Jewish Book Week Off-Site Events - Thursday
Jewish Book Week
A Glimpse into an Artist’s Studio – 1:00pm
| Carole Berman | speaker |
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Into the Woods: Matinee & Meet the Director – 1:00pm
| Jordan Fein | speaker |
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Jewish Stories in the Square Mile – 2:00pm
| Susannah Cohen | speaker |
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The Jewish Book Week 2026 fringe programme offers opportunities to enjoy guided tours, talks and workshops around some of London’s most important Jewish cultural sites and subjects.
A Glimpse into an Artist’s Studio – 1:00pm
Artist Carole Berman opens her studio for a short, informal tour ahead of her event on Sunday 8 March. Surrounded by the works created during her years in Jerusalem, she will introduce the drawings, paintings and sculptures that shape her visual memoir The Holy Fire of Art. From dream-inspired imagery to pieces influenced by Jewish texts and the city’s landscape, this rare glimpse into her creative world offers a rich prelude to her conversation with Ariel Kahn.
This event will last approximately 1 hour.
Carole Berman
Carole Berman was born in London and worked for Sotheby’s in London and New York, later studying History of Art at University College, London, then Fine Art at Chelsea and Wimbledon Schools of Art. She chaired the Ben Uri Art Committee between 1992 and 1995.
Into the Woods: Matinee & Meet the Director – 1:00pm
Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s enchanting masterpiece, returns to London in a stunning new revival at the Bridge Theatre. Directed by Olivier Award–winning Jordan Fein (Fiddler on the Roof), this production brings dazzling imagination to one of Sondheim’s greatest works. Exclusive to Jewish Book Week, the matinee will be prefaced by a talk with director Jordan Fein.
This event will last approximately 4½ hours.
Jordan Fein
Jordan Fein is an American theatre and opera director based in London.
Jewish Stories in the Square Mile – 2:00pm
A guided walk around a millenium of Jewish life in the Square Mile.
Explore the City of London’s Jewish heritage through a literary lens with expert Susannah Cohen. From Dickens to Disraeli, this guided walk reveals 1,000 years of Jewish history in the Square Mile.
This event will last approximately 1½ hours.
In association with Jewish Renaissance
Susannah Cohen
Susannah Cohen is a former fashion journalist and a City of London guide. A City resident, she leads insider walking tours through London’s oldest neighbourhood under the banner Square Mile Secrets.