1.45pm, Mondays or Wednesdays £160 for the 10 week course

ANGELA GLUCK All cultures dream of ‘the good life’.

Jewish tradition has mostly focused on looking forward towards a time of peace, justice and contentment. Using texts and images from a wide range of sources, we’ll explore these ideas and their effects, seeing links between Jewish and nonJewish belief systems.

Wednesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 24 February | 2, 9, 16, 23 March

TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS 10am-12noon, £160 for the 10 week course

ANGELA GLUCK Angela will look at the trials of Job, Nahmanides’ disputations, the Salem Witch Trials and Leo Max Frank amongst others.

Sponsored in memory of Bertie Black

Mondays 11, 18, 25 January 1, 8, 22, 29 February | 7, 14, 21 March

WEEKLY WISDOM 10.30am-12noon, £160 for the 10 week course

JULIE APFEL Life lessons and ethical insights from the weekly Torah readings, through a pluralistic prism. Text-based learning and discussion; no Hebrew required.

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Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Yiddish & More

Wednesdays 20, 27 January

An opportunity to hear a world expert.

Book both events below for £18 in advance or £22 on the day.

HERETICS: EXPLORING THE MEANING OF HERESY IN JUDAISM

These lectures are dedicated to the late Miriam and Aaron Djanogly

7.30-9pm, £20 per session, £36 for the 2 week course

DANIEL REISEL Sunday 21 February

THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF YIDDISH 4-6pm, £10 advance, £12 on the day

DOVID KATZ The lecture traces the obscure origins of Yiddish in the depths of Europe, tracing its twists and turns, intended to spread Jewish knowledge to modernist literature and become one of the world’s important bodies of prose, poetry, drama and scholarship, as well as more recently, a vehicle for both the political left and the religious right. From there, the lecture heads to the present and the future of the language.

Sunday 21 February

LITHUANIAN JEWRY IN TIME AND SPACE 7-9pm, £10 advance, £12 on the day

DOVID KATZ The Litvaks, a major Jewish tribe, trace their origins to 14th century Lithuania. In the 19th century, they played a big role in the rise of both Hebrew and Yiddish modern literature, and the East European Jewish incarnations of both Zionism and socialism. The lecture concludes with a survey of today’s remnant of Lithuanian Jewry, and its issues, in Eastern Europe and worldwide.

What makes something heretical? What is the role of the heretic? Whatever we might think, it surely takes courage to stand outside the consensus and rally against the status quo. This course will explore the motivation and often unhappy fate of famous heretics across Jewish history and assess the merit of their sacrifice.

JEWISH QUARTERLY WINGATE PRIZE Find out who is in the running to win 2016’s prestigious Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize during Jewish Book Week on Sunday 21 February at Kings Place, when this year’s judges, Hugo Rifkind, Samantha Ellis, Tahmima Anam and Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, will discuss the shortlist with Jewish Quarterly Editor Nicola Christie.

Tickets are available from www.jewishbookweek.com Established in 1977, the Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize is the only one of its kind in the UK - open to works of fiction and non-fiction which best ‘translate the idea of Jewishness to the general reader’. The prize attracts nominations from around the world and is run in association with JW3.

JW3 visitors are entitled to a discounted subscription to the digital editon of JQ, at £13.99 (normally £19.99), which includes access to a seven-year archive. Simply visit exacteditions.com/jewishquarterly and enter promo code JQPROMO.

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JANUARY - APRIL 2016

Event listings SUNDAY 10 JANUARY Health & Fitness Taster Day: Breathing Feldenkrais Belly Dancing Mindfulness Yoga: The Fundamentals Feldenkrais Meditation Nutrition Everyday Exercises Pilates 80s Aerobics

MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY How To... Brand a Business

7-8.30pm

p29

1-1.45pm 1-1.45pm 2-2.45pm 2-2.45pm 2-2.45pm 3-3.45pm 3-3.45pm 3-3.45pm 4-4.45pm 4-4.45pm 6-7pm

p35 p35 p36 p36 p35 p35 p36 p36 p36 p36 p36

1-2.30pm

p33

7-8.30pm

p29

THURSDAY 14 JANUARY Spring Into Movement: Move As You Feel

7-8.30pm

p41

MONDAY 18 JANUARY How To... Launch a Business or Non-Profit

THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY Pasta Making European Jewry and WWI

7-9.30pm 7.30-9pm

7-8.30pm

p29

SUNDAY 14 FEBRUARY How To... Love Drink, Doodle & Draw

1.30-5.30pm p31 7-9pm p6

WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY Young Professionals Cooking Class

7.30-10pm

p9

WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY Spring Into Movement: Intro To Improv

7-8.30pm

p41

10am-4pm

p37

4-6pm

p22

7-9pm

p22

1-2.30pm

p33

MONDAY 11 JANUARY After Loss How To... Launch A Business The Entrepreneur’s Perspective

WEDNESDAY 20 JANUARY How To... Provide First Aid For All Ages

10am-12noon p30

THURSDAY 21 JANUARY Brethren on the Battlefield: The Jews in the First World War 7.30-9pm MONDAY 25 JANUARY How To... Set Up and Manage A Charity After Loss WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY How To... Manage Modern Life Through Nutrition THURSDAY 28 JANUARY Keeping a Kosher Kitchen The Unsettled Question

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7-8.30pm 1-2.30pm

p17

p29 p33

11am-12.30pm p30 7.30-9pm 7.30-9pm

p9 p1

TUESDAY 2 FEBRUARY Faith Based Social Action Cooking 1.30-3.30pm p14 THURSDAY 4 FEBRUARY Israeli Poetry in Wartime Detox Meals

7.30-9pm 7.30-10pm

p17 p10

MONDAY 8 FEBRUARY After Loss How To... Buy A House

1-2.30pm 7-8.30pm

p33 p30

WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY How To... Take Care of Your Skin Without Using Botox 11am-12noon p30 Young Professionals Cooking Class 7.30-10pm p9

SUNDAY 21 FEBRUARY Great Day of Yoga with The Jewish Yoga Network The Past, Present and Future of Yiddish Lithuanian Jewry in Time and Space MONDAY 22 FEBRUARY After Loss

p10 p17

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

TUESDAY 23 FEBRUARY Faith Based Social Action Cooking WEDNESDAY 24 FEBRUARY Young Professionals Cooking Class

1.30-3.30pm p14

MONDAY 21 MARCH After Loss Vegetarian Persian Feast

1-2.30pm 7.30-10pm

7.30-10pm

TUESDAY 22 MARCH Faith Based Social Action Cooking

1.30-3.30pm p14

p9

THURSDAY 25 FEBRUARY What Did The Biblical Writers Have Against Egypt?

