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SUN 5 MAR 17.00–18.00
LIVE AT KINGS PLACE
A Rabbi, a Lawyer & a Journalist...
Jonathan Freedland, Anthony Julius | Chair: Julia Neuberger
Not the start of a joke but instead an insightful hour with
three people who’ve reached the top of their fields. Solicitor
Anthony Julius and Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland,
both deeply rooted in the Jewish community and the authors of
acclaimed books, join Rabbi Julia Neuberger for a unique event
to discuss their respective careers, how their work has shaped
their identities, and how it has been informed by Israel and the
challenge of liberal Zionism.
H1
17.00–18.00
£18.50
The Collaborators: Deception & Survival in
WWII
Ian Buruma
A Hasidic Jew fixer, a Manchu princess and Himmler’s masseur;
each regarded as both heroes and villains due to their wartime acts.
Friedrich Weinreb took money from fellow Jews in a deportationavoiding scam, but is known by supporters as ‘the Dutch Dreyfus’.
Kawashima Yoshiko spied for the Japanese secret police in China.
Felix Kersten became indispensable to the SS commander but after
the war presented himself as a resistance hero. Historian and former
New York Review of Books editor Ian Buruma skilfully reconstructs
what we can know about these mythologised individuals and what
remains out of reach.
H2
17.00–18.00
£15
Lapidarium: The Secret Lives of Stones
Hettie Judah, Ilana Halperin
From the hematite used in cave paintings and the moldavite that
became a TikTok sensation, from crystal balls to compasses, rocks
and minerals have always been central to our story. 3,000 years ago,
Babylonians constructed lapidaries, books that tried to pin down their
magical secrets. Now art critic and author Hettie Judah explores the
stories behind 60 stones that have shaped human history, from Dorset
fossil-hunters and Chinese philosophers to Catherine the Great and
Michelangelo. In conversation with artist llana Halperin.
StP
34
17.00–18.00
£9.50