SCOTLAND
Sunday 27 April
Daughter of the Waves: Memoirs of Growing Up in Pre-War Palestine
Ruth Jordan’s poignant memoir follows her upbringing in British Mandate Palestine, as well as her career as a journalist – she was the first female news presenter on the BBC World Service Hebrew Section – and beyond. Jordan’s daughter Sharon Kivity shares her mother’s journey 40 years after the book’s first launch and remembers her life and work.
7.30pm. £5. Edinburgh Jewish Literary Society, EH16 5AB. www.ejls.org
BOOKS AND POETRY
Wednesday 23 April
Learning for All: Moses’s Other Wife
Rabbi Sybil Sheridan (Newcastle Reform Synagogue) studies Bible text, looking at the fantastical stories of Moses’s wife. His sister Miriam objected to their marriage, which resulted in Hashem punishing her with leprosy.
7.30pm. FREE. ONLINE & Edinburgh location provided upon booking. www.jcc.scot
TALKS
WALKS
Available indefinitely
Garnethill Refugee Trail
A self-guided walking tour that traces the lives of the hundreds of Jewish refugees who arrived in Scotland before World War II. Created by the Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre, this tour includes sites such as Scotland’s oldest synagogue and ‘the house on the hill’, where refugees would meet alongside native Glaswegians to discuss politics and culture. The trail is free and available to download or from the SJHC in person. Read more about the Garnethill Refugee Trail in the Spring issue of JR.
FREE. www.sjhc.org.uk