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Hackney Day Limmud 2008Participant’s Handbook

ContentsFrom the Chair of Limmud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Limmud’s Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

What You Need to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Stalls and Exhibitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Programme

Adult Programme Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Adult Programme Planner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Young Limmud Programme Planner and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Presenters’ Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Floor Plans of The Petchey Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Schedule for the Day09:45 – 10:05 Opening ceremony

10:15 – 11:25 Session One

11:40 – 12:55 Session Two

13:30 – 14:40 Session Three

15:00 – 16:10 Session Four

16:30 – 17:40 Session Five

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From the Chair of Limmud

Dear Hackney Limmudniks,

Limmud is proud and delighted that the HackneyJewish community under the leadership of theSteering Group – Mark Garfield, Stephen Brown, Gail Chester, David King and Suzanne Cohen – andtheir dedicated team, have organised the first everHackney Day Limmud.

As I am sure you will agree, the team has organised atruly world class programme – ensuring that they havecaptured the essence of their local Jewish communityand its talent. I am confident that this event will be asource of inspiration for other Limmud events aroundthe UK, and indeed the world.

Over the coming years, Limmud very much looksforward to watching the Hackney Limmud grow,develop and flourish. You have created an event thatthe entire Hackney community can be proud of!

As with all Limmud events, this Day Limmud has been entirely organised by a team of dedicated,hardworking volunteers. Their work over the last yearplanning this event has gone on largely behind thescenes, unnoted and unthanked – so on behalf of theLimmud Executive, I want to publicly and sincerelythank each and everyone of you for making this dayhappen. I would also like to thank the central Limmud teams who have supported this event – Anna Mileberg, Clive Lawton, Raymond Simonson, Jason Caplin and our National Regional LimmudCoordinator, David Israel. Your energies are certainly appreciated.

If you enjoyed this Limmud programme, then pleasedo consider attending other Limmud events. Comingup is our flagship festival of Jewish learning – LimmudConference. There you will discover seven days of non-stop, cutting-edge learning of every form – be thatthrough text study, performance, song, dance, paneldebates, interactive workshops or interviews. Withover 2,000 participants, 900 sessions from 350 of the world’s best educators, you certainly won’t bedisappointed. We would be delighted to seeparticipants from across Hackney and the surroundingboroughs join us for this world-leading Jewish event.

May Hackney Limmud continue to grow from strengthto strength!

Elliott GoldsteinLimmud Chairperson



What You Need to Know

Refreshments

Refreshments during the day, including teas, coffee andkosher lunch, will be available in the refectory area(Ground Floor) and the Sports Hall (First Floor), as well asin rooms F1, F15 and S1. Please use all of these spaces inorder to avoid overcrowding and follow the stewards’directions. No food and drink is to be brought into roomF8. Note the points in the “lunch time” section below.

Room S7 is carpeted and has comfortable chairs, butis over the Sports Hall, so may be a bit noisy at times.Room F2, S4 and S22 are designated quiet areas, withcomfortable chairs.

Sessions

Stewards will ensure that the number of people in any session does not exceed the room’s limit, or thepresenter’s wishes. Please respect this and do not ask for an exception to be made for you. We will alsorestrict the number of people attending sessions in the auditorium.

Film timings Please note that because the length ofthe films does not completely coincide with the lengthof our sessions, the start and end times of some ofthe Cine Limmud sessions is different from the rest ofthe programme. Consult the programme for full details.

Creche and Young Limmud

The crèche and Young Limmud will run throughoutthe day, except between the end of the second timeslot and the start of the fourth time slot. The baserooms for each age group are shown below and aremarked on the floor plans. Children who are takingpart in Young Limmud must stay in their sessionrooms during sessions. Children aged 16+ may go to an adult session instead of their Young Limmudsession, but they must make sure their madrichimknow where they are going.

Parents: Please make sure that the crèche workers andmadrichim know where you will be during the day. Thereare parental consent forms to complete, in which youcan give this information. The forms must be completedand submitted to Limmud volunteers when you bringyour children to the base room for their age group.Please keep your mobile phones on vibrate. Please do not“check in” with your child between sessions, unless this isnecessary, since doing so can be disruptive to activities.

Creche Room G1Ages 5-8 base room Room F31Ages 9-12 base room Room S26Age 13+ base room Room F26

Lunch time

As you will see from the schedule, there is only 35 minutes at lunch time when no sessions arehappening. However, unlike the rest of the day, when we would like you not to bring food and drinkinto sessions, in the third time slot you are welcometo take your lunch into most sessions. There may be a notice on the door in a few of these lunch timesessions not to do this, if the presenter does not want to have people eating their lunch in thatparticular session.

Since Young Limmud and the crèche will not beoperating during the third time slot, some of thesessions at that time are lighter and suitable for taking children to.

General Points

· Help and information is available at the Help Deskoutside Room G2.

· The Petchey Academy is a no-smoking building.

· Please wear your badge at all times.

· Coat rails will be provided, but Hackney Limmuddoes not accept responsibility for your personalbelongings.

· Please turn off mobile phones during sessions(except for parents, who should put their phone on vibrate only).

· The lifts are for the use of those who cannot use the stairs – please respect this.

Security

Security is being provided jointly by the school securitystaff, and the Community Security Trust.

Other attractions

If you would like a chance to tell your memories orcurrent thoughts about living in Hackney and the East End, why not drop into the video booth (RoomG23), where Dena will record you for posterity. Or if you would like to contribute to Jessica’s art project ‘A Day’s Portrait’ in words and pictures, visit her in the Sports Hall on the first floor. See page 6 for details.


Stalls and Exhibitions

Do make a point of visiting the various stalls in theSports Hall on the First Floor. And don’t miss thestunning art and history exhibitions that will berunning throughout the day, in the Sports Hall and in G10 on the Ground Floor.

Stalls (Sports Hall)

The Hackney Limmud Bookstall, where you willfind a wide selection of books and CDs, many fromour presenters. The staff at Josephs Book Store (1257Finchley Road, Temple Fortune, London NW11 0AD,020 8731 7575) have provided a selection of titlesrelevant to Hackney Limmud, alongside other books of more general Jewish interest.

David Paul Books

Hadassah UK

Jewish Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade

Jewish Renaissance

Jewish Socialist Group

London Jewish Cultural Centre

NACOEJ (Supporting Ethiopian Jews)

North London Progressive Jewish Community

TimeLine magazine

United to End Racism

There will also be a table where everybody is welcometo leave their fliers and other information.

Exhibitions

Exhibition of Arts and Crafts by members of theBrenner Centre (G10)This will include highlights from three recentexhibitions: The Old Jewish East End; Twelve Scenesfrom the life of the Brenner Centre – work by LeilaAbrahams; and A Blaze of Modesty – The work ofHarry Berger and Harold Lazarus. These works will be accompanied by a display of ceramics by various members.

Jewish Scouting in Hackney (G10)Melvyn Brooks will be displaying a selection of postersfrom his vast collection of Hackney memorabilia,starting in the 1920s, when his father was a memberof the 41st Hackney Troop. He was in the 71st, fromCubs to Senior Scouts.

Once Upon A Time in Lithuania (Sports Hall) Sketches of Jewish life by Naomi Alexander – originalsfrom the book of the same name, published by DavidPaul Books. The artist was inspired to draw and paintJewish culture while on an artist’s residency at theEuropas Parkas Museum in Vilnius.

