Jewish TALK

I'd like to introduce Fiona Frank, one of the founders of the Lancaster Lakes Jewish community. Recently she's been taking time to travel around Europe, