Events
We are delighted to be partnering with Lockdown University for a free, four-week online course.
Over the past 200 years, the Jewish world has undergone profound transformations. This short, overview course explores the complex journey of the Jewish people from the era of Enlightenment, which introduced ideas of emancipation, liberalism, and tolerance, to the present day, where those very forces have, in some cases, turned against them.
Historian and educator Trudy Gold delves into the effects of Jewish emancipation, the evolving challenges to Jewish identity, and the rise of modern antisemitism. We will also examine the emergence of Zionism, the devastating impact of the Holocaust, and the creation of the State of Israel. Beyond the Jewish experience, we will consider how these events have shaped global history and influenced the wider world.
5-Sept | Foundation Course: The Jews and the Crisis of Modernity: Part 1, From Ghetto to Emancipation and the Redefining of Jewish Identity
12-Sept | Foundation Course: The Jews and the Crisis of Modernity: Part 2, Nationalism and its Discontents – Antisemitism and Zionism
19-Sept | Foundation Course: The Jews and the Crisis of Modernity: Part 3, The Russian Empire and Jewish Migrations
26-Sept | Foundation Course: The Jews and the Crisis of Modernity: Part 4, The Shoah and its Impact: Israel and its Place in the Jewish World
In partnership with Lockdown University
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On 17 September the Jewish Literary Foundation partners with South Hampstead Synagogue for a special event with festival favourite Howard Jacobson, in conversation with Rabbi Shlomo Levin.
Howard Jacobson has written seventeen novels and six works of non-fiction. He won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Award in 2000 for The Mighty Walzer and then again in 2013 for Zoo Time. In 2010 he won the Man Booker Prize for The Finkler Question; he was also shortlisted for the prize in 2014 for J. His latest book, What Will Survive Us was published in February 2024.
There will be a book signing after the talk.
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This event is taking place at South Hampstead Synagogue, 3 Eton Road, London, NW3 4AY
In partnership with South Hampstead Synagogue
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The London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism published a collection of 36 responses to 7 October and its aftermath, from key intellectuals and academics around the world. Why did it feel so significant? How do we make sense of the ballooning antisemitism that came with it?
The three-volume anthology brings together the observations of people who made the time to stop and look and think, and not just to rely on their pre-existing frameworks of understanding. It discusses the event itself, the antizionism and the antisemitism associated with it, the diverse intersections of the day of violence with gender, legal understandings of violence and genocide and the way it impacted in different countries.
Come and hear David Hirsh, Professor Anthony Julius, and Dr Linda Maizels, in a panel conversation moderated by Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE, give their thoughts on the first anniversary of the attack.
Follow this link to purchase a ticket
This event is taking place at JW3, 341-351 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6ET
In partnership with JW3 and the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism.
I feel that the most relevant place for every thinking and feeling woman and man to be is in the events of the Jewish Literary Foundation.
David Grossman
Book Week for me, has taken the form of a laboratory, a testing ground and a celebration space. The programme is equal parts impressive and fascinating.
Adam Kammerling
Book Week is one of my favourite festivals across the world. With a remarkable line-up of speakers and sessions, it nourishes souls, challenges minds and quietly, heals hearts.
Elif Shafak
The year always begins for me with Jewish Book Week – here are old friends, faithful readers, new writers, a great melting pot of ideas, talk, collaboration and hope.
Howard Jacobson
I love Book Week because, whether on stage or in the audience, it makes me feel smart and challenged at the same time.
Tracy Chevalier
Book Week has become London’s non-party parliament, distinguished from the other one by people listening as well as talking. It’s the best.
David Hare
I feel that the most relevant place for every thinking and feeling woman and man to be is in the events of the Jewish Literary Foundation.
David Grossman
Book Week for me, has taken the form of a laboratory, a testing ground and a celebration space. The programme is equal parts impressive and fascinating.
Adam Kammerling
Book Week is one of my favourite festivals across the world. With a remarkable line-up of speakers and sessions, it nourishes souls, challenges minds and quietly, heals hearts.
Elif Shafak
The year always begins for me with Jewish Book Week – here are old friends, faithful readers, new writers, a great melting pot of ideas, talk, collaboration and hope.
Howard Jacobson
I love Book Week because, whether on stage or in the audience, it makes me feel smart and challenged at the same time.
Tracy Chevalier
Book Week has become London’s non-party parliament, distinguished from the other one by people listening as well as talking. It’s the best.
David Hare
