Join Aviva as she explores the richness of modern Jewish culture through reading Israeli, European and American literature.
Aviva Dautch is the Executive Director of Jewish Renaissance, the UK's Jewish arts magazine. She is a published poet, has a PhD in literature and lectures on modern Jewish literature weekly at JW3. She is a regular contributor to courses and programmes for the British Library, British Museum and BBC Radio 4 and LSJS.
12 Jan: Linda Kinstler: “Come to this Court and Cry”
19 Jan: Hugh Brody: “Landscapes of Silence”
26 Jan: David Erlich: “Café Shira”
2 Feb: Omer Friedlander: “The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land” Session I
9 Feb: Omer Friedlander: “The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land” Session II
16 Feb: Half Term
23 Feb: Susan Martha Kahn: “Canine Pioneer: The Extraordinary Life of Rudolphina Menzel” *this will be an in-person session with the writer joining us in class
2 Mar: Purim Special: Love and War in The Jewish Quarter by Dora Levy Mossanen
9 Mar: Andrew Nagorski: Saving Freud
16 Mar: Laura Arnold Liebman: Once We Were Slaves Session I
23 Mar: Laura Arnold Liebman: Once We Were Slaves Session II
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