Exhibition of images of Stoke Newington & Hackney, 1724 – 2008 (Sports Hall) Images courtesy of TimeLine and Hackney ArchivesDepartment. TimeLine is an educational charity andlifelong learning project centred on the history ofHackney. TimeLine Magazine, ‘full of fun & facts aboutStoke Newington & Hackney history & heritage’ isdistributed throughout Hackney, and is also availableonline at www.timeline.org.uk. Copies of TimeLineMagazine will also be available at Hackney Limmud.

Exhibition of photos and news clippings aboutthe battle of Cable Street (Sports Hall)Compiled by Jeanie Rosefield for the 70th anniversarycommemoration in 2007.


If you are looking for particular themes, the following key may help you decide which sessions to go to:

H Hackney and the East EndY YiddishT Tikkun Olam (Social and political issues)P PerformanceA Arts and CraftsYL Young LimmudF FilmM Mind and BodyR Religion

Session One10:15 – 11:25

A Writer’s JourneyBernard Kops, Ross Bradshaw Auditorium H

This is about the writer’s struggle from a poverty-strickenEast End background, through the war and after. There wasSoho, drugs and breakdown, when his world fell apart. But then a chance meeting; a sudden twist of fate thatchanged his life.

Introduction to KlezmerIlana Cravitz G22b Y P

Come and learn a klezmer tune, a Yiddish dance and somehistory about eastern European Jewish music. Bring yourinstrument if you are grade 4 and upwards, otherwise bringyour voice and your dancing legs.

Video BoothDena Barnett/Elliott Tucker G23 H F

This will be running throughout the day to capture people’sfeeling about Hackney and the East End. Drop in to tell usabout living here, a family memory, or a funny anecdote.The booth will be operated by filmmaker Dena Barnett.

A Day’s PortraitJessica Marlowe Sports Hall A

Come and contribute to a living portrait of our day inHackney. Share your stories, songs and journeys to create a collective portrait of the people attending today. Visit mybase in the Sports Hall throughout the day, and join insound recording, photography and drawing.

Three New Plays – Rehearsed ReadingsBarry Davis, Penelope Solomon, Gail Chester, Bennett Arron F1 P H

Barry Davis, Penelope Solomon and Bennett Arron will perform rehearsed readings of extracts from these new plays:

Barry Davis – By the Waters of HackneyWritten by Jeremy Seabrook and Barry Davis, this playdepicts the relationships between a Jewish and a WestIndian boy and their families, and is set in Hackney in theearly 1960s.

Penelope Solomon – Goys and GalsIn Goys and Gals, Orthodox boy meets secular girl. They fallin love. It all goes horribly wrong. A romantic comedy abouta girl who longs to get back to her Jewish roots.

Gail Chester – Station Place Set in the bus control room at Finsbury Park station on aTuesday night when Arsenal is playing at home, the playcharts the ramifications when a lorry driver gets his vehiclestuck under Stroud Green railway bridge.

Psychoanalysis and Judaism: Fictitiousand Plausible ParallelsStephen Frosh F23 M

The ‘Jewish origins’ and large Jewish interest inpsychoanalysis has led some writers to claim that there aredirect parallels between Judaism and psychoanalysis. In thistalk, I examine some of these supposed parallels to see ifthey make any sense.

Do not be a Bystander: Jews Workingwith Refugees and Asylum SeekersSheila Melzak, Pauline Levis, Peter Salomon F27 T

Sheila Melzak: I will share with the audience aspects of mytherapeutic work with young survivors of organised violenceand war. I will explore the nature of stories and narratives,including assumptions about links between the culturalhistory of the psychotherapist and their work.

Pauline Levis: I will consider some of the difficulties facingasylum-seekers in Britain today, look at the positivecontribution of refugees, and look at effective ways ofhelping this highly vulnerable section of society. I will focuson organising anti-deportation campaigns.

Peter Salomon: A description of the work undertaken byBarnet Refugee Service to support local asylum seekers andrefugees, and a look at the importance for those with aJewish background of identifying with today’s asylumseekers and offering them support.

Adult Programme Information

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Jews, Film making and the East EndCine Limmud, Jes Benstock F29-30 F H

This session will include two short films about the East End,and a stimulating presentation by Jes Benstock on Jews,film-making and the East End, which will introduce thewhole film track.

The Vanishing StreetShot by Robert Vas in 1961, in and around Hessel Street inLondon’s East End, moments before bulldozers startedpulling down the old shops and houses. It documents thelife of a typical Jewish community in 1960s Britain, showingus its street market, kosher food shops, newspaper andsynagogue, all preserving the community’s identity.

The Tenth ManA short comedy by the Leifer brothers, featuring a cameofrom Steven Berkoff. “Kidnapping and dirty tricks are theway of the street among the ageing Jewish community ofLondon’s East End. As they try to chup one last man tomake up a minyan!”

Next Year in Hackney: Reclaiming the Jewish FutureBrian Klug S2 T

“The destiny of the Jewish people is that it has left Europe.It has left for two dispensations: sovereignty in Israel andpluralism in America.” This talk will offer a critique of thisview and, in rejecting it, present two alternative paradigmsof the Jewish future.

Yiddish People Singing Yiddish Songs About YidnChaim Neslen S20 Y

A programme of singalongs from recent Yiddish history.

London Calling: Strategic Thinking for London’s Jewish CommunityAlex Goldberg S25 T

What will our community look like in the next 25 years?Why does it want to build Thames Gateway villages? TheLondon Jewish Forum brings together leading individualsfrom across the community to develop a strategy for JewishLondon. The new Director presents data and looks atchallenges ahead.

Hackney and the Three Great Dilemmasof Jewish LifeJonathan Freedland S27-28 H

Drawing from his acclaimed family memoir, Jacob’s Gift,Jonathan Freedland will tell the stories of three differentmembers of his own family. They are stories that span threegenerations, often with Hackney as their backdrop – andwhich ended up confronting the three great questions ofmodern Jewish life.

Muslim–Jewish Harmony: Pipedream or Possibility?Herschel Gluck S29-30 R T H

In the context of the history and contemporary situation inEurope, the Middle East, and further afield, I will bediscussing my experience of Muslim-Jewish co-operation,and exploring its value.

Making, Materiality, and Memory in the Work of Chohreh FeyzdjouPennina Barnett S31 A T

Chohreh Feyzdjou (1955-1996) was born into a Jewishfamily in Teheran, and studied in Paris where she continuedto live and work. I will discuss her powerful installationBoutique Product of Chohreh Feyzdjou, which exploresmultiple themes: the commodification of art, exile and loss,identity and subjectivity, and making and memory.

Session Two11:45 – 12:55

From Shacklewell Lane to Downing StreetMichael Levy in conversation with Jonathan Freedland Auditorium H

Jonathan Freedland asks one of Jewish Hackney’s best-known sons why this small patch of East London generatedso many captains of industry. What was it like to grow up inHackney during its Jewish heyday? Why were the Jews insuch a hurry to get out? What has been lost since leavingHackney behind?

Video BoothDena Barnett, Elliott Tucker G23 H F

Ongoing throughout the day – see Time Slot 1 for details.

In ConcertLondon Jewish Male Choir Sports Hall P

The LJMC present a selection of songs to brighten your day;music will include a selection from Liturgy, Israeli, Yiddishand Ladino.


Shidrug Chaim – How to Upgrade the Quality of Your LifeJudith Fox F23 M

How can we fulfil our potential, find joy, satisfaction andlove, and enrich our own lives? How can we maximise ourcontribution to the quality of our own life and the lives ofothers? Can we do it Jewishly? And can we do it alone?

