Jewish Book Week
Aurelia Young, daughter of the sculptor, will be in conversation with art historian Patrick Bade.
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18 events found.
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Kings Place 90 York Way, London, United Kingdom
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Poetry Book Display
The National Poetry Library Level 5, Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, United KingdomA display of books by eleven poets from the National Poetry Library collection of refugee poets, or descendents of refugees, who came to Britain from Nazi Europe
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Book Launch, Hans Keller 1919-1985: A musician in dialogue with his times
Guildhall School of Music and Drama Silk Street, London, City of LondonAlison Garnham and Susi Woodhouse present their new centenary biography of Hans Keller, in an evening of music and readings. On Hans Keller’s birthday itself, the Belcea Quartet perform Haydn’s Op.76 No.2 and Britten’s Third Quartet (which Britten dedicated to Keller).
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Words: Insiders / Outsiders
Kings Place 90 York Way, London, United KingdomWords: Jewish Book Week. Anna Nyburg, Daniel Snowman and Monica Bohm-Duchen. Insiders/Outsiders examines the extraordinarily rich contribution of refugees from Nazi-dominated Europe to the visual culture, art education and art-world structures of the United Kingdom.
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Hans Keller Centenary Celebration
Clare Hall Herschel Road, Cambridge, CambridgeCambridge University Library (home of the Hans Keller Archive), the Faculty of Music and Clare Hall combine in a day of talks, discussion and music celebrating Hans Keller’s Centenary.
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Great British Jews: A Celebration
Jewish Museum London Raymond Burton House 129-131 Albert Street, London, United KingdomThis playful exhibition celebrates the huge contribution that Jews have made to this country across a variety of cultural, scientific and commercial fields.
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Great British Jews: A Celebration – Curator talk
Jewish Museum London Raymond Burton House 129-131 Albert Street, London, United KingdomThis playful exhibition celebrates the huge contribution that Jews have made to this country across a variety of cultural, scientific and commercial fields.
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Schwitters Spoken Loud and Softly: Florian Kaplick live performance
Cample Line Cample Mill, Cample, Dumfriesshire Scotland, United KingdomIn a special event to mark the closing of Heather Ross’ installation The Loud and the Soft Speakers, musician and performer Florian Kaplick (the main protagonist in Ross’s installation) will give a live performance of Kurt Schwitter’s two most iconic works. This will include a performance of Schwitters’ seminal sound poem The Ursonate (approx 40 mins) and a new interpretation of his famous poem An Anna Blume.
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Great British Jews: A Celebration – Curator talk
Jewish Museum London Raymond Burton House 129-131 Albert Street, London, United KingdomThis playful exhibition celebrates the huge contribution that Jews have made to this country across a variety of cultural, scientific and commercial fields.
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Towards an Open Land Project: On the Frontline: Jewish and Muslim Poets Speak Out
Nottingham Writers’ Studio 25 Hockley, Nottingham, United KingdomWith poets Amir Darwish, Dr Jennifer Langer, Mohamed Mohamed and Jill Abram. Come and hear their poems and join them in discussion.
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Book Talk: A Small Dark Quiet
Wiener Library 29 Russell Square, London, United KingdomMiranda Gold will be discussing her haunting novel, A Small Dark Quiet, with writer, critic and former deputy director of English PEN, Catherine Taylor.
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Insiders/Outsiders Talk: Monica Bohm-Duchen
Five Leaves Bookshop 14a Long Row, Nottingham, United KingdomRefugees from the Nazis and their contribution to British visual culture: a talk by art historian, Monica Bohm-Duchen, the creative director of the Insiders Outsiders Festival
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Great British Jews: A Celebration – Curator talk
Jewish Museum London Raymond Burton House 129-131 Albert Street, London, United KingdomThis playful exhibition celebrates the huge contribution that Jews have made to this country across a variety of cultural, scientific and commercial fields.
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On Anna Gmeyner and Elisabeth de Waal: Talk
Persephone Books 59 Lamb’s Conduit Street, London, United KingdomDr Nadia Valman, senior lecturer in the Department of English at Queen Mary University of London, will give a talk on Anna Gmeyner and Elisabeth de Waal
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The Berlin Blues Cabaret
Brixton Library Brixton Oval, London, United KingdomThis will be an opportunity to celebrate the poetry of the late Beata Duncan with selections from her collections Apple Harvest (Hearing Eye), Berlin Blues (Green Bottle Press) and the forthcoming Breaking Glass (WritesideLeft Press), all of which will be on sale on the night.
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Exiled Lit Cafe: Opening Lands
Poetry Cafe 22 Betterton Street, London, United KingdomA chance to hear excerpts from three upcoming books with Ziba Karbassi reading from Lemon Sun, Marta Dziurosz reading from Renia’s Diary and Stephen Duncan reading from Beata Duncan’s Breaking Glass.
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Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman: The Good Immigrant USA
Southbank Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, United KingdomJoin Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman as they discuss the experience of editing and contributing essays to both the US and UK editions of The Good Immigrant.
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East West Street: A Song of Good and Evil
Southbank Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, United KingdomA partly staged reading inspired by international human rights lawyer Philippe Sands’ award-winning bestseller about the Nuremberg trials.
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