Join us for a fun filled, highly interactive disco style party for all the family on Boxing Day.

Get on down with your kids and boogie to the best of pop and old school kids’ party hits. We will start with wintry craft activities, soft play and games. Then move on to enjoying a disco party with snow, bubbles, lights and lots of props.

Great for all under 7’s and their grown ups who don’t get to go out dancing anymore!

Two ambitious young groups combine to pack a powerful punch of Big Band and Jewish music in a dynamic double-header.

The JMI Youth Big Band is Jewish music for the next generation, returning to JW3 for a concert celebrating their fifth year, and their fourth recording We Are Here. Led by Sam Eastmond (Spike Orchestra, John Zorn), composer of the Ivor Novello nominated Brit-ish suite (commissioned by the PRS Foundation and JW3 in 2019 for the New Music Biennial festival).

Music of Jewish origin and cutting edge jazz sounds fused together to create Jewish music as you’ve never heard it before music for the next generation performed by the next generation. They will be joined by the National Youth Jazz Orchestra Academy Big Band which includes a range of talented young jazz musicians between the age of 16-19 years old.

They come together to learn, play and celebrate the music from key figures in the Jazz genre, such as Ellington, Basie, Maria Schneider, Stan Tracey and many more.

It’s December! We've made it. And what better way to celebrate than with one of our epic Young JW3 Friday Night Dinners?

You’ll enjoy an evening of great company, exciting entertainment, and delicious food and drink, all in a gorgeous setting. Bring your friends, meet new ones, and be part of our growing community. For those in their 20s and 30s, all are welcome.

This event is generously supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group. 

Together with our friends at Green Note, we're celebrating 50 years of Carole King’s album Tapestry.

Beloved by music fans, these songs have accompanied many heartbreaks, friendships and female fierceness. This special concert under the musical direction of Michele Stodart (The Magic Numbers) brings together a selection of astounding singer-songwriters to give loving tribute and response to this iconic album. Featuring Kathryn Williams, Beth Rowley, Fiona Bevan and Astrid Williamson.

Join us for the launch of London Yiddishtown; a collection of brilliant and funny stories and sketches of the Jewish East End, collected and translated from the Yiddish by historian and performer, Vivi Lachs. 

Discover impassioned stories of anti-fascist activism, ideologies and cafes; East-End film extras and family squabbles; satire that still bites and reveals century-old synagogue politics. Prepare to be intrigued, entertained and moved by a conversation between Vivi Lachs and broadcaster and oral historian, Alan Dein (Radio 4’s Don’t Log Off) which will be punctuated by readings from the book and tracks from some of their favourite musicians from London Yiddishtown.

Pre-order the book with your ticket by clicking the button below and you can collect it on the night. A 20% discount and free delivery using code VIVI20 will be applied at the checkout.

LGBTQ+ and Jewish? 18-35 years old?

Come along and celebrate the end of the year with a drink and a chance to meet other LGBTQ+ Jews at JW3.

JW3 provides a safe and confidential space for anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+ or is currently exploring their identity. If you're new to spaces like this, feel free to send us an email with any questions.

It’s Chanukah and time to light up the night with Young JW3.

Join us for a night of live music, drinks, food and a whole lot of fun. Whether you’ve never celebrated Chanukah or it’s your favourite oil-filled Jewish holiday, come along for a doughnut, a drink and so much more

This event is generously supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

JW3's Chanukah Funukah family extravaganza returns with doughnuts, face painting, a bouncy castle, arts and crafts, music and Chanukah Funukah surprises.

Two giants; one beloved of art and cinema; the other a giant of twentieth century jazz. Together? Absolutely!

Heraclean Angst is an entertainment that splices the mythical hero – Heracles - to the legendary music of Duke Ellington in an irreverent, hilarious, improbable performance presentation.

David McAlmont is an occasional recording artist, art historian, Studio and Diploma Unit master at the Architectural Association. Mista Pierre is a major London DJ, producer, sound designer and boffin. Together the duo created a daring, inventive lecture experience that masquerades as an eyewitness mockumentary; a surprising intellectual, musical extravaganza that is not easily forgotten.