7.30-9pm

p18

SUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY The Sewing Lounge

7-9pm

p6

MONDAY 29 FEBRUARY Fish

6.30-10pm p10

THURSDAY 3 MARCH What Can We Learn about Jews in Roman Egypt from Papyri?

7.30-9pm

p18

SUNDAY 6 MARCH Shakshuka

p10

MONDAY 7 MARCH After Loss TUESDAY 8 MARCH Cooking from the Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook THURSDAY 10 MARCH ‘Egypt’ in the Dead Sea Scrolls: Danger & Provision Heroes & Stories: A Photography Masterclass Tunisian Kemia SUNDAY 13 MARCH The Sewing Lounge

11am-1pm 1-2.30pm

7-9.30pm

7.30-9pm

p33

p12

p18

7.30-9.30pm p4 7.30-10pm p11 7-9pm

p6

WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH How To... Find a Job

p33 p12

10.30am-12noon p31

MONDAY 28 MARCH Vegan Protein WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH Eastern Delights: Savoury and Sweet How To... Manage Modern Life Through Nutrition

7.30-10pm

p12

10.30am-1pm p11 7.30-9pm

p30

THURSDAY 31 MARCH Henna Painting

7.30-9.30pm p5

SUNDAY 3 APRIL Tray Bakes

2.30-5pm

p13

THURSDAY 7 APRIL Tapas: Spanish Food for Kosher Cooks

6.30-10pm

p13

SUNDAY 10 APRIL Meditation Acro-Yoga Drink, Doodle & Draw

9-10am p38 4-5.30pm p38 7-9pm p6

MONDAY 11 APRIL Cooking with Steam

7.30-10pm

TUESDAY 12 APRIL Baking for Pesach

11am-1.15pm p14

7-8.30pm

p14

MONDAY 14 MARCH Memory Collage

10.30am-1.30pm p5

THURSDAY 14 APRIL Spring Into Movement: Ballroom & Latin Dancing

WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH How To... Volunteer Jewish Flavours of Italy

10.30am-12noon p31 7-9.30pm p12

SUNDAY 17 APRIL Meditation Acro-Yoga

9-10am p38 4-5.30pm p38

MONDAY 18 APRIL Express Meals for Pesach

10.30am-1pm p14

THURSDAY 17 MARCH Spring Into Movement: Simchacise Cleopatra and The Jews

7-8.15pm 7.30-9pm

p41

p41 p18

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Courses

Please check the relevant page for exact dates of each course.

SPRING 2016 TERM DATES (FOR THE LANGUAGES TIMETABLE & TERM DATES SEE P28)

Monday 11 January - Thursday 24 March | Half term: Monday 15 – Friday 19 February

MONDAYS Feldenkrais 10.30-11.30am p37 Hebrew Calligraphy 10.30am-12.30pm p5 Weekly Wisdom 10.30am-12noon p21 Jewtopia 12.15-1.45pm p21 Iraq & Syria 12.30-2pm p19 Current Affairs 2-3.30pm p20 Iran & The Nuclear Deal 2.30-4pm p19 US Presidential Primer 2.30-4pm p19 Krav Maga: Kids Foundation (11-13) 5-6pm p42 Krav Maga: Kids Foundation (14-16) 6-7pm p42 Street Dance 6-7pm p39 Contemporary Jazz Dance 7.30-8.30pm

p40

Gaga Movement 7.30-8.30pm p39 Creative Writing 7.30-9pm

p33

Rhythm Tap Dancing 8.45-9.45pm p40

TUESDAYS 20th Century Jewish History 10.30am-12.30pm p15

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Bridge Beg/Inter 10.30am-12.30pm p32

The Magnificient Ten 10.30am-12.30pm p16

Two Nations 10.30am-12.30pm p20

Drawing For The Perplexed 10.30am-12.30pm p3

Zumba Gold 12noon-12.50pm p40 Knitting Without Stress 1-3pm p33 Bridge Inter/Adv 1.30-3.30pm p32 Great Women Artists 2-3.30pm p7 Make Mine A Memoir 2-3.30pm p32 Krav Maga: Kids Intermediate (11-13) 5-6pm p42 Krav Maga: Kids Intermediate (14-16) 6-7pm p42

A Morning At The Opera 11am-12noon p7 Jewtopia 12.15-1.45pm p21 Painting 1-3pm p6 Anglo-Jewish Communities 2-3.30pm p16 Book Circle 2-3.30pm p7 Poetry Circle 2-3.30pm p7 Spies of The Cold War 2-3.30pm p16

Zing 6.45-8.45pm p32

In the Loop 4.30-5.30pm p34

Portraiture 7.30-9.30pm p2

Feldenkrais 6.30-7.30pm p37

Still Life 7.30-9.30pm p2

Heretics 7.30-9pm p22

Papier-Mâché Puppets 7.30-9.30pm p6

Drawing The Body As Sacred 7.30-9.30pm p3

Night-time Photography 7.30-9.30pm p4

WEDNESDAYS

Sculpting The Body As Sacred 7.30-9.30pm p3

Brains at Breakfast 8-9am p15

Photography: Beginners 7.30-9.30pm p4

Trials & Tribulations 10am-12noon p21

Photography: Intermediate 7.30-9.30pm

Feldenkrais 10-11am p37

p4

Belly Dancing 8-9pm p39

THURSDAYS Pilates 9.45-10.45am p38 Cybercrime, Cyberterror 10.30am-12noon p20 From War To Peace 1944-49 10.30am-12.30pm p15 Sykes-Picot 10.30am-12.30pm p20 Pilates Gold 11am-12noon p39 Abraham Debating Club 1-2pm p34 Chess 2-3.30pm p34 Significant Political Figures 2-3.30pm p15 Donald Winnicott 2-3.30pm p16

FRIDAYS Daytime Photography 10.30am-12.30pm p4

SUNDAYS Mindfulness 9-10am p38 Spiralling Yoga 9-10am p37 Krav Maga: Women Foundation 10-11.20am p43 Krav Maga: Women Intermediate 11.30am-12.50pm p43 Krav Maga: Adult Foundation 7-8.30pm p43

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Languages

EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT £5 off full course price for courses of six weeks or longer if you book before 31 December 2015

JW3’s unique approach integrates language learning with history, culture, art and customs, making studying all the more enjoyable and useful. We offer day and evening classes at many levels so you can find a course that matches your level of expertise. Whether you are a total beginner or an advanced speaker you will be impressed by the skills of our friendly tutors and how quickly your language skills improve. We employ the latest teaching techniques appropriate to the student to make the learning process as easy and as enjoyable as possible.

