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Join Viv Bellos, MBE, at 2.30 pm for an overview of music in Synagogues, concert halls and the home before, during and after WW2 with musical illustrations
This JACS event will be on-line using a Zoom meeting, starting at 2:30 pm
MOSAIC is delighted to be welcoming Maurice Collins OBE at 4:00 pm to talk about some of the items in his extraordinary collection and engaging you to fathom out the functions of some the gadgets on display.
Maurice has earned himself a unique reputation as a collector of gadgets, distinguished by their eccentricity as well as the sheer enterprise of many British inventors through the last two centuries, determined to plug a gap in the consumer market.
Deservedly awarded the title “Britain’s Best Collector” of Victorian gadgets.
He has been amassing these marvellous items for over 40 years, sharing them, together with a wealth of ephemera and posters, many housed in museums including The British Library and talking about them to numerous audiences. As an author he has written several books on his Eccentric Collections and other subjects.
This promises to be an enlightening and humorous afternoon with surprises.
All Mosaic members and friends are invited to join this interview at 2.30 pm.
Dame Louise Joyce Ellman, DBE served as Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside from 1997 to 2019. She was a member of the Labour Party until her resignation in October 2019.
Louise was elected as a councillor on the Lancashire County Council in 1970, becoming the Labour group leader in 1977 and leader of the council from 1981 until her election to the House of Commons in 1997. She was Vice-Chair of Lancashire Enterprises and served as Chair of the Transport Select Committee from 2008 to 2017. She was Chair of Labour Friends of Israel and is Honorary President of the Jewish Labour Movement.
She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, and is a Vice President of the Jewish Leadership Council. Louise resigned from the Labour Party in October 2019, expressing concern over antisemitism in the Labour Party and a potential Jeremy Corbyn-led government.
Join us at 4.00 pm when Robin asks, “How has the coronavirus pandemic affected the drinks industry? What were pre-COVID trends and are they still relevant? What will we be drinking in months and years ahead?”
Robin will be presenting some thoughts and research figures on what’s been happening during the past 12 months in the world of wines, beers, spirits and more …
Please join us at 4.00 pm to meet Mike who spent four years as a volunteer excavator and guide at the archaeological dig in Magdala on the shores of Lake Kinneret.
Inspired by what was uncovered and his broad knowledge of Jewish history, Mike will share some of his experiences which have led to his amazing vision of Jewish life in this town which flourished at the time of The Second Temple.
This site was discovered in 2009 and has the only First Century synagogue in the Galilee. Mike is very keen to promote the strong and unique Jewish connections to this place.
He has completed a book entitled ‘Jewish Magdala, The Pompeii of Galilee’, and this zoom talk will include illustrations from the book.
Click this link for a list of useful materials for these projects: Useful materials
We are aiming to extend Mitzvah Day throughout the year, with a Mitzvah a Month. Following our successful Mitzvah Day card-making session, we are holding another card-making morning, and are planning to make cards to be sent out to Mosaic Jewish Community members, to let them know we are thinking about them through this very difficult time.
NO ARTISTIC ABILITY is necessary—just a desire to bring a smile to someone’s face, and to spend a pleasant hour and a half with friends, making cards. See the attached list for useful materials. Some card, pictures, scissors, glue, coloured pens are all you need to start!
At 2.30 pm, Michael Reik will introduce Patrick Bade who will make a presentation on David and Bathsheba, examining six great masterpieces of Western art inspired by the story of David in the Jewish Bible, sculptures of David by Donatello, Verrocchio, Michelangelo and Bernini and paintings of Bathsheba by Rubens and Rembrandt.
Patrick Bade is an art historian, writer and occasional broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute and was senior lecturer at Christies Education for many years. He has lectured for the Art Fund, National Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, British Museum, the Royal Opera House and several universities. He built a longstanding working relationship with the London Jewish Cultural Centre and JW3. He has published extensively on 19th Century and early 20th Century art and on historical vocal recordings. His book Music Wars: 1937-1945 dealt with the role of music in World War II.
Join us at 4.00 pm when Les Spitz presents : ‘Travels with my Camera’
Les has been a keen photographer since his first Kodak box brownie camera at the age of 10. In more recent years he has been an active member of the Pinner Camera Club since its launch in 1986. His main interest is Wildlife and Travel photography.
This presentation, “Travels with my Camera”, will be about some of the places Les has visited and photographed including Antarctica, Hudson Bay in Canada, Cape Town, Bali, Buenos Aires and Venice Carnevale.
Les is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and recently received an award for services to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain.
Location: 39 Bessborough Road HA1 3BS, and Girl Guide Headquarters Hatch End HA5 4HP
Description: Masorti service 9.30am at Girl Guide headquarters
Reform service 10.30am at 39 Bessborough Rd, followed by joint kiddush
Liberal service 11.00am at 39 Bessborough Rd, followed by joint kiddush http://choosemosaic.org/religious-services/
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Location: 39 Bessborough Road HA1 3BS, and Girl Guide Headquarters Hatch End HA5 4HP
Description: Masorti service 9.30am at Girl Guide headquarters
Reform service 10.30am at 39 Bessborough Rd, followed by joint kiddush
Liberal service 11.00am at 39 Bessborough Rd, followed by joint kiddush http://choosemosaic.org/religious-services/
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Location: 39 Bessborough Road HA1 3BS, and Girl Guide Headquarters Hatch End HA5 4HP
Description: Masorti service 9.30am at Girl Guide headquarters
Reform service 10.30am at 39 Bessborough Rd, followed by joint kiddush
Liberal service 11.00am at 39 Bessborough Rd, followed by joint kiddush http://choosemosaic.org/religious-services/
Meeting ID: 535 055 385
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Meeting ID: 535 055 385
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Location: 39 Bessborough Road HA1 3BS, and Girl Guide Headquarters Hatch End HA5 4HP
Description: Masorti service 9.30am at Girl Guide headquarters
Reform service 10.30am at 39 Bessborough Rd, followed by joint kiddush
Liberal service 11.00am at 39 Bessborough Rd, followed by joint kiddush http://choosemosaic.org/religious-services/
Meeting ID: 535 055 385
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Meeting ID: 535 055 385
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keiUN0cFwe
Location: 39 Bessborough Road HA1 3BS, and Girl Guide Headquarters Hatch End HA5 4HP
Description: Masorti service 9.30am at Girl Guide headquarters
Reform service 10.30am at 39 Bessborough Rd, followed by joint kiddush
Liberal service 11.00am at 39 Bessborough Rd, followed by joint kiddush http://choosemosaic.org/religious-services/
Meeting ID: 535 055 385
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+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
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+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 535 055 385
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keiUN0cFwe