Hang Me Please on the Gooseberry TreeRebekka Wedell F24-5 H P

A series of musical tableaux lead us through the streets andlandmarks of a Jewish Hackney community: fragments ofsong – conversation – dance bands – ambient sounds –combine to create an original soundtrack that interweaveswith live song and storytelling performed by people whoselives have been touched by these places.

The Flavour of YiddishBarry Davis F27 Y

A introduction to the language, in which we will look at the different influences on Yiddish over its long period ofexistence in Central and Eastern Europe, at some of itstypical characteristics, and its key role in social, cultural and political developments in modern Jewish history.

Children of the GhettoCine Limmud, Elliott Tucker F29-30 F H

NB This session will run until 13:15

A unique and stylized documentary feature film on theJewish East End. The film gives a sense of the energy, vitality and diversity that comprised the area of Whitechapel,Stepney and Bethnal Green (circa 1880-1940) – atransplanted Eastern European ghetto in the heart ofLondon’s metropolis. The film will be followed by discussionwith its director, Elliott Tucker.

The Abandonment of the Ethiopian JewsBarbara Ribakove Gordon S2 T

Israel has declared the end of the Aliyah from Ethiopia,although 8,700 Jews (recognized by the Rabbinate) have noteven been interviewed, and aid funds have been cut off.Why is this happening? What can we do to help?

Israel’s Very Serious Environmental IssuesDavid Jacobi S3 T

Tragically, for many years, environmental regulation in Israelwas almost non-existent, creating a terrible legacy ofpollution to air, land and water. In this session we’ll look atthe serious wake-up calls, the responses, and the morerecent significant developments.

Jewish East End Immigrants: Schools and HospitalsGerry Black S20 H

The story of how the established community and the newimmigrants themselves dealt with the problems of arrangingschooling for their children and obtaining adequate hospitaland other health services for their families

Panel Session on Jewish PublishingRoss Bradshaw et al S24

A discussion among magazine and book publishers aboutwhat and why they publish, and asks the audience whatthey like to read.

Who Needs Rabbis?Naomi Goldman and Naomi Soetendorp S25 R

Do we really need Rabbis and Synagogues to celebrate ourJudaism? Come and find out about Ruach Chavurah, whohave been hosting independent minyanim for twenty yearsand The Wandering Jews Initiative, which has been hostingfor almost three years. Maybe you will be inspired to startyour own independent minyan.

Is Multiculturalism Good for the Jews?Antony Lerman S27-28 T

In the 1990s, multiculturalism was widely seen as key to anew sense of comfort, confidence and openness amongBritish Jews. But after 9/11 Jewish commentators, rabbis andcommunity leaders began blaming multiculturalism forBritain’s ills and for the unchecked growth of antisemitism inthe UK. Is this attack justified?

Comedy Writing and PerformingBennett Arron, Penelope Solomon,Ivor Baddiel S29-30 P

A chance for Limmudniks to learn about comedy writingand performing from three of the finest comedy minds of all time. Come along (maybe with some prepared ideas) and we will help you craft your writing and performing skills to turn you into the next Woody Allen or Jackie Mason.

Fancy That! Marrying In/Marrying OutRachel Garfield S31 T A F

Using as a starting point a video art work that exploresattraction/repulsion between Jewish men and women, thisworkshop aims to explore issues of marrying in/out of theJewish community (however that may be defined); self-perception; representation and self-representation of Jews.

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Session Three13:30 – 14:40

In Concert: Yiddish Song and DanceKlezmer Klub with Ivor Dembina and Daniel Cainer Auditorium P Y H

Klezmer Klub play wild and tender klezmer dance music, and perform feisty, humorous and political Yiddish songs.We will give you a mix of the exuberance of the dance, with a focus on Yiddish songs of London.

Daniel Cainer will perform songs from his acclaimed one-man show.

Video Booth Dena Barnett, Elliott Tucker G23 H F




Courting and Cursing in YiddishJudy Batalion, Alex Kasriel F8 Y

Comedian and writer Judy Batalion recalls growing up in aCanadian stetl with her mother tongue of Yiddish-- alanguage of colourful expressions, passion – and total drek!Judy Batalion is in conversation with stand-up performerRachel Mars.

The Work of the SoferMarc Michaels F22 A

In this talk, Marc Michaels (Mordechai Pinchas) will showyou the materials, rules and methods involved in creatingand fixing Sifrey Torah, Tefillin, Mezuzot and Megillot. Therewill be a chance to try creating a Hebrew text for yourself.

Crossing Borders for PeaceNaomi Wayne F23 T

The projects assisted by the British Shalom Salaam Trustrepresent a world of obstinate creativity, defiant optimismand fierce determination to interpose humanity and hopeinto the Middle East conflict. In this session we examinehow Diaspora Jews in Britain and the peoples ofIsrael/Palestine can build bridges towards a peaceful and just future.

A Jew Walks Into a Bar…Geoffrey Cohen F24-25 T P

Jewdas presents an interactive panel/shiur/orgy examiningthe key questions of the day, from gherkins to borscht, kugelto cholent, and kreplach to intermarriage.

Speakers to include Osama Bin Laden, Elisha Ben Abuyah,Pope Benedict XVI, Jacqui Kohen and Rabbi Lionel Blue.Jacques Derrida was unavailable but is thought to approve.Bring your streimel!

Things My Mother Taught Me: Recipes and ReminiscencesEllen King F27 H

I will talk about growing up in Hackney, and share some ofmy mother’s recipes, and perhaps even a taste of my gefiltefish balls. Bring your own recipes and memories too.

Learning Hebrew the Fun WayJo-Ann Myer S1

This workshop will provide you with the opportunity to learnand use simple Hebrew while having fun and… eating! This is an interactive and practical session where all levels of Hebrew will be catered for and the only prerequisite isenthusiasm and the willingness to have a go.

Reframing Rosh HashanaJeremy Schonfeld S23 R H

As the High Holy Days approach, how certain are we thatthe conventional view of their themes is reasonable? WasAbraham really supposed to kill his son? Do we sound theshofar in order to recall his courage? Or did the editors ofthe liturgy have something else in mind altogether?

From Kaifeng to Kingston Jamaica: How Small Jewish Communities ThriveJanet Levin S24

A round the world tour, calling at Kaifeng and Kingston,Jamaica, via Sofia, Vienna, Fez, Havana and Britain’s WestCountry. An insight into small Jewish communities and how they adapt to very different social circumstances. Based on research for the community features in JewishRenaissance magazine.


Youth Movements, Youth Clubs and Growing UpPat Stanton S25 H

A chance for everyone to talk and reminisce about the placeof youth clubs in Anglo-Jewish Society. What did they offerand what was missing? Is the situation different today? I willbring photos and newspaper cuttings of some of the clubsof the East End and Hackney.

A Wander Through Jewish Hackney: FromRothschild to Jack SolomonsMelvyn Brooks S27-28 H

A Magical Mystery Tour: come and find out about thestrange and wonderful connections between Jewish Hackneyand people, places and things you would never suspect.Based on my extensive collection of Hackney memorabilia.

Performance and Q&AMUJU S29-30 P

A comic extract from the work of MUJU, a Muslim/Jewishdrama group, introducing the audience to what we do andwho we are. Following this, there will be an opportunity forquestions and discussion with the actors.

Session Four15:00 – 16:10

Navigating the North West Passage:Jewish Women Writers TodayNaomi Alderman, Charlotte Mendelson Auditorium

While the leading Jewish writers of the 1950s and 60s were male and focussed on the East End, we present twofemale writers of today’s generation, discussing the differingconcerns of their own era and what has been gained – and lost – by the shifting focus from East London to North West London.

