Future Talks

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Monday 24 February. 14.00-15.00. JC Presents (Zoom)	Burt Bacharach	An American composer, record producer, and pianist and ‘the king of easy listening’, with hits such as What the World Needs Now Is Love, Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head and Walk on By.
Tuesday 25 February. 20.00-21.00. After 8 Society.	Sholem Aleichem	A popular Russian-Yiddish novelist who wrote hundreds of stories including Tevye the Dairyman, which was turned into Fiddler on the Roof. He was called The Jewish Mark Twain. Who was the man behind the myth?
Wednesday 26 February. 14.30-15.30. Radlett League of Jewish Women	Golda Meir	Pivotal to the founding of Israel and its fourth Prime Minister. She was said to be both "the best man in the government" and at fault in the Yom Kippur war. What is the real truth about her?
Shabbat 1 March 9.15-10.15. Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue.	Esther	Esther heroically saved the Jews of Persia. But what is the deeper meaning of her story? Come and explore the three subversive messages of her book.
Sunday 2 March. 18.30-19.30. Kolot Mayim, Vancouver.	Are Jews really a special people?	What drives Jews to audaciously challenge the status quo and make groundbreaking advancements?
Monday 3 March. 13.45-14.45. Jewish Care Micheal Sobell Centre	Richard Rodgers	One of the most significant popular American composers of the 20th century, writing first with Larry Hart and then with Oscar Hammerstein. A musical feast.
Wednesday 5 March. 19.45-21.30. Radlett Reform Synagogue	George Weidenfeld	A 20th century British publisher, philanthropist and Zionist. “the greatest salesperson” and the “world's best networker”.
Wednesday 19 March. 19.45-21.30. Radlett Reform Synagogue	Jerome Kern	One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century. He wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including classics as Ol' Man River, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, and The Way You Look Tonight
Tuesday 25 March. 14.00-15.00. JC Presents (Zoom)	Harry Houdini	The world-famous illusionist, stunt performer and showman. He overcame poverty, bigotry and self-doubt to live the American dream. But how did he really do his illusions?
Wednesday 26 March. 14.30-15.30. JBD Hilary Dennis Court.	Irving Berlin	The greatest American songwriter. A classic rags-to-riches story of a Jewish immigrant to America from Russia who made good. A musical extravaganza.
Thursday 27 March. 14.00-15.00. Arts Club at South Hampstead.	Jerome Robbins	The American choreographer and director of West Side Story and the creative genius behind Fiddler on the Roof.