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Exploring the Histories of London's Synagogues
Date: 17/07/2011
Location: Sunday 17 July 2011, 1.30 - 5pm
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This event hosted by the Building on History Project, will explore the history and architecture of London's Synagogues and JTrails Director Marcus Roberts will present a new guide by JTrails on researching and writing a synagogue history. The Building on History Project is an Open University Project with the Diocese of London, JTrails and the Jewish Historical Society of London.Programme
1.30pm Welcome and introduction
1.40pm Sharman Kadish - Synagogues in Britain: some architectural history
2.20pm David Jacobs - The synagogue and the community
2.50pm Questions
3.00pm Refreshments
3.30pm Marcus Roberts - How to explore the history of a synagogue
4.00pm Professor John Wolffe - The Building on History project
4.30pm Final questions and discussion
5pm Depart
Cost £5 - or free for under-18s. For more information contact Dr John Maiden
- j.maiden@open.ac.uk
Drinks and afternoon refreshments provided. Admission includes all-day access to the galleries and temporary exhibition of the museum.
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