Jewish Chronicles: Beautiful Songs,Much Laughter, Some TearsDaniel Cainer G22b P

Daniel Cainer presents excerpts from his acclaimed one-manshow of stories and songs.


Ongoing throughout the day – see Time Slot 1 for details



Adult Art and Craft SessionAbigail Copeland, Simon Lukes F21 A

Take a break from all the talk, and explore your creativity.

Scriptural ReasoningMaurice Glasman et al F24-5 R

In this session, Jews, Christians and Muslims read our HolyBooks together. We will discuss the theme of ‘The East’.Professor David Ford will lead the Christian House, DrAhmed Akhtar will lead the Muslim House, and LindseyTaylor-Guthartz will lead the Jewish House, and everyonewho attends will be invited to participate.

Making the DifferenceKadimah Centre F27 T

What is it like to be a mental health service user in theJewish community today? Come and find out from thehorse’s mouth. This presentation, by members of the JewishCare Kadimah Centre in Hackney has been well-receivedthroughout the community.

Talking About Barriers: Youth Videos from Hackney, Cyprus and Israel/PalestineJude Bloomfield, Vivi Lachs F28 T H F

Talking About Barriers asked young people from differentcommunities to make films about the barriers that existbetween them: African Caribbean and Turkish speakingpeople in Hackney, Jews and Palestinians in Israel/Palestine,and Turkish and Greek people in Cyprus. They met nationallyto discuss their films, and internationally to learn from eachother’s experience.

The 43 Group: Fighting the British Unionof Fascists After the WarMorris Beckman S29-30 H T

After risking their lives to help destroy Fascism, British Jewishwar veterans returned home to find Oswald Moseleyresurrecting his anti-semitic British Union of Fascists. The 43 Group formed a disciplined paramilitary force, whichattacked and disrupted BUF meetings. Come and hear howit was done from one of the founders of the 43 Group.


A Different Dish/HineiniCine Limmud, Michael Brown F29-30 F T

NB This session starts at 14:40

A Different Dish: A short animated film about a JewishMoroccan mother who can’t accept her son being gay, and a son who has rejected the traditions of his culture,both learning to overcome their prejudices, with the help of a rascally rabbi.

Hineini: Coming Out In a Jewish High School:Chronicles the transformative impact of one student’scourageous campaign to establish a gay/straight alliance at a Jewish high school in Boston. The potent story of acommunity wrestling with the very definition of pluralismand diversity in a Jewish context.

These films will be followed by a discussion with Michael Brown and others.

Unity Theatre: Radical Theatre, East End Jewish Actors and ActivismNorma Cohen, Harry Landis, Colin Chamber S2 H P

Norma Cohen interviews actor/director/ex-Equity PresidentHarry Landis, whose career (Moshe in The Wall of Silenceand Lionel in Oy Vey Maria) started at Unity in the ‘50s; and theatre writer Colin Chambers, whose book/DVD, The History of Unity Theatre will be available. Illustrated by film excerpts.

Holocaust Refugees on the Palestinian IssueErika Millman, Peter Prager,Walter Wolfgang S3 T

Three Holocaust refugees tell their stories and talk abouthow they came to be involved in campaigns for Palestinianhuman rights.

Gareth Berliner’s Stand Up ComedyGareth Berliner S20 P

I will be performing material from my two solo shows,Gutless and Love… it’s not A big enough Word, with a Q&Asession afterwards. This is a restricted session and is not forthe easily offended or anyone under the age of 16.

Doesn’t it Matter if He Hits Me, as Long as He’s Jewish?Flora Hoori S23 T

Come and explore the boundaries between healthyrelationships and potential abuse: financial, verbal,emotional and physical. We will briefly outline the work ofJewish Women's Aid, which runs Europe’s only religiouslyobservant refuge. Men and women aged 12+ welcome.

Humanist Judaism: Living in the Modern WorldLaura Miller S24 R

As usual with Jewish discussions, we start with questions.What is Humanist Judaism? Why are many modern Jewsdrawn to it? What are its ethical foundations? How close isit to liberal Jewish beliefs in the UK? Come with your ownquestions, too!

Being Here Now: The Present andFuture for Jews in HackneyJackie Richards, Linda Kelly, Sara Joy Levitan S27-28 H T

Panel discussion and interactive dialogue with the audience,exploring how people can be confident about themselves asJews in inner-North London. Is there any point in belongingto a Jewish community? What does it offer? Is it better togo it alone? What is a successful meaningful,intergenerational community?

Session Five16:30 – 17:40

What’s Different About Jewish Comedy?Brad Ashton Auditorium

A discussion of Jewish comedy with video clip excerpts oftop Jewish comedians in performance.





Ponem-Bukh: Making a Yiddish Facebook

David Schneider F8 Y

A crazy (meshugene) experiment in making a Facebook pagefor the Yiddish language.

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A Writer’s JourneyBernard Kops, Ross Bradshaw Auditorium H

Introduction to KlezmerIlana Cravitz G22b Y P

Video BoothDena Barnett/Elliott Tucker G23 H F


Three New Plays – Rehearsed ReadingsBarry Davis, Penelope Solomon, Gail Chester, Bennett Arron F1 P H

Psychoanalysis and Judaism:Fictitious and Plausible Parallels Stephen Frosh F23 M

Do Not be a Bystander: Jews WorkingWith Refugees and Asylum SeekersSheila Melzak, Pauline Levis, Peter Salomon F27 T

The Vanishing Street The Tenth ManCine Limmud, Jes Benstock F29-30 F H

Next Year in Hackney:Reclaiming the Jewish FutureBrian Klug S2 T

Yiddish People Singing Yiddish Songs About YidnChaim Neslen S20 Y

London Calling: Strategic Thinking forLondon’s Jewish CommunityAlex Goldberg S25 T

Hackney and the Three GreatDilemmas of Jewish LifeJonathan Freedland S27-28 H

Muslim–Jewish Harmony: Pipedream or Possibility?Herschel Gluck S29-30 R T H

Making, Materiality, and Memory in the Work of Chohreh Feyzdjou Pennina Barnett S31 AT

From Shacklewell Lane to Downing StreetMichael Levy in conversation with Jonathan Freedland Auditorium H


London Jewish Male Choir In ConcertSports Hall P

Shidrug Chaim – How to Upgrade the Quality of Your LifeJudith Fox F23 M

Hang Me Please on the Gooseberry TreeRebekka Wedell F24-5 H P

The Flavour of YiddishBarry Davis F27 Y

Children of the GhettoCine Limmud, Elliott Tucker F29-30 F HNB This session ends at 13:15

The Abandonment of the Ethiopian JewsBarbara Ribakove Gordon S2 T

Israel’s Very Serious Environmental IssuesDavid Jacobi S3 T

Jewish East End Immigrants: Schools and HospitalsGerry Black S20 H

Panel Session on Jewish PublishingRoss Bradshaw et al S24

Who Needs Rabbis?Naomi Goldman, Naomi Soetendorp S25 R

Is Multiculturalism Good for the Jews?Antony Lerman S27-28 T

Comedy Writing and PerformingBennett Arron, Penelope Solomon,Ivor Baddiel S29-30 P

Fancy That! Marrying In/Marrying OutRachel Garfield S31 T A F

ALL DAY: Stalls and Exhibitions Sports Hall ANaomi Alexander exhibition, Timeline exhibition, Jessica Marlowe, A Day’s Portrait


In Concert: Yiddish Song and Dance Klezmer Klub with Ivor Dembina andDaniel Cainer Auditorium P Y H



