JW3 Classes & Courses

CLASSES & COURSES January-April 2015 THE NEW POSTCODE FOR JEWISH LIFE

CLASSES & COURSES Adult Learning, Art Studio, Health and Fitness, House of Study & Language

January-April 2015 Life Drawing

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CLASSES & COURSES A wide range of classes and courses are available from January to April, all designed to inspire, motivate and engage.

Art Studio highlights include The Art of Remembering: Your Story on Canvas, Pocket Filmmaking and Drawing for the Perplexed.

We have a variety of fitness classes to get you moving. Experience a fusion of yoga and Jewish meditation practices at Kavannah Yoga and learn world’s most effective form of self-defence at Krav Maga.

We are delighted to announce the launch of House of Study, a new series of thought-provoking, open minded and accessible Jewish learning classes and courses.

JW3 and the London Jewish Cultural Centre (LJCC) are working together, planning the merger of these two organisations. The LJCC has an outstanding reputation for adult education programmes, we are excited to be bringing a range of these classes and courses to JW3.

CONTENTS Art Studio

p2

House of Study

p6

Adult Learning

p8

Health & Fitness

p12

Krav Maga

p15

Languages p19

See what else is going on at JW3 in our other brochures: WHAT’S ON

WHAT’S ON FAMILIES & YOUTH

January-April 2015 THE NEW POSTCODE FOR JEWISH LIFE

WHAT’S ON Theatre, Film, Music, Comedy, Debate, Food and Drink & Special Events

January-April 2015 The 2000 Year Old Man

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January-April 2015

THE NEW POSTCODE FOR JEWISH LIFE

WHAT’S ON FAMILIES & YOUTH Family Fun Sundays, Parenting, Early Years, After School, Half Term & Youth

January-April 2015 Peter and the Wolf

What’s On Families & Youth

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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art studio Wednesdays 7, 14, 21, 28 January | 4, 11, 18, 25 February

Tuesdays 6, 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 17, 24 February | 3, 10, 17, 24 March

PORTRAITURE

DRAWING THE BODY AS SACRED

7.30-9.30pm, £15 per class, £104 for the course

7.30-9.30pm, £15 per class

RUTIE BORTHWICK

BENEDICT ROMAIN

This eight-week course will cover the basics of portraiture. Explore different approaches to seeing the person, capturing a likeness and conveying individuality and character, as well as experimenting with a variety of drawing techniques. Led by Rutie Borthwick, a practicing artist whose work focuses on figurative painting. We will be drawing and painting from male and female clothed models.

When we talk about drawing from life, are we aware of what exactly it is that we are 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 as sacred life. Benedict Romain is a sculptor and experienced teacher, who encourages you to use different media and approaches, as well as an inspiring range of models.

Wednesdays 18, 25 February | 4, 11, 18, 25 March

LIFE DRAWING 10.30am-12.30pm, £15 per class, £78 for the course

STEPHEN GAMES Life drawing is a challenge in observation for an artist. These classes offer a structured approach to life-drawing, giving advice and demonstrations in key areas such as proportion, perspective, anatomy, line, gesture, tone and colour. Using a wide range of models and media, you will be encouraged to use your understanding to develop your own style and approaches to the human form. The classes are suitable for beginners and experienced artists. Stephen Games is an artist, teacher, writer and art critic.

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Thursdays 8, 15, 22, 29 January | 5, 12, 19, 26 February

Thursdays 8, 15, 22, 29 January | 5, 12, 19, 26 February

PHOTOGRAPHY: BEGINNERS

PHOTOGRAPHY: INTERMEDIATE

7.30-9.30pm, £15 per class, £104 for the course

7.30-9.30pm, £15 per class, £104 for the course

CALANIT LAUFER

ARIEL CAINE

This series of eight workshops gives you the opportunity to develop your digital photography skills, from understanding how the camera works to controlling light and composition. With a range of different situations from indoor studio and portraiture, to outdoor night photography this course will give you the confidence and enthusiasm to capture any situation. Calanit Laufer studied at Bezalel, Jerusalem and Goldsmiths, University of London. Her work is widely exhibited internationally and she is an experienced photography teacher.

