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B'nai B'rith UK JEWISH HERITAGE DAYS 2017 THE JEWISH DIASPORA PASSPORT VALID: SUNDAY 3 - 17 SEPTEMBER 2017 B’NAI B’RITH UK THETHE COACHINGCOACHING INN INN GROUP GROUP FOODFOOD | |DRINK DRINK | |ROOMS ROOMS WeWe like like the the blend blend of of traditional traditional hospitalityhospitality andand OurOur Inns Inns modernmodern facilities; facilities; eacheach ofof ourour CoachingCoaching Inns Inns The White Hart Royal Hotel, Moreton in Marsh isis unique, unique, steeped steeped in in history, history, and and has has been been The White Hart Royal Hotel, Moreton in Marsh modernised in such a way as to accentuate modernised in such a way as to accentuate TheThe Three Three Swans Swans Hotel, Hotel, Market Market Harborough Harborough itsits periodperiod charmcharm andand character.character. 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TheThe Admiral Admiral Rodney Rodney Hotel, Hotel, Horncastle Horncastle www.coachinginngroup.co.ukwww.coachinginngroup.co.uk Reservations:Reservations: 01858 01858 438300 438300 European Days of Jewish Culture & Heritage 2017: United Kingdom Part of the European Days of Jewish Culture & Heritage 2017 This year’s theme, ‘The Jewish Diaspora,’ can be interpreted in many different ways, as we follow the path of Jewish migration through the centuries all over the world, its impact on the countries in which Jews have settled, the process of assimilation whilst retaining their identity and the contribution the Jewish communities have made to their host countries. Several participants are holding talks/events focusing on the development of these new communities in the UK and how being a refugee has affected them as individuals, for better or for worse, whilst others are mounting exhibitions for their community on the highs and lows of their journey to this country from their place of birth. This year also sees the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, with which B’nai B’rith UK was closely associated, as Zionist statesman Chaim Weizmann was a member of the Manchester Lodge and some participants will be holding special events marking this historic Declaration. In the spirit of interfaith outreach and understanding of Jewish culture, everyone is welcome! The following have generously sponsored a page in this booklet: Cheshire Lodge - First Unity - First Lodge - Raoul Wallenberg Lodge Valerie Bello in memory of her late husband Ernest Yad B’Yad Lodge - Yitzchak Rabin Lodge 3 Key: DA - Disabled Access L - Lift T - Toilets on Site DT - Disabled Toilet P - Parking on Site S - Security B’nai B’rith UK Department for International Development and foreign embassies on behalf of Jewish B’nai B’rith UK was established in 1910. people internationally and to support It is part of an international organisation Israel. More widely we promote the human founded in 1843, which advocates for rights of minority groups. global Jewry and champions the cause of human rights. B’nai B’rith is active in 59 We sponsor a food aid programme for countries with representation at the UN, needy families and after school activities UNESCO and the EU. for children in the southern Israeli development town of Qiryat Gat. We also B’nai B’rith UK is a cross-communal support a humanitarian food and medical organisation whose aim is to bring Jewish project for elderly Jews and righteous people together to promote tolerance, gentiles in Kiev, Ukraine. strengthen the Jewish Community, combat racial and religious prejudice, to help the Our Young Professionals group is for those less fortunate and the disadvantaged. in their thirties and forties, organising social and cultural events, either on their own, or Local groups provide innovative cultural, in partnership with other charities. educational and social programmes. These include speaker events, concerts, theatre Other B’nai B’rith UK activities include outings, quizzes, debates, visits to places providing scholarships for Jewish of interest, walks and trips abroad. These engineering graduates, and supporting the provide a great social network and the British Armed Forces Jewish Community opportunity to participate in and support Annual Faith Training Weekend. our humanitarian and heritage projects. The