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Since our last issue Children and Teen birthdays on page 7 Our move from Bessborough Road MOSAIC REFORM MOSAIC LIBERAL MOSAIC MASORTI WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS: CONGRATULATIONS IN YOUR WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS: after over 60 years Judy & Martin Squires NEW HOME TO: Alison Imren BIRTHDAY WISHES TO: Marian Bliss Lily Ashkenazi-Bakes by Steve Levinson Gabby Kessler, 85 SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS: MAZAL TOV TO: David de Magtige, 55 Margie Goldman Shelley Cooper on the marriage of Bernard Fisherman, 85 Kenneth Herman her son, Joel Rosenberg, to Sarah Yvonne Goldstein, 75 Jo Mans Goldshmidt. ore than 200 locations were also able Neil Goodman, 75 Stuart Rose Sue & Neil Mendoza on the birth of people witnessed to take part, using a Nat Levene, 98 Olga Rosenbaum their grand-daughter, Clea. the closure of specially prepared prayer Paul Mendelson, 70 Anne Steiner BIRTHDAY WISHES TO: theirM synagogue building booklet. Beverley Ringart, 75 GET WELL: Sharon Grossman and ceremonial removal of The service was led Paul Russell, 60 Jo Drage Sue Levy the Torah scrolls from both by Rabbis Kathleen de Jeffrey Lee, 75 Michelle Drage Tomer Goldenberg Mosaic Reform and Mosaic Magtige–Middleton from ANNIVERSARY WISHES TO: Sheila Martin CONGRATULATIONS IN YOUR Liberal Synagogues Mosaic Reform and Rabbi Beverley & Ron Ringart on their 50th Evelyn Roos NEW HOME TO: on a glorious sunny Rachel Benjamin from wedding anniversary. Harold Sanderson Nir Goldenberg morning on Tuesday Mosaic Liberal. Rabbi Middleton recalled Sandie & Martin Simonis on their Lynne & Sam Charkham 30th March. that the first Reform Rabbi in the building 50th wedding anniversary. Helen & Marvyn Ellison In an emotional had been Rabbi Lionel Blue. CONGRATULATIONS IN YOUR GET WELL SOON: event for members, (Note: If you missed the service, visit NEW HOME TO: Mark Sachon some of whom were www.choosemosaic.org, “What’s On” Ruby Nerva present 60 years ago and “Past Events” to see a recording) Neil Goodman when Middlesex New Synagogue moved into GET WELL SOON: its freshly acquired building in Bessborough The following speeches were given at the Roger Hart Road, the scrolls were carried out on a journey Farewell Service: CONDOLENCES TO: which will end in a year’s time in a brand Lily Reubens on the death of her Next issue new building in Stanmore. The new building, From Rabbi Kathleen husband, Lionel. Copy date: Wednesday 9th June already under construction on Stanmore Hill, Baruchim ha-ba’im – Welcome to all, both The family and friends of Jacqui Publication date: Thursday 24th will be home for Mosaic Reform, Mosaic near and far! Those of you (Sheila) Katz. June Liberal and Mosaic Masorti communities. It here with us in person, The family and friends of Peter Send your articles, pictures, will also provide a vibrant new Jewish social, and those of you who Mendel-Lion. letters etc to Harry Levy on the death of his sister, cultural and centre of learning for the area. join us online, be it our [email protected] Sylvia Bolton. With lockdown restrictions still in place, only neighbours up the hill or a few members were inside the Bessborough our friends in Israel. Road building as it was deconsecrated. But a We welcome you to Special thanks to David Ruback and Jane Prentice for their spring photographs, featured on the cover Zoom and internet audience of well over 200 this final service, here Continued on following page >> people from local, national and international by Italiaander – www.italiaander.co.uk © Portrait 2 3 COMMUNAL COMMUNAL

Continued from previous page... at 39 Bessborough Road. This is a solemn and at the Eternal One’s command they set take forward into the future, when we plan to time; a time of reflection as we find ourselves We feel saddened for having out. yet again be in a building. caught on a crossroad, where past and future to let go of this building... and The Torah is described as a Tree of Life This year has shown us what community converge, as we prepare ourselves to close a (Eitz Chayyim Hi); trees sometimes need to be really is, and it’s the people. We have done chapter and open a new one; like the cycle of yet we are also expectant and replanted for them to thrive again. As we will more to keep in touch with each other, and to our yearly Torah readings – very symbolic for a full of hope for a better future lift our Scrolls from the Ark today, may we carry reach out to one another. We have been able community which was established on Simchat them to a place where they can root, grow to keep connected, to hold our identity, and Torah! in our new building strong, thrive and be fruitful in accordance even create something new and special. This Today’s service inevitably fills us with many with the vision of our founder members. Ken past year gives us a unique insight into the conflicting emotions. We feel saddened for we stand eternally in their debt. We remember yehi ratzon, v’nomar: amen year ahead in Mosaic’s life – our year in the having to let go of this building, filled with them today, the founder members and wilderness. memories of the most poignant moments their families, the many volunteers and our From Rabbi Rachel Many of us are longing to be together of our lives; families and friends celebrating Ministers, in particular our first Minister, Rabbi ‘Remember this day, on in person. For others, joining services and together baby blessings, B’nei mitzvah, Lionel Blue “z’l”. And we are so grateful to have which you went out of activities virtually has allowed them to be weddings and memorial services – and yet we you, Woolfie and Marie Heymann, here with us Egypt… in the month of there with us, and we have welcomed people are also expectant and full of hope for a better today, on your 69th wedding anniversary. Aviv’ – such a pertinent from all over the country, indeed the world, future in our new building. As the time moved on, so did the community, Torah reading for today… I on Zoom. We will have to think how we The conflict of those feelings is exacerbated for the younger generations have moved think we will all remember carry this forward, in a hybrid way, so we by the Pandemic, which makes this service further afield, so the time has come to move this day on which we go can accommodate both physical and virtual our first in-person service for over a year, as where they are. Judaism never much valued forth out of Bessborough Road! attendance. well as our last in this building. the concept of ‘holy space’. We do not build I feel very much that I am the ‘new kid Of course, the ideal is to have a physical When, a moment ago we sang the familiar cathedrals, or mark places for pilgrimage, on the block’ here, having only come to the place we can call home, and this coming words of the Mah tovu: mah tovu ohaleicha instead, we build ‘cathedrals of time’ moments community as Mosaic Liberal’s Rabbi just year is a year full of possibilities, a great Ya’acov, mishkenotecha Yisrael (How good imbued with holiness, held in our memories after the first lockdown, a year ago. In reality, opportunity to develop something new and are your Tents oh Jacob, your sanctuaries through shared stories and texts. that means that this building has never been exciting, in readiness to move into our new oh Israel) we were reminded of the fact that The only objects of intrinsic value and ‘home’ to me. However, the community home in Stanmore. those words refer to a physical space; this, imbued with holiness are our Torah Scrolls have welcomed me and invited me into their V’assu li mikdash v’shakhanti b’tokham, our sanctuary, and yet for over a year we have and when we remove them from the Ark, we ‘space’ – a virtual one, it is true - but what an said God in Exodus 25:8 – ‘let them make Me been singing these words to establish a virtual will extinguish the everlasting light of the ner extraordinary one it has turned out to be. The a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them’. sanctuary, online, a space that is not really tamid – The sense of holiness will lift from enforced situation of this past year has really This last year has shown that, at a time of a space at all, whilst this, our home stood this building, as we prepare for our journey shown us the dual meaning of the phrase necessity, we have been able to make a empty. Mah tovu, how good, indeed, it is to be towards our next spiritual home as we read in ‘community building’. While we have not been sanctuary for God even in a Zoom room, and back, in our home, and how sad that it is for b’midbar (Numbers 9:22-23): able to be in our physical building, we have certainly in our hearts and homes, and that is the very last time. Whether the cloud stayed over the built community in a remarkable way, one what will sustain us through this coming year. Many have invested their time, their tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, which, a little over a year ago, we could not We may leave Bessborough Road with a sense creativity, their wisdom, their leadership, and the Israelites would remain in camp and not set have imagined. Indeed, more people than ever of poignancy and sadness, but also optimism their resources into building this building and out; but when it lifted, they would set out. At have been ‘attending’ services and events, and enthusiasm to carry forward what we making it their (and our), spiritual home, and the Eternal One’s command they encamped, and there are many lessons that I hope we will have, and to Continued on following page >> 4 5 COMMUNAL COMMUNAL