Courting and Cursing in YiddishJudy Batalion, Alex Kasriel F8 Y

The Work of the SoferMarc Michaels F22 A

Crossing Borders for PeaceNaomi Wayne F23 T

A Jew Walks Into a Bar…Geoffrey Cohen F24-25 T P

Things My Mother Taught Me:Recipes And ReminiscencesEllen King F27 H

Learning Hebrew the Fun WayJo-Ann Myers S1

Reframing Rosh HashanaJeremy Schonfeld S23 R H

From Kaifeng to KingstonJamaica: How Small JewishCommunities ThriveJanet Levin S24

Youth Movements, YouthClubs and Growing UpPat Stanton S25 H

A Wander Through JewishHackney: From Rothschild to Jack SolomonsMelvyn Brooks S27-28 H

Performance and Q & AMUJU S29-30 P

Navigating the North-WestPassage: Jewish Women WritersNaomi Alderman, Charlotte Mendelson,Rachel Lasserson Auditorium

Jewish Chronicles: BeautifulSongs, Much Laughter, Some TearsDaniel Cainer G22b P


Adult Art and Craft SessionAbigail Copeland, Simon Lukes F21 A

Scriptural Reasoning: Jews,Christians and Moslems Readour Holy Books TogetherMaurice Glasman F24-5 R

Making The DifferenceKadimah Centre F27 T

Talking About Barriers: Youth Videos from Hackney,…Jude Bloomfield, Vivi Lachs F28 T H F

A Different Dish/HineiniCine LimmudMichael Brown F29-30 FTNB This session starts at 14:40

Unity Theatre: Radical Theatre,East End Jewish Actors…Norma Cohen, Harry Landis, Colin Chambers S2 H P

Holocaust Refugees on the Palestinian IssueErika Millman, Peter Prager,Walter Wolfgang S3 T

Gareth Berliner’s Stand Up ComedyGareth Berliner S20 P

Doesn’t It Matter if He HitsMe, as Long as He’s Jewish?Flora Hoori, Morag Dagliesh

S23 T

Humanist Judaism: Living in the Modern WorldLaura Miller S24 R

Being Here Now: The Presentand Future for Jews in HackneySara Joy Levitan, Jackie Richards, Linda Kelly S27-28 H T

The 43 Group: Fighting The British Union of FascistsAfter the WarMorris Beckman S29-30 H T

What’s Different About Jewish Comedy?Brad Ashton Auditorium P



Ponem-Bukh: Making aYiddish FacebookDavid Schneider F8 Y

How To Beat Stress andDepression The HolisticKabbalistic WayMarvin Shaw F23 M

Tell Me TextShulamit Ambalu, Stewart Brookes F24-25 R

My Jewish Gay Life and Gay ActivismMichael Brown F27 T

A Kid For Two FarthingsCine Limmud F29-30 F HNB This session starts at 16:15

Jews Uniting to End Racism:An Introduction to Re-Evaluation Co-CounsellingRobin Samson, Louise Fox S2 M

Six Jewish Songs of East LondonDerek Reid S3 H

Jewish BullyingIvor Dembina S20 T P

A Very Naughty Boy; or, The Missionary PositionZvi Solomons S23 R

From Bilgoray to Hackney:The Yiddish Writer EstherKreitmanHeather Valencia S24 H Y

Two Kaddishes and a Ghost StoryLindsey Taylor-Guthartz S25 R

Session Three13:30 – 14:40

Close17:40 – 18:00

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ALL DAY: Stalls and Exhibitions Sports Hall ANaomi Alexander exhibition, Timeline exhibition, Jessica Marlowe, A Day’s Portrait


How to Beat Stress and Depression the Holistic Kabbalistic WayMarvin Shaw F23 M

In secular terms, holistic healing means using mind, bodyand emotions to facilitate well-being and health. In thisexperiential workshop, we’ll add the essential spiritualcomponent and experience a unique holistic, Kabbalistic‘cure’ for stress and depression. Come along. Enjoy a truesense of ‘shalem’, inner-peace and harmony!

Tell Me TextStewart Brookes, Shulamit Ambalu F24-5 R

Stewart Brookes and Shulamit Ambalu present religious textsthat have special meaning for them.

Stewart Brookes – So Long, and Thanks for the (Big) FishIs the Book of Jonah comedy or a tragedy? Is Jonah agrumpy old man or a heroic prophet? And what about thebook's central positioning in the Yom Kippur service? In thissession, we will explore this powerful narrative of rejection,obligation, and longing for death.

Shulamit Ambalu – Tummies, bowels and belly buttonsThe recent birth of my daughter, and her eventful first fewweeks of life, led me to a closer relationship with theBlessing for the Body. This short prayer leads us into ourinner open spaces, an encounter with our fragile mortalityand the miraculously timed inner motions that keep us alive.

My Jewish Gay Life and Gay ActivismMichael Brown F27 T

I will talk about how early experiences of antisemitism andhomophobia affected my personality and lifestyle, and theeventual steps I took to improve society and integrate mypersonality through activism, and developing a personal,Jewish-based philosophy.

A Kid for Two FarthingsCine Limmud F29-30 F H

This 1955 feature film by Wolf Mankowitz tells the story ofa Jewish East End child’s search for a magical solution to hisfamily’s hardship. His efforts to make dreams come trueexemplify the power of hope and will amidst hardship.Starring David Kossoff and Diana Dors.NB This session starts at 16:15

Jews Uniting to End Racism: An Introduction to Re-evaluation Co-counselingRobin Samson, Louise Fox S2 M T

Have fun bringing Tikkun Olam! United To End Racism, aproject of the international Re-evaluation Co-counsellingcommunity, brings together Black and White people, Jewsand Gentiles. Joining with others to end racism and alloppression can bring joy to our lives. Taking turns listeningto each other is where we start.

Six Jewish Songs of East LondonDerek Reid S3 H

A workshop in which Derek Reid presents, analyses, anddiscusses six historic East London Jewish street songs(recorded in the 1970s). They are of great interest as they arehistorically and geographically specific to the area, and markthe immigrant change of language from Yiddish to English.

Jewish BullyingIvor Dembina S20 T P

Ivor Dembina talks about attempts by other Jews to bullyhim into silence regarding his anti-Zionist comedy show‘This is Not a Subject for Comedy’. If laughter is the shortestdistance between two people, how can Jewish humourenable Jews with different views to engage with each otherwithout resorting to hostility and intimidation?

A Very Naughty Boy, or the Missionary PositionZvi Solomons S23 R

We’ve all been knocked up by a Witness or some other“God-botherer”. In this session we examine some of theirtechniques, share anecdotes, and look at some of theirarguments – more to improve your awareness than to trainyou in counter-missionary work.

From Bilgoray to Hackney: The YiddishWriter Esther KreitmanHeather Valencia S24 H Y

Esther Kreitman, older sister of the writers Isaac Bashevisand I.J.Singer, was long overshadowed by them. Her fictiondraws on her experiences in Poland, Antwerp and London. I will focus particularly on her portrayals of male-femalerelationships and of Jewish London. This session will launcha campaign to put a Blue Plaque on Esther Kreitman's homein Lordship Park, Hackney.

Two Kaddishes and a Ghost StoryLindsey Taylor-Guthartz S25 R

Many people feel passionately committed to sayingMourners’ Kaddish, but how did the practice start? We’lllook at the origin of Kaddish and how it became associatedwith mourners, using texts and a mediaeval ghost story toinvestigate the prayer’s surprising history.

Close17:40 – 18:00

The Rock n RollmopsKlezmer Band Atrium

Make your way home with the sound of Klezmer ringing in your ears.