Teachers include Liat Aharonovich, Osnat Blauer-Rivlin, Ronit First-Kavisky, Nurit Gance, Hani Gani, Rina Gurvitz, Haggit Inbar-Littas, Vivien Mazin, Kimi (Michal) Waxman, Rina Wolgroh-Zolti, Patricia Zerah-Randisi.

French

Arabic

BEGINNERS III

NOT QUITE BEGINNERS

Improve your skills in reading and conversation, and gain confidence in improving vocabulary for those who converse on general topics.

Whether or not you are familiar with the Arabic alphabet, we recommend starting here in order to be able to read and write, as well as to speak.

A Hebrew book Ivrit Min Ha’Hatchala is required for every Hebrew class. You can purchase yours at the JW3 Box Office. Please note that the cost of your book (£29) is not included in the course fee. To find out which level will be best for you, please refer to: www.jw3.org.uk/languages or contact Haggit Inbar-Littas, Head of Languages: haggit@jw3.org.uk, 020 7433 8972.

INTERMEDIATE Improve your speaking skills, your French vocabulary and at the same time have the opportunity to read articles in French and discuss them.

ADVANCED CONVERSATION For confident French speakers. The group will discuss historical and topical items of interest.

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LANGUAGES

Hebrew TOTAL BEGINNERS

INTERMEDIATE II

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

Using newspapers and special TV programmes, there will be more developed conversations and further use of the future tense.

NOT QUITE BEGINNERS

INTERMEDIATE III

For those who know the Hebrew alphabet both in print and script, have started to read and have a vocabulary of about 50 words.

This course consolidates previous learning of tenses and introduces the passive tense.

Students will practice with past GCSE Higher Level exams and audio.

BEGINNERS I

ADVANCED I

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

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

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 As your skills improve, use of the past tense is revised and the future tense is taught.

Students will learn to use Hebrew in everyday situations and begin to read basic newspaper articles.

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ADVANCED III For those who know present, past and future tenses and read more advanced newspaper articles.

VERY ADVANCED CONVERSATION Students will watch news from Israel and converse on leading topics of the day as well as other relevant topics.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Languages Timetable SPRING 2016 TERM DATES

Sunday 10 January - Monday 11 April | Half term: Monday 15 – Sunday 21 February

MONDAYS

TUESDAYS

French Advanced Conversation Patricia Zerah-Randisi 10am–12noon £192

Hebrew Beginners II (Term III) Nurit Gance 10am–12noon £192

Hebrew Intermediate I (Term III) Haggit Inbar-Littas 10am-1pm £288

French Beginners III Patricia Zerah-Randisi 10am-12noon £192

French Intermediate Patricia Zerah-Randisi 1-3pm £192 Hebrew Not Quite Beginners Hani Gani 7-9pm £192 Hebrew Not Quite Beginners (Term II) Ronit First-Kaviski 8-10pm £192 Hebrew Intermediate III Rina Gurvitz 8-10pm £192 Hebrew Very Advanced Conversation Haggit Inbar-Littas 8-10pm £192

Hebrew Advanced III Haggit Inbar-Littas 10am-12.30pm £240 Hebrew Beginners I Hani Gani 7-9pm £192 Hebrew Not Quite Beginners Liat Aharonovich 7.30-9.30pm £192

WEDNESDAYS Hebrew Advanced I Hani Gani 10am-12noon £192 Hebrew Beginners I (Term II) Haggit Inbar-Littas 10.15am-12.15pm £192 Hebrew Beginners III (Term III) Hani Gani 12.30-2.30pm £192 Hebrew Beginners I (Term II) Kimi (Michal) Waxman 7-9pm £192 Hebrew Intermediate I (Term III) Nurit Gance 8-10pm £192 Hebrew Not Quite Beginners Osnat Blauer-Rivlin 8-10pm £192

THURSDAYS Hebrew Total Beginners Haggit Inbar-Littas 10am-12noon £192 Hebrew Intermediate I (Term II) Rina Gurvitz 12.30-3pm £240 Arabic Not Quite Beginners Vivien Mazin 7-9pm £192

SUNDAYS Hebrew Total Beginners Ronit First-Kavisky 11am-1pm £192 Hebrew Intermediate I (Term II) Rina Wolgroh-Zolti 11am-1pm £192

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HOW TO... SERIES

How to... series

A dedicated hub of one-off master classes and short-term courses offered by experts in their field, from launching a business to managing nutrition. Book three £5 sessions and pay just £12. For each session you will receive a Zest voucher for a free hot or soft drink when you buy a cake or pastry (excludes rugelach and halva cookies).

Monday 11 January

Monday 25 January

HOW TO...

LAUNCH A BUSINESS – THE ENTREPRENEUR’S PERSPECTIVE

HOW TO… SET UP AND MANAGE A CHARITY

7-8.30pm, £5

7-8.30pm, £5

LAURA MARKS OBE

David Turner has spent 40 years in the leisure industry and is founder of the LA Fitness chain, taking the group from a single club to an international public company. He will speak about the characteristics and risks required to make the leap from an idea to a real business, together with all the skills and resources needed to build a sustainable operation.

After a career in advertising Laura launched Mitzvah Day in 2008. It is now global, and the UK’s biggest faith-based and interfaith social action event. Laura reflects on how she translated her sense of social engagement into an organisation, how to develop partnerships, the importance of goals, strategy and systems, fundraising, and how to plan for the future. What are the pitfalls of charities and what are the best survival strategies?