Continued from previous page... build on it, to make in our new home a fitting dwelling place for God. “Barbara and I owe so much From Adrian Cohen, I will never forget the welcome that Rabbi to this building, but very Chairman Mosaic Liberal Kathleen organised to greet us as we processed From Harry Grant, There is so much to say our scrolls into the building on that auspicious Chairman Mosaic Reform much more to the people we and so little time to say it. day in June. It felt akin to a marriage and that My first association with 39 have met and worked with.” Mosaic Liberal Synagogue welcome set the tone for our residency. In truth Bessborough Road, long has existed for over 70 what we went on to create together was a before this building went years in many guises. civil partnership and, indeed, it was very civil. up, was in the mid 60s, visiting MINYS from well for 45 years. First as Wembley Liberal What we went on to build together is unique in Stonegrove on a Saturday night. I met people But life, and times, and things, and Jews Synagogue and later British Jewry and which we will expand upon like Philip Amswych and Ann Benjamin, and put move on, and now it is time to say a final farewell as Harrow & Wembley next year when we bring Progressive Judaism down roots for lifelong friendships. to Bessborough Road. We’ve packed our bags, Liberal Synagogue before becoming Harrow to Stanmore. Tolerance, consideration and I didn’t return until 1980. This new Shul had and pinched storage space from everywhere & Wembley Progressive Synagogue. We acceptance of religious differences are the been built, and Barbara and I wanted to find out imaginable while our new home is being built. occupied the site in Preston Road with at least guiding principles that we share and will add more. Our first visit was to an AGM, sitting at Our scrolls are all going to very safe temporary 3 different buildings before taking up residence to the Jewish diversity in Stanmore and offer the back with Ben, one year-old at the time, in homes, and we’ve flogged off whatever we at Bessborough Road almost 10 years ago. people more choice in how to lead their Jewish a carry cot. cannot take with us, that wasn’t screwed to the The move from Preston Road was very lives. And having spent formative years in communal floor. traumatic, giving up a relatively new building in In the meantime - and till we can meet again Jewish activity in Welwyn Garden City, Edgware, But our most important possession hasn’t June 2011. It was a huge shock for us all to sell in person - stay safe, stay well – and next year Highdown Hill in Sussex, as well as Shemesh, been packed, or put away, because it cannot be our building, giving up our independence and in Stanmore. Bessborough Road took over the duty of packaged, and will be even more in evidence after moving into Bessborough Road as tenants. imprinting responsibility to Jewish Communal we leave. And that most important possession is life onto my family’s DNA. And it has done so each other, and the ruach, the Communal spirit This is a message from James Craig, Director of GRIGGS JDR (STANMORE) LIMITED, the for the last 41 years, during which giving to the and responsibility towards each other that we developer of 65 Stanmore Hill, following the Farewell service: wellbeing of Middlesex New Synagogue, now take with us on the long journey to Stanmore Mosaic Reform, has paid us back in trumps. Hill. I’m not discounting the valuable inheritance Very touching... really proud to be delivering your new home for you and seeing this I can’t Barbara and I owe so much to this building, our founders have left for us, nor the tireless wait to be at the first service / ceremony when the scrolls are brought in... thank you for but very much more to the people we have met efforts being put in daily by Lawrence Chadwick allowing us to be the keepers of your vision. and worked with. We saw my brother get married and the countless volunteers working with him here, and our three children each celebrate to help deliver our new home. But a building is Bar or Bat Mitzvah. We’ve seen countless fun no more than a building, and is nothing without events, and some sad ones. We’ve helped raise the people inside it, doing their very best for all Happy Birthday in May & June to: tens of thousands of pounds for charities other of us, and for the wider world. than our own. And we’ve made so very many And the Community on Stanmore Hill will Ezra Buchan, 2 Benjamin Hipgrave 10 friends. be even more special, as we welcome Mosaic Chase Vincent, 12 Harrison Rutstein, 14 For which we say thank you Bessborough Liberal coming with us, and Mosaic Masorti Audrey Jackson- Phoebe Ellison, 11 Road. Thank you Woolfie Heymann and your joining us fully, making Stanmore Hill truly fellow founders, and thank you Tiko Alalouff and unique. Rauch, 2 Connor Buchalter, 18 all who worked with you designing and creating So goodbye Bessborough Road, and thanks this home from home that has served us all so so very much. 6 7 SHAVUOT 2021/5781 SHAVUOT 2021/5781

refreshed for the official morning service. One whether it is of food and drink, or of sleep, or A Shavuot message erev Shavuot we managed to do the same of conversation, it seems that, only when we with a handful of students; we studied till are slightly uncomfortable, we are truly alert from Rabbi Kathleen Middleton dawn then, cold, tired and hungry, we prayed to the presence of God or the wisdom of our outside, competing against the dawn chorus tradition and even our own inner selves. of the local birds and had a little breakfast. It Torah study and the prospect of engaging was one of the most exhilarating (and tiring) with our textual heritage for an entire evening uite contrary to its religious previous community the Tikkun experiences in my rabbinate. seems for many uncomfortably daunting significance, Shavuot is Leil Shavuot was taken very It seems that, in order to reach a profound but it might be precisely that sense of often regarded as the seriously. The community prided and meaningful spiritual experience, we must uncomfortableness which will make Shavuot Qpoor relation among our festivals. itself on being an intellectually deprive ourselves of our creature comforts; meaningful. All you can do is try. I have learned over the years that rigorous community and so on services are never well attended Erev Shavuot, as well as for an and home rituals are often overlooked, partly, evening service, the community would join for probably, because there are precious few of a specially created Shavuot Seder and a meal them, apart from the well-known tradition of followed by serious all-night study, led by the Tikkun Leil Shavuot eating dairy foods and cheesecake, which is a rabbinic team. ‘All night’ was perhaps a bit of problem if you are lactose intolerant. a misnomer because we often only lasted till th There is another tradition gaining traction 4.00 am because many of the truly committed Sunday 16 May among all strata of the Jewish community, to learners of the community, as well as our 7.00 pm Shavuot evening service led by Rabbi Rachel and Rabbi Kathleen stay up all night and study Torah as instituted emeritus Rabbi, did find it increasingly hard to Followed by Study and Discussion: by the 16th century Kabbalist Isaac Luria. stay up all night. “Who moved my Synagogue? (and where is it now?)” This tradition, known as Tikkun Leil Shavuot is Feeling energized and elated by so much Synagogues come in many guises, and over the past year ours has not even been a based on a famous Rabbinic story (a midrash) intellectual stimulation made the 4.00 am drive proper building, or space or community, or was it? What does a synagogue really mean to that seeks to explain why the giving of Torah home through dark and slumbering Golders us, what does our tradition say about it? Are online communities real or only a substitute? was accompanied by the noise of shofar Green incredibly special partly also because Why are synagogue buildings important, and how is all this connected to Shavuot? blasts. The story goes that instead of being the only people about that late in the night prepared and ready to receive the Torah, the were Jews. I would feel overwhelmed by an Israelites overslept that morning and had to uncharacteristic feeling of connection and Take part in our unique online Mosaic Masorti Shavuot be woken up with a shofar blast! To make unity with the charedim whom I would meet on Cheesecake competition A feasibility review is being undertaken up (tikkun means repair) for our ancestors’ my way. They too seemed tired but energized Ever decorated a Cheesecake? regarding Shavuot services and gatherings as mistake at Sinai, Isaac Luria, also known as by a shared passion, which really made me This is your chance the May edition of Kehilla is going to print. the Ari, instituted an all-night vigil of Torah believe in the unity of Klal Yisrael (although in Notifications will be communicated via e-mail The best study; to avoid oversleeping again on Shavuot hindsight I sincerely doubt they would have and the weekly bulletins regarding digital and/ decoration on the we will not sleep at all! felt the same about me, driving about on yom or in person gatherings/ services. theme of Shavuot All night Torah study might not seem like tov). Rabbi Natasha is due to be with the will win! everybody’s cup of tea (even if it comes My colleagues always reminded me that community over Shavuot and we are looking at with a generous helping of cheesecake) ‘in the past’ they would study through the all possibilities in line with COVID guidance. but I look back on past such experiences night and pray the morning service together with fondness and a sense of longing. In my at dawn, have some breakfast and then feel 8 9 COMMUNAL Company number: 08825271