Young Limmud Programme

Age Group 5-8


Wild and Wacky WonderTales from the JewishTraditionDave Bash F31

Have fun with an interactivestorytelling session with larger than life characters and lots of audienceparticipation.


Biblical animals in 3DCath Goldstein F22

We will make a menagerie of clayanimals that we find in Bible storiesand make a giant Noah’s Ark.


GamesHabonim F8

Enjoy a fully interactive games session.


The Drama of Noah’s ArkMaxine Daniels F31

We will explore the story of Noah’s Arkusing stories, songs, games andimprovisation. We’ll think about theparts of the story that are mostinteresting, funny or puzzling – likewhy didn’t the spiders eat the flies? –and create our own dramatic versionof events.

Age Group 9-12


A week at camp in an hour!Deborah Roos F8

Enjoy a physically active sessionincluding a range of activities from a week’s camp: games, sports, music, friends, Shabbat and much,much more.


The Story of DavidRuth Solomons F21

Participate in a hands-on art session to create a large wall drawingrepresenting the journey Davidtravelled through, both in his life and in his landscape.


The Jewish Calendar – a herring’s eye viewJeremy Green S26

A secular perspective on the Jewishcalendar – for kids and their parents.


Streetwise @ LimmudHackneyGeorgina Bednar S26

Share your ideas about peer pressureand self-confidence. A creative,physical, discussion based session.

Age Group 13-18


Stereotype? Me?Rachel Garfield, Heather Libson F21

Through video and drawing, considerJewish stereotypes and how we seeourselves. We will then make a self-portrait inspired by the ideas airedduring the session.


Streetwise @ LimmudHackneyGeorgina Bednar F8

Share your ideas about peer pressureand self-confidence. A creative,physical, discussion based session.


Leaving HomeHarry Bibring F26

Listen to the story of someone who came to Britain with theKindertransport, and consider itssignificance for today.


Music sessionG22b (Music Room)

To be confirmed.


Diane Abbott

In 1987 Diane Abbott made history by becoming thefirst black woman elected to the British Parliament,when she was elected as the Labour MP for HackneyNorth and Stoke Newington.

Ahmed Akhtar

Ahmed lectures in Islamic Studies at Heythrop Collegeand is one of London’s foremost Islamic scholars.

Naomi Alderman

Naomi is a novelist, journalist and computer gameswriter. Her first novel, Disobedience, won the OrangeAward for New Writers, and she has been namedSunday Times Young Writer of the Year and one ofWaterstone’s 25 Writers for the Future.

Shulamit Ambalu

Shulamit is the rabbi of North London ProgressiveJewish Community, as well as Milton Keynes andDistrict Reform Synagogue. She loves being part ofJewish life in Hackney.

Bennett Arron

Bennett is a writer and stand-up comedian. He haswritten for many television programmes includingGenie in the House and the BAFTA winningprogrammes, So Graham Norton and The Slammer.

Brad Ashton

Attended Hackney Downs School – in the same classas Harold Pinter. A TV and radio comedy scriptwriter, Ihave written almost 2,000 shows in 12 countries, forperformers such as Bruce Forsyth, Groucho Marx andTommy Cooper.

Ivor Baddiel

I have been a full-time writer for 13 years, across allmedia. I have been lucky enough to write for StephenFry, Graham Norton, Jerry Springer, Ant and Dec, JoanRivers, Bruce Forsyth, Samuel L Jackson, UmaThurman.

Pennina Barnett

Pennina is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Art,Goldsmiths, University of London. She writes aboutcontemporary visual/material culture, with a particularinterest in postcolonial theory and cultural identity.

David Bash

David is a storyteller, and teacher, based in London. He tells stories, and runs storymaking workshops, forchildren and adults. David has broadcast his originalstories on BBC Radio.

Judy Batalion

Judy grew up in the shtetl of Montreal, and is aproduct of North America’s only Zionist-Yiddishistschool system. Though she writes, performs andlectures, Yiddish is her real cash cow.

Morris Beckman

Morris went to Hackney Downs School, and served six years in the Merchant Navy, twice surviving beingtorpedoed in the Battle of the Atlantic. He was one of the four founders of the 43 Group, has publishednine books and is still working.

Georgina Bednar

With different hats on, Georgina works with bothMUJU and Streetwise.

Gareth Berliner

I was born on April Fool’s Day… so conveniently I’vebecome a comedian, which I’ve done for five yearsand have performed nationally and internationally.

Harry Bibring

Born 26/12/1925. Chartered Engineer, married, oneson, two grandchildren

Gerry Black

Retired solicitor. Former president of the JewishHistorical Society of England. Author of JFS: It’shistory since 1732; The Struggle to establish theLondon Jewish Hospital; Jewish London An IllustratedHistory and several other books on Anglo-Jewish History

Presenters


Jude Bloomfield

Jude is the London co-ordinator of Windows for Peace(UK) – a sister organisation supporting Windows forCommunication in the Middle East – which does jointpeace education with young Palestinians and Israelisthrough media and art.

Ross Bradshaw

Ross runs Five Leaves Publications, a small publisherbased in Nottingham. One of his main areas ofinterest is Jewish secular culture. Bernard Kops is one of many eminent Jewish writers on his list.

The Brenner Centre Artroom

At the heart of Jewish life in Stamford Hill, theBrenner offers members an enormous spectrum of art and crafts ranging from ceramics and tapestry to oil painting and weaving.

Stewart Brookes

Stewart has a PhD in medieval literature and lecturesat University College London. His interests includebiblical adaptation, medieval textualities, and Hebrewmanuscript art. He is the Chair of Ohel Avraham, an independent, open-minded Orthodox minyan in Hendon.

Melvyn Brooks

I work as a GP and my passion is Hackney’s history.My father was in the 41st Hackney Scouts in the1920s, and I was in the 71st. Educated at Gayhurstand Grocers’ Schools and Sheffield University. Happilymarried to Roma. We have lived in Karkur, Israel, since1973.

Michael Brown

Born Highbury, 1932, Orthodox family, dentist, gayidentity since puberty, gay activist for 54 years.

Daniel Cainer

Daniel is an experienced composer of music forpictures and a regular radio broadcaster of topicalsongs. He has lived a secular life, but is now re-examining his Jewish roots.

Colin Chambers

Colin, former Literary Manager of the RoyalShakespeare Company, is a Reader in Drama atKingston University and author of several books on thetheatre, including The Story of Unity Theatre.

Gail Chester

When not organising Hackney Limmud, I try to finishmy PhD in publishing history, care for my family, andbe a radical feminist. Station Place is my first play.

Geoffrey Cohen

Geoffrey Cohen is a political activist and liberal yetfastidious Rabbi, currently living and working on asecret military project for CST. He is a commonlythough to be connected to Jewdas, but he considersthis a vicious rumour put about by Lady Jacobowitz.

Norma Cohen

Actor/writer Norma first performed at Unity Theatreaged 17. Her play The Unbroken Line, inspired by the occupation of Tony’s Caff in Broadway Market,Hackney, will be part of the Rosemary Branch’sBranching Out season (November 2008).

Abigail Copeland

I enjoy art as a hobby and co-ordinated Limmud Fest 2007 Art Tent. Originally from Sheffield, I nowlive in Pinner. My work has been mostly in pre-school teaching.

Ilana Cravitz

Ilana Cravitz is a klezmer fiddler and baroque violinistbased in London. She performs regularly, teachesclasses, workshops and individuals, and has justpublished a how-to guide for aspiring klezmorim withOxford University Press.

