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A Workshop on New Jew-ish Writing

Words / Jewish Book Week

An opportunity to do some writing in response to a newly published collection of Jewish work, with Aleph Ross and Natalie Perman.

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Dangerous Debuts

Words / Jewish Book Week

Indulge your thrill-seeking senses in this meeting of two acclaimed debut novelists, who'll discuss forbidden escapes, unspoken betrayals and murderous conspiracies.

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Faith, Sex & Daring: An Orthodox Insight

Words / Jewish Book Week

Rabbi's daughter Yehudis Fletcher describes how her own upbringing in an Orthodox family came into conflict with her sense of self, and how, despite it all, she refused to turn away from her community.

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The Einstein Vendetta

Words / Jewish Book Week

Discover the story of the unkown Einsteins, thrillingly unravelled and told by award-winning author Thomas Harding in conversation with Jewish Book Week favourite Anne Sebba.

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The Genius Myth

Words / Jewish Book Week

What - or who - is a genius, and why does the myth of the lone male prodigy fascinate us so much? Helen Lewis discusses The Genius Myth: a Guardian and FT Book of the Year.

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Heroism & Rebirth in Nazi Europe

Words / Jewish Book Week

Blockbuster authors Matti Friedman and Simon Sebag Montefiore delve into the incredible story of heroism and daring that became one of Israel's founding myths.

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Tales of Love from the Therapy Couch

Words / Jewish Book Week

Stephen Grosz talks about the everyday work of love, sharing stories from the consulting room with the Royal Institution's Daniel Glaser.

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The Story of Norwood

Words / Jewish Book Week

A look at the history, alumni and legacy of of one of Britain's most well known Jewish charities, tracing Norwood from its beginnings over two hundred years ago.

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Walking to Auschwitz: A Personal Journey

Words / Jewish Book Week

Bestselling historian Antony Seldon disucsses the lessons and questions enshrined in his 1,300km journey to Auschwitz.

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Family, Exile & Food: Middle Eastern Stories

Words / Jewish Book Week

Travel through time, flavours, cities and sounds with two books tracing family roots from the Middle East of the twentieth century. Linda Dangoor and Stella Joory discuss the flavour of exile with Lyn Julius.

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Mamdani: A New New York

Words / Jewish Book Week

Explore how political upheaval and cultural change are reshaping Jewish New York. Jane Eisner, Steven Zipperstein and John R. MacArthur unpack identity, security and civic life amid Zohran Mamdani’s shock mayoral win and shifting community power.

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Matchmaker, Matchmaker: A Practical Guide

Words / Jewish Book Week

A romp through the Netflix star's best advice for finding lasting love, as the relationship coach flies in to London to share her wisdom with Jewish Book Week at Kings Place.

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Surviving Mengele's Auschwitz

Words / Jewish Book Week

Second-generation author Richard Lowy explores both the terrible horrors and the incredible bond shared by two boys who helped each other through an unimaginable atrocity.

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Kabbalah & Music

Words / Jewish Book Week

Join Kabbalah scholar Eduard Shyfrin in an exploration of music, mysticism and meaning, as he discusses his newest Jazz albums with Rabbi Mendel Cohen and Elisa Bray.

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New Natural Histories

Words / Jewish Book Week

What are things made of and why do they change? Explore the answers to these riddles of the natural world with celebrated science writers Oren Harman and Jonathan Drori.

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Mel Brooks: The Almost 100 Year Old Man

Words / Jewish Book Week

A specially-commissioned celebration of the life and works of Mel Brooks, led for Jewish Book Week by grande dame of the UK's entertainment industry Maureen Lipman.

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Rebellious Recital

Classical at Kings Place

Alice Coote and Julius Drake bring together iconic songs from classical and popular culture, from past to present, in a relaxed yet rebellious programme that suggests great music, however defined, belongs on any stage.

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Max Baillie & Alasdair Beatson

Classical at Kings Place

A colourful programme celebrating musical links between cultures, whether the rhapsodic 3rd violin sonata by Enescu and its Romanian folk roots, or Beethoven's monumental Kreutzer Sonata which inspired Janacek's string quartet.

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Daudi Matsiko

Folk / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Nottingham-based British-Ugandan singer-songwriter Daudi Matsiko returns to Kings Place to present his new EP ‘Dead Bird Dream’ - a collection of deeply felt modern folk songs, telling a story of heartache, diaspora, and self-acceptance at a time when belonging and British identity feels as though in constant jeopardy. With live performances described as deeply moving and life affirming in equal measure, Matsiko is not to be missed.

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Megson Family Folk Show

Folk at Kings Place

An organic, authentic & fun folk concerts for big & little music connoisseurs, folk duo Megson return to Kings Place for their ever-popular family folk concert.

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How to Tell Stories Through Food with Yasmin Khan

Words / Eating, Drinking, Thinking

Join award-winning author and broadcaster Yasmin Khan for a masterclass on food storytelling. Learn how to turn ingredients, memories, and recipes into compelling stories across books, journalism, podcasts, TV, and campaigns.

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Solem Quartet & Alice Zawadzki

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

As part of Memory Unwrapped and Steve Reich’s 90th celebrations, the Solem Quartet perform Reich’s Different Trains, joined by Alice Zawadzki for her own songs, alongside music by visionary Kate Bush in a uniquely modern dialogue.

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Lady Nade Sings Nina Simone

Jazz at Kings Place

Renowned for her distinctive and award-winning vocal prowess, Lady Nade possesses one of the most singular voices in the UK music scene. Critics and fans alike have often drawn comparisons between Lady Nade's voice and the legendary Nina Simone. An artist known for paying homage to those who have profoundly influenced her journey, Lady Nade holds Nina Simone in high regard.

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Aurora Orchestra Principal Players: Echoes of Youth

Classical / ‘Under 30s’ Tickets

Aurora Orchestra’s Principal Players bring together three masterpieces of chamber music, each alive with the memory of a time long past.

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