Navigating Crisis: Jewish Communities in the UK and Israel
Jewish Book Week
| Nikki Scheiner | speaker |
|---|---|
| Orna Shemer | speaker |
| Jocelyn Blumberg | chair |
In the wake of 7 October, Jewish communities in Israel and the UK have faced trauma, fear and uncertainty, though in starkly different ways.
In Israel, Professor Orna Shemer has worked closely with evacuated and frontline communities, documenting the psychological impact of the attacks and helping develop models of recovery and resilience.
In the UK, consultant psychologist Dr Nikki Scheiner, who leads CST’s Psychological First Aid programme, has supported communities responding to rising anxiety, antisemitism and violent incidents such as the Manchester synagogue attack.
Together they explore what trauma looks like in different contexts, and how communities find the resources to respond.
This event will last approximately 1 hour, with no interval.
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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
- Universal Credit
- Disability Benefit
- Income Support or Job Seekers allowance
- Students
£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
A limited number of £10 tickets for attendees aged under 30 are available for certain shows. To purchase an ‘Under 30s’ ticket, please choose the ‘Under 30s’ price type when selecting your ticket(s). If the option does not appear, this means all ‘Under 30s’ tickets have sold out or are not available for this performance. Please note that proof of age may be requested at the venue. The £10 offer does not apply to premium price categories.
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.
Nikki Scheiner
Dr Nikki Scheiner is one of the founders of the Psychological Response Team at CST and helped develop the protocol for CST’s Psychological First Responders. Nikki is a consultant psychologist with a background in adult mental health, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and has a special interest in building resilience.
Orna Shemer
Orna Shemer is an Israeli social work scholar and community practitioner whose work focuses on trauma, community resilience, participation, and the integration of lived experience into social policy and practice. She is an Associate Adjunct Professor at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. With over three decades of professional experience, she has led and evaluated community and recovery processes in contexts of conflict, displacement, poverty, and crisis, including work with kibbutz communities, mixed cities, and populations affected by war and collective trauma. She advises government ministries and civil society organisations in Israel and internationally.
Jocelyn Blumberg
Jocelyn Blumberg is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and trauma specialist. She trained in South Africa, qualifying in 2000, and moved to the UK in 2004. She has extensive experience working with a broad range of trauma survivors and has taught and practiced internationally, including in South Africa, Turkey, and Australia.
Jocelyn worked in the NHS from 2004-2023, predominantly at the Traumatic Stress Clinic at North London NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist service for people with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. She now works primarily in independent clinical practice but continues to train NHS staff and other professionals in trauma-informed care and trauma-informed organisational practice, supporting individuals and teams whose work involves engagement with trauma survivors and traumatic events.