Future Talks

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Tuesday 9 September. 14.00-15.00. JC Presents (Zoom)	Stanley Kubrick	An American photographer and innovative filmmaker. Is 2001 A Space Odyssey one of the greatest religious films ever made?
Monday 22 September. 11.30-12.30. Jewish Care Sandringham	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 such as Ol' Man River, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, and The Way You Look Tonight.
Shabbat 27 September. 9.15-10.15. Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue	Jonah	Sleeping on the job, swallowed by a fish - and still God’s chosen prophet? What makes Jonah one of the most relatable (and frustrating) characters in the Bible?
Sunday 28 September. 17.00-18.30. Radlett Reform Synagogue	Jonah	Sleeping on the job, swallowed by a fish - and still God’s chosen prophet? What makes Jonah one of the most relatable (and frustrating) characters in the Bible?
Sunday 5 October. 15.00-16.00. B'nei Brith First Unity	Titus Flavius Josephus	The 1st century priest, politician, soldier and writer who deserted the Jewish cause, rejected its leaders as Zealots and became the first Jewish historian. Was he a traitor to the Jewish cause or a hero of moderation?
Monday 6 October. 15.00-16.00. St James Club, Bushey.	Jerome Kern	One of the most important American theatre composers who transformed musicals from light entertainment into powerful storytelling. He wrote more than 700 songs, including classics as Ol' Man River, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, and The Way You Look Tonight.
Wednesday 8 October. 13.45-14.45. Heath Hill Women’s Club	Rosalind Franklin	An English chemist, whose work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA;. Was she airbrushed out of history because she was a woman?
Monday 13 October. 15.15-16.30. Radlett U3A - Remarkable 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?
Monday 20 October. 20.00-21.00. B'nei Brith Pinner.	What makes Jews so special?	What drives Jews to audaciously challenge the status quo and have so much impact on the world?
Wednesday 29 October. 14.00-15.00. JC Presents (Zoom)
Sunday 2 November 20.00-21.00. B’nei Brith Radlett	Groucho Marx	The American comedian, writer, stage, film, radio, and television star. One of the Marx Brothers.
Monday 3 November. 14.00-15.00 Stanmore & Edgware League of Jewish Women.	Jerome Robbins	The American choreographer and director of West Side Story and the creative genius behind Fiddler on the Roof.