This eight-week course is for those with some experience using their camera and who wish to take their photography to the next stage. Covering a range of indoor and outdoor techniques, advanced camera control and key technical concepts, we will examine several approaches towards developing independent projects, looking at existing projects to deepen our grasp of the medium’s possibilities. Ariel Caine is an Israeli photographer and lecturer at Bezalel, Jerusalem. He is currently studying for a PhD at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Thursdays 12, 19, 26 March

NIGHT-TIME PHOTOGRAPHY 7-9.30pm, £15 per class

CALANIT LAUFER As the day turns to dusk and then to dark, the evening presents creative challenges to the photographer. How to capture the vivid colours of sunset, the fading light of twilight, and the black of night. This three-week course will teach you how to push your camera to its limits. Calanit Laufer studied at Bezalel, Jerusalem and Goldsmiths, University of London. Her work is widely exhibited internationally and she is an experienced photography teacher.

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Sundays 8, 15 March

Thursdays 5, 12 February

POCKET FILMMAKING

THE ART OF REMEMBERING: YOUR STORY ON CANVAS

10.30am-1.30pm, £80 for the course

60+

RUTH SCHOKEN KATZ & YOSI ROMANO

2.30-4.30pm, £12 per session

Using smartphones and other small gadgets that we carry around with us, this two-part workshop will teach you the basics of filmmaking and editing. Led by experienced filmmaker Ruth Schocken Katz and cameraman Yosi Romano, you will learn the principles of lighting, framing, shooting, and other filmmaking techniques, to make your own short film. Suitable for complete beginners and experienced photographers.

Please bring your own devices that can record moving images.

Facilitated by artist and art historian Gayna Pelham, this series will inspire you to draw and paint your own personal memories through abstract forms. Gayna’s vast experience in teaching art at all levels whilst interweaving her lesson with music, poetry, discussion and visualisation techniques will help you express your personal story in an abstract way from childhood, through adulthood and into mature years. The phrase ‘the past is another country’ is for many of us either literally or metaphorically true. This is an opportunity to explore it and tell your story on canvas.

GAYNA PELHAM

Wednesdays 7, 14, 21, 28 January | 4, 11 February

DRAWING FOR THE PERPLEXED 10.30am-12.30pm, £15 per class, £78 for the course

TAMARA MIZROCH No one is born with a natural ability to draw, drawing is a skill that can be learnt and refined with practice and guidance. This six-week course in essential drawing skills is for all those who say that they can’t draw, but would love to learn. We will experiment with mark-making, explore different drawing materials and gain confidence to express thoughts and observations through drawing. Led by the artist Tamara Mizroch.

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Sunday 11 January

Sundays 18, 25 January | 1, 8 February

SILK SCREEN PRINTING: FABRIC PATTERN

QUILTING

10.30am-4.30pm, £20

ELEANOR GREENE

6-10pm, £40 per class, £140 for the course

JUDITH DEVONS In this one-day workshop, you will learn traditional and experimental techniques of screen printing, an exciting and easy-to-learn method of printmaking. Transform simple designs and images into colourful repeated patterns to be printed on a length of fabric that can then be used to make special customised quilts, cushions, or handmade clothing. All materials will be provided. Judith Devons is a freelance artist specialising in experimental printmaking and ceramics.

Sundays 1 February | 1 March

DRINK, DOODLE & DRAW 8-9.30pm, £12

LISA GORNICK Meet friends, have a drink, pick up a pencil, pen or crayon and let the fun begin, as we turn the Zest café into an artistic playground. 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. Price includes a drink and basic drawing materials.

Learn how to quilt with a contemporary take on this very traditional needlecraft. This fourweek course will teach you all the basic hand quilting techniques, including how to combine fabrics and compose your quilt, layering the quilt sandwich, and topstitching. Quilting is a beautiful way of upcycling old clothes that can no longer be worn, but have too much sentiment to throw away. A selection of fabrics will be available but you are encouraged to bring your own. With Eleanor Greene, a passionate and voracious quilter.