MOSAIC REFORM SYNAGOGUE THE COMPANIES ACT 2006 PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING An uplifting tale! - of - MOSAIC REFORM SYNAGOGUE (the “Company”) by Alan Solomon Notice is hereby given that a special general meeting (the “General Meeting”) of the he few months before Ann Simon put them on various websites members of the Company and of the Congregant Members of the Company shall be held we finally vacated 39 and sold everything in sight, including the on Wednesday 2nd June 2021 at 8.00 pm via Zoom for the purpose of considering and, if Bessborough Road at the chandeliers! “Team Trotter” successfully thought fit and appropriate, passing resolutions to elect two representative deputies on the Board of Deputies of British Jews (the Resolutions). Should there be more nominations endT of March saw a remarkable lowered them intact, and they’re all now in than there are offices to be filled, a ballot will be held. effort of emptying the premises of new homes. So we were left with a load of everything – furniture, equipment rubbish, disposed of in two Board of Deputies of British Jews - Triennial Elections 2021 and fittings that had been in skips, and numerous bags regular use, and other items of unwanted paper which In accordance with the Board’s instructions, our current representatives are given below that had been forgotten about went for recycling. together with their attendance record at the last 21 plenary meetings of the Board shown in brackets. and had been kept in various But I haven’t yet nooks and crannies around the mentioned the lift! Before Michael Reik (13) David Safir (15) building. The clearance task Mosaic Liberal moved in In addition, Michael sits on the Defence Committee was masterminded by Mark upstairs in 2011, we had and David sits on the International Division Phillips, David Leibling and Ann to install (and pay for) a platform lift for Simon with considerable help use by those members who might find the Nominations are invited for the Triennial session 2021-2024 and should be made in writing (or by email to [email protected]) to me by 14th May 2021. The consent of the from many others. The prayer books were stairs difficult. But surely that had become a people nominated should be obtained before making the return. carefully packed up; the library books, which permanent fixture and couldn’t be removed, Maria Landau had spent many days sorting you might think. Wrong! The contract with the Those eligible for nomination as representatives to the Board of Deputies must (a) have out, were taken away for safe keeping; the developers obliged us to clear the building been members of this congregation for at least one year or must be a paid official of the chairs and much of the equipment that will entirely, including the lift! How else these congregation; (b) be over 18 years of age; (c) not be an undischarged bankrupt or a person be needed at Stanmore Hill were moved into days but to offer it for sale on eBay? David who has been convicted of a serious criminal offence; (d) not be a paid employee of the temporary storage at some members’ homes Leibling placed it there, and we received Board. (many thanks to everyone who offered space); three expressions of interest. One was from a The Board is working to become more inclusive and is mindful that women are under- and both the Reform and Liberal Synagogues’ builder in Hay-on-Wye who was renovating his represented on the Board. Women are therefore encouraged to stand for election and archives were boxed up for delivery to and house and wanted a lift for use by his disabled constituencies are asked to give support to this. The Board of Deputies also wishes to retention at the London Metropolitan Archives. wife. He paid us the asking price of £4.999.50 encourage younger Deputies, especially those under the age of 35. Finally, our scrolls were taken away for safe (don’t ask!), and some weeks later came Dated: 29 April 2021. keeping after the Deconsecration Service on down to dismantle the entire mechanism and 30th March – attended by only a handful of surrounding panels, returning a week later to Registered office: 39 Bessborough Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3BS members due to Covid restrictions. transport the whole thing back to the Welsh By order of the Board But there was much that would not be border – see the photo. Job done! required in the new building and could be sold So now to the next stage of the move – Caroline Chadwick – old chairs, cupboards, shelving, even the discussing the fitting out of the new building. Honorary Secretary pigeonholes in the print room. Viv Levinson and Watch this space! 10 11 COMMUNAL COMMUNAL

Moving books up to the Hill “My life in libraries seems to be rather unplanned as, about five years ago, I was asked out of the blue whether I would by Maria Landau look at the library stock at Bessborough Road”

arly in 1969 I received a us’ particularly because, in a science for twenty years. I had also moved the help of Prakash, our caretaker, document from the Home library, periodicals were the printed around in the British Library – as books and shelves were moved in Office confirming that I was matter holy grail. This was one of the one was encouraged to do unless less than 24 hours. When I arrived nowE a citizen of the United Kingdom reasons why a unique classification you were a specialist in incunabula the following day I could not believe and the Commonwealth. This was scheme was created to cater for the or early Hebrew manuscripts my eyes: it looked almost as if the accompanied by a letter which main subjects, and divisions within, – therefore I had not been a library had always been there. Ann’s stated amongst other things that I of science. I think this was also traditional hands-on librarian for prescience was spot-on as a few was now permitted to take up paid the reason why so few traditionally even more years. Still, I had used days after the move I heard a big employment. My mind turned immediately trained librarians were employed. Our job the Bessborough Road library and I noise. I rushed to the ‘old’ library to the task of finding a ‘proper’ job, possibly titles and grades followed closely those of the surprised myself how quickly things where a piece of the ceiling about 3 in industry, which really was my only area of Museum itself; for example, I was a Research come to you. I worked my way through the feet square had just crashed down! work experience. Looking at our usual Sunday Assistant and the higher grades were Keepers collection about one morning a week until a I heard someone say in jest that, regarding papers, my husband called my attention to an (predictably the butt of some jokes connected date for the move started to be mentioned. the contents of the building, ‘if it is not screwed advert for a position in the British Museum with zoos). It all changed when the British Soon after I was asked to give priority to down it is meant to be sold’. I soon realized requiring a science or technology degree Library was created by an Act of Parliament the book collection donated by Rabbi Frank that it applied to the library shelves too when and knowledge of two of the main Romance in 1973. Thus, we were aggregated with before he left. This was still in his former office interested buyers started to appear – the languages. I probably commented that it had other outfits, some insiders others outsiders which needed to be cleared for the incoming shelves were supposed to be Ikea’s ‘Billy’! little to do with industry, but my husband – like The National Central Library whose work Rabbi. For this I was having voluntary help but – and Ann also started to take an interest in who usually did not give unsolicited advice – had hitherto been connected with the public it all had to stop for the first Covid lockdown how fast I thought I could shift the books from suggested that since the terms and conditions libraries. The professional staff were mostly and after that anybody allowed in had to follow the shelves to the packing boxes. If there is were those of the Civil Service they might librarians and, suddenly, Librarianship was Covid rules. A move out of Bessborough Road a problem then Ann has a solution and when favour a better career progress for me than “in” and I was even asked whether I wanted was set for the end of March 2021 so the she mentioned trestle tables and started industry. to do a post graduate course. It did not take three first months of this year were necessarily to open them up I knew that they were the As a result, I found myself some weeks me long to accept and although I would have intense for all, including the work in the library. interim stage and the solution to the problem. later knocking at a side door of Whiteleys in to return to a life of essays and exams, I was The building was looking increasingly tired In all, three thousand volumes were selected Bayswater where the Museum had leased one being paid and given time off to do it. and a few leaks started to appear here and and packed to go into storage. It was never half of the building for the recently created My life in libraries seems to be rather there. As I arrived one morning, Ann Simon, to be work for one person only and I must Science Reference Library. Training was unplanned as, about five years ago, I was our Administrator, asked me to look at the mention: Paul Zatz, Brigitte Levin and Lindsey thankfully all done in-house as my experience asked out of the blue whether I would look new leaks in the library and suggested that Cohen who worked with the main collection of libraries as places where one could study at the library stock at Bessborough Road we should move the books and the shelves and Rabbi Frank’s donation; Alan Solomon, and even work was very small. However, with special regard to what appeared to be a to the adjacent Mosaic Room. Ostrich- like, I Barbara Grant, Mark Phillips, David Leibling, having used public libraries in this country, I large number of duplicates. I accepted with first suggested covering the books but Ann’s Stephen Dorff and Rabbis Kathleen and could see the difference between ‘them and some nervousness as I had been then retired judgement and plan of action prevailed. With Continued on following page >> 12 13 COMMUNAL ARTICLES

Continued from previous page... Rachel provided advice and ideas starting and initiative down to putting the little heaters from five years ago to the present; Henry in the library before I arrived in the morning. My Promised Land Altman who arranged a charity for the books It was a privilege to have had this opportunity withdrawn. Outside Mosaic, Cassy Sachar, of getting to know a library which reflects the by Neil Goodman the Librarian at Leo Baeck College filled in the interests and aspirations of two synagogue lacunae in my knowledge of publications in congregations that started in North West th contemporary Progressive Judaism. London more than sixty years ago. It will no “On April 6 I set off for the ferry to Belfast from Liverpool Ann Simon has been mentioned but it would doubt continue this process up on the Hill, as have been difficult for me without her support libraries do. with a fully laden car to start my new life and new challenges.”

020 was not a good year. and it was mine. I then had to arrange Mitzvah Day Cards Probably the most understated removal of my belongings, including phrase ever. For me it was the my scooter, across the Irish Sea. This ollowing the Mitzvah Day card making doctors and clinicians who volunteer their time; year2 I lost my beloved wife, Mim, happened quicker than expected. session, cards were sent to the children patients are not charged for the treatment. not to Covid but to that other horror, Mid Feb it was delivered and I being treated by the medical staff of They also train doctors from developing cancer. She had had it for over a year followed to install it soon after. I was “SaveF a Child’s Heart in Israel”. The cards countries. To date, they have carried out but it was the last couple of weeks contracted to finish my job at Easter were sent to children who are due to receive, over 5400 surgeries on children from 62 that it escalated and ended on April 14th 2020 so had to wait it out. My school, Quainton or have had surgery. most of whom are not different countries and trained 125 doctors at home by my side. No one could attend Hall, had been taken over in late 2020 by John Jewish. They enjoy colouring them in and and clinicians, enabling them to return to their the funeral, including me, owing to the first Lyon and the changes didn’t look good for me, decorate their rooms with them. countries and carry out surgeries there. Half lockdown. I had to watch it on zoom, very so leaving after five years was not as sad as These wonderful pictures of the happy the children treated are from the Palestinian clinical, but one saving grace was that family could be. recipients were sent to Rabbi Rachel. Authority, Gaza, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, and friends, almost 200, from across the world On April 6th I set off for the ferry to Belfast Save a Child’s Heart’s (SACH) mission is the rest are from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe could watch it with me. from Liverpool with a fully laden car to start my to treat children born with heart disease in and South America. If left untreated, these In December I decided to visit my son and his new life and new challenges. developing countries by bringing them to children will live a very short, painful and family, who live in Northern Ireland, to discuss This happened to be mid-Passover and Israel for surgeries. This is done by a team of debilitating life, rarely making it to their teens. where I go next, literally and metaphorically. I thought there was a similarity between the I could not stay in Harrow any longer as I did story of Moses’s Exodus from Egypt across not like the way it was going, a lot of changes the Red Sea to the new Promised Land and in 50 years, not all good. me leaving Harrow across the Irish Sea to So, I made the decision, with my family, start my new life and new challenges in my to relocate to Ballyclare, NI. It was now or ‘promised land’. Coincidental? never. When I got back home I went on the So far I have no regrets as I sit here on my web to find some Estate Agents with suitable balcony, with a glass of wine, writing this property to rent in this area. I found this memoire and I’ve even presented a Sunday fantastic 2-bedroom apartment overlooking afternoon quiz to Mosaic from here! Here’s to the local memorial park and minutes from all the next stage of my life. local amenities. I paid the deposit in January