Monday 18 January

Monday 1 February

HOW TO… LAUNCH A BUSINESS OR NON-PROFIT: THE MANAGER’S PERSPECTIVE

HOW TO… BRAND A BUSINESS

DAVID TURNER

7-8.30pm, £5

NICK VINER Nick Viner is Chief Executive of Firefly Capital, which invests in and manages growth businesses. Previously, as its founding Chief Executive, he oversaw the development and launch of JW3, and prior to that was a Senior Partner of the Boston Consulting Group. Starting with the key elements of a business plan, Nick will talk about turning your vision into reality, questions you need to ask, what investors (or donors) look for, and how to overcome obstacles.

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7-8.30pm, £5

MICHAEL ZUR-SZPIRO Michael is founder of venturethree, the brand agency responsible for transforming the Sky, The Times, Penguin/Random House and Transferwise brands, amongst many. He was previously a strategist at Wolff Olins and the Boston Consulting Group, and started the Aroma café chain.

He shares his experience of helping companies express their purpose, ideas and how communication can cut through the market with distinctive messages. A good brand tells an interesting story and builds lasting relationships.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Wednesday 20 January

Monday 8 February

HOW TO… PROVIDE FIRST AID FOR ALL AGES

HOW TO… BUY A HOUSE

10am-12noon, £15

KEITH BROOKS

MAGEN DAVID ADOM AND BRITISH RED CROSS Magen David Adom in partnership with the British Red Cross offers this unique session teaching you hands-on, practical and lifesaving skills. The course includes dealing with a choking or unconscious, breathing or non-breathing adult, child or baby. A CPR workbook will be issued to each learner with a Certificate of Learning at the end.

7-8.30pm, £5

Solicitor Keith Brooks is a consultant to legal practice Layzells, focusing on property, all aspects of acquisition, planning, contaminated land, finance and subsequent disposals. He’ll touch on the legal and the practical issues involved in residential purchases (including leasehold), together with renewals of short leases, buying for investment, acquisition for development/refurbishment and resale, auction purchase and first time buyers.

Wednesdays 27 January or 30 March

Wednesday 10 February

HOW TO… MANAGE MODERN LIFE THROUGH NUTRITION

HOW TO...

TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN WITHOUT USING BOTOX

11am-12.30pm 27 January or 7.30-9pm 30 March, £5

NONA OZERIANSKAYA As a medical doctor and dietician with over thirty years’ experience in NHS hospitals and the private sector, Nona’s passion is a healthy diet and fit lifestyle towards weight loss and management.

She focuses on how nutrition can prevent chronic disease, and the consequences of hectic lifestyles. She will discuss dietary treatments, surgical options and how to manage irritable bowel syndrome and the new treatment based on a low FODMAP (specific carbohydrate) diet.

11am-12noon, £5

FAYE LAYTON-MCCANN Faye Layton-McCann from Skin3 will show you how to look after your number one organ. You can never start too early or too late to look after it and Faye has a wonderful way of teaching and showing you how to make sure your skin remains fresh, rejuvenated and radiant - without toxic invasion. Faye belongs to the Institute for Anti-Ageing, has worked in the beauty industry for many years and is a lecturer at the London School of Beauty. Small goodie bags/vouchers included!

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HOW TO... SERIES

Sunday 14 February

Wednesday 16 March

HOW TO... LOVE: EXPLORE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOVE

HOW TO… VOLUNTEER

1.30-5.30pm, £20

LIA BOGOD

MICKEY YUDKIN This workshop will examine parental love, romantic love and friendship as well as ways of developing and nurturing a loving attitude to life and people. Poetry, stories, drawing, pair and group sharing, movement to music and psychoanalytic, existential and humanistic theory will help us in our journey.

All theory will be interwoven with exercises.

This workshop may fulfill CPD requirements for some counsellors and psychotherapists – do check with your approving body.

Wednesday 23 March

HOW TO… FIND A JOB 10.30am-12noon, £5

DIANA WOLFIN Diana is an experienced coach, trainer and lecturer with an impressive track record in getting people into employment. Her focus is on how to get people who were out of work return to the job market and helping people enter the job market for the first time. She’ll touch on how to achieve a better work-life balance, CV writing, interview skills, confidence building and where to look for employment.

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10.30am-12noon, FREE

As head of volunteering at Jewish Volunteering Network, Lia will explore what volunteering means, and issues to consider before starting to volunteer, whilst Karen Kinsley, JW3 Volunteer Coordinator, will speak about volunteering at JW3. Issues explored will include how much time to volunteer for, will it cost anything, what to ask in an interview and volunteering versus finding a job.

JW3 GATEWAYS Gateways is our vocational development programme offering young people aged 15-25 a way of learning and support outside mainstream education. Our aim is to enable students to progress and achieve in both their work and independent life.

They learn practical skills ranging from music production to personal finance and web design. If you would like to support the programme please contact JW3’s Development team: info@jw3development.org.uk or call 020 7433 8962.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

SKILLS & PASTIMES Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 23 February | 1, 8, 15, 22 March

Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 23 February | 1, 8, 15, 22 March

BRIDGE: BEGINNERS/INTERMEDIATES

BRIDGE: INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED

10.30am-12.30pm, £12 per session, £100 for the 10 week course

1.30-3.30pm, £12 per session, £100 for the 10 week course

ALLAN KAYE

ALLAN KAYE

Allan will take you through a well designed and easy to follow course of lessons. His aim is for you to both be able to play bridge with friends, and improve on your knowledge. Notes for you to learn from and take home will be provided.

Designed to help players who would like to learn more conventions. Enjoy the experience of playing competitive bridge in a friendly and pleasant atmosphere. At the end of each two-hour session, Alan will be happy to answer any queries arising from the bidding and the play of the hands.

Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 23 February | 1, 8, 15, 22 March

Tuesdays 12, 26 January | 9, 23 February | 8, 22 March

MAKE MINE A MEMOIR

ZING

2-3.30pm, £144 for the 10 week course

6.45-8.45pm, £12 per session, £60 for the 6 week course

HELEN HARRIS This course is aimed at those who want to explore episodes of their past in writing.

An opportunity to progress - in a warm and supportive atmosphere - from jottings and wishful thinking to a finished memoir.

RACHEL WESTON Singing workshops with an exciting difference. Together, melodies from around the Jewish world will be explored, from ancient tunes to modern niggunim and more. No need to read music or have experience: singing is the birthright of us all.

