
Art
Avner Ben-Gal Solo Exhibition At Sadie Coles HQ
Veering between sharply defined forms and gestural abstraction, between everyday and other worldly scenes, Avner Ben-Gal’s drawings and paintings form an allegory of personal and national histories, imbuing the familiar and fantastical alike with a disquieting subtext.
(Image: The Artist, courtesy of Sadie Coles HQ, London)
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Date
1 February 2012 - 25 February 2012 -
Venue
Sadie Coles HQ, London

Art
‘No Place Like Home’ Exhibition By Judah Passow
Intriguing and compelling, inquisitive and compassionate, exploring the rich diversity of contemporary Jewish life the UK, ’No Place Like Home’ by Judah Passow is a unique series of direct and unmediated images that bring sensitivity and depth to the complexity of their subject.
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Date
1 February 2012 - 5 June 2012 -
Venue
The Jewish Museum, London

Art
‘This Storm Is What We Call Progress’ Exhibition By Ori Gersht At The Imperial War Museum
Raising questions about history and progress as it explores ideas about time, transition, memory, movement and physical, psychological and cultural borders, ‘This Storm Is What We Call Progress’ showcases three new video and photographic works by Ori Gersht, each disguising dark and complex themes beneath seductive, beautiful imagery.
(Photo: Ori Gersht, still from ‘Will You Dance For Me’, HD Film, Dual Channel Projection, 13 min.45sec, 2011
Copyright Ori Gersht. Courtesy of Mummery + Schnelle Gallery)
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Date
25 January 2012 - 29 April 2012 -
Venue
Imperial War Museum

Theatre
‘Travelling Light’ Part Of National Theatre Live
On behalf of our partners at the National Theatre:
The story of a successful Hollywood film director who looks back on his early life in an Eastern European shtetl and confronts the costs of fulfilling is dreams, ‘Travelling Light’ will be screened as part of the National Theatre Live programme.
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Date
9 February 2012 -
Venue
Cinemas across the UK

Music
Ishay Shaer & Sivan Maayani-Zelikoff Concert At The Mill Hill Music Club
Evocative, engaging and passionate, with a repertoire of Prokofiev, Debussy and Beethoven, pianist Ishay Shaer and violinist Sivan Maayani-Zelikoff will be performing a striking recital.
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Date
12 February 2012 -
Time
19:30 -
Venue
Henrietta Barnett School

Music
‘Hands On Peace’ Concert By Orian Shukrun & Gadi Abu Saman
In ‘Hands on Peace’, Jewish-Israeli Orian Shukrun and Israeli-Arab Gadi Abu Saman will play one piano with four hands in what promises to be an engaging and invigorating concert of coexistence.
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Date
14 February 2012 -
Time
12:45 -
Venue
LJCC - Ivy House, London

Film
Oscar Nominated ‘Footnote’ Screened At The Tricycle’s International Film Season 2012
The story of insane competition, admiration for and envy of a role model and a great rivalry between a father and son brought to a final, bitter confrontation, ‘Footnote’, written and directed by Joseph Cedar and nominated for an Oscar will be screened as part of The Tricycle’s International Film Season 2012.
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Date
16 February 2012 - 19 February 2012 -
Time
14:30 | 17:00 -
Venue
The Tricycle, London

Literature
Jewish Book Week
Etgar Keret, Eilat Negev & Yehuda Koren, Ruth Almog and Ron Arad are just a few of the celebrated speakers at this year’s Jewish Book Week, with literary events addressing a whole spectrum of issues to suit a diverse range of interests it promises to be an engaging and eclectic festival.
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Date
18 February 2012 - 26 February 2012 -
Venue
Kings Place, London

Music
‘Born In Parallel’ By Daphna Sadeh At The Vortex Jazz Club
With her dynamic and distinctive signature style, Daphna Sadeh will be showcasing her latest composition, ‘Born In Parallel’ which fuses together world music, jazz and baroque, making for a vibrant and varied performance.
(Photo: Haim Algranati)
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Date
22 February 2012 -
Time
20.30 -
Venue
The Vortex Jazz Club