Sunday 22 February

JEWELLERY 10.30am-1.30pm, £45

DEBBIE CARLTON This workshop will teach the techniques used to produce unique items of jewellery using polymer clay. This material can create beautiful intricate patterns and is hugely versatile, easy to use, with minimal equipment, suitable to be worked with in the home and studio. This taster class is perfect for beginners, and will cover many techniques including: mixing colours, making basic canes, bead shapes, baking and finishing. Debbie Carlton is a jewellery designer and teacher, specialising in polymer and silver clay.

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House of study A new series of thought-provoking, open-minded and accessible Jewish learning classes and courses from across the Jewish spectrum.

Thursday 29 January

SPOKEN TO WRITTEN SYMPOSIUM 8pm, £15

LEYA LANDAU, HARRY FREEDMAN, RABBI MICHAEL POLLAK & MAUREEN KENDLER What is lost and what is gained when cultures move from oral tradition to written form?

This symposium explores the challenge for Judaism of transforming what was only supposed to be spoken into written texts.

Examining the way printing affects the process of an essential oral law and tradition; the erasure of voice in written texts; Hassidic masters and devoted scribes; and the move from oral tradition to printed book in Jewish female literary culture.

Chaired by English Literature lecturer Leya Landau, with Harry Freedman, Rabbi Michael Pollak and Maureen Kendler.

Wednesdays 4, 11, 18, 25 February Wednesdays 4, 11, 18, 25 February

THE STORY OF THE TALMUD

BEING A STRANGER

8-9.30pm, £12 per class, £40 for the course

8-9.30pm, £12 per class, £40 for the course

HARRY FREEDMAN

DANIEL REISEL

It’s been banned, censored and burnt. Henry VIII, Milton, Dante, Spinoza and Einstein all leafed through its pages. It is now studied by more people than at any time in its history.

This four-week course is not about what’s in the Talmud. It is the story of what happened to the Talmud, and the role it has played in world history, religion and culture.

Israel is the homeland, the promised land, the source. And yet much of Jewish identity and literature was created outside of Israel.

The experience of being the stranger informs our ethical behaviour towards the vulnerable.

This four-week course explores the lessons the rabbis learnt from experiences of exile, and how the Other should be treated in contemporary Israel. Daniel is an NHS doctor and popular Jewish educator.

Harry Freedman is an academic and author.

This course his based on his best-selling book The Talmud: A Biography.

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Sunday 1 March

Wednesdays 11, 18, 25 March

PURIM FOR ATHEISTS

SLAVERY

8-9.30pm, £12

8-9.30pm, £12 per session, £30 for the course

ELIE JESNER If ever there was a festival which goes against the religious grain it would have to be Purim.

Earnestness is banished as we bawdily embrace the intoxicated spirit of carnival.

But how did this Godless book and festival slip past the censors and come to occupy a major place in the Jewish calendar? What lessons does it offer for those wrestling with the challenges of atheism in the modern world? Elie Jesner is a popular educator and writer, currently completing his training as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist.

ZAHAVIT SHALEV The festival of Pesach (Passover) commemorates freedom from slavery, and the Exodus story has been an inspirational narrative for liberation movements ever since.

This three-week course explores the story and the laws of keeping a slave. Learn how the rabbinic tradition interpreted slavery at different times in history and what can it teach us about the urgent issue of slavery today.

With Zahavit Shalev, educator and Rabbinical Assistant at New North London Synagogue.

Wednesdays 11, 18, 25 March

Sunday 29 March

FREEDOM

SEDER FOR ATHEISTS

7.30-10pm, £12 per session, £30 for the course

8-9.30pm, £12

JUSTIN WISE In the lead up to Pesach (Passover), the festival of freedom, this three-week course asks: what does it mean to live freely?

Taking inspiration from traditional rabbinic texts, how do we recognise the constraints that trap us in our lives in order to become liberated and engage meaningfully in the world? With Justin Wise, organisation consultant, educator, philosopher, artist and musician.

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ELIE JESNER If God didn’t lead the Jews out of Egypt, what could we talk about on Seder night?