FUNDRAISING GOLF DAY Wednesday 15 June In aid of JW3 Gateways - supporting vulnerable young people through education and work skills development. Contact Sarah Gluckstein for additional information and to register your interest: sarah.gluckstein@jw3development.org.uk or 020 7433 8961.

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SKILLS & PASTIMES

Mondays 11, 25 January | 8, 22 February | 7, 21 March

Mondays 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 22, 29 February | 7, 14, 21 March

AFTER LOSS

CREATIVE WRITING

1-2.30pm, £10 per session

7.30-9pm, £160 for the 10 week course

Following bereavement, many people find comfort in a warm group environment and welcoming space in which to talk, share feelings and understand one another. In partnership with the Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service (JBCS), we offer a fortnightly gathering facilitated by trained counsellors. The support group is not formally therapeutic but addresses the topics and emotions that arise for our attendees on the day.

SYLVIA PASKIN

Please call 0208 951 3881 or email enquiries@jbcs.org.uk for a first chat and to pre-book.

Expand your horizons by writing poetry, fiction, plays and memoirs in a lively and supportive setting. You’ll receive thoughtful and considered critique as well as advice on finding publishers.

Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 23 February | 1, 8, 15, 22 March

KNITTING WITHOUT STRESS 1-3pm, £120 for the 10 week course

LADY SUSETTE PALMER Read patterns, make garments fit, learn new techniques and enjoy! If you like knitting, are a beginner or adept, this class has something for you. Susette (author of Cosy Gloves), will explain the sometimes incomprehensible pattern instructions, encourage you to adapt, design and professionally make up your own projects.

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Wednesdays 3, 10, 24 February | 2, 9, 16, 23 March

Thursdays 14, 21, 28 January | 4, 11, 25 February | 3, 10, 17, 24 March

IN THE LOOP

ABRAHAM DEBATING CLUB

4.30-5.30pm, £5 per session

1-2pm, £5 per session

WITH SOUTH HAMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Debating is one of the great tenets of Jewish tradition, allowing for change, reflection, agreement, disagreement and humour. You are invited to debate, listen and voice your opinion over a wide range of controversial topics. No experience is needed, just come along and have your say!

Learn how to tweet, text, Skype, use Instagram or set your own Facebook account with trained students from South Hampstead High School. Learn about iPads and iPhones – or maybe just how to use a laptop. One-to-one, once a week.

Early booking recommended! If you wish, bring your own digital devices.

Thursdays 14, 21, 28 January | 4, 11, 25 February | 3, 10, 17, 24 March

CHESS 2-3.30pm, £5 per session Players of all standards and ages are always welcome. Come along and join our club where you’ll find a friendly relaxed atmosphere... and some challenging opposition on the chessboard.

JW3 CINEMA Our boutique cinema screens a weekly mix of the best new releases from around the world, plus Jewish and Israeli films curated by our partner UK Jewish Film.

There are also regular special screenings including Film Night Out, a monthly cinema series for those in their 20s and 30s, Baby Friendly Screenings on Thursday mornings and Family Films on Sundays.

HEALTH & FITNESS

HEALTH & FITNESS HEALTH AND FITNESS TASTER DAY, SUNDAY 10 JANUARY 2016 Join us for a day of diverse health and fitness classes to put you on the right foot heading into 2016. Why not break up the day with a special healthy detox meal at our restaurant, Zest, and feel re-energised before yoga, meditation or mindfulness class everyday exercices and many more. Come along to one session or pick a few through the day for a discount. Not had enough yet? Then in the early evening enjoy a special one-off 1980s themed aerobics class – dig out those legwarmers, put on the eyeliner and get fit to the best of 80s dance and cheese! £8 per session, 3 sessions for £21, 4 sessions for £24, 3 sessions & Zest detox meal for £30

BREATHING

YOGA: THE FUNDAMENTALS

1-1.45pm

2-2.45pm

MAXINE LEVY

MAXINE LEVY

Discover the power of effective breathing by learning simple techniques, with tips on how to work with your respiratory muscles to increase energy and oxygen levels, improve sleep and manage stress. Feel the effects of improved circulation, keeping a clear head and staying calm. Step-by-step guidance and expert advice in a relaxed environment.

Explore or revisit the foundation of any yoga practice. Receive step-by-step guidance on how to most effectively work with your body, harness your breath and cultivate focus. Guaranteed to develop strength and stamina, quieten the mind, open the body and replenish your energy.

FELDENKRAIS 1-1.45pm or 3-3.45pm

ORNA ELIASHIV Feldenkrais brings about flexibility, ease of movement and bodily freedom.

It is a gentle technique, designed to be a pleasant and positive experience. Through enhancing awareness of our movements, real improvements can be made in posture, longlasting relief from pain muscular tension, as well as ability to rest and relax.

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ZEST DETOX MEAL OFFER 1-2pm, 2-3pm, 3-4pm, 4-5pm, £15.95 Break your day of exercise and fitness with a special detox healthy-eating meal at Zest, our award-winning restaurant. You will be reinvigorated with superfood salads and healthy fish or vegetables. Wash it down with our new green juices and you’ll soon be ready and eager for your next class!

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

MINDFULNESS

MEDITATION

2-2.45pm

3-3.45pm

AMIR GREENSTEIN

AMIR GREENSTEIN

In this unique class we will learn how to become mindful; firstly physically and then develop our consciousness more conceptually.

Meditation is an organic and easy to learn system which acts as a counterweight to life’s stresses. An ancient art of self-awareness and light, beneficial for reducing stress, relaxing the body and mind. Explore the Zen approach to life and the ‘right perception’ or mindset required for seated meditation.

BELLY DANCING 2-2.45pm

FREDERIQUE ASSOR Belly Dancing has many positive effects on the body: improving posture, muscle toning, reducing stress, improving happiness, weight loss, exercising arms and connecting your body to different rhythms and music.

NUTRITION 3-3.45pm

TAMIR GRANT What is the right thing to eat? What are healthy alternatives to ‘bad food’?

This class will help you understand what you put into your body and how it utilises these foods.

Enjoyed the Taster Day? See the following pages for our full Health & Fitness Courses.

EVERYDAY EXERCISES 4-4.45pm

TAMIR GRANT In this class you will learn some everyday body weight exercises, as well as learning tips to find time to exercise and incorporating it into your daily routine.

