An evening with Jennifer Rinkoff
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The secret side of Andy, Stepney poet
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- Written by: Andy Strowman
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Stepney-born Andy Strowman, poet of the East End, has sent us this fascinatng reminiscence of growing up in Stepney in the 1950s, concluding with one of his poems.
Whitechapel Gallery invites you to share your East End Jewish history
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- Written by: David Walker
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Nelson Street shul, the last purpose-built Synagogue in the East End
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- Written by: Tower Hamlets Slice. https://towerhamletsslice.co.uk/
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When papers reported that East London Central Synagogue’s (ELCS) building was the target of alleged arson, they struggled to name it.
Most, including the Slice, chose to name it a ‘former synagogue on Nelson Street’. The struggle with naming the synagogue is that, in many ways, it’s not really just one place of worship.
Grodzinski bakery memories sought
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Asleep through the Battle of Cable Street
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- Written by: Arnold Schwartzman
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The distinguished Oscar-winning film director and illustrator Arnold Schwartzman OBE has sent us the following fascinating reminiscences.
I may take the claim to be the sole survivor of the Battle of Cable Street!
Aged 9 months, I was fast asleep upstairs in my grandfather Michael Finkleson’s boot repair shop at 292a Cable Street as the battle raged along the street.
Escape from the East End Blitz
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- Written by: Arnold Schwartzman
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On September 7 1940 I was four years old living with my parents in Sidney Street, in London's East End, on the first day of the London Blitz.
I recall that it was a hot evening and my mother had set three salads on the kitchen table when I noticed out of the window that on the neighbouring flat roof there was a man stripped to the waist washing his face in an enamel bowl.
East End Jews: Secret tales from the London Yiddish Press
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- Written by: David Walker
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Join Vivi Lachs historian and Yiddish speaker on Thursday 26 March from 7pm-8.30pm at Finchley Church End Library, Finchley, Barnet showcasing the book 'East End Jews: Secret tales from the London Yiddish Press’ it offers an unparalleled view into the life, labour, and the joys of London's Jewish East End, from its heyday in the 1890s until the 1950s.
Drawing from a column in the London Yiddish press, these deceptively accessible, often humorous urban sketches capture incisive and sometimes cheeky encounters with challenges and debates of the time.
This entertaining talk with performed readings paints a new picture of the Jewish East End.
Free tickets at https://barnet-libraries.played.co/venues/63aff2ec-f2d5-4474-90d4-69c74695f118/sessions/131b5944-4bd3-419a-993e-1d3039bfa08a
See more details on our events page.
This is not a jEECS event but one we're pleased to publicise.
Oral history of the Jewish East End
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Professor Jason Shela MBE recently contacted us about a research project he is currently conducting to collect the oral histories of people who grew up in London’s East End (which include his father, grandparents and great grandparents).
Cinema book author needs your help
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Do you know the Gramophone Man?
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- Written by: David Walker
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JEECS has been asked if anyone knows the name of the Gramophone Man, pictured here, his back story, when he retired, and the sort of music he played.
More emerges about H Lotery and Co
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- Written by: David Walker
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A while back, we had a reader asking if anyone had any information about a company his mother had worked for in the East End and which she remembered as being called Lottries. The inquiry sparked some fascinating replies, which identified the company as H Lotery and Co, and we've just had a response from the grandson of the company's owner. You can read all about it here: https://www.jeecs.org.uk/readers-help/162-can-you-help-identify-lottries
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