The ceremony encourages imagination, so we’ll be exploring the Exodus myth and its meaning in modern life. Today’s taskmasters are both internal to our psyche and subtly hidden in our social worlds, and Pesach (Passover) might just be the perfect time to confront them and try to break free. Elie Jesner is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in London, and an educator at a variety of communal institutions.

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adult learning Thursdays 8, 15, 22, 29 January | 5, 12 February

A HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN 100 OBJECTS 8-9.30pm, £12 per session, £60 for the course

RINA WOLFSON In this six-part series, we will look at 100 objects from around the world and use them as our guides to explore 2,000 years of Jewish history, celebrating the triumphs and mourning the tragedies of the Jewish people. From coins minted to mark the Bar Kochba revolt against Roman rule to the first printing press owned by the Soncino publishing family; from a letter written and signed by Maimonides to the Cyrus cylinder of Ancient Persia. Rina Wolfson has an MPhil in Hebrew and Aramaic from Cambridge University and is an experienced senior Jewish educator.

Tuesday 10, 17 February

Tuesdays 10, 17 February

THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN IRAQ

KING LEAR: A PSYCHOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE ON TROUBLING RELATIONSHIPS

7.30-9pm, £12

RAPHAIL SOFFER Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world’s oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities. Iraq as a modern state was created on 3 October, 1932 and the history of the Jews in Iraq is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity circa 800 BC. The Jewish presence in this territory dates back to the time of Abraham; the Bible says that he left Ur for Canaan around 1800 BC. The influx of Jews into the territory of Iraq was not the result of a decision, but of two disasters. Come and learn more in these two lectures, delivered by Iraqi Jewry expert and keen historian Raphail Soffer.

60+

2.30pm, £7 per session

DR. BERNARD BARNETT & MICKEY YUDKIN This two-part series allows an insight into the complex emotions experienced by the leading characters in Shakespeare’s King Lear.

Literary text and psychoanalytic ideas will be combined within a contemporary approach.

Dr. Barnett is a training analyst with a long career in adult and child analysis. Mickey Yudkin is Associate Lecturer at the School of Science, Birkbeck College.

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Wednesdays 7, 14, 21 January

LESSONS FROM THE CRASH 7.30-9pm, £12 per session, £30 for the course

ELIE JESNER & NEIL HAMBURGER In the sober light following the financial crisis that began in 2008, people have been thinking more about the damaging effects that inequality might be having on our society.

Is more equality a desirable goal? Can it be balanced against the need for economic competitiveness in a global marketplace? Is inequality responsible for increased envy, anxiety and depression – including for those who are ‘better off’?

This timely course will explore these contemporary political questions, with an eye on the 2015 general election. Neil Hamburger is a Cambridge University graduate in Economics who spent 13 years in the investment banking world. Elie Jesner is completing his training as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist.

Elie worked in the derivatives markets for eight years.

Wednesdays 21, 28 January | 4 February

JEWISH ANCESTORS FOR TODAY 10.30am-12noon, £12 per session, £30 for the course

CLIVE LAWTON

Photo: wikipedia

Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob with Leah and Rachel (not to mention Zilpah and Bilhah) are buried in prehistory.

Long before any viable record can be relied upon, they lived and died. Unless, of course, you count the Bible as a viable record – and why not?

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Clive, popular broadcaster and educator, unearths the patriarchs and matriarchs as you’ve never met them before, bedevilled by their challenges and uncertainties, charting fresh paths that would reverberate forever into the future, but exposing eternal human foibles and frailties that make their stories ours too.

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Thursdays 12, 19, 26 March

Wednesdays 4, 11, 18, 25 March | 1 April

POSSESSED: WHAT IS A DYBBUK?

IN THE LOOP

7.30-9pm, £10 per sessions, £25 for the course

MAUREEN KENDLER This course looks at the idea of the dybbuk – a dead soul that inhabits a living body and speaks through it, to accomplish a mission before it returns to the dead.

We will examine the biblical origins of the idea and look at the medieval period where suddenly dybbuks were everywhere in the Jewish world with everyone talking and writing about them. Why do they then disappear? What replaces them? What did they represent and why did we need them?