So this Chanukah, come and be entertained, informed and surprised by this beautiful troubled figure of Greek mythology & culture.

For this special concert, multi-instrumentalist Erran Barron Cohen has gathered together a great band to perform a live version of his seminal album, especially for JW3.  

In 2008, Erran Baron Cohen, best known as an award-winning Oscar-shortlisted film composer, recorded Songs in the Key of Hanukkah - the funkiest, coolest Jewish Holiday album to great critical acclaim. 

The original album features guest appearances from Jules Brookes, Israeli megastar Idan Raichel, World music diva Yasmin Levy, New York based rapper Y-Love, Dana Kerstein and others. 

The concept was to meld remixed versions of Chanukah songs with original tracks to create a new concept in Jewish holiday music, something that everybody would enjoy listening to; kids, adults and everything in between. Recorded in London, Berlin and Tel Aviv, the songs combine klezmer, reggae, electronica, hip hop, tango, pop and other genres, all fluently woven into something uniquely Baron Cohen’s. 

So join us on the first night of Chanukah for this raucous, joyous celebration. 

Join us for family-friendly community light-up for Chanukah.

Crafts, candle lighting, delicious doughnuts and festive fun:

4-4.30pm: Chanukah craft
5pm: candle lighting and music

Booking is not required - just turn up.

In partnership with our friends JMI and PJ Library.

Join the inimitable George McGhee as he journeys through more outtakes and alternatives from the Hollywood Musical.

Clips include Take Me Out To the Ball Game, Rose of Washington Square, South Pacific, Chicago and many more with performances by Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Betty Grable, Jane Powell, Alice Faye and many other great stars.

George McGhee has worked in the media for over 35 years, latterly at the BBC where he was responsible for all feature films and non-UK TV series. He is also a popular lecturer on major cruise ships..// This session can be enjoyed online from home. 

Songs for Babyn Yar reveals the forgotten stories and silenced songs from one of the most devastating periods in Ukraine’s past and asks how we can move forward.

September, 1941. Nazi occupying forces murder more than 33,000 Jews in the ravine of Babyn Yar in the surburbs of Kyiv, Ukraine, over just two days. In the following two years of Nazi occupation, Babyn Yar becomes the site of over 100,000 deaths.

November, 2021. 80 years later, three Ukrainian musicians journey deep into their shared history, drawing on survivors' testimonies, traditional Yiddish and Ukrainian folk songs, poetry and storytelling. Featuring musicians Yuriy Gurzhy, Svetlana Kundish and Mariana Sadovska, this music theatre performance devised by Dash Arts explores the complex history and legacy of a tragedy that has never been fully commemorated.

Directed by Josephine Burton

Dramaturgy by Yael Shavit and Josephine Burton

Music composed and arranged by Yuriy Gurzhy, Svetlana Kundish and Mariana Sadovska

A Dash Arts production. In partnership with Ukrainian Institute (Kyiv) and Goethe-Institut Ukraine. Supported by Maria Björnson Memorial Fund, Shoresh Charitable Trust and Goethe-Institut London. Co-promoted with Ukrainian Institute London. Part of EFG London Jazz Festival. 

This is Chanukah 101 and you’re invited. Yes, YOU.  

Two incredible educators, Rabbi Oliver Joseph and Miriam Lorie, will take you on a 90 minute journey exploring the festival, its rituals and how different Jewish cultures celebrate it. You'll get the chance to ask all your questions (the more bizarre, the better!) and get all the answers you need to be able to enjoy the Jewish Festival of Lights.  

Oh, and there'll be be dinner beforehand for those attending in person, because how could we ask you to learn on an empty stomach?

This is a non-judgemental, cross-communal space for you to learn everything you always wanted to know (but were too afraid to ask) about this iconic Jewish festival. This class is open to anyone in their 20s-30s interested in learning about Jewish culture, ritual, and tradition.

