Limmud Festival 2021

Limmud Festival 2021 – Monday 11:00

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Drive2Survive of Romanies and Travellers

Jonathan Samuel  Sherrie Smith 

Room 3

40 mins. Sherrie will present an engaging lively workshop, exploring inequalities in education, gender, employment, economic inclusion and politics for us. She will look at how media narratives affect the everyday lives of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, and the need for Drive2Survive and political awareness. What solutions exist for the future?

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Renewal - moving and growing

Jacqueline Waltz 

Room 6

in the session we will explore themes of renewal and growth from the upcoming Jewish holiday of Tu B'shvat and embody our movement discoveries.

Social media and Lashon Hara or what Jewish law teaches us about being responsible for one another

Nechama Goldman Barash 

Room 1

Social media presents us with the ability to pass along information to millions of people in the blink of an eye. Can it be used to out evil doers amongst us? Jewish sources bring a nuanced approach that demands responsibility and accountability regarding information that can be used to protect yet, also, potentially destroy an innocent person.

Alf Dubs in conversation with Amos Schonfield

Amos Schonfield  Alf Dubs 

Room 5

Alf Dubs was awarded a Life Peerage in 1994 and is a leading refugee rights advocate. He will be in conversation with long time Limmudnik Amos Schonfield, Founder of Our Second Home, about his background and the importance of faith groups in campaigns on behalf of refugees – including his trip to the Calais Jungle accompanied by five rabbis.

The Jolles Encyclopaedia of British Jewish cantors, chazanim, ministers and synagogue musicians: Their history and culture

David Prager 

Room 4

2021 saw the launch of the amazing 'Jolles Encyclopaedia', a phenomenal work of over 800 pages chronicling the lives and careers of Britain's synagogue musicians. Come and explore its methodology, its remarkable characters and hear the golden voices of some of the famous cantors and choirs who have graced our synagogues over the years.

Chatty Cafe - Monday (2 of 3)

Jewish Care 

Room 7

Pop along with a cuppa for a chat with a friendly face, at our virtual Chatty Café. Meet new and old friends of all ages and backgrounds. Share a story or two about Limmud or anything else! (Facilitated by Jewish Care).

Kazimierz unseen

Michael Rubenfeld 

Room 2

At first glance, Krakow’s district of Kazimierz feels like a hipster paradise amongst Jewish ruins. But there’s also an invisible Kazimierz, full of history, and a present complicated by gentrification and questionable representations of Jewish culture. This virtual tour will open the door to some of Kazimierz’s hidden narratives.

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