PILATES

80s AEROBICS

4-4.45pm

6-7pm

RONELLE SOLOMON

FRANKIE TAYLOR

Pilates improves posture, enhances muscle tone and body shape, and helps to correct muscle imbalances and weaknesses. A mind/ body experience for men and women of all ages that will leave you feeling energised and relaxed.

Please bring your own mat or towel to lie on and wear comfortable clothing.

A dynamic mix of high energy dance aerobics, incorporating body conditioning and callanetics. This class is a fun, high intensity workout, all to the best of 1980s music! Leotard and legwarmers desired, but not essential!

Guaranteed to make you sweat and smile.

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HEALTH & FITNESS

11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 February 7, 14, 21, 28 March | 4, 11, 18 April

FELDENKRAIS (MONDAYS)

13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 17, 24 February 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 March | 6, 13, 20 April

FELDENKRAIS (WEDNESDAYS)

10.30-11.30am £12.50 per session, £150 for the 15 week course

10-11am or 6.30-7.30pm £12.50 per session, £150 for the 15 week morning or evening course

ORNA DALE ELIASHIV

ORNA DALE ELIASHIV

Feldenkrais Method brings about flexibility, ease of movement and bodily freedom.

It is a gentle technique, designed to be a pleasant and positive experience. Each class is different and addresses a particular aspect of movement, balance and control while forming a pleasurable and supportive path to deepening self-knowledge. Through enhancing awareness of our movements, real improvements can be made in posture and long-lasting relief from pain and muscular tension, as well as improving ability to rest and relax.

Sunday 21 February

Sundays 17, 24, 31 January

GREAT DAY OF YOGA WITH THE JEWISH YOGA NETWORK

SPIRALLING YOGA

10am-4pm, £25 Join us for a day full of enjoyable sessions with a variety of professionals, covering a variety of practices. Including Pranayama and Yoga Nidra, hip opening, Iyengar and Satyanada Yogas and more. Visit the website for individual sessions.

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9-10am, £12.50 per session, £30 for the 3 week course

AMIR GREENSTEIN This is a unique system of exercise designed to connect you to the internal workings of your body. The aim is to transform your body into a unified organism, with exercises based on the activation and manipulations of the myofascial meridians in the body.

Tickets 020 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk

Sundays 10, 17 April

ACRO-YOGA 4-5.30pm, £12.50 per session, £20 for the 2 week course

JESSE SAUNDERS Learn to fly! Trust, support and be supported, give and receive weight.

Working in pairs, you’ll safely lift each other off the ground, spin, turn, twist and flip. Learn to soften and let go in ways you never thought possible in a class which is great for exercise, movement and working with others.

Sundays 10, 17 April

MEDITATION 9-10am, £12.50 per session, £20 for the 2 week course

AMIR GREENSTEIN This class helps you become more present, consciously aware and relaxed. Meditation is an organic and easy to learn system which acts as a counterweight to lifes stresses. An ancient art of self-awareness to relax the body and mind. We’ll learn Za-Zen seated meditation, explore the Zen approach to life and the ‘right perception’ or mindset required for seated meditation.

Sundays 7, 14, 21, 28 February | 6, 13, 20 March

MINDFULNESS 9-10am, £12.50 per session, £70 for the 7 week course

AMIR GREENSTEIN This course covers mindfulness and the development of consciousness through bodywork exercise. Our awareness is firstly of our our physical body, then through our five senses, we branch out to notice the world around us.

Thursdays 14, 21, 28 January | 4, 11, 25 February | 3, 10, 17, 24 March

PILATES 9.45-10.45am, £12.50 per session, £100 for the 10 week course

RONELLE SOLOMON Pilates improves posture, enhances muscle tone and body shape, and helps to correct muscle imbalances and weaknesses.

A mind/body experience for men and women of all ages that will leave you feeling energised and relaxed. Please bring your own mat or towel to lie on and wear comfortable clothing.

VENUE HIRE Looking for venue hire? JW3 has something that will suit your needs, whether for a corporate or charity event or function. Our Howard Hall, seating up to 270 theatre-style, is perfect for conferences, talks ADVERT and more. There are plenty of breakout rooms for meetings and ‘away-days’. Our intimate 60-seat Cinema is available for parties, charities, industry screenings and business presentations. Enjoy HD films in comfortable surroundings.

For more information about venue hire email venuehire@jw3.org.uk or call 020 7433 8989

HEALTH & FITNESS

Thursdays 14, 21, 28 January | 4, 11, 25 February | 3, 10, 17, 24 March

PILATES GOLD 11am-12noon, £12.50 per session, £100 for the 10 week course

RONELLE SOLOMON Pliates Gold classes are suited to the less active mature adult, beginners or those with injury. These classes will benefit those who wish to improve their posture and mobility, as well as vascular function, balance and quality of life. They will leave you with a renewed sense of well-being and confidence.

Mondays 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 15 February

Wednesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 24 February | 2, 9, 16, 23 March

GAGA MOVEMENT

BELLY DANCING

7.30-8.30pm, £12.50 per session, £60 for the 6 week course

8-9pm, £12.50 per session, £100 for the 10 week course

CHISATO OHNO

FREDERIQUE ASSOR

Gaga is a new way of gaining knowledge and self-awareness through your body, developed for Batsheva Dance company in Israel. Ohad Naharin’s movement language originated from the belief in the healing, dynamic, ever-changing power or movement. Led by Chisato Ohno, a former member of Batsheva Dance Company.

Belly Dancing has many positive effects on the body: improving posture, muscle toning, reducing stress, improving happiness, weight loss, exercising arms and connecting your body to different rhythms and music.

Mondays 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 22, 29 February | 7, 14, 21 March

STREET DANCE 6-7pm, trial session (Monday 11 January only) £7, £70 for the 10 week course

SPENCER STAGE SCHOOL Come and learn techniques and choreography that will develop your street dance style and extend routines with the chance to choreograph group and individual routines. Street dance is graceful, and strong as well as an excellent way to challenge your body, keep fit, learn rhythm and coordination.

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Mondays 22, 29 February | 7, 14, 21 March

Mondays 22, 29 February | 7, 14, 21 March

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ DANCE

RHYTHM TAP DANCING

7.30-8.30pm, £12.50 per session, £40 for the 5 week course

IRÈNE WERNLI Blending together different styles of jazz dancing. At a gentle pace, use elements of contemporary dance and focus on alignment, strength and flexibility. You’ll find yourself shimmying, twisting and sliding in old school and modern ways.