And if dybbuks were feared as a threat to the stability of the community, why in the 20th century did writers such as Sholem An-sky and Isaac Bashevis Singer lovingly rehabilitate them as bearing important truths? With Maureen Kendler, a noted Jewish educator broadcaster and writer.

60+

4.30-5.30pm, £2 Learn how to stay in touch with family and friends using popular social networking sites.

Trained students from South Hampstead High School will be your expert and patient guides as you discover how to tweet, text, Skype, post a picture on Instagram, and maybe set up your own Facebook account.

Remain young and stay connected. Learn about iPads and iPhones – or maybe just how to use a laptop. Uncover the secrets of social networking one-to-one, once a week. Early booking recommended as places are limited.

Tuesdays 6, 20 January | 3, 17 February | 3, 17 March

ZINGT! THE PEOPLE’S YIDDISH CHOIR 6.45-8.45pm, £10 per session, £50 for the course

RACHEL WESTON JW3 and JMI’s Zingt! is open to singers at all levels and is led by Rachel Weston, one of the UK’s leading Yiddish song performers.

Learn traditional and contemporary Yiddish songs and nigunim. Sing Yiddish songs in one to four parts with and without sheet music, accompanied by piano and a cappella.

You’ll find your voice, make new friends and beautiful sounds, even if you’ve never sung before.

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Thursdays 15, 22, 29 January | 5, 12, 19, 26 February | 5, 12, 19, 26 March

CRÈCHE 9.30am-12.30pm, £8 per child for two-hour session, or any part thereof. (15 January is FREE) Book your child into our professional crèche on Thursday mornings and enjoy your class, a film at JW3 Cinema or sip a cup of coffee in peace. The crèche is for children aged between four months and four years. Please arrive half an hour before the beginning of your class. The maximum stay is two hours.

Places are limited and non-refundable. Please book in advance on our website or via the Box Office to guarantee your child’s place.

On Thursday 15 January from 9.30am– 12.30pm we will be holding an ‘open morning’ at the crèche. Our lovely carers will be happy to meet you and your little one for a play and a chat over coffee and croissants. Parents are invited to drop off their children for a free trial session on that day.

Tuesdays 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 17, 24 February | 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 March

Tuesdays 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 17, 24 February | 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 March

BRIDGE FOR BEGINNERS 10.30am-12.30pm, £8.50

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED BRIDGE

ALLAN KAY & THIERRY EHRSAM

1.30-3.30pm, £8.50

Your course instructors are Allan Kay and Thierry Ehrsam who are both well known in the bridge world. They will take you through a well-designed and easy-to-follow course of lessons with the aim, by the end of the session, of bringing you to a level to play against your friends. We will provide notes for you to learn from and take home and also promise to make sure that you have an enjoyable experience.

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ALLAN KAY & THIERRY EHRSAM This bridge tournament is designed to help intermediate/advanced players who would like to learn more conventions. Allan Kay and Thierry Ehrsam hope that the players who have attended their two beginners’ courses will be able to move up to this afternoon tournament and enjoy the experience of playing competitive bridge in a friendly and pleasant atmosphere. At the end of the two-hour tournament, they will be happy to answer any queries arising from the bidding and play of the hands.

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health & Fitness Sundays 22 February | 1, 8, 15, 22 March

Sundays 18, 25 January | 1 February

HATHA YOGA

KAVANNAH YOGA

9.30-10.45am, £12.50 per session, £40 for the course

11am-12noon, £12.50 per session, £30 for the course

MAXINE LEVY

MAXINE LEVY & RABBI MARK GOLDSMITH

Focusing on enhancing mental and physical well-being, building stamina, strength and flexibility, in a friendly, supportive and relaxed environment.

Maxine is an experienced British Wheel of Yoga teacher. She has been practising for more than 25 years and is passionate about teaching yoga as a tool for total well-being.

A meeting of body, mind and spirit, led by Alyth Rabbi Mark Goldsmith and British Wheel of Yoga teacher Maxine Levy.

The word Kavannah means ‘intention’.

