Mosaic Culture Hub and Mosaic Israel Group will be hosting the Filmmaker Oshra Schwartz for the showing of her award-winning documentary relating the glory days of the Yiddish stage brought to life in this funny saga of a legendary theatrical family, the Bursteins.  The patriarch, Pesach Burstein, who arrived in New York in 1924, met and married his love and with their children entertained on stage in America and across the globe.

Buy your ticket below.  £10 per person.

Komediant shows the family’s adventures across the 20th century, from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to Broadway.

Smoothly incorporating rare archival footage and interviews with Yiddish stage veterans, this tightly edited, briskly paced documentary is as richly bittersweet, filled with laughter and tears, schmaltz and grit, as the Yiddish theatre itself.

It is in English, Yiddish and Hebrew, with English subtitles.

After the screening, there will be a Q & A session about the film.

We will also hear of Oshra’s current involvement, post 7th October, with the Israeli Reform Movement and the devastated kibbutzim, including Kibbutz Re’im, our adopted project in Israel.

All profits from this event will go to Kibbutz Re’im.

Mosaic Culture Hub invites you to join us for a light lunch before a presentation by Ian Shapiro, senior specialist at Spink & Son, with a display of royal photographs, original letters and historical items.  Ian will talk about  his work as a consultant to the prestigious auction house Spink & Son in London and how to value collectables with a good sprinkling of stories and anecdotes.

Born and raised in South Africa, Ian’s interest in historical artefacts , particularly those related to the Anglo-Zulu war, has been a significant aspect to his career.

Ian has a deep passion for royal and historical items and has established himself as a prominent collector and dealer in this niche. He is known for his insights into the value of autographs and memorabilia in today’s digital age.

Please book via the Mosaic website by Wednesday 26^th March for catering purposes. There is a £7 charge which will increase to £10 from 27^th March.

Join us for a light lunch before Mosaic member Oliver Kenton discusses his first novel, ‘Midnight Run.’

Oliver, a Creative Director from NW London, has realised a lifelong ambition by writing his first novel  and seeing it become a bestseller on Amazon.

Oliver had always wanted to write a novel and after a couple of false starts and years of procrastination, a friend finally dared him to just start writing something and ‘Midnight Run’ was born.

‘Midnight Run’ is an action-adventure story, with a sci-fi twist, in which Leon Aronofsky’s life as an ordinary, overlooked planner at a London media agency takes an unexpected and potentially life-ending turn after he passes out at an office party.

Please book via the Mosaic website by Wednesday 30^th April for catering purposes. There is a £7 charge which will increase to £10 from 1^st May.

Join us for a light lunch before Sandra Myers presents the fascinating story of ‘Beloved Infidel.’

Shielah Graham was born in Leeds as Lily Shiels into abject poverty in 1904 and brought up in a Norwood orphanage. She later became F Scott Fitzgerald’s lover …

Sandra has an M.A in Jewish history from University College London.  She has been involved in Holocaust Education for many years, initially as part of the Spiro Institute in Hampstead, and then as a director of the London Jewish Cultural Centre. At present Sandra is writing a history of the Norwood children’s charity – soon to be published – and is currently a guest presenter with the Lockdown university.

Please book via the Mosaic website by Wednesday 28^th May for catering purposes. There is a £7 charge which will increase to £10 from 29^th May