European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage (see previous page) run by a team of volunteers, is a mainstay of our calendar. B’nai B’rith UK’s London Bureau of International Affairs engages with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the 4 Events are subject to alteration and possible cancellation up to the last minute, so it is essential to phone or email the organisers or venues in advance. Associated with the National Heritage Open Days: 7th - 10th September www.heritageopendays.org.uk Sunday 3 September Around the UK London Bristol - Bristol Hebrew Congregation. Open Doors. Built 1870-71. Grade II listing. Architects: B’nai B’rith First Unity Lodge H.H Collins with S.C Fripp. One of only three Collins Talk. This is our Golden Anniversary year of the synagogues still standing in the country. Italianate first Joint BB Lodge in this country. Rabbi Jonathan style on an unusual site. Some fixtures and fittings Wittenberg interweaves his family story during date back to the 17th century. FREE 11am - 4pm. the 1930/40s in war torn Europe. His grandfather, Bristol Synagogue, 9 Park Row, Bristol BS1 5LP. Rabbi Dr Georg Salzberger, became first Rabbi of Contact: David Turns [email protected] Belsize Square Synagogue, Hampstead, leading the 07912 526661 www.parkrowsynagogue.org T remnants of Central European Jewry who managed to escape to England, to a safe haven in the Diaspora. FREE. Pre-booking required by phone or email. 8pm. Hull - Hull Jewish Communal Archve (Blind and Disabled Centre) Frances & Dick James Talk. Hull is the City of Culture for 2017. FREE 2.30pm. Court, 35 Langstone Way, Mill Hill, London, London 30 Pryme Street, Anlaby, Hull HU10 6SH. Contact: D NW7 1GT. Contact: Mrs Henny Levin hmlevin@ Lewis 01482 650282 DA T DT P waitrose.com 020 8959 7086 DA T DT Leeds - Yorkshire Heritage Walks Bevis Marks Synagogue Walk. Chapeltown, Leeds: From 1920 to the 1970s, Open Doors. Grade I listed. Built 1701. 10.30am- Chapeltown was home to many Leeds Jewish 12.30pm. 4 Heneage Lane, London EC3A 5DQ. institutions, synagogues, including a Sephardi one, a Contact: Maurice Bitton mauricebitton@bevismarks. school, a social facility and communal organisations. org.uk 0207 621 1188 www.sephardi.org.uk/bevis- Join Nigel Grizzard for this journey to explore your marks DA T DT S roots and see what remains of the once vibrant past. £6 (pay on the day) 11am - 1pm. Meet outside the Jewish Museum London New Horizon Community School, Newton Hill Road, Open Doors & Family Day. Family Day for all ages, off the Chapeltown Road, Leeds LS7 4JE. Contact: with a variety of activities and workshops which Nigel Grizzard [email protected] 07798 focus on the food, music and stories of the Sephardi 855494 www.yorkshireheritagewalks.co.uk Jewish community. This event will tie in with the Jewish Museum London ‘Sephardi Voices’ exhibition. Lincoln - JTrails (the National Anglo-Jewish FREE with museum entry. 10am-2pm. Raymond Heritage Trail) Burton House 129-131 Albert Street, London Walk. Length of tour, 1 mile; the tour route contains a NW1 7NB. Contact: Karen Van Coevorden karen. steep downhill section. May be suitable for wheelchair [email protected] 0207 284 users, but a strong helper may be required. Tour 7381 www.jewishmuseum.org.uk DA L T DT S duration 2 hours. £10 pre-booking required. 1pm. Meet outside the Lincoln Visitor Information Centre 9 The Wiener Library Castle Hill, Lincoln LN1 3AA. Contact: Marcus Roberts Exhibition. The Wiener Library for the Study of the [email protected] 07429 018962 Holocaust and Genocide is holding a small exhibition www.jtrails.org.uk in its Reading Room on the theme of the contribution of German Jewish émigré’s contribution to British Liverpool - Museum of Liverpool culture from the 1930s onwards. FREE 10am - 5pm Downloadable Trail. The Museum of Liverpool September 2017 - November 2017 Monday - Friday. opened in 2011 as the largest newly-built national Reading room, The Wiener Library, 29 Russell Square, museum in the UK for more than 100 years. London WC1B 5DP. Contact: Barbara Warnock The Museum’s exhibitions reflect the city’s global [email protected] 0207 636 7247 www. significance through its unique geography, history wienerlibrary.co.uk DA L T DT and culture.
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