8.45-9.45pm, £12.50 per session, £40 for the 5 week course

IRÈNE WERNLI Learn how to make music with your feet!

For complete beginners and those looking to improve, gain more confidence, as well as exercise and learn more about this unique form of dance. We’ll cover the basic step, learning short combinations and how to play with them rhythmically along the way. Tap shoes are recommended,

Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 23 February | 1, 8, 15, 22 March ®

ZUMBA GOLD

12noon-12.50pm, £10 per session, £90 for the 10 week course

AUDREY DOKLAN Zumba Gold is a beginners Zumba class, perfect for those less mobile. The Zumba Gold class is structured at a lower impact than the regular Zumba class and focuses on all elements of fitness: cardiovascular, muscular conditioning, flexibility and balance.

ADVERT

JW3 MEMBERSHIP Visit www.jw3.org.uk/become-member to join now and receive 10% off most JW3 events and on food at Zest!

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HEALTH AND FITNESS

Spring Into Movement

Join us for a new series of one-off dance and movement classes, stimulating both your body and mind with new experiences and like-minded others. £12.50 per session, 3 sessions for £32 or all 4 sessions for £40

Thursday 14 January

Thursday 18 February

MOVE AS YOU FEEL

INTRO TO IMPROV

7-8.30pm

7-8.30pm

REVITAL SNIR

SEKE CHIMUTENGWENDE

Release your body through soft and rhythmic movement sequences and experience spontaneous and joyous movement through space. By the end you’ll have explored a connection and expressions of your inner feelings and discovered how to move from inside to out.

We’ll warm up the body and mind through stimulating improvisation exercises. These simple movement explorations will leave you feeling fully grounded and refreshed, connected to your own sense of creativity and to the group as a whole.

Thursday 14 April

BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING 7-8.30pm

NICK BREAKSPEAR

Thursday 17 March

SIMCHACISE (WOMEN ONLY) 7-8.15pm

LARAINE ABRAHAMS Come and experience a unique exercise session, incorporating simcha and Israeli dances with a fantastic workout. We’ll be dancing to Jewish music from all over the world. We welcome all women to join us for this session of keeping fit, having fun and exploring in this singularly Jewish class!

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Partner dancing is back in fashion, so come and learn some ballroom and latin basics.

Make new friends as you become fitter, more relaxed, and more confident. Come with a partner or on your own - you’ll be able to dance with everybody.

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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 is based on 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 based in Netanya, Israel. We only use Israeli-trained and registered instructors using a rigorously tested syllabus.

Please note that all courses are booked per season and cannot be booked on a per-session basis. Courses start in January.

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

Mondays 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 February | 7, 14, 21, 28 March | 4, 11 April

Tuesdays 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 16, 23 February | 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 March | 5, 12 April

KIDS FOUNDATION

KIDS INTERMEDIATE

Ages 11-13: 5-6pm; Ages 14-16: 6-7pm £154 for the 14 week course

Ages 11-13: 5-6pm; Ages 14-16: 6-7pm £154 for the 14 week course

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. As well as improving their ability to respond quickly, students learn how to resolve problems whilst under stress.

The Krav Maga intermediate programme is open to both genders. Designed for those who have taken the Foundation course, 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.

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KRAV MAGA

Sundays 10, 17, 24, 31 January | 7, 14, 21, 28 February | 6, 13, 20, 27 March | 3, 10 April

Sundays 10, 17, 24, 31 January | 7, 14, 21, 28 February | 6, 13, 20, 27 March | 3, 10 April

ADULT FOUNDATION

WOMEN FOUNDATION

7-8.30pm, £182 for the 14 week course

10-11.20am, £182 for the 14 week course

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. We simulate the stress of a real attack without compromising your safety. The courses last for 14 weeks.

But please book soon, these foundation courses sell out quickly.

If you’re a woman over 16, let us teach you how to defend yourself against common threats and attacks in all sorts of environments and gain the skills to fight back. We only use Israeli-trained and registered instructors, specifically qualified to teach women, using gender-appropriate methods and material.

Sundays to Wednesdays, all year

Sundays 10, 17, 24, 31 January | 7, 14, 21, 28 February | 6, 13, 20, 27 March | 3, 10 April

PRACTITIONER PROGRAMME For students who have completed our Foundation Course (or who have prior experience) the Practitioner Programme takes your training to the next level. You will be taken through all the Practitioner grades (1-5) over a 30-month period.

There are seven sessions per week to choose from – running Sunday to Wednesday – split by level. Fees are £55 to £89 a month depending on payment option chosen.

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WOMEN INTERMEDIATE 11.30am-12.50pm, £182 for the 14 week course

For women over 16 who have completed the Foundation course. Learn more skills to defend yourself and fight back with registered Israeli-trained instructors.

www.londonkravmaga.com/book-a-course

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Classes & courses info HOW TO REGISTER For details of how to book, see the back cover.

CONCESSIONS & DISCOUNTS See the back cover. Full details can be found on our website, or call the Box Office for more information.

BURSARIES 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. This Bursary Fund is available due to the generosity of our donors. If you would like to donate, please contact our Development Department at info@jw3development.org.uk or call 020 7433 8962.

REFUND POLICY Refunds for classes and courses are given at JW3’s discretion (except when we cancel the class or course, in which case refunds are automatic) when JW3 receives at least five working days’ notice of withdrawal before the course is due to start. Where possible, a credit note will be issued and must be redeemed within six months of issue, after which it will automatically lapse.

JW3 cannot be held responsible for changes due to an individual’s personal circumstances which might prevent attendance.

VOUCHERS Classes & courses vouchers are ideal if you want flexibility.

Vouchers are sold in sheets of 10, at a cost of £195 (price held for this year).

Vouchers can be redeemed at the JW3 Box Office against a wide range of courses and classes at JW3.

There are exclusions from the scheme – please visit www.jw3.org.uk/vouchers or call the Box Office for details.

Vouchers purchased during this academic year are valid until August 2016.

Where classes are full, priority is given to those already booked.

Vouchers are non-negotiable and non-refundable.

Voucher students are not added to class registers and cannot be informed of date or teacher changes.