Morag Dagliesh

Morag is a thoughtful Jewish Women’s Aid volunteer.Hackney Day Limmud is her first Limmud event. Sheworks in healthcare.

Barry Davis

Hackney-born Barry has taught history at Kingston,Warwick and Thames Valley Universities, and Yiddishin Oxford and at SOAS. He is an actor in Yiddish andEnglish in film and on stage.

Maxine Daniels

Maxine is training to be a primary school teacher aftera career in management consultancy, writing andresearch. She loves working with children and has twoof her own.


Ivor Dembina

London-based Jewish stand-up comedian and residenthost of the Hampstead Comedy Club. A comedianwho consistently takes on the challenge of creatinglaughter out of difficult subjects.

David Ford

David is Regius Professor of Divinity at CambridgeUniversity and Director of the Cambridge InterfaithProgramme.

Judith Fox

Judith qualified as a Coach after a successful, wide-ranging professional and business career. Now, as aProfessional and Private Coach, she specialises incareer development and work-life balance issues.

Louise Fox and Robin Samson

We have both been participating, leading andteaching in Re-evaluation Co-counselling for over 25years.

Jonathan Freedland

Jonathan is an award-winning journalist andbroadcaster. A columnist for both the Guardian andJewish Chronicle, he has written three best-sellingnovels under the name Sam Bourne.

Stephen Frosh

Stephen is Professor of Psychology and Pro-Vice-Master of Birkbeck College, University of London. Hehas given variants of this talk before, and one day willget it right.

Rachel Garfield

Rachel is an artist, involved primarily in video. Shepublishes critical writing on contemporary Jewishidentity in the visual arts and teaches on the MFA atGoldsmiths, University of London.

Maurice Glasman

Maurice is Director of the Faith and CitizenshipProgramme at London Metropolitan University.

Herschel Gluck

Herschel was for many years rabbi of Walford Roadshul in Stoke Newington. He is deeply committed tofostering good communication with all parts of thecommunity. He works extensively with Jewishcommunities and students throughout Europe.

Alexander Goldberg

Alexander is the London Jewish Forum’s ChiefExecutive. He is international chair of CCJO-RenéCassinhuman rights group, a University Chaplain and aregular panelist on BBC1’s The Big Questions.

Naomi Goldman

Naomi is a founder member of Ruach Chavurah.

Cath Goldstein

Cath is excited about making things! She is aprofessional sculptor and community artist,specialising in hosting art workshops in 3D, using awild range of different media.

Barbara Ribakove Gordon

Barbara is the founder and Director of NACOEJ, theNorth American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry,associated with British Friends of NACOEJ.

Jeremy Green

Jeremy has been involved with running the RedHerring Club and Alternative Cheder, for secular Jewsand their kids, for the last seven years.

Flora Hoori

Flora is a Limmudnik and volunteer for a range oforganisations, including Jewish Women’s Aid. Full-time, she is blessed to teach students Philosophy andTheology at a secondary school in Enfield.

Kadimah Jewish Care day centre

Meelia Chester, Penelope Sutherland-Young, DovPetlock, Pauline Shadlovsky, and Stephen Bennett aremembers of Kadimah Jewish Care day centre, andMental Health Educators.

David Jacobi

David (a regular at Limmud!) is a UK PollutionInspector, who in recent years has been directlyinvolved with some of the important environmentalissues in Israel.


Linda Kelly

Born in India, family from Middle East, came to UK in1959, lived in Hackney since we arrived. I went toClapton Jewish Day School, in Leabridge, which is nowmy Ward. I became a local Councillor in 2002, andwas Speaker of London Borough of Hackney 2005/6.

Ellen King

Born 1926 in Graham Road, Hackney. Attended theYiddish Shule of the Workers’ Circle until the War. I moved to Redbridge after getting married, and amthe President of South West Essex Reform Synagoguefor many years.

Klezmer Klub

Klezmer Klub are Vivi Lachs, Gabe Ellenberg, JonPetter, Julia Doyle and Caroline Hall. An eclectic mix of musicians playing klezmer and singing Yiddish inLondon for over 15 years.

Brian Klug

Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at St. Benet’sHall, Oxford. Hon. Research Fellow of Parkes Institutefor the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations,Southampton University. Writes on subjects of Jewishinterest.

Bernard Kops

Bernard has had a relentless journey towardsfulfilment and success; and has endured and enjoyedan obsessional life that continues to the present day.

Vivi Lachs

Vivi has taught in Hackney for over 20 years. She isthe Curriculum Director of the Hackney City LearningCentres.

Harry Landis

Harry is an Ex-President of Equity whose acting careerbegan at Unity in the 1950s. He played Lionel in OyVey, Maria; Felix, the barber in EastEnders; Monty inChicken Soup with Barley; & Mofshe in Marks &Gran’s controversial Wall of Silence.

Antony Lerman

Antony is the Executive Director of JPR, the Institutefor Jewish Policy Research. From 1998 to 2000 he wasa member of the Runnymede Trust’s Commission onthe Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain, chaired by ProfessorLord Bhikhu Parekh

Janet Levin

Janet is publisher and editor of Jewish Renaissance,a quarterly cultural magazine she founded seven yearsago. Previously she was a market research consultant.

Pauline Levis

Hackney-born and the daughter of a refugee fromNazi Germany, Pauline is a teacher. She co-ordinatesthe Behnam and Family Must Stay Campaign onbehalf of a former student.

Sara Joy Levitan

Sara Joy has been a Youth and Community worker for 30 years, mainly with Jewish Youth organisations.She is now a Community Development Officer forHaringey Council, with the brief of accessing andmainstreaming the Charedi community.

Heather Libson

Heather Libson lives in Hackney, and works as an artistwith young people throughout East London. Trainedat Leeds Polytechnic and Chelsea School of Art, sheexhibits her paintings across Britain and is representedin many UK collections.

Camilla Loewe

Camilla is the founder of TimeLine, an educationalcharity and lifelong learning project centred on thehistory of Hackney. TimeLine Magazine is distributedthroughout Hackney, and is also available online atwww.timeline.org.uk.

London Jewish Male Choir

The LJMC is a world-renowned Jewish choir, which isdedicated to transmitting both traditional and thelatest in Jewish music to a wide audience. MusicalDirector: Michael Etherton; Soloists: Jeremy Lawson,Eliot Alderman, Jason Blair. www.ljmc.org.uk

Simon Lukes

A visual artist, I recently did a Foundation year in Art and Design. I am interested in art and Judaism,especially Holocaust art. I organised the Art andExhibition track for Hackney Limmud.

Jessica Marlowe

Jessica is a sound artist and musician living inHackney.


Sheila Melzak

Sheila is a child psychotherapist who has worked forover 20 years in a human rights context with youngpeople forced to be victims, bystanders, collaborators,perpetrators of community violence.

Charlotte Mendelson

Charlotte was born in 1972 and grew up in Oxford.Her most recent novel, When We Were Bad, wasshortlisted for the Orange Prize. She lives in London.

Marc Michaels

Marc gained a diploma in graphic design andcommunication from Goldsmiths College and MA inJewish Studies at the Leo Baeck College. He studiedSofrut under Vivian Solomon and is a Sofer STaM andfreelance designer, author of the Tikkun for MegillatHashoah, Care of Your Torah and Thoroughly ModernMoses and the designer of the Movement for ReformJudaism Siddur. His website is at www.sofer.co.uk.

Laura Miller

Laura is a Humanist Jew and Liberal Jew. As aHumanist Jew she is a celebrant for Jewish life cycleevents, and as a Liberal Jew she is headteacher for a small Jewish community in Hackney.