Experience a fusion of yoga techniques and Jewish meditation practices as Mark takes us on a journey from Bible to Midrash, Talmud to the Piyutim, and Maxine interweaves this with mindfulness, pranayama (breathing) and asana (postures), to create a space for reflection, questioning and complete well-being.

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 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.

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Mondays 5, 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 16, 23 February | 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 March AND/OR

Wednesdays 7, 14, 21, 28 January | 4, 11, 18, 25 February | 4, 11, 18, 25 March | 1 April

FELDENKRAIS METHOD 10.30-11.30am Mondays, 10-11am Wednesdays, £12.50 per session, £130 for the course

ORNA DALE ELIASHIV Many people find renewed health and sensory awareness through Feldenkrais a modern-day, practical programme towards improved posture, coordination, physical scope, flexibility and more. You can make real gains towards finding relief from chronic back pain, restricted mobility, habitual patterns of stress and muscular tension.

Through these sessions, people of all ages will learn to integrate physical development with self-knowledge into a new, invigorated wholeness. The Feldenkrais method is designed to be a pleasant, positive experience; we don’t believe pain is gain.

BECOME A JW3 MEMBER Want fantastic membership benefits, discounts and so much more? Then become a JW3 member today.

Go to: www.jw3.org.uk/become-member for more details.

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Book your table at www.zestatjw3.co.uk

ZEST RESTAURANT, CAFÉ AND BAR Serving delicious brunches, lunches and dinners throughout the café and restaurant.

Creating exciting cocktails in the Bar. All designed for you by our critically acclaimed team.

Tuesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 24 February | 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 March

SUZAN ZALCMAN SCHOOL OF BALLET YOUTH CLASSES 5-6pm, £15 per session, student and course discounts available Susan Zalcman is the leading teacher for adults at the world-renowned Pineapple Dance Studios in Covent Garden. This class is suitable for everyone aged 11+, regardless of experience. You will soon become more supple and toned, gently exercising your whole body. Your posture will improve and you will leave feeling like a ballerina. This course is booked directly with the School.

For more information and registration contact: suzal1869@aol.com, susanzalcmanschoolofballet.co.uk, 07929 586 887.

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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 (established 1996) is affiliated to the official Krav Maga Global (Netanya, Israel) and only uses Israeli-trained and registered instructors.

Please note that, with the exception of the Sunday drop-in classes, all courses are booked per season and cannot be booked on a persession basis.

For all of these courses, please register and pay London Krav Maga via their website: www.londonkravmaga.com/JW3 Email queries to info@londonkravmaga.com

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Mondays 5, 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 16, 23 February | 2, 9 16, 23, 30 March

KIDS 11-13 FOUNDATION 5-6pm, ÂŁ143 for the course Krav Maga is easy to learn and retain. On this course for 11-13 year olds, Israeli-trained and registered instructors with special qualifications for educating children and teenagers 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. It will also improve fitness and endurance levels, as well as flexibility and coordination, improving your sense of well-being and confidence.

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Mondays 5, 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 16, 23 February | 2, 9 16, 23, 30 March

Tuesdays 6, 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 17, 24 February | 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 March

KIDS 14-16 FOUNDATION

KIDS 14-16 INTERMEDIATE

6-7pm, £143 for the course

6-7pm, £143 for the course

Krav Maga is easy to learn and retain. On this course for 14-16 year olds, Israeli-trained and registered instructors with special qualifications for educating children and teenagers 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. It will also improve fitness and endurance levels, as well as flexibility and coordination, improving your sense of well-being and confidence.

The Krav Maga intermediate programme specifically for the 14-16 age group 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. The classes will also improve fitness and endurance levels, as well as flexibility and coordination, improving well-being and confidence.

Tuesdays 6, 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 17, 24 February | 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 March

Sundays 4, 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 15, 22 February | 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 March

KIDS 11-13 INTERMEDIATE

OR Tuesdays 6, 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 17, 24 February | 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 March

5-6pm, £143 for the course The Krav Maga intermediate programme specifically for the 11-13 age group 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. The classes will also improve fitness and endurance levels, as well as flexibility and coordination, improving well-being and confidence.

