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LIVE AT KINGS PLACE
SUN 26 FEB FREE FRINGE EVENTS
According to Her
Anna Blasiak, Maciej Hen
A book-length interview with the Mother of God. No questions, just answers.
Mariamne is an old Jewish peasant woman from Galilee, visited by a young
Greek man who came to listen to her talk about her late son, Judas, John
the Baptist and more. Maciej Hen’s novel According to Her was published to
acclaim in Poland in 2004; here she joins its English language translator Anna
Blasiak to discuss.
LH
12.00-12.30
To Egypt with Love
Viviane Bowell | Chair: Lyn Julius
With the Suez crisis of 1956, Egypt’s remaining Jewish population was
forced to flee a land which had been their home for over 2,000 years.
Author Viviane Bowell describes in vivid detail the lost world of the Jewish
community of Cairo. In conversation with historian and author Lyn Julius.
LH
13.30-14.00
The Beatles’ Hairdresser
Leslie Cavendish | Chair: Maurice Selwyn
The Beatles’ hair changed the world. As their untamed manes grew, they
set off a cultural revolution as the most tangible symbol of the Sixties
psychedelic dream. How did a Jewish boy from Burnt Oak become part of
this epochal change? Leslie Cavendish tells his story in Cutting Edge and
here joins drummer, raconteur and pop music aficionado Maurice Selwyn.
LH
15.00-15.30
Canine Pioneer
In Association with Jewish Renaissance
Susan Martha Kahn | Chair: Aviva Dautch
Dog trainer extraordinaire Rudolphina Menzel’s research into canine psychology
was revolutionary. A fervent Zionist, Rudophina trained hundreds of dogs
to protect Jewish lives and property in pre-state Palestine. Biographer Susan
Martha Kahn discusses her life and legacy with Aviva Dautch.
LH
16.30-17.00
Refugees and Rescuers
Geoffrey Charin, Mike Levy | Chair: Clare Mulley
Holocaust educator Mike Levy shines a light on the forgotten many who
helped to rescue more than 10,000 Jewish children from Germany and
Austria. Novelist Geoffrey Charin has produced an electrifying thriller, telling
the story of Veronica, who enters a world of deadly intrigue at the very heart
of darkness: Berlin under the Nazis. Geoffrey’s research was partially based
on the life of a Kindertransport girl, Miriam, who found a refuge with his
grandparents. In conversation with historian Clare Mulley.
LH
18.00-18.30
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