If you’ve made it to the end of this description (phew!) and are still a little unsure if this class is for you and want to have a quick chat to learn more, feel free to email me at joe@jw3.org.uk.

Supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

Mitzvah Day is one huge day of social action, bringing people together from all walks of life to participate in projects to help those in need.

This year JW3's Mitzvah Day Morning will be hosting a variety of activities in support of food justice projects - including our very own JW3 Food Bank. So come on down and join us.

Check our website for more info coming soon.

Girls in Trouble is an indie-folk/art-pop song cycle by internationally acclaimed musician, poet and Torah teacher, Alicia Jo Rabins.

Be transported by Alicia Jo Rabins' beautiful song cycle about the inner lives of Biblical women - and how their complicated experiences resonate with our own. Drawing inspiration from rabbinic midrash, bluegrass, feminist Torah commentary, indie rock and mysticism, Rabins' classical violin training and background as a poet combine with her years of Jewish text study to offer an intimate window into the surprisingly relevant lives of these ancient women. With her "gorgeous" (New York Times) voice, violin, looping pedal, and guitar, Rabins single-handedly conjures the stories of Miriam, Judith, Lilith, Tamar, and others, invoking their power to keep us company in moments of joy and difficulty.

The concert is a rare London appearance of this Portland-based internationally acclaimed performer.

The Spanish Inquisition haunted the lives of thousands of Spanish Jews and forced converts from Judaism, evoking despair and horror and creating a climate of secrecy and deceit. Hilary will look at why it came into being and how and where exactly it functioned.

Dr. Pomeroy was awarded her PhD in the Department of Hispanic Studies, Queen Mary, University of London and taught the history and culture of Sephardi Jews in the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London. She chaired the foremost international conference on Judeo-Spanish Studies for twenty-five years, the last three conferences in collaboration with Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and the Consejo Científico de Investigaciones Superiores, Madrid. She has published numerous articles and a book on the Moroccan ballad tradition.

Jonathan Paris asks the essential questions about ongoing events in the region.

Will the Biden Administration deter Iran despite aversion of Democrats to threatening the use of force?
Will US diplomacy with Iran bear fruit in calming the region and putting Iran's nuclear aspirations in a box?
Will Israel retain autonomous decision making (from the US) in acting against Iran?
Will US Centcom strengthen regional allies by integrating Israel and moderate Arab states on an operational level?
Will the hard-line Ebrahim Raisi Presidency isolate Iran further from the international community?
Will the US become less involved whilst China becomes more involved in the region, and how will these trends affect Israel?

Join Jonathan Paris as he answers these questions.

Jonathan Paris is a London-based Middle East analyst and former Middle East Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. He is currently a Senior Advisor at the Washington based Chertoff Group and a board member of the London-based Global Diplomatic Forum. He appears as a commentator on Sky, BBC, France 24 and Al Arabiya.

LGBTQ+ and Jewish? 18-35 years old?

Join our monthly LGBTQ+ Hubs where we connect with each other and explore issues related to being LGBTQ+ and Jewish.

JW3 provides a safe and confidential space for anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+ or is currently exploring their identity. If you're new to spaces like this, feel free to send us an email with any questions. 

Join JW3 for the annual Kristallnacht commemoration.

Hear from Holocaust Survivor Eve Kugler about her personal experience of Kristallnacht. Jon Silverman, former BBC Home Affairs Correspondent who won awards for his coverage of the UK’s war crimes inquiries will be in conversation with Julia Gross, Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy, about Kristallnacht and Holocaust Education today in Germany. Music from Echéa String Quartet led by Eliza Millett will add poignancy to the evening.

Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, occurred on 9 & 10 November 1938, when the Nazi Parties in Germany and Austria launched a wave of attacks on Jews and Jewish property, further escalating their policy of persecution. The name Kristallnacht refers to the litter of broken glass left in the streets after what amounted to pogroms. Synagogues, Jewish businesses and homes were destroyed.

This event is supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

Calling all French Families...

