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Medicine in Ancient Judaism: Why does G-d attempt to kill Moses in Exodus 4?

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Directly after the burning bush scene, G-d inexplicably tries to kill Moses (Exodus 4:24-26). Fortunately, Moses’ life is saved by Zipporah’s enigmatic “Bridegroom of Blood” ritual. Commentators both ancient and modern have proposed many solutions by filling in the gaps, proposing reasons such as Moses’ failing courage or procrastination. But what did this episode mean … Continue reading Medicine in Ancient Judaism: Why does G-d attempt to kill Moses in Exodus 4?

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Creativity against the odds: Art and Internment during World War Two

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To mark the 80th anniversary of the British government’s controversial decision to ‘collar the lot’, this illustrated lecture will examine the art produced in the British internment camps, mostly but not only on the Isle of Man. It will do so in the broader context of art produced in other internment situations, from the Japanese-American camps … Continue reading Creativity against the odds: Art and Internment during World War Two

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Willesden Jewish Cemetery

Redland Quaker Meeting House 126 Hampton Road , Bristol, United Kingdom

Willesden Cemetery, which opened in 1873, is one of London’s most prestigious Jewish cemeteries.  It is run by the United Synagogue who were fortunate to be awarded a £1.7m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to open Willesden Jewish Cemetery as a place of heritage for the public.  The United Synagogue website describes the Cemetery as … Continue reading Willesden Jewish Cemetery

The Ghetto: Travelling through history

Redland Quaker Meeting House 126 Hampton Road , Bristol, United Kingdom

“Ghetto” is an extraordinarily complex word which is both a noun and an adjective. It has layers of contrasting meanings accrued over five hundred years and a bewildering array of settings across the globe. It refers to medieval and early modern Jewish history; black experience in the great northern cities of America in the twentieth … Continue reading The Ghetto: Travelling through history

Ernest Bloch: more than a Jewish composer

Redland Quaker Meeting House 126 Hampton Road , Bristol, United Kingdom

Yoav Ben-Shlomo • Bristol Ernest Bloch, though not a religious Jew, is probably the most famous Jewish composer of the twentieth century. Born in Geneva in 1880, he studied in Brussels, Frankfurt, Munich and Paris before creating his “Jewish cycle” and ended his life in the USA. However, he also composed other important musical works including … Continue reading Ernest Bloch: more than a Jewish composer

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A Land of Milk and Mufletta: what Israeli food says about Israeli culture

Redland Quaker Meeting House 126 Hampton Road , Bristol, United Kingdom

Joel Harber • Jerusalem Israeli chefs have recently conquered the culinary world, but what about all those foods they left behind at home? What do these dishes say about Israel itself? From falafel to petitim, meurav Yerushalmi to mufleta, Joel will reveal the culture behind the distinctive foods that make Israel so deliciously... Israeli. Joel Haber … Continue reading A Land of Milk and Mufletta: what Israeli food says about Israeli culture

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Jews and the Law in Medieval England

Redland Quaker Meeting House 126 Hampton Road , Bristol, United Kingdom

England’s first known Jewish inhabitants came from Normandy soon after the Norman Conquest and by the end of the twelfth century the community in England had been granted a right of residence and a right of free movement plus a substantial degree of autonomy in intra-communal disputes by king Henry II and his sons Richard … Continue reading Jews and the Law in Medieval England

The dilemmas of diversity: How do we show what a Jew looks like?

Redland Quaker Meeting House 126 Hampton Road , Bristol, United Kingdom

Earlier this year, Keith Kahn-Harris published a book called What does a Jew look like?, a collaboration with the photographer Rob Stothard. The book tries to challenge the use of stock photos of strictly orthodox Jews in the British media, by presenting portraits that capture the diversity of British Jews. But demonstrating diversity carries its own … Continue reading The dilemmas of diversity: How do we show what a Jew looks like?

Jewish Women’s Comics: Bodies and Bibles

Redland Quaker Meeting House 126 Hampton Road , Bristol, United Kingdom

Charlotte Salomon, Aline Kominsky Crumb, Sharon Rudahl, and Miriam Libicki, just some of the names of the maverick Jewish women who have transformed the world of autobiographical graphic narratives. They have challenged the traditional rubrics of comics making, and found authentic drawing styles and voices on their pages. In this talk I will introduce the artists … Continue reading Jewish Women’s Comics: Bodies and Bibles

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