London’s Wiener Library, which is dedicated to collating and preserving an archive of Jewish history, today opens its doors to a new exhibition, Berlin/London: The Lost Photographs of Gerty Simon. Before the rise of Nazism…
JR OutLoud: A guided tour of the Jewish Museum's cutting edge exhibition Blood
JR's arts editor Judi Herman joins Joanne Rosenthal, curator of the London Jewish Museum's Blood exhibition, to take you on a guided audio tour. This cutting edge exhibition explores the provocative and complex subject of blood, featuring manuscripts, prints, Jewish ritual and ceremonial objects, art, film, literature and cultural ephemera to present a rich exploration of how blood can unite and divide, reflecting on over 2,000 years of history.
Blood testing and donation at the museum Anyone interested in saving lives through blood donation is invited to attend a Know Your Group day at the Jewish Museum, to register and test likely blood groups, on Sunday 17 January ahead of donation in February (when donors will be invited to give blood). There is no need to register in advance for the Know Your Group days - simply turn up between 10am and 4pm.
Blood runs until 28 February at London Jewish Museum, 129-131 Albert St, NW1 7NB; 020 7284 7384. www.jewishmuseum.org.uk
A sneak peak at London Jewish Museum’s wedding retrospective For Richer For Poorer
For Richer For Poorer exhib, Jewish Museum, Press 2015
The London Jewish Museum's new exhibition is glorious and beautifully put together. For Richer For Poorer delicately weaves artefacts and archives from the museum's collections with delightful personal material donated or lent by members of the public to tell the story of Jewish marriage throughout the years. Including Jewish immigration and life, with its aspirations and tribulations, its joys and challenges over the years and even centuries. The dresses are gorgeous, the menus mouth-watering – and challenging in the huge number of courses on offer – and the photographs and personally written experiences extraordinarily moving. Anyone who's partial to shedding a tear at weddings should take a packet of tissues!
Also don't miss the free crowd-sourced exhibition Love. The range of everyday objects, historic artefacts and artworks on display are by turns beautiful, surprising and touching – and by no means all Jewish. They include a hand-me-down child's puzzle, a glass shattered under the chuppa (wedding canopy) preserved in blue perspex, and a pin combining the Indian and Scottish flags that symbolises a multicultural union.
By Judi Herman
For Richer For Poorer: Weddings Unveiled runs until 31 May and Your Jewish Museum: Love runs until 19 April. Jewish Museum, 129-131 Albert Street, NW1 7NB; 020 7284 7384. www.jewishmuseum.org.uk
If you can't make it down to the museum, take an audio tour of the exhibition with Judi and Jewish Museum curator Elizabeth Selby.
For Richer For Poorer exhib, Jewish Museum, Press 2015
For Richer For Poorer exhib, Jewish Museum, Press 2015
For Richer For Poorer exhib, Jewish Museum, Press 2015
For Richer For Poorer exhib, Jewish Museum, Press 2015
For Richer For Poorer exhib, Jewish Museum, Press 2015
For Richer For Poorer exhib, Jewish Museum, Press 2015
For Richer For Poorer exhib, Jewish Museum, Press 2015