Jewish Renaissance Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Don't miss! 🍽 Explore the Jewish flavours of Italy as chef and food writer Silvia Nacamulli launches her new book tomorrow night at @JW3London. There will even be a chance to try one or two nibbles from the cookbook 🇮🇹 https://t.co/GEXJDB0ioA https://t.co/6BU2iAeQD2

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The Band’s Visit, the multi-award-winning Broadway musical based on the 2007 film, opens in London this weekend. Catch it at @DonmarWarehouse 24 Sep-3 Dec. And if you pick up a copy of JR's summer issue, you can read @JudiHerman's interview with playwright Itamar Moses. https://t.co/T2fesFba3P

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Unmissable music next Thursday – @BJNYC presents Bridge Over Troubled Water: Paul Simon's Musical Mysticism, a concert exploring and reimagining Simon's most loved songs, spanning his entire career. Streaming live from NYC. 7.30pm (ET) / 12.30am (BST) 🎟 https://t.co/viGqFP3gUy https://t.co/DbxoxdPDA6

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Last chance to see Rose at @ParkTheatre this week, as it closes on Saturday (15 Oct). An unmissable tour-de-force from Dame @MaureenLipman in Martin Sherman’s beautifully written drama (we gave it 5 stars after all – https://t.co/q8VOcJvPbM). Book tickets: https://t.co/Rrndip6trx https://t.co/atVa7sQ2oB

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For fans of hit @Netflix show The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, this Wednesday we'll be interviewing its executive producer Dafna Prenner about bringing Sarit Yishai-Levi's bestselling novel to our screens. 🕖 7.30pm 🎟️ FREE 💻 Zoom https://t.co/Bv6cm9Ry0l Hosted w/ @LyonsLearning https://t.co/GNx5GQC73u

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The Fever Syndrome ★★★★ – Alexis Zegerman’s multi-layered family drama matches scientific authenticity with emotional intelligence. Catch it at @Hamps_Theatre until 30 April and read @JudiHerman's review on the JR blog: https://t.co/lidlfkOLtv https://t.co/YNXjiyIcn0

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Next week our series on Lucian Freud kicks off, but before that we hosted a virtual book club with @LyonsLearning and invited the artist's daughter, Esther Freud, who discussed her book, The Sea House. Missed it? Catch up now on YouTube 📺 https://t.co/EV7DcRpTGI https://t.co/GviyCtOcsr

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What film changed your life? JR's editor Rebecca Taylor had a chat with director Steven Berkoff in our latest issue about his favourite film, The Fountainhead, King Vidor’s 1949 adaptation of the Ayn Rand novel. https://t.co/QqSVm998kd Tell us about your #FilmThatChangedMyLife… https://t.co/TzLkxECElM

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The @NationalTheatre's Crucible has transferred to the West End's Gielgud Theatre for a limited run (until 2 Sep). This gripping Arthur Miller parable tells of power and its abuse… See JR editor Rebecca Taylor's review of @CrucibleOnStage on our blog: https://t.co/ghMDzRJreq https://t.co/ZpIGZZLN1C

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On Monday night, join us to hear the true story that inspired Leon Uris' epic novel, Exodus. With Rabbi Roderick Young and Celia Michaels, whose parents were key players in the story of the ship. 🎟️FREE 💻Zoom https://t.co/K8vYhuOKFR Hosted w/ @LyonsLearning & @SephardiVoices https://t.co/cxZlGU5fFq