ADULT FOUNDATION 7-8.30pm, £169 for the 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 course will also improve fitness and endurance levels, as well as flexibility and co-ordination, improving your sense of wellbeing and confidence. The courses last for 14 weeks and participants can choose to attend on a Sunday or a Monday night. But please book soon, these Foundation courses sell out quickly.

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PRACTITIONER PROGRAMME Mondays & Wednesdays

STREAM 1

STREAM 2

7-8.10pm, £66-£88 a month depending on payment option

8.15-9.25pm, £66-£88 a month depending on payment option

Stream 1 is for ungraded students who have taken the Foundation programme but have yet to be graded.

Stream 2 is for students who have already taken any of the Practitioner level grades.

After completing our Foundation Course, take your training to the next level on our Practitioner Programme. You will be taken through all the Practitioner grades (1-5) over a 30-month period.

The programme will broaden your repertoire of skills, including fighting and defensive tactics including how to deal with more pressurised situations. It will also develop your fitness and endurance levels still higher, as well as your flexibility and co-ordination.

This programme can be paid for monthly, annually or by paying the entire 30 months in advance. Fees work out at £66-£88 a month depending on payment option chosen. Students also get extra training, equipment and DVDs included in the price. See the London Krav Maga site for more details.

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Sunday 4, 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 15, 22 February | 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 March

WOMEN’S COURSE 11am-12.30pm, £169 for the course 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 simulate the stress of a real attack without compromising your safety. Our course will also improve fitness and endurance levels, as well as flexibility and coordination, improving your sense of well-being and confidence. We only use Israeli-trained and registered instructors, specifically qualified to teach women, using gender-appropriate methods and material.

Sundays 4, 11, 18, 25 January | 1, 8, 15, 22 February | 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 March

DROP-IN ADULTS 17+ 5.30-6.50pm, £13 A ‘drop-in’ session for all participants aged 17+ (younger participants subject to agreement).

This is an opportunity for you to supplement your skills and fitness levels. Like all our courses, it will be taught by Israeli-trained and registered instructors. An excellent opportunity to meet and train with different people. No booking required. Please note, students must have completed an induction lesson prior to taking this class or be a current participant on one of our other courses.

Contact info@londonkravmaga.com if you have any queries about eligibility.

www.londonkravmaga.com/book-a-course

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CLASSES & COURSES

Languages Spiro Ark will ensure you enjoy effective and enjoyable language learning with worldrenowned teachers. For all Spiro Ark courses, registration takes place through their office, and payment is made directly to Spiro Ark either online or via phone (credit/ debit cards) or cheque (please make all cheques payable to ‘Spiro Ark’, and send to 788-790 Finchley Road, Temple Fortune, London, NW11 7TJ). www.spiroark.org/classes Spiro Ark is responsible for all matters relating to their courses. For consultation on appropriate level, please call Nitza Spiro on: 0207 289 6321. Please register now and enquire about next term.

Mondays 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 16, 23 February | 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 March | 6 April

Mondays 12, 19, 26 January | 2, 9, 16, 23 February | 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 March | 6 April

HEBREW: TOTAL BEGINNERS

HEBREW: BEGINNERS 1

8-10pm, £181 for the course

6-8pm, £217 for the course

Total Beginners is ideal for students who have no basic knowledge of Hebrew. Even if you know a few words and recognise the Hebrew alphabet (printed and script), we still recommend you start here. It will help you secure a good foundation that will pay dividends later on.

You should be at this level of learning Hebrew if you’re already confident enough to have a short conversation. We’ll work together as a group to improve our conversational skills and introduce and enhance the past tense of all forms of the Hebrew verb.

Thursdays 8, 15, 22, 29 January | 5, 12, 19, 26 February | 5, 12, 19, 26 March | 2 April

Tuesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 17, 24 February | 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 March | 7 April

HEBREW: NOT QUITE BEGINNERS GROUP 1

HEBREW: NOT QUITE BEGINNERS GROUP 2

8-10pm, £217 for the course

8-10pm, £217 for the course

You’re at Not Quite Beginners level if you can already ask and answer simple personal questions (names, addresses, family status), and cope with daily activities such as restaurant ordering.

