Jewish History Month 2019
The theme of this year’s Jewish History Month is Big Screen Little Screen, Jews in British Cinema and Television.
24 events found.
Film screenings
Events
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Haunted by History
Birkbeck Cinema 43 Gordon Square, London, United KingdomA selection of recent essay films – poignant, thought-provoking, sometimes darkly humorous and frequently disturbing – made by UK-based members of the so-called ‘Second Generation’, namely, the children of refugees from Nazi Europe and/or Holocaust survivors, whose work explores the complex and necessarily problematic legacy of their families’ experiences.
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Seeing Daylight: The Photography of Dorothy Bohm
Screening includes a private viewing of the exhibition Little Happenings: photographs of Children by Dorothy Bohm
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Four Parts of a Folding Screen
Birkbeck Cinema 43 Gordon Square, London, United KingdomBased on documents found in Berlin archives, Four Parts of a Folding Screen explores exclusion, statelessness and the legalised theft and sale of everyday family possessions by the National Socialist regime.
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“Child Migrants Welcome?”
Migration Museum at The Workshop 26 Lambeth High Street, London, United KingdomCome to the screening of a series of short films about the welcome and non-welcome experienced by young people who have migrated to the UK – from Syrian children on the Isle of Bute in Scotland, to Iraqi Kurdish youth in Norwich, to Eritreans in Harrow and Polish children in Sidmouth.
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Soldiering on: Czech Freedom Fighters in Great Britain 1940 -1945
Czech Embassy Cinema 26 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, United KingdomMarking the 80th anniversary of the 1939 occupation of Czechoslovakia the event showcases the work by refugee filmmakers Jiri Weiss and Karel Lamač who captured the fellow countrymen in short films for the Ministry of Information.
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The Experience of the Kindertransport – Film Screening & Panel Discussion
The Laboratory, Dulwich College Dulwich Common, London, United Kingdom80 years ago 10,000 children came to Britain as unaccompanied refugees on the Kindertransport from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia, escaping Nazi Europe. Following a screening of some extracts of interviews, the panel discussion with two former Kinder, chaired by Dr Bea Lewkowicz, Director of the AJR Refugee Voices Testimony Archive, will explore how the Kinder adapted in Britain and how they dealt with being separated from their families and their homes
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1000 Londoners: Windrush Generation
Birkbeck Cinema 43 Gordon Square, London, United KingdomBirkbeck is delighted to host a screening of 1000 Londoners: Windrush Generations, part of an award winning series of documentary portraits of Londoners from Chocolate Films. This screening accompanies the Peltz gallery’s current exhibition Refugees, Newcomers, Citizens: Migration Stories from Picture Post, 1938-1956 (the Peltz Gallery, 3 June-4 July)
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Refuge Britain – Stories of Emigré Designers
University of London Senate House Room 243, Malet Street, London, London, United KingdomSenate House, University of London Aspects of Exile Refuge Britain – Stories of Emigré Designers Speakers: Anna Nyburg and Robert Sternberg Refuge Britain is a 45 minute documentary film made by Anna Nyburg and Robert Sternberg, which will be screened alongside a Q&A. Framed by the life of a recent refugee from Pakistan, the film uses archive footage and conversations […]
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Germano Facetti: A Nazi labour camp survivor who revolutionised British book design
Italian Cultural Institute in London 39 Belgrave Square, London, United KingdomThe Italian Cultural Institute celebrates Germano Facetti: a Nazi labour camp survivor who changed the face of publishing in Britain.
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Four Parts of a Folding Screen
Close-Up Film Centre 97 Sclater Street, London, United KingdomBased on documents found in Berlin archives, Four Parts of a Folding Screen explores exclusion, statelessness and the legalised theft and sale of everyday family possessions by the National Socialist regime. We’re pleased to welcome Anthea Kennedy and Ian Wiblin to present their film alongside Peter Todd’s a spoon, and Martin Brady will be in conversation with the filmmakers following the screening.
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Night Train to Munich: CineClub
Austrian Cultural Forum London 28 Rutland Gate, London, United KingdomBased on Murray Forbes’ story of the same title, the film follows John Muller (Paul Henreid) on his escape from mobsters out of the frying pan into the fire. The protagonist’s cynical view of human blindness provides for quite an ironic and surprising ending to this true noir.
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Pastor Hall: CineClub
Austrian Cultural Forum London 28 Rutland Gate, London, United KingdomBased on Murray Forbes’ story of the same title, the film follows John Muller (Paul Henreid) on his escape from mobsters out of the frying pan into the fire. The protagonist’s cynical view of human blindness provides for quite an ironic and surprising ending to this true noir.
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The Promise
JW3 341-351 Finchley Road, London, United KingdomScreening of a new film about artist and holocaust survivor Roman Halter, followed by a Q&A with Ardyn Halter (Roman’s son), Fred Scott and Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg.
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The Passing of the Third Floor Back: CineClub
Austrian Cultural Forum London 28 Rutland Gate, London, United KingdomBased on Murray Forbes’ story of the same title, the film follows John Muller (Paul Henreid) on his escape from mobsters out of the frying pan into the fire. The protagonist’s cynical view of human blindness provides for quite an ironic and surprising ending to this true noir.
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Hollow Triumph: CineClub
Austrian Cultural Forum London 28 Rutland Gate, London, United KingdomBased on Murray Forbes’ story of the same title, the film follows John Muller (Paul Henreid) on his escape from mobsters out of the frying pan into the fire. The protagonist’s cynical view of human blindness provides for quite an ironic and surprising ending to this true noir.
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Film: Animal Farm
Museum in the Park Stratford Park, Stroud, United KingdomHalas and Batchelor’s acclaimed feature on George Orwell’s famous satirical fable stands out as an animation classic and remains both fresh and relevant. An outstanding achievement for renowned animators John Halas, Joy Batchelor and Harold Whitaker, this landmark adaptation brilliantly conveys the horror and humour of George Orwell’s scathing satire.
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*Postponed* Film: Tales from Hoffnung & Ruddigore
Museum in the Park Stratford Park, Stroud, United KingdomEnjoy two animated films from the Halas & Batchelor studio which was based in Stroud for many years.
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Yom Hashoah Service with Film Screening & Discussion of Home Movie by Caroline Pick
New North London Synagogue East End Road, London, United KingdomCaroline Pick is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and commissioning editor.
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Tribute to Ruth Borchard
Virtual EventPremiere of Richard Shaw’s new film about the German-born writer and art collector Ruth Borchard
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From Internee to Art Collector: Tribute to Ruth Borchard
Virtual EventScreening of film about former refugee/internee Ruth Borchard and her magnificent collection of self-portraits by British-based artists.
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Film Event: Still Haunted by History
Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square, London, United KingdomThe film-makers will be present to participate in a Q&A after each screening, and the evening will conclude with a panel discussion
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Talk: Bernat Klein: Design in Colour
National Museum Scotland Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, United KingdomThis live event also features an exclusive screening of the 2017 documentary film, Refuge Britain: Stories of Émigré Designers.
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Across the Land and the Water: The Two Journeys of the Family Basch
Maggs Booksellers 8 Bedford Square, London, United KingdomFilm screening at Maggs Bros, London, of ‘Across the Land and the Water: The Two Journeys of the Family Basch’, an intensely moving and beautifully crafted film by Second Generation artist Barbara Loftus.
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