Vouchers can be transferred to or swapped with other individuals.

All listings are correct at time of going to press and they are subject to change.

We reserve the right to make changes to events, classes and courses as advertised, if they are over or undersubscribed.

We reserve the right to refuse admission in reasonable circumstances.

Where you have allocated seats, we have the right to change them to others of equal value.

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biographies JULIE APFEL studied at Michlelet Orot and Machon Pardes and has a BSc from LSE. She is a graduate of the LSJS Susi Bradfield Women Educators’ programme. Page 21 PATRICK BADE is an author and former senior tutor at Christie’s Education Department. He has also taught for The Prison Service, The Royal Academy of Arts and The Royal Opera House. Page 7 BERNARD BARNETT is a practising psychoanalyst and training analyst. He is Director emeritus of The Squiggle Foundation which promotes the work of the eminent psychoanalyst and paediatrician Donald Winnicott. Page 16

CLIVE LAWTON is one of founders of – and still a key force behind – Limmud. Clive has been a Headmaster, Chair of a hospital trust, on the Metropolitan Police Authority, a magistrate, and much else besides. Page 20 JOHN LAZARUS has had a long and distinguished career as a musician and educator whose illuminating talks are always alive and fresh. Page 7 IRENE NEWTON has an MA in English Literature.

She was the Editor of the New Zealand Jewish Chronicle, a bookseller and publisher. Irene has been the Artistic Director of Ivy House Music and Dance for seven years. Page 7

SYLVIA PASKIN is a writer, lecturer and editor. She DR HELEN FRY is a historian and biographer who has edited various anthologies of new fiction by has written over 20 books. She is currently Jewish writers, Jewish women’s poetry and Yiddish engaged on a number of scriptwriting projects for film and TV. Page 16 film. Page 33

DANIEL REISEL is a research fellow at UCL, where ANGELA GLUCK has explored literary, philosophical, he teaches at UCL Medical School and co-ordinates historical and religious themes in a wide variety of a research study into health behaviour in the courses over the years, and she is the author of over genomic era. Page 22 40 books. Page 21 TRUDY GOLD is one of the most talented and knowledgeable teachers in the community. She was Editor-In-Chief of the teaching resource pack Lessons of the Holocaust. Pages 15 & 16 DOVID KATZ is an Vilnius-based Yiddish scholar, author and educator, and a cultural historian.

In recent years, he has become a human rights defender. Page 22 PAULA KITCHING is a historian and writer who specialises in war, genocides and cultural history. She has written for educational publications, books and museums. Page 20

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HAGAI SEGAL is an academic, consultant and analyst specialising in terrorism and Middle East affairs. He is a lecturer at New York University in London, and a frequent expert contributor on radio and TV. Pages 19 & 20 WILLIAM TYLER MBE is an experienced adult educator. He holds degrees from three British universities and has received an MBE for services to adult education. Page 15

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JW3 would like to thank our generous donors for their support FOUNDATION BENEFACTOR Clore Duffield Foundation

JW3 Major Benefactors Anonymous Sir Trevor Chinn CVO & Lady Susan Chinn CBE City Bridge Trust Dr Naim Dangoor CBE Barbara & Mick Davis The Dorfman Foundation Caroline Elton & Andrew Franklin Alan & Sabine Howard International Charitable Fund Pamela & Richard Jacobs Denise & David Joseph Helene & Clive Kahn Klein & Cantor Families The Morris Leigh Foundaton Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Foundation Nicola & Harold 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 Benefactors Patricia & Richard Beecham Elliot Bernerd Tara Bernerd & Partners The Black Family Sharon & Toby Coppel The J Isaacs Charitable Trust Jonathan Lourie Patricia & Richard Millett The Nohr Family

Outset Contemporary Art Fund Roche Bobois The Cyril Shack Trust Shoresh Foundation UJIA

JW3 Patrons 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 & Betinna Bradfield Alan & Caroline Brill The Children’s Aid Committee Charitable Fund Stanley Cohen OBE & Joy Cohen The Sidney & Elizabeth Corob Charitable Trust CST

Neil & Beryl Davis Sir Michael & Lady Heller Kaye Family - Aimwell Charitable Trust The Kirsh Foundation & Wendy Fisher The Catherine Lewis Foundation Stanley & Zea Lewis John Lyon’s Charity Clive Marks OBE & the Hon Adrianne Marks Michael & Jeanette Marx Joanna Millan Allan & Diana Morgenthau Pears Foundation Presidents Club Charitable Trust Rubin Foundation Edmond J Safra Philanthropic Foundation K C Sasha Charitable Foundation Sheinman Family Archie Sherman Charitable Trust Harvey & Jane Spack Sir Sigmund Sternberg KC*SG Richard & Diana Toeman MBE The Dyna & Fala Weinstock Charitable Trust Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust

And our many other supporters and members.

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VISIT US

HOW TO BOOK TICKETS Tickets may be booked via our secure website 24 hours a day, by phone, or in person at JW3 during opening hours. We do not charge a booking fee.

Web advance tickets are only available where specified and must be purchased online before the day of the event. All listings are correct at time of going to press and may be subject to change. Check our website for more information. If an event is cancelled or abandoned, tickets will be refunded or exchanged. Please see the website for our full terms and conditions, including details of latecomers, photography, video and recording policies.

CONCESSIONS & DISCOUNTS We offer concessions on many of our ticket prices for several groups, including 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.

Become a JW3 Member to receive 10% discount on most events.

Visit www.jw3.org.uk/become-member Group booking discount: Buy nine tickets for the same event at the same time and get the tenth one free. Please call the Box Office to book. Terms and conditions may apply to concessions and discounts.

ACCESS JW3 is an accessible buildings for people with physical impairments. Wheelchair accessible. The JW3 Cinema and Howard Hall both have a hearing loop and some cinema screenings are audio described. For further details regarding access requirements and bookings, please visit www.jw3.org.uk or call the Box Office.

PARKING JW3: 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.

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

OPENING HOURS* JW3 Sunday 8.30am-11pm Monday-Thursday 9.30am-11pm Friday 9.30am-Various Saturday Various *Opening hours are subject to occasional variation – please check our website for full details.

JW3: 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET Box Office +44 (0)20 7433 8988 www.jw3.org.uk info@jw3.org.uk

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.

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.