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Death of documentary maker Stephen Pushkin, creator of My Jewish London

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Published: Sunday, 11 January 2015 17:38
Written by David Walker
Stephen Pushkin, creator of the East End documentary film My Jewish London, died on New Year’s Day.
 
A retired assistant film director, he spent six years working on the film, initially in conjunction with producer Peter Harrison, interviewing people about their East End experiences as a way of telling the history of the East End and the people who settled there in the latter part of the 19th century.

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Budding historians sought

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Published: Friday, 09 January 2015 12:19
Written by David Walker

Eastside Community Heritage is seeking budding young historians to work on its fascinating oral history project East End to Essex, documenting the social and cultural heritage of the Redbridge Jewish community.

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Rosenberg statue appeal

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Published: Monday, 01 December 2014 17:36
Written by David Walker

Isaac Rosenberg, one of the greatest of the First World War poets and a talented artist, has not received the widespread recognition he deserves. The time has come to remedy this. Click on http://rosenbergww1.weebly.com/ or use the link above to go the Rosenberg Appeal website for more details. 

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A world of glamour that contrasted with the reality of East End life

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Published: Monday, 01 December 2014 15:23
Written by Michael Greisman and Rachel Kolsky

Boris Bennett (1900-85), born Boris Sochaczewska in Poland and known professionally as just Boris, was famed for bringing Hollywood glamour to an impoverished area of east London. His Whitechapel Road studio was the fashionable location for wedding couples and families in the 1930s and 1940s.

 

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Can you help with information on Bethnal Green victims?

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Published: Sunday, 16 November 2014 17:22
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Memorial Trust seeks relatives and friends of those killed in the Second World War’s worst civilian disaster.

Was a member of your family or a friend a victim of the Bethnal Green tube disaster, the worst civilian disaster of the Second World War? Do you recognise any of the names below? If so, Sandra Scotting, secretary of the Stairway to Heaven Memorial Trust, which seeks to ensure the tragedy is never forgotten, would love to hear from you.

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Olives, coocumbers and sammon sangwiches

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Published: Sunday, 16 November 2014 16:54
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HAROLD POLLINS researches the story of the Netherlands Choral and Dramatic Club, one of the many now forgotten Jewish clubs that flourished in the East End

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1923 - 2013.....Many Happy Returns!

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Published: Sunday, 16 November 2014 16:14
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The East London Central synagogue (Nelson Street) was founded in 1923.  On Sunday 29 September 2013 it celebrated its 90th birthday with a big party - many happy returns!  We were there

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  • Minnie Lansbury: one of the most remarkable women to emerge from the East End

    A gleaming green and gold clock on the side of Electric House in Bow Road forms a fine tribute to Minnie Lansbury, one of the most remarkable women to emerge from the East End, whose life and achievements are the subject of a recent book from Five Leaves Publications. It was a life cut tragically short at the age of… Read More
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