Diaspora Jews: A Shifting Landscape
Jewish Book Week
| Sarah Hurwitz | speaker |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Boyd | speaker |
| Toby Axelrod | speaker |
| Daniel Schwammenthal | chair |
How has the Jewish diaspora changed in recent years?
Daniel Schwammenthal, Jewish Chronicle editor and former AJC Transatlantic Institute director, will be joined by leading voices from across the world to consider identity and the evolving challenges and opportunities facing Jews today within the diaspora’s shifting landscape.
Including Sarah Hurwitz, senior speechwriter for the Obamas turned author of New York Times bestseller As a Jew, on the American perspective; Jonathan Boyd, executive director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, on developments in the UK; and award-winning journalist Toby Axelrod, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s correspondent for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
This event will last approximately 1 hour, with no interval.
In association with The Jewish Chronicle.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
Kings Place Concessions Tickets
We want to ensure that people who may be struggling financially to purchase a ticket can still enjoy visiting Kings Place. A limited number of tickets are allocated for certain events (if the ticket type does not show in the booking pathway, it means they are not available for this event or have all been sold). Concessions tickets are accessible for people on the following criteria (for more information visit our FAQs)
- Pension Credit
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£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
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Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
Sarah Hurwitz
Sarah Hurwitz served as a White House speechwriter from 2009 to 2017, first as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and then head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. Hurwitz is the author of Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life — in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There), which was a finalist for two National Jewish Book Awards and the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.
Jonathan Boyd
Jonathan Boyd has been executive director of JPR since 2010, having previously held research and policy positions at the JDC International Centre for Community Development in London and Paris, the Jewish Agency in London and New York, and the UK-based UJIA and Holocaust Educational Trust.
Toby Axelrod
Toby Axelrod is JTA’s correspondent for Germany, Switzerland and Austria. A former assistant director of the American Jewish Committee’s Berlin office, she has also worked as a staff writer and editor at the New York Jewish Week. She has won numerous awards from the New York Press Association and the American Jewish Press Association.
Daniel Schwammenthal
Daniel Schwammenthal is the editor of The Jewish Chronicle. Before joining the JC in February 2025, he headed the American Jewish Committee’s EU office in Brussels. He previously served as an editorial writer and op-ed editor at The Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels and Amsterdam, and earlier worked as a correspondent for Dow Jones Newswires in Bonn, Berlin, and Brussels. Originally from Germany, he studied Political Science and Political Economy at the University of Aachen and holds an MA in International Relations and International Communications from Boston University, and an LLM in European Law and Policy from the University of Manchester.