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From inside my fishtank A Farewell to Psalms from Edwin Lucas’ Grandfish, aged 2 months by Bernard Fisherman A New Beginning ahnishtano Halaylo shops. These should be free of grain haze? I heard this from derivatives, provided they are not When the time feels right to move, you Let’s gather at Stanmore Hill next year and my tank. So why is this vitamin enriched. Tiny items of fresh move tread with hope new hallowed ground dayM different to me? fruit such as orange flesh, or broccoli are also Your job, your home, no exceptions, so it is Remove the scrolls, turn off the lights and There was a lot of running around and I suitable. My owner Gillian loves broccoli, so I with our Synagogue leave with thanks and good cheer was so glad I was able to swim around, as know it is OK. She was told to note that any Sixty years is a very good innings Let’s join together in our new surroundings if there was nothing happening. I heard the uneaten food should be removed from my expression kosher le Pesach. These were water after 40 minutes or so. We hide it in the A wonderful journey from humble and look toward to the coming new year words I did not understand. My owner Gillian tank so she will need to come in and find it. beginnings Farewell to Harrow you served us well we was struggling and I could see her looking at Rambam (Chametz Umatza 4:8) and the leave with memories galore Our spiritual home has run its course, a her computer and she used the expression Shulchan Aruch (OC 442:4) write that one does new home has now been found Let’s hope our brand new Synagogue gives that she needed to visit KFC. Worrieth not, as not need to dispose of a mixture containing us plenty more. It stands for Kosher Fish Company. Food is chametz that is totally inedible (by humans). what I need but this was a new place. I heard Thus, R’ Ben Zion Abba Shaul (Ohr Lezion her mention Rabbi Natasha and Dave Scott 3:8:5) allows one to feed one’s fish with regular who are fellow Masortiers. Dave and his wife fish food on Pesach, even though it contains a Poem for a pandemic Debbie are big fisherpeople. Fisherpeople are little chametz, as there is no way that my food not fans of Fisher Price, although I am sure can be considered edible. Well, I am relieved by Diana Warren their granddaughter Ilana loves FP. So, let me so that I can continue as normal. Nonetheless, continue. R’ Avrohom Blumenkrantz (Chasdei Avrohom Gillian was worried about chametz and my 21) recommends Gillian should buy kosher food must not contain chametz. She was so l’pesach food, such as dried worms, etc. I love busy with this. She asked Grandpa Fish to my worms. contact Dave for advice. She read it out and Now read the next bit, as it is fascinating. If here goes. one is unable to procure pet food that does not It was June in March and January in April The virus is smart and ever changing Fish tank foods must not contain chametz. contain chametz, some rabbinical authorities Can a pandemic affect the weather? But man is even smarter. Most flake or pellet foods contain wheat allow for a sale, which would transfer to Whatever the cause, we are all in it together. With NHS and scientists products. Alternative foods for me on a non-Jewish believer the ownership and So they say his skills are wider ranging. Passover are the various freeze-dried blood responsibility of caring for the fish. It goes Hands, face, space So given time we will recover worms, – the icky name is only because of the on to say Gillian should seek guidance from It’s the safest way. Mankind will all be vaccinated. red colour. Rabbi Natasha. I have already said I do not Keep washing your hands So no more lockdowns, no more deaths I am told a week on an alternative diet should want to have a sleepover and want to stay in to keep Covid at bay. The bug has been eliminated. do me no harm. Frozen cubes of bloodworm, my sunny aspect position in her lounge. I hope So they say So they say cockle, mussel, lancefish, brineshrimp none of you were offered sitters and like me, etc may be purchased from aquarium fish floated your ground and stayed put. 16 17 ARTICLES ARTICLES

skills. From Jan-April 2021, G2G speakers Wall of Memories, our events schedule and have reached over 8,000 people. how to contact us about getting involved Enabling the Continuation of Our Wall of Memories invites people to share www.generation2generation.org.uk. their family stories and honour the memory of On a personal note, I look forward to Holocaust Testimony someone affected by the Holocaust. We also visiting your synagogue and the sculptures in hold monthly events where our speakers tell their new home in Stanmore, telling you my by Anita Peleg their stories online and we discuss issues of mother’s story and updating you about the the day. Please visit our website to see our continued progress of G2G. n December 2013 I visited Mosaic sent to Brahnau concentration (then New Middlesex Synagogue) camp. There, while working in a to take photos of the doors to the munitions factory, they learned IAron Hakodesh, the Chanukiah and how to sabotage the bombs that Yellow Candle 2021 of the Holocaust memorial sculpture they were tasked to build. Later, that my mother, Naomi Blake, had in a bid to flee the Russian armies, by Edwin Lucas been commissioned to create in they were forced to march, but 1976. I was greeted excitedly by Ann Simon Naomi managed to escape. On returning to ellow Candle has come and gone or who remembered the arrival of the sculptures Mukacevo she found her home was in ruins has it. I have received the following and the doors. and 17 family members, including ten young from the Chief Executive of Maccabi. I visited again last year in January 2020 nieces and nephews had been murdered. Y“I am sure like me there were times at the and gave a talk to a group of young people Her journey then took her to Israel and start of the year when the new lockdown was attending a Holocaust Memorial Day then London where she expressed her announced, that you wondered what Yellow workshop. I am one of 20 speakers from experiences through sculpture. Through this Candle would look like in 2021. Not only did Generation 2 Generation (G2G), a charity that artistic medium, Naomi found a purpose and we manage to distribute over 25,000 candles enables descendants of Holocaust survivors dedicated her work to commemorate the past in the UK, but candles were lit in Dubai, to tell their family stories. I do so using my horrors of persecution and the promotion of Bahrain, Spain, Holland, United States of siddur and Elaine and Simon Glass keep them mother’s audio testimony, historical photos understanding and goodwill between people America, Gibraltar and Sweden.” on a tray. I am really keen to see what we can and photos of Naomi’s sculptures that of different faiths. Today her sculptures stand This makes me feel so proud and many think of as Mosaic, to remember the ongoing demonstrate the strength of the human spirit in places of worship and public spaces around members of Mosaic took part. One of our names from yesteryear. If any of you have to survive. On that day, it was particularly England. members, Frances Kafka, phoned Maccabi ideas in relation to the tins or cards, please meaningful to sit in front of the doors of the By telling her story I am continuing her legacy with an idea to extend the life of the tins once let me know [email protected] Aron Hakodesh and the Chanukiah and tell my and as a trustee of G2G, I am enabling others used. The Maccabi team had a similar idea and and I shall pass them on to Maccabi. mother’s story of survival against the odds. to do the same. We are currently helping over it is now going to go nationwide in 2022, with 2022 Yellow candle planning, has already Neé Zissi Dum, Naomi was born in 1924 in 30 future speakers from both the 2nd and 3rd a note in the coming days, seeing if anyone started. It is just like any Jewish festival that Mukacevo, Czechoslovakia to a large Jewish generations, to develop presentations about can do something this year. The theme will be the moment one festival has ended, that one family within a thriving Jewish population. survivors and witnesses to guarantee the for the once lit Yellow Candle empty tins, to thinks about lessons learned and the year This all changed under the German-backed continued retelling of Holocaust testimony. plant a seed for the future, to help remember ahead. There have already been over 800 Hungarian regime and by 1944 the Jews had G2G’s presenter training programme assists the past. They are also looking at an idea to people register their interest for the Yellow all fled or been deported. In 1944 Naomi and speakers with research, the integration keep the old commemorative name cards, Candle 2022 project in just under 4 days, her family were transported to Auschwitz. of survivor testimony into an engaging remembering those that were murdered in the which is fantastic. She and her sister were chosen to work and PowerPoint presentation and presentation Holocaust. Frances keeps her old cards in her Continued on following page >> 18 19 HAMAKOM ISRAEL