Join us at JW3 for a fabulous French-language cooking session. Bake along with JW3 favourite, Fabienne Viner, who will be teaching us how to make traditional and delicious French pastries and desserts. You'll enjoy whipping up wonderful things together as a family while connecting with new French friends. 

NB: All ingredients will be certified Kosher. Food will be prepared in a vegetarian kitchen not under Kosher supervision

This session has been generously sponsored by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

Russian Family Friday Nights at JW3 are a great opportunity to meet new and old friends, enjoy a fabulous meal and create a special Shabbat experience for you and your children.

Join us at 5.45pm for a reception with cocktails and mock-tails, soft play and Shabbat activities especially for the younger children. At 6.30pm we will serve a delicious kosher dinner and enjoy a special interactive quiz and kids' games. The activities are in Russian and Shabbat-friendly. All ages are welcome, and children must be accompanied by an adult.

Supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

Русский семейный вечер пятницы в JW3-это прекрасная возможность встретиться с новыми и старыми друзьями, насладиться потрясающей едой и получить незабываемый шаббатний опыт для вас и ваших детей.

Присоединяйтесь к нам в 5.45 вечера на ресепшен с коктейлями и моктейлями, для детей будет мягкая детская площадка и веселые субботние игры. В 6.30 вечера мы подадим вкусный кошерный ужин и насладимся специальной интерактивной викториной и играми младших детей! Мероприятие проводится на русском языке и с соблюдением правил Шаббата. Приглашаются гости всех возрастов. Дети должны быть в сопровождении взрослого.

Following three sold-out shows at JW3 with Imran Yusuf, our favourite comedian Ashley Blaker is back for five more unique nights of hilarious conversation. This time, Ashley is joining forces with some of his funniest friends to share stories, tell jokes and riff on subject matters suggested by the audience. With such an incredible array of TV talent, this is a series that promises to be truly unforgettable.

We’ve all spent a very long time staying in but from this summer, it’s finally time to go Out with Ashley Blaker and Friends.

Join Infinite Jest at JW3 for an interactive, immersive theatre performance through the galaxy and beyond.

We'll set-out on a weird, wacky, and out of this world, child-led adventure where the only limitation is your imagination and the audience takes centre-stage.

Meet the world-famous time traveller, Ulysses, and his assistants, Elbo and Froth, as they race through space in their not so trusty time machine, the Hermes. Go with them on their quest to find the answers to life's fundamental questions and help them outwit their arch enemy, Voltimand, and his oddball sidekicks, Vocalzone and Vapour Rub, before time runs out. 

You’ll be joined along the way by a host of characters from the Home Theatre Club, including Jester Crackers, Dr Nnnnn Atchooo, Miriam the Mind Reader, and Gary the Gurner. Whatever the outcome, your brilliant young creatives will have enormous fun and be creatively engaged by Infinite Jest’s highly experienced and popular Home Theatre Club Team, Henry Everett, Nathan Guy and Laura Mugeridge.

Expanding imaginations – inspiring creativity – boosting confidence. For more information about Infinite Jest and their work visit: www.infinitejest.co.uk

JW3 & The Jewish Chronicle presents a new series of The Jewish Chronicle Question Time.

Come and ask the panel your burning questions – and hear some of the community’s leading opinion formers discuss the key issues of the day. The Jewish Chronicle’s writers will be joined by guests from across the community.

Best remembered for his illustrations of Sholem Aleichem's novels and short stories, the extraordinary work of Soviet graphic artist Anatoly Kaplan memorialises the poor but culturally rich and beloved landscape of the Eastern European Jewish shtetl.

Working with Hebrew script and folk art motifs, Kaplan’s paintings are imbued with trace memories of a once vibrant community, a distant echo of a world lost to us forever.  

