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Past Events
The Alexandria Eliahu HaNavi Synagogue
Exploring the rededication of the Eliahu HaNavi Synagogue in Alexandria
Sharing the Stories that Shape Us
In this joint event with PJ Library, we will discuss passing on our personal stories to the next generation
Food: Exile and Memory
Panel discussion on Middle Eastern food with Michael Leventhal, Claudia Roden, Linda Dangoor, Sami Zubaida and Michael Daniel.
Sharing Our Stories: Raphael Luzon
Raphael Luzon talks about his life in Libya, and subsequent career in international relations
A Night of Storytelling with Sephardi Voices UK
Join three incredible Jews from Egypt, Iraq and Morocco, interviewed by their grandchildren about their experiences and history.
Festival Food Workshop: Middle Eastern Treats for Purim
Bake-along Purim treats with Daisy Abboudi - founder of Tales of Jewish Sudan and deputy director of Sephardi Voices UK
Testimonies of the Farhud in the SVUK Archive
On 1 June 1941 a pogrom, known as the Farhud, broke out in Baghdad. Over the course of 48 hours, homes and businesses were looted, and hundreds of Jews were injured and killed. The Farhud is widely recognized as an event inspired by Nazi ideology and marked a turning point in Iraqi-Jewish history.
In this event, we will introduce the SVUK archive, explore testimonies of those who lived through the Farhud, and discuss the long-term effects of the Farhud on Baghdad’s Jews.
In this event, we will introduce the SVUK archive, explore testimonies of those who lived through the Farhud, and discuss the long-term effects of the Farhud on Baghdad’s Jews.
Our Heritage: Preserving the Past for the Future
Rabbi Joseph Dweck, Linda Dangoor and Dr Efrat Sopher discuss Sephardi/Mizrahi Jewish heritage, exploring how the past can shape the future.
JMI Yallah Music Conference
A presentation at the JMI Judeo-Arabic Music Conference on musicologist Yeheskel Kojaman
30th November Event
This year our theme for the 30th November will be ‘The Last Jews of Iraq’. In conjunction with JW3, Harif & S&P Sephardi Community.
JMI Iraqi-Jewish Music and Culture
A series of events running from 12th August to 1st September. Streaming on our Facebook Page, or direct from the JMI Website
National Library of Israel: Celebrating Anglo-Jewry Series
Learn about the lives of our interviewees who arrived in the UK throughout the latter half of the 20th century. Explore the impact of this migration on their lives, and the mark they have in turn made on Anglo Jewry.
The Farhud: 80th Anniversary Commemoration
An international commemoration featuring video testimonies of Sephardi Voices UK interviewees
Testimonies of Jewish Refugee Women in Britain
Dr Bea Lewkowicz will present the work of AJR Refugee Voices Testimony Archive and Sephardi Voices UK at the Martin Gilbert Learning Centre
30th November at JW3
Online and in person. This year JW3 is hosting the official commemoration in partnership with Harif, the UK Association of Jews from the Middle East and North Africa, and Sephardi Voices UK to mark the 65th anniversary of the post-1956 Suez Expulsion from Egypt, which produced some 25,000 Jewish refugees.
Sharing Our Stories: Niran Bassoon-Timan
Niran Bassoon-Timan Talks about her life in Iraq and in the UK
A Life of Ups and Downs: Hélène Alexander's Memoir
Hélène Alexander, founder of the Fan Museum in Greenwich, discusses her new memoir 'A Life of Ups and Downs' with her editor, Russell Harris
Voices of Sephardi/Mizrahi Memory
Join Leslie Hakim-Dowek and Dr Jay Prosser share their experiences of working with their family histories through audio and visual media
Turning Back the Ship: The True Story of Exodus 1947
Discover the story of the Exodus, with Rabbi Roderick Young, Celia Michaels and SVUK interview footage from Naomi Pope
In Conversation with Gabriel Josipovici
Dr Bea Lewkowicz in conversation with writer and critic Gabriel Josipovici on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
Jewish Women's Journey's
AJR Refugee Voices Archive and Sephardi Voices UK highlight the lives of some of the women in the archives who emigrated to Britain throughout the 20th century for the New Horizons Festival of Women's Rights collection by René Cassin
Shelter and Sukkot
A message from our Director, Dr Bea Lewkowicz. I was very pleased to have participated in the opening to the ‘Square of Hope: Shelter...
Food: Exile and Memory. A Panel Discussion
As part of our Jewish Museum Exhibition Event Series we hosted a wonderful discussion on food, memory and identity. Food plays a vital...
Opening of the Sephardi Voices exhibition at Jewish Museum
Watch a video of speeches to accompany the launch of the Jewish Museum Sephardi Voices exhibition in London on June 7, 2017.
Jewish Museum Exhibition
From June 8 to September 7, 2017, visit the Sephardi Voices UK exhibition at the Jewish Museum London. For centuries Jewish communities...
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