Update Reform Rabbi in the knesset by Head Teachers, Viki Kenton and Toria Bacon from The Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism nother term at HaMakom and we managed to read our minds so accurately! continue on Zoom, with children, staff Classes in Jewish studies and Hebrew and parents all pulling together to make continue as normal and we all spend time Ait work. We do appreciate the support we together as a whole school during assembly. get from parents, making sure their children For the first half of the Spring term the “For the first time in Israel’s 73 years, we have a have everything they need and sending us in emphasis was on well-being, encouraging Reform Rabbi in the Knesset.” photos of their work every week. And while the children to take care of their physical and Zoom is not for everyone, it has allowed us the mental well-being during these challenging opportunity to welcome new students from times. further afield, which is wonderful. Last half term we did an in-depth look into ear Friends, pandemic - in the past Since our last article on Mitzvah Day, we the festival of Pesach, looking at different Can you year, through our online held a really fun celebration for Chanukah. aspects of the story, the 10 plagues, how believe it? For events and digital We invited in a fantastic magician, Josh, who Pesach is celebrated around the world and theD first time in Israel’s 73 platforms, we have spent an hour with the children entertaining culminating in a nationwide joint cheder years, we have a Reform reached over 1,000,000 them with some amazing tricks and feats chocolate Seder run in conjunction with RSY Rabbi in the Knesset. Israelis. of magic. We are still all wondering how he Netzer. We had a fantastic time! We are proud and Even before Rabbi excited that Rabbi Kariv’s historic election, Gilad Kariv (pictured), a earlier in March, our Reform Rabbi, has been elected to the Israeli sense of progress and determination was Parliament. This monumental achievement bolstered with the landmark Israel Supreme reflects the phenomenal growth and influence Court Decision recognising Reform and Our new home of the Israeli Reform and Progressive Movement Conservative Conversions performed in Israel. over the past decade. This decision has unleashed Israelis’ desire for Progress at Stanmore Hill We are calling on you, as one of our close religious and spiritual community where they as at 8th April 2021 friends and partners around the world and in can authentically and fully participate as Jews Israel, to SEIZE THE MOMENT WITH US and and Israelis. Every day, requests for conversion be a partner in our campaign to guarantee the classes, egalitarian weddings, B’nai Mitzvah vitality and continued dynamic growth of the and other life cycle ceremonies pour into our Israel Reform and Progressive Movement. offices and congregations. Continued from previous page Our Movement’s congregational communities, There are forces in Israel who will do educational, youth and young adult programs, everything possible to discredit us as a legitimate My personal target is for the 2022 Yellow contact me once again, if you have some and life cycle ceremonies are accessible to expression of Judaism and fight our growing Candle scheme to reach 60,000 people, ideas, as using a hackneyed expression Israelis from all corners of the country. In fact, acceptance by the Israeli public. which would make one candle and name, “points makes prizes” but in this case “helpers despite budgetary constraints, our impact has We will not be moved. commemorate 999 other names. Please make memories”. grown exponentially during the COVID-19 20 21 ISRAEL ISRAEL

Chat Away “They set about training volunteers to use Zoom, and today Esra ETP (English Tutoring Programme) have many volunteers who have established good relations with English teachers and work alongside them” by Joan Noble

working with pairs or individuals from 13-18 and it would be great if our chats brought year-olds. him to a higher standard. He is a warm, A by-product of the lockdown was that the friendly and polite young man who at the Ministry of Education cut enrichment hours end of each session (scheduled for 20 for native speakers – children of English- minutes a week but sometimes lasts for 45 speaking parent(s) or those who have lived minutes) says how much he appreciates friend of mine, Helen, who lives Then came lockdown when they could abroad, and also vulnerable children forced and enjoys their chatting together.” in Haifa asked if I was interested not go into schools even when they to stay at home or if covid struck the family. In response to the question as to what to participate in a scheme called were operating; teachers became very ESRA has stepped in to offer these children Barry derives from this experience he says AChat Away. I agreed and after some online overworked trying to conduct lessons on on-line enrichment tutoring to maintain and ,“I am learning about living in a relatively training I and a few friends I recruited have Zoom and ESRA ETP lay dormant for two expand their English. Enormous gratitude non-pluralistic (Jewish) society and perhaps been spending about 30-40 minutes a week or three months. They set about training was expressed by both schools and he is learning about life in the Diaspora.” talking to Israeli Teenagers. volunteers to use Zoom, and today have parents of these children. A mother recently Another British friend had two keen Helen Osimo, (whose parents belonged many volunteers who have established expressed her appreciation – “ESRA tutoring religious young ladies and they have many years ago to MNS.) is the Branch good relations with English teachers and lessons are the only stable events in my swapped recipes for Pesach. I too have Coordinator for Haifa one of 16 branches work alongside them. children’s lives at the moment – I have no a lovely 14 year old to share weekly our of ETP. English Tutoring Programme, part of Helen then had an idea to develop just words to express my gratitude”. A welcome different worlds and for her to use spoken English Speaking Organization.ESRA on-line English conversation sessions. After reward for the massive task undertaken and English with confidence. Before Covid 19, English-speaking a pilot trial in the summer, ESRA devised a the hours invested in this programme. Anyone interested to become a volunteers went to schools of their choice way to reach students independently, obtain An English friend of mine, Barry, living volunteer and have a weekly chat with a near to assist students with their English parental consent and solve other issues, in Bushey speaks to a 14-year-old Israeli young Israeli can contact me or Helen at studies. Covid 19 has changed that to online and Chat Away was born! boy who is living in Atlit. The youngster [email protected] and mention you are tutoring via Zoom is now the new reality. Chat Away has evolved and grown recognizes his English conversation is poor from Mosaic! For 2019, 30 Native English-speaking enormously with schools and volunteers compared to many of his peers who have the volunteers were recruited by Helen, mostly matched from all over the country as there advantage of an English-speaking parent or friends and acquaintances, living in Haifa, are no geographical boundaries, and the having lived in an English-speaking world and placed them in Elementary, Junior High latest step was recruiting volunteers from before living in Israel. and High schools. Also offering help with the overseas; from the London area they now Barry says “It’s a vicious cycle because oral bagrut (matriculation) exam and helping have 14 active tutors and some from the US this makes him reluctant to fully contribute struggling students with school work. too. Chat Away now has over 50 volunteers to the English conversation school classes

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Meeting our twin Synagogue A Progressive View of Zionism - A Zionist Credo By Shlomo Avineri, written in 1984 Darchei Noam to commemorate thoughts of Lawrie Nerva (“z’l”) on Israel by Joan Noble as provided by Judith Bara

We are the People of the Book; n 6th March the Councils of They explained how difficult things We are also a people heavy with memory. Mosaic Reform and Darchei are for Progressive communities Let us remember therefore, Noam met on Zoom to particularly with funding only being Nizkor, what Zionism is. Oinitiate a future relationship. allocated to Orthodox communities, Let us remember that Zionism is about the future, They are based in Ramat their fees mainly evolving from the Not about the past. HaSharon, north of Tel Aviv, between 150 bar mitzvahs they had this year Let us remember that Zionism, while embedded in history, Herzlia and Tel Aviv and are a young vibrant and the special teaching programme that is Should never be imprisoned by it. community. given to the bar/bat mitzvah boys and girls. Let us remember that Zionism means listening to the voice of our own people, Although online now, there is every wish They confirmed the status regarding Not silencing the voices of others. that it will become a reality before too long. marriages only being legal in Orthodox Let us remember that Zionism is about national self-consciousness, It was a very warm hour-and-a-half where we synagogues but the recent law regarding Not about real estate. met Ilana, Chair for the past 25 years, fellow conversion passed by the Supreme Court that Let us remember that Zionism is about getting the Jewish people back into history, congregants Yaron, Rebecca and Tal with will make a change now to their community. Not opting out of it. their Rabbi Eli Levin. We each explained a little One aspect with which we can start our Let us remember that Zionism is about being Jewish, but also about being human, ke- about ourselves and how long we have been connection is through music. Rabbi Eli loves to chol hagoyim, involved in our communities and looking for sing and they proudly have a choir of 24 people. But not like the worst of them. common ground. We were at the time approaching Yom Let us remember that Zionism is about building, This wasn’t necessary because somehow Ha Shoah and they explained that their Bar Not about destroying. an immediate positive connection seemed mitzvah children have a ritual to recite a Let us remember that Zionism is about liberation, to form. Rabbi Eli told us how he came upon Portion for a child victim identified from the Not about occupation. Reform Judaism in Cardiff in 1999 for the Shoah. They also enjoy an away Shabbat Let us remember that Zionism is about people, Yom Kippur service. He was so affected by weekend to enrich and build the community. Not about territories. that experience that it led him, a practising They are twinned with another community Dentist, to then train for the Rabbinate at in Canada. Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem and was Future ideas to swap articles, sermons and ordained in 2013. He then became Rabbi to other common points of interest and culture the community when it was established in a are bring considered initially online and before new building although it has been running for too long to meet in person. much longer. Darchei Noam have a website to find out The recent election delivered Gilad more and are happy to welcome us when we Kariv the first Reform member of Israel’s travel again. Parliament, The Knesset, it is a hopeful sign. www.d-noam.org/en 24 25 BoD BoD