Erika Millman

Born in Vienna 1923; fled Austria in 1938; active in ‘Young Austria’ in London; BSc in chemistry; BA in history of art. Senior Lecturer in History of Art, now retired.

MUJU

MUJU is a collection of Muslim and Jewish artists who collaborate to produce their work. Over the last three years, MUJU have produced three originalpieces of work, which have been performed at theTricycle Theatre.

Jo-Ann Myers

As Head of the Education Department at Leo BaeckCollege, I am responsible for Progressive JewishEducation for all ages. I have a BA in Education fromthe Hebrew University and a MA in Jewish Educationfrom London University.

Chaim Neslen

I’m not a singer. I don’t know a lot about anything. Iteach a little (but I learn a lot more)…, and I like tosing… in a group.

Peter Prager

Peter Prager was born in Berlin and came to Britain onthe Kindertransport. After the war, he trained as ateacher, and is a member of Jews for Justice forPalestinians.

The Petchey Academy African Drummers

The group was formed in 2006. Their reputation andabilities have grown quickly, and they have performedat many events throughout London. The rhythms youwill hear today have been composed by the studentsthemselves, taking influences from the West Africanrhythms they have been studying.

Derek Reid

Jewish folklorist, storyteller, poet; founder member ofThe East London Arts Magazine group; co-ordinatorof National Storytelling Week. Born in 1946, attendedBenthall Road, Northwold and Upton House schools,and Lea Bridge Road cheder, in Hackney.

Jackie Richards

Jackie Richards recently completed five years as co-ordinator of North London Progressive JewishCommunity (NLPJC). During this time she led thedevelopment of this innovative, inner city, diverse,growing community. She has a great interest in wayspeople can be enabled to live positively together in afast-changing complex world.

The Rock n Roll Mops

The Rock n Roll Mops is a locally-based Klezmer bandof young people aged 13-17 performing standards,new compositions and Klezmer fusion.

Deborah Roos

Born and bred in Hackney. I have been a leader inJLGB for 20 years, and enjoy helping to run one of theJLGB’s bands, where I play the clarinet.

Peter Salomon

I am the son and grandson of refugees. Since retiringfour years ago, I have acted as chairman of BarnetRefugee Service. I am a secular Jew. My working lifewas in the stationery industry and before thatconfectionery.

David Schneider

Actor, writer, comedian and one-time Yiddish PhDstudent.


Marvin Shaw

Marvin has been writing, researching and teaching(orthodox and holistic) ‘Jewish happiness’ for 10 years.He is the author of 10 Days to Change Your Life.

Dr Jeremy Schonfeld

Jeremy lectures on the liturgy at the Oxford Centre forHebrew and Jewish Studies and at Leo Baeck College.He has written Undercurrents of Jewish Prayer(Littman Library of Jewish Civilization).

Naomi Soetendorp

Naomi is a co-founder and custodian of theWandering Jews Initiative, a self-organising collectivewho come together to explore and celebrate Judaism.WJ holds two minyanim a month in Hackney andKilburn respectively. WJ will be celebrating their thirdbirthday this October.

Penelope Solomon

Penelope is an experienced writer, performer andproducer of comedy, music and drama. Her BBC Radio2 show King of the Road was nominated for a Sonyaward. She has a new sketch show in developmentwith BBC Manchester.

Ruth Solomons

Ruth has been painting for seven years and studiedFine Art at Wimbledon School of Art. She is widelyexhibited and currently lives and works in Poplar.

Zvi Solomons

Zvi is rabbi of Reading Hebrew Congregation. Previousincarnations in Liverpool, Potters Bar and Norwich. Hegot semicha from Jews’ College before it rebranded.Wife Shira, three cute small children, no pets.

Pat Stanton

I have run reminiscence groups in Residential Homes,Day Care Units and Day Centres for Jewish Care, andtrained others to do so. I compile topic boxes for useacross Jewish Care.

Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz

Lindsey studied archaeology and lived in Israel for 17 years. She lives in Hendon, editing and translatingbooks on Jewish subjects. A graduate of the SusiBradfield Women Educators Fellowships, she teachesat London School of Jewish Studies.

Heather Valencia

Heather Valencia is an Honorary Research Fellow atthe University of Stirling. She teaches Yiddish inScotland and does research on Yiddish literature,especially Abraham Sutzkever and London writers.

Naomi Wayne

Charity chief executive; ceramic artist; author; tradeunionist in Britain and Ireland; secretary to the BritishShalom Salaam Trust (BSST), a Jewish grant-givingcharity focusing on projects in Israel/Palestine.

Rebekka Wedell

I am a composer, singer, music animateur and teacher.I work freelance, seeking creative projects that explore‘story’, memory and the interface of cultural identity. I am performing today with the Brenner CentreSingers, with whom I have worked for many years.Thanks to two wonderful musicians, Sarha onsaxophone, and Francesca on ‘cello, who areperforming with us. This project was funded by a Millennium Commission Award.

Walter Wolfgang

Walter arrived from Germany in 1937. He is an activemember of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue and Jews forJustice for Palestinians, and was one of the organisersof the first Aldermaston march.


Thank You

A successful event such as this one is not achievedwithout the help of very many people. We hope wehave included those people who have, in their ownway, helped to make this event possible. Their belief in Hackney, and in Limmud’s principles, has beenessential to make today happen. Apologies to anyone we’ve forgotten…

All our speakers and presenters

The organising groupEd Allen, Shulamit Ambalu, Peter Bergamin, SteveBrown, Rachel Burns, Gail Chester, Suzanne Cohen,Abigail Copeland, Jeanette Copperman, Simon Falush,Mark Garfield, Maurice Glasman, Nicole Iszak, IvorKallin, Dave King, Sue Klauber, Amanda Leighton, SaraJoy Levitan, Simon Lukes, Laura Miller, Sarah Peters,Penelope Solomon, Rachel Rickard Straus.

The National Limmud TeamThank you to National Limmud, Raymond Simonson,Clive Lawton, Anna Mileberg, Claire Lobel, JasonCaplin and the Limmud Executive for supporting us.

The John S. Cohen Foundation for their kind donation

The CST and their dedicated team of volunteers for providing security

The venue team at The Petchey AcademyAlan Gilbert, David Daniels, Aamer Mushtaq, James Barker for their assistance

And also, for helping in so many important ways:Ruti Roach and Honey Bears, David Dunbar, AnnetteYarrow, George Zavadsky and others at the BrennerCentre, Marc Turner, Dave Pratt, Alison Behr, NissimLevi, Adam Chester, Naomi Gryn, Gali Gold, RobertChester, North London Progressive Jewish Community,Simon Marks School, Jewish Quarterly, Gaby Koppel,Hazel Babb, Adam Diment, Carol Schomberg, BeattieSayers, Rhiannon Beswick, Janet Levin, Alison Arellano,Adrienne Banks, Rosalind Topping, and everyone whohas volunteered on the day, including the YoungLimmud Madrichim.

THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER 2008 TO THURSDAY 1 JANUARY 2009

SHABBAT LIMMUD26 TO 27 DECEMBER 2008

LIMMUDCONFERENCE

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G10Car park

Auditorium

G11 G14

G16G17G18G19

G20

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Emergencyexit

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Creche

Refectory

Outsidesitting area Lift

Lift

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

F2 F1Refreshments

Refreshments

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F13

F14F15

Sports Hall

Refreshments& Stalls

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F8

WC

F26Young

Limmud13+

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F24

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F31Young

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The Petchey Academy

First Floor

Ground Floor

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