Unlike many of his contemporaries, including Chagall, Zadkine, and Lipschitz, Anatoly Kaplan spent the entirety of his life and career in the land of his birth, choosing to remain even when the post-revolutionary era euphoria of Jewish rights and freedoms failed to survive the brutal reality of Soviet everyday life. Despite the Soviet suppression of Jewish culture, Anatoly Kaplan created a zone of artistic freedom and truth unthinkable for others working in the 1950’s to 1970’s, continuing to work with Jewish themes and imagery and attaining status as one of the few people in the Soviet Union permitted to be both a “Jewish” and “Soviet" artist. 

Supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

Особый, ни на что не похожий, бедный и грязный, но в то же время невероятно притягательный мир восточно-европейского еврейства проник в плоть и кровь картин советского графика Анатолия Каплана и как далекое эхо навсегда ушедшего мира сохранился в его картинах. Иллюстрации к повестям и рассказам Шолом-Алейхема стали «визитной карточкой» мастера: здесь и любование исчезнувшим миром штетла, и работа с еврейским шрифтом и мотивы народного искусства. Удивительно не только искусство Каплана, но и его судьба. В отличие от уехавших в Париж Шагала, Цадкина и Липшица, он остался в Советском Союзе. Послереволюционная эйфория от получения евреями прав и свобод достаточно быстро развеялась, столкнувшись с жестокой реальностью советской повседневности. С 1948 года интернационализм оборачивается против советских евреев: этот страшный год был «отмечен» убийством знаменитого актера Михоэлса, арестом и расстрелами крупнейших деятелей еврейской культуры и литературы, был закрыт Государственный еврейский театр, разгромлен Еврейский антифашистский комитет. Но не смотря на это в своих работах Анатолий Каплан создает зону немыслимой для 1950-70-х годов свободы и правды. Ему одному из немногих в Советском Союзе позволено было быть еврейским художником. Еврейство Шагала во Франции и США – прекрасно, но еврейство в советском искусстве Каплана – это подвиг.

Join us for a special conversation with Jewish LGBTQ+ families in the UK.

We will hear their unique and diverse stories and learn about the process of creating an LGBTQ+ family in the UK. This event is in partnership with Laviot and Moishe House.

One of our greatest actresses, star of stage, screen & television, talks about her 70+ year career.

Miss Bloom has acted with many of the ‘Greats’ including Sir Charles Chaplin, Richard Burton, Sir Laurence Olivier, Yul Bryner, Colin Firth and many more. 

George McGhee has worked in the media for over 35 years, latterly at the BBC where he was responsible for all feature films and non-UK TV series. He is also a popular lecturer on major cruise ships. This session can be enjoyed online from home, or, for a strictly limited number of people, socially distanced in-person in JW3 - George’s sessions regularly sell out at JW3 so we're delighted to be able to offer them to a larger audience online.

It’s the end of the week! And what better way to celebrate than with one of our epic Young JW3 Friday Night Dinners? 

This month, we're marking Black History Month by celebrating the stories of Young Black Jews in our community and learning a little more about Black History in the UK.

You’ll enjoy an evening of great company, exciting entertainment, and delicious food and drink, all in a gorgeous setting. Bring your friends, meet new ones, and be part of our growing community. For those in their 20s and 30s, all are welcome.

This event is generously supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.

Arthur Brand is known as the Indiana Jones of the Art world.

He recovered ancient treasures, exposed counterfeiters, solved museum robberies and traced looted art being exhibited in world-famous museums.

JW3 are delighted to have Arthur in conversation with Patrick Bade, art expert, author, lecturer and broadcaster about recovering ‘Striding Horses’ Hitler’s favourite statue, which disappeared during the bombing of Berlin was thought to have been destroyed.

As Brand goes undercover to find the horses, he discovers a terrifying world ruled by neo-Nazis and former KGB agents, where Third Reich memorabilia sells for millions of dollars. The stakes get ever higher as Brand carefully lays his trap to catch the criminal masterminds trying to sell the statue on the black market. But who are they? And will he manage to bring them to justice before they discover his real identity?

Patrick Bade will interview Arthur about this remarkable true story which is uncovered in Brand’s book Hitler’s Horses.

This event is supported by Genesis Philanthropy Group.