prosecuted by the law. of which Shechita is one. Now, as there is no There was general concern that Israel alignment of UK slaughter with the European Apartheid week was allowed to take place and Court of Justice, there is no jurisdiction of that not enough was done by the Executive of Europe here in the UK. The argument that Board of Deputies to voice against. Shechita should have additional labelling Board Of Deputies There was a suggestion that the Census because the non-stunning of the animal being filled in today should have included should not apply any more than the other 13 by Michael Reik, Mosaic Reform Deputy a section for Jews to be considered as an methods of slaughter. It is only a perception Ethnic Minority that stunning is good. In the UK there The discussion (resolution) on climate should only be licensed slaughterhouses. Board of Deputies Defence Division BOD Plenary on Zoom Sunday 21st March change did not take place because the Unfortunately, there are several unlicensed Meeting March 15th by Zoom (Total of 228 deputies online) meeting overran. Also none of the sub division Halal slaughterhouses which can then give he Indemnity Insurance, currently he first vote taken was for a digital reports were presented for the same reason. Shechita and Muslim Animal slaughter houses provided for Honorary Officers and procedure for the upcoming election of These items will take place at a further meeting a bad name when they do not meet the correct Staff, may be extended to individual Honorary officers in May, 90% in favour James Harris, UJS President, spoke about requirements. Deputies.T andT passed. the considerable pressure Jewish Students We were then addressed by Danny Morris The UJS representative said matters were We then moved onto presentation by and were under at many Universities because from CST. Since March 2017 in the UK there difficult and involved for Jewish University voting of 6 organisations that wished to join of their religion. A suggestion was made have been 28 incidents which have been students at present. A lot of time was taken up the Board of Deputies. To become members that members of the Board of Deputies who foiled by the police, of which about 3/4 were with Professor David Miller at the University of of the organisation they needed to acquire 2/3 are alumni of individual universities where intended to attack the Jewish Community. Bristol and his Anti -Israel stance. No change of votes in favour. problems exist might be able to help. He then advised of recent attacks. On March from the Vice-Chancellor at the University. The organisations together with votes The point was also made that Jewish 5th in Marseilles there was a foiled attack by Israel Apartheid week had just been held but achieved were; academics are also under pressure at certain a person with a knife at a Jewish Bakery. On less provocative than in previous years. • London Jewish Forum. 52%. Not Admitted universities March 10th there was the intention of an attack Amanda Bowman (Vice President Defence • Maccabi GB 86%. Admitted at the Great Synagogue in Singapore. There Division) and Michael Wegier (new Chief • The Friendship Circle. 86%. Admitted BOD Defence Committee Meeting is the recent incident of Benjamin Hannum, a Executive) were meeting up with UCL • Mitzvah Day. 70%. Admitted April 12th held on Zoom probationary police officer, being charged with personnel with regard to the IHRC Definition • Jewish Vegetarian Society 66%. Not orrection from last notes. 75 aggravated far right activities. Alison Chabloz of Anti-Semitism. Admitted Universities have now adopted the has been given 18 months as a Holocaust There were still major problems of Anti- • Jami 85%. Admitted IHRA definition of Anti-Semitism. denier for posting grossly offensive material Semitism within the Labour Party. This was Gillian Merron’s last meeting as CShimon Cohen provided an update on online. Scottish Parliament has just passed a new Chief Executive after six-and-a-half years, Shechita UK. A new Agricultural Bill has We then discussed RT, Russian State Crime Bill which affects all communities, now handing over to Michael Wieger. Gillian been produced from scratch by the British Controlled Television Network as a TV network not only those affected by race. It was Merron will now take her place in the House Government following Brexit. How this affects to promote rifts in British Society in particular commented that the recent headlines about of Lords. the Jewish Community are the areas covering to the far left and far right Nicola Sturgeon having a major platform with Many comments were made about Professor (1) The method of slaughter of animals and (2) Finally, we discussed questionnaires that Iranian Cleric were totally unfounded. She just David Miller’s racist comments against The live exports of animals for slaughter. The had been sent to Jewish academics on happened to be at the same event with no Jewish Students at Bristol University. This bill has passed into law, though food labelling problems affecting Jewish students and prior knowledge that he would be there. is now being investigated by the University will only be concluded by the end of 2021. lecturers at the universities. The response so (eventually) but there is a belief he should be There are 14 methods of slaughter in the UK far has been poor so this will be reinvestigated. 26 27 REVIEW OF ZOOM EVENTS REVIEW OF ZOOM EVENTS

If you missed any of our events, you can catch up with them by visiting www.choosemosaic.org and clicking on “what’s on” and “past events”. There are more at BAFTA and by chance was seen by David than 60 recordings to choose from! Meet the Actor/ Puttnam, the acclaimed director of Chariots of Director – Brian Fire. He was then invited to make a film which Jeremy Leigh the ideal, but the reality is somewhat different. was part of Channel 4’s ‘First Love’ series. Jeremy then presented us with the reasons Gilbert Following this Brian was responsible for on Identity for inter-societal tension and his feeling that directing many acclaimed films both here and this is the burning issue in contemporary by Trudy Segal in the USA including “Vice Versa” with a script and Diversity in Israel. 7th March written by Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais - The early settlers between the 1810s and writers of many well-known British comedy Contemporary 1940s were mostly of Ashkenazi, European rian Gilbert was series - “Wilde” starring Stephen Fry and Jude background. When the large waves of North the speaker on Law, “Tom and Viv” with Willem Dafoe and Israel. Africans arrived between 1948 and 1972, the 7th March giving Miranda Richardson. By Pat Zatz institutions and influential jobs were mostly Bus an insight into his very He is presently Co-Head of Directing Fiction run by people of European heritage. They interesting career. at the NFTS, having been teaching there since th 4 March were unlikely to be given up lightly to new Born in the UK he went 2004. immigrants, particularly those with entirely as a very small child with A very enjoyable afternoon – many thanks different backgrounds, his family to Australia. There his actor father to Brian and to Judy Silverton for her directing So, as Jeremy pointed out, throughout its became part of a thriving acting community skills. entire history as a State, all of Israel’s Prime and at the age of 6 Brian started his own ministers, most of the Presidents and 17 out of career performing on children’s TV/afternoon 22 Heads of the IDF have all been of European magazine programmes/giving poetry readings. Meet the Artist – heritage. It is therefore not surprising that there After 14 years the family returned to the UK has been unrest amongst those of Mizrachi where Brian attended Harrow County High Harinder Sahota backgrounds, with riots and demonstrations School before winning a scholarship to read by Simone Balkin akin to those of the “Black Lives Matter” English at Oxford University where his love of movement. acting continued and his directing aspirations 14th March eremy Leigh was introduced by Michael Jeremy suggests that Israel has to decide took hold. Following a stint with an Oxbridge Reik, who has been on many Jewish whether it is in the Middle East or in Europe semi-professional acting company he landed Journeys led by Jeremy. As well as and move forward. a cameo part in a Lew Grade financed film Jleading educational tours, Jeremy is a lecturer He is optimistic; as he points out; both “Voyage of the Damned” telling the true story at the Jerusalem campus of the Hebrew Union Israeli music and food are fairly universally of Jews escaping from the Nazis on the ship College. He was born and brought up in N.W enjoyed and shared by the whole population St. Louis. This film had a truly star-studded London but has lived in Israel since the early and recognised by others as Israeli. cast including Orson Welles, Dame Wendy 1990s. There are also State holidays, imported by Hiller, Max von Sydow and Julie Harris. The talk was started with a song “Shevet diverse traditions, that are celebrated by all In the mid 70’s with the advent of the new n a Sunday afternoon a group of Achim VeAchayot”, (“A Tribe of Brothers and inhabitants. wave in American and European cinema, Mosaic members were treated to a Sisters”). The lyrics suggest a description of Israel is still a young State, far from perfect Brian knew that directing was what he wanted delightful and inspiring presentation Israeli Jewish society as of diverse origins but in its acceptance of diversity, but it is getting to do and he attended the National Film and Oby local artist and art teacher, Harinder Sahota. living together in harmony. This is of course there, as are most democratic countries. TV school. His graduation film was shown Continued on following page >> 28 29 REVIEW OF ZOOM EVENTS REVIEW OF ZOOM EVENTS

Continued from previous page... Harinder began by giving us some lovely overview of the Covid situation in Israel, background on her training and varied working particularly interesting for those of us with Meet the life. She then showed us her painting skill relatives and friends there. Paul’s 16-year-old Economist – and versatility by giving us a short exhibition son had his first Covid jab on his 16th birthday! of her paintings, some in oil and others in Regarding Israel’s forthcoming election Paul George Magnus watercolour. They ranged in theme from said that his guess regarding the outcome was flowers to underwater life to portraiture, the as good as anyone’s. However, he was tickled by David Pollak latter being her passion. that his not quite17-year-old daughter, Aviv, 30th March We then enjoyed a mini masterclass on is allowed to vote according to her Hebrew painting a self-portrait in watercolour. It birthday, which is before her “official” one this n 30th March, our resident interviewer, was fascinating to see how, by adding layer year, so she will shortly cast her first vote. live in the UK. After a short spell experimenting Steve Levinson, introduced George upon layer on the paper, Harinder’s portrait Paul’s obvious enthusiasm for and with drugs and drug dealing, he realised he Magnus as our guest speaker. magically appeared, giving the effect of a 3D enjoyment of his work was striking. He shows had to stop and do something worthwhile. OGeorge is recognised as an authority on the picture. The result was beautiful. how Google makes people’s lives easier, helps After a few unsuccessful attempts to join the economics and politics of China and has been I for one have been inspired to dig out my businesses to grow and protects Google’s army, he persevered and was finally accepted read, watched and listened to for many years. paints and brushes and give portraits a go. reputation in the media. He misses visiting his into the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment. His latest publication ‘Red Flags: why Xi’s Thank you Harinder for a wonderful hour of teams and hopes to go to the UAE and Turkey While in the army in Iraq Private Beharry China is in Jeopardy’ has been well received inspiring art for a Sunday afternoon. as soon as possible. And of course coming carried out two individual acts of great heroism and we all waited eagerly to hear his views on www.harinderartist.com to London to see his parents and close family in which he saved the lives of his comrades. China, past, present and future. here. Both acts were in the direct face of the enemy, In 60 minutes, his audience was treated to Several in-depth questions rounded off the under intense fire, at great personal risk to a first-hand account of his views that China’s session and, while Paul had a great deal more himself leading to him sustaining serious life- growing influence and, some might say, Meet Paul Solomon to tell us, he was limited by time. Maybe we threatening injuries. He displayed repeated economic dominance, was in jeopardy. As a could hear more when he is allowed to travel. extreme gallantry and unquestionable valour seasoned political and economic journalist of Google despite intense direct attack and personal himself, Steve asked incisive questions on by Hana Schlesinger injury in the face of relentless enemy action. how George regarded China’s suppression Consequently, he was awarded the Victoria of opposition within its own territories and th 16 March Meet Dr. Johnson Cross, the first living recipient in over 30 years. beyond and whether, in his opinion, China aul Solomon, He is now very active with his charitable was sensitive to the opinions of others. In son of Mosaic Beharry, VC COG Foundation set up in 2014. The JBVC George’s opinion, Xi Jinping was safe for the Liberal members by Shirley Alpert Foundation supports young people, helping time being within the Communist party and, PAlan and Janet them to escape from gang culture and as far as outsiders were concerned, Xi and the st Solomon, is Director of 21 March rehabilitates former offenders with training Chinese Communist party were indifferent to Communications and and employment. We admire his tenacity and what others thought. Public Affairs at Google hat a wonderful way to spend an dedication in all he does. Thank you for a When asked if China could be considered and leads Google’s Communications teams hour on a Sunday afternoon. Dr wonderful talk. dangerous, George described China’s attitude in Israel, the Middle East, Africa, Turkey Johnson Beharry’s talk was so as thinking that on the world stage they and Russia. He was interviewed by Steve Winteresting and inspiring. He was born in were being righteous and benign, in stark Levinson and the conversation began with a Grenada in 1979. At the age of 20 he came to Continued on following page >> 30 31 REVIEW OF ZOOM EVENTS REVIEW OF ZOOM EVENTS

Continued from previous page... eliminated the virus by applying an almost draconian lockdown resulting in the recovery Meet the practice is even mentioned by Shakespeare in of their economy which is now forging ahead, The Merry Wives of Windsor. It would seem he was also cautiously optimistic for the Toastmaster – that this made the wine taste better! Glass recovery of the UK economy, fuelled by pent- of Château Hovis, anyone? Then by the up demand and unprecedented Government John Ashmele 18th century, the term ‘toast’ changed from support. by Robin Goldsmith referring to the floating bread to signifying the Before opening the meeting to questions person honoured by the toast. th from the audience, Steve asked George to tell 13 April So what is a Toastmaster and how does it us how he felt our lives might change in the differ from a Master of Ceremonies? John next 5-10 years. George acknowledged that explained that the two roles are very similar, the move away from city centres to working but that a toastmaster is perhaps more of an from home may not be the end of cities as official role with very specific training. This contrast to the way they perceived the West some people have suggested, and that a encompasses much of the organisation of as being in decline. higher reliance on technology would prove an event, including arranging the order of Reviewing the development of China as the to be a positive and enduring phenomenon. speakers, introducing them, keeping the event manufacturer of goods and services that feed George suggested that the pandemic was on schedule and dealing with issues calmly the world, George saw a shift in emphasis. The not necessarily the cause of such change and proficiently as they occur. Weddings “toys and textiles” that have carried the ‘Made but more an accelerant of changes that were are the most typical events, but John also in China’ label for the last 25 years, are now already in the pipeline. caters for Barmitzvahs and other occasions. coming from emerging economies such as Questions followed on a variety of topics osaic continued its excellent Toastmasters are trained to officiate at events Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia and the like. ranging from China bullying Australia to the Tuesday afternoon ‘Meet The’ series of all faiths and sizes, but John did mention China’s focus is now on high value consumer curiosity of the Bitcoin. Each question was with our very own Toastmaster, John that he was keen to avoid rugby club meetings! products in areas such as electronic goods answered with examples and data which we Ashmele,M interviewed by Judy Silverton. John has faced all kinds of unexpected and technology. Since 2013, when Xi Jinping had come to expect and admire in this first- Becoming a toastmaster might not be top of events during his work. These include dealing launched the Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese rate analysis of the world in which we find everyone’s list of relaxing activities, but what with the wrong knife for cutting Challah to banks have been financing the construction of ourselves in 2021. should a retired former freelance Information helping a surprised member of the wedding infrastructure and other large-scale projects We were all indebted to Steve, for having Systems Consultant do with this time? John couple’s family make a speech at the last across the world. It appears that Xi’s ambition steered our way through many serious was looking for a new challenge and had minute, in place of the designated speaker. is being created by economic supremacy and questions about China and related topics, and his interest piqued at a U3A talk a few years Water leaks, excessively loud music and investment. most especially to George, for having shared ago. After finding out more details, he trained drunk guests are just some of the possible Inevitably, the conversation turned to the with us an expert’s view of China and so much professionally and two years later became an issues that lie in wait! Whatever happens Pandemic. George believed that the perceived more. accredited Fellow of the Guild of Professional or has happened, the Guild of Professional poor standards of hygiene in China, in the past, Toastmasters. Toastmasters maintains high standards. seem to have been corroborated by Covid-19 The origins of making a toast with a drink Having a toastmaster takes several headaches and have led to a negative image and criticism probably originated in ancient Greece. away from the event hosts and helps to ensure of that country which, in turn, has resulted However, did you know that the word ‘toast’ that the occasion is a success. in bullying tactics by China in its diplomacy comes from dropping a piece of spiced or You can find more information on John’s abroad. While China had, to a large extent, charred toast into a cup or bowl of wine. The website at https://www.ashmele.co.uk/ 32 33 UPCOMING EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS

Zoom details for all the following events will be available on the weekly notices. Sunday 16th May – 4.00 pm novels. She has had a long career in journalism Sunday 2nd May – 4.00 pm overall for a period of 26 years. He then moved to and is currently Associate Editor (Features) for the The Mail, becoming City Editor in 2000, a position he Meet the Author – Jewish Chronicle, where she started her career Meet the City Editor & holds today. Keren David as a messenger girl. In between she worked for Author – Alex Brummer He was Vice-President at the Board of Deputies Keren will be many national newspapers and has lived in London, Join us at 4.00 pm when Steve 2012-2015 and is currently Chairman of the Abraham interviewed by Steve Glasgow and Amsterdam. Levinson interviews Alex Brummer. Fund Initiatives. Levinson. Her latest book “What We’re Scared Of”, is about Alex was born in Brighton, He has provided many articles for The JC and as Keren David is the contemporary antisemitism and Jewish identity. The obtaining a first degree in of late specifically the Jewish News. He received award-winning author Times called it “an engaging, powerful and timely Economics and Politics at the a Doctorate at Bradford University in 2014 for his of twelve young adult book”. University of Southampton. He has always worked services to Journalism and has received many prizes as a journalist, initially at the Guardian in the UK and for his work. Alex has written 8 books, his latest, in Washington, USA, in important financial positions “The great British Reboot”. Sunday 23rd May – 4.00 pm 60+ Years - A Celebration Join us to celebrate 60+ years at Bessborough Road. Sunday 9th May – 4.00 pm One of the finest award-winning films made, The Tattooed Torah tells the story of the Holocaust A fun afternoon of: • MUSIC The Tattooed in a way that is accessible for children and • MEMORIES • PHOTOS Torah appropriate for all ages. The run time of the film is • QUIZ – how well • CHILDREN The Tattooed Torah is a 21 minutes. For more information, please visit www. do you remember • FAREWELLS true story of the rescue tattooedtorah.com. Bessborough Road? and news on our new and restoration of a small Torah from Brno, Following the online screening there will be a home in Stanmore. Czechoslovakia, which teaches the Holocaust discussion with: Beth Kopin, Marvell Ginsburg’s not only as a period of destruction but also as an daughter and Excecutive Producer; Brett Kopin, opportunity for redemption. Co-writer; Martin Lemelman, illustrator. Tuesday 25th May – 2.30 pm Meet the Author – Sunday 30th May – 4.00 pm Tuesday 11th May – 2.30 pm 40 years ago and has produced in the West End Hadley Freeman and on tour. But added to that is his involvement in Hadley Freeman will be interviewed Mosaic Quiz Meet the Danc(ing) Judge the world of dancing. He is Vice-President of Dance by Steve Levinson. – Michael Shelton Sport England and Chair of Adjudicators for the World ‘A near perfect study of Jewish Michael Shelton is a long-standing Dance Sport Federation and has acted as Secretary- identity…in the 20th century. If there member of Mosaic Liberal and has General of their professional division. is a better book about the anguish of a fascinating CV. In addition to his Other interests include or have included the Jewish survival I have yet to read it.’ career in the legal profession as a National Youth Jazz Orchestra, the Stables Theatre at - The Daily Telegraph Solicitor and Deputy District Judge, Wavendon, the London Music Hall Trust, The Young ‘House of Glass is extraordinary. John Ashmele will present another entertaining he holds or has held directorships Vic Company, Denville Hall (the actors’ care home) It reads like a mystery and a memoir and a gripping on-line quiz for the Mosaic Jewish Community in a stage school, a theatrical agency, a personal and The Bud Flanagan Leukaemia Fund. Michael history of the last century ... Freeman doesn’t hide & friends. No winners, no prizes, just a lot of fun. management company and a men’s hygiene product is fluent in French and German, passionate about a from the grey spaces people inhabit during wartime, Refreshments: whatever is left over from lunch! company. He is currently chair of Rickmansworth tiny Greek island and also lists music, travel, theatre, or shy away from drawing the terrifying parallels to Churches Housing Association. backgammon, swimming, cars, food and wine among today’s iterations of those ancient hatreds. It’s a brave Michael founded a theatre funding business over his interests. Alan Solomon will be asking him how and wonderful book’ – Nathan Englander this diverse lifestyle came to be.