If you’re familiar with infinitives, feminine and masculine nouns and with the right form of adjectives for them, then this is the right level for you.

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Tuesdays 13, 20, 27 January | 3, 10, 17, 24 February | 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 March | 7 April

Thursdays 8, 15, 22, 29 January | 5, 12, 19, 26 February | 5, 12, 19, 26 March | 2 April

HEBREW: BEGINNERS 2

HEBREW: HIGHER INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED

6-8pm, £217 for the course Ideal if you’ve already studied Beginners 1 with us and want to take a step up in your language skills. It’s also suitable if you’re on a similar level but with more confidence in your skills and a little more knowledge. As well as improving your spoken Hebrew, you’ll also gain better understanding, as well as improved, reading and writing skills. We’ll be introducing the future tense, along with songs, proverbs and useful expressions.

8-10pm, £199 for the course This level is suitable for students who have a larger Hebrew vocabulary and who are prepared to invest more time and effort in order to make quicker progress in their language learning. We’ll be listening to daily news, reading newspapers and learning songs and a bit of history along the way. Each week, students will make a presentation on a range of subjects such as politics, science, education and life in general, which we’ll then discuss as a group.

Thursdays 8, 15, 22, 29 January | 5, 12, 19, 26 February | 5, 12, 19, 26 March | 2 April

Wednesdays 7, 14, 21, 28 January | 4, 11, 18, 25 February | 4, 11, 18, 25 March | 1 April

HEBREW: INTERMEDIATE

HEBREW: ADVANCED

6-8pm, £199 for the course

10am-12.30pm, £199 for the course

Enjoy effective teaching methods, practise Hebrew conversation, improve your understanding of the spoken language, be introduced to short news articles, listen to radio headlines and be exposed to short films and Israeli songs and music. Attention is given to each individual’s needs.

This level is designed for you if you’ve lived in Israel, are planning Aliyah, or you have family there whom you talk to regularly. It is also suitable for people who have taken formal qualifications such as A-level Hebrew. We’ll be studying a varied and challenging curriculum using the latest imaginative and stimulating methods, opening up a wide range of learning opportunities. We’ll enjoy debates and student presentations on any topic under the sun, watch films and TV programmes.

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VISIT US ACCESS JW3 is an accessible building for people with physical impairments. Wheelchair accessible. The cinema and hall have a hearing loop. For further details regarding access requirements and bookings, please visit www.jw3.org.uk Underground Finchley Road (Metropolitan, Jubilee) verground O Finchley Road & Frognal Buses 13, 82, 113, 187 and 268 Trains West Hampstead Thameslink Paid parking is available at the O2 Centre, 400 metres away.

HOW TO BOOK TICKETS

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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.

All listings are correct at time of going to press and may be subject to change. Check website for information, terms and conditions for under 18 participation. Tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged, except when an event is cancelled or abandoned.

Our priority is to ensure that performances are not disrupted and we cannot guarantee entry to latecomers, but we will do our best to seat them.

CONCESSIONS We offer discounts on many of our ticket prices for recipients of Universal, Pension Credit and full-time students. An appropriate card will need to be shown.

Please note discounts cannot be combined. All ticket prices for 60+ events are subsidised, therefore concessions are not available.

DISCOUNTS Become a JW3 Member to receive 10% discount on tickets. Visit: www.jw3.org.uk/become-member Buy nine tickets, get the tenth one free. Please call the Box Office to book. Terms and conditions may apply.

PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO AND RECORDING The use of cameras (including mobile phone cameras) or sound recording equipment is strictly prohibited during performances and concerts. JW3 may take pictures during your visit to the building for promotional purposes.

OPENING HOURS Sunday 8.30am-11pm Monday-Thursday 7.30am-11pm Friday 7.30am-Various Saturday Various (check website for details) CONTACT JW3 341-351 Finchley Road London NW3 6ET

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Box Office +44 (0)20 7433 8988 info@jw3.org.uk www.jw3.org.uk

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THE NEW POSTCODE FOR JEWISH LIFE 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.