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To enable you to enjoy the summer afternoons, please note that forthcoming Sunday Sunday 20th June – 5.30 pm parts of the Middle programmes will commence at 5.30 pm until further notice. East. All of her dishes Meet the Author – are quick, simple Anne Shooter and foolproof: As a Sunday 6th June – 5.30 pm Tuesday 8th June – 2.30 pm Joan Noble will interview Anne Shooter. working wife and Meet the Author – Meet the Judge – Anne Shooter had been a journalist at the Daily mum she has no Mail for almost 20 years when she decided to interest in food that Antonia Berger Dawn Freeman follow her passion for cooking and train to be a Join us to hear the story Steve Levinson will interview needs hard-to-find chef at Leith’s School of Food and Wine at the age ingredients or takes behind the story and what Her Honour Judge Dawn of 40. Since then she has had two cookery books it takes to self-publish a Freeman. too long to prepare! published, Sesame & Spice – a book of Jewish While cooking book for the first time. Dawn was a Circuit Judge baking – and Cherish, a collection of Jewish recipes After 30 years of sitting who sat for many years at remains a huge from family, friends and communities all over the passion and a third book is in the offing, Anne is a high up on a shelf, Antonia Harrow Crown Court. Dawn world. dusted off the manuscript was the youngest person to senior executive in the Mail and Metro newspaper Her recipes span from traditional Jewish food, group advertising team. She lives in north London of her children’s book be appointed to the position often with its roots in Eastern Europe, to more and lockdown created of Stipendiary Magistrate with her husband Daniel, a solicitor, two teenage modern creations, using spices and ingredients daughters, Charlotte and Jessica and large the opportunity to brush (now called a District Judge) and sat at South West more in line with those used in Israel and other up the story, sort out the London Magistrates’ Court. At the request of the labradoodle, Rufus. illustrations – done by Daniel T Sullivan – and get late Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Dawn and the it published. Also, the audiobook was recorded at late Judge Myrella Cohen QC drafted a pre-nuptial home and, although Antonia narrated the story and agreement to be signed by couples agreeing to Tuesday 22nd June – 2.30 pm The Anne Frank Trust uses Anne Frank’s powerful husband Howard, (man of many voices) portrayed behave in accordance with Jewish Law if they and tragic story to help young people understand the amusing characters, it’s not quite as simple as divorced. Dawn and Myrella played a part in the Meet the Author – and challenge prejudice and hatred and embrace it sounds. drafting of the Divorce (Religious Marriages) Act Gillian Walnes Perry, MBE positive attitudes, responsibility and respect for All will be revealed when Antonia and Howard 2002 giving judges the power to postpone decrees Steve Levinson will interview others. Berger, who are long-standing members of Mosaic absolute until the parties had complied with their Gillian Perry. Her book, ‘The Legacy of Anne Frank’ presents Reform, will talk about the ups and downs of this religious obligations. Dawn is a former Trustee of Gillian co-founded the Anne the inspirational stories of a diverse variety of people new venture. Jewish Women’s Aid. Frank Trust UK in 1990, along from all over the world, brought together by the with family and friends of Anne words of one particularly articulate and inspiring Frank’s father, Otto Frank. In teenage victim of the Holocaust. Sunday 13th June – 5.30 pm stitched. 2010, she was awarded an MBE ‘I’m grateful that you were able to speak at the Alicia Merrett has been for her work in education. Clinton Presidential Center last year, and for the Meet the Art Quilter – an art quilter for over 20 She is now the Honorary Vice good work you’re doing to share Anne’s wisdom in Alicia Merrett years and her work has President, Anne Frank Trust UK and the Community new ways- the lessons of her life are as important Join Alicia Merrett when she will give a presentation been, and is, exhibited Outreach Ambassador, Anne Frank Center for Mutual today as ever.’ President William J Clinton February on this amazing art form. in the UK, Europe, USA, Respect USA. 2020. The word ‘quilt’ tends to evoke images of bed Australia, Japan, China, covers. That is the purpose for which quilts have Taiwan, South Korea, Israel. traditionally been made. However, from the 1960s She is known for her use of th Quizmaster, Neil Goodman, will present another onwards a strong movement developed, first in the strong colour; textile maps Sunday 27 June – US, and then in the UK and throughout the world, of entertaining on-line quiz for the Mosaic Jewish are one of her best-known series. Currently she is 5.30 pm Community & friends. No winners, no prizes, just Art Quilts which are designed to hang on the wall – creating digital designs which are then printed on textile ‘paintings’ where the artwork is layered and Mosaic Quiz a lot of fun. Refreshments: whatever is left over fabric and stitched. from lunch!

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For zoom details for all the following events visit the mosaic website Mosaic JACS Programme Https://choosemosaic.org/whats-on/events/ May - June MAY JUNE Saturday 1st Shabbat Emor Tuesday 1st 14.30 JACS – The History of Formans All JACS events will be on-line using a Zoom meeting, starting at 2:30 pm Sunday 2nd 15.00 Cameo Wed 2nd 20.00 Mosaic Reform EGM 16.00 Meet the Author – Alex Brummer Saturday 5th Shabbat Shelach Lecha Tuesday 4th May Tuesday 1st June: Tuesday 29th June: th th The Rubbish Picker’s Wife – Smoked Salmon, the story of Supporting and understanding Tuesday 4 14.30 JACS – The Rubbish Picker’s Wife Sunday 6 17.30 The Story Behind “Orion’s making a difference to children’s Formans – Lance Forman young people in the LGBT Saturday 8th Shabbat Behar-Bechukotai Messenger” lives in Kosovo - Elizabeth Gowing (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) th Sunday 9th 11.00 Mosaic Liberal AGM Tuesday 8 14.30 Meet the Judge – Dawn Freeman Tuesday 15th June: community – Jackie Briggs 18th May th My Dad the Photographer – Boris 16.00 The Tattooed Torah Saturday 12 Shabbat Korach Shavuot – no JACS Bennett’s son, Michael, continues his th 10.30 Bat Mitzvah – Daniella Phillips entertaining insights into the life of Tuesday 11 14.30 Meet the Danc(ing) Judge (Mosaic Reform) his father. Saturday 15th Shabbat Bemidbar Sunday 13th 17.30 The Art of Quilting Sunday 16th 16.00 Meet the Author – Keren David Tuesday 15th 14.30 JACS – Meet the Photographer’s 19.00 Erev Shavuot service Son, Michael Bennett Cheesecake Recipe for Shavuot Monday 17th 1st day Shavuot Saturday 19th Shabbat Chukkat Tuesday 18th 2nd day Shavuot This is another recipe that was originally published in “Bimah” in May 1980. It was submitted Sunday 20th 17.30 Meet the Author – Anne Shooter Saturday 22nd Shabbat Naso by the late Eve Smith. Tuesday 22nd 14.30 Meet the Author – Gillian Walnes Sunday 23rd 16.00 60+ Years – A celebration Perry, MBE It makes a very special cheeskcake for Shavuot – use half quantity if you want a smaller cake. th Tuesday 25 10.00 Mosaic walk Saturday 26th Shabbat Balak Ingredients Method 14.30 Meet the Author – Hadley Freeman Sunday 27th 17.30 Mosaic Quiz 1½ lb curd cheese 1. Line a large loose-bottom tin with the Saturday 29th Shabbat Beha’alotecha 4 eggs biscuits Sunday 30th 16.00 Mosaic quiz 1 cup castor sugar 2. Beat all the ingredients together (except for 1 teaspoon vanilla essence the soured cream mixture) Crushed digestive biscuits 3. Put the cake mixture on top of the biscuits 1 pint soured cream mixed with 2 tablespoons and bake for 35 minutes at No 4 (180C/350F) castor sugar & 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 4. Open the door and if the cake is firm to the touch, leave in the oven with the door open till cool. 5. Beat together the soured cream, sugar and vanilla essence and pour over the cake. 6. Bake on No 7 (210C/425F) for 7 minutes. The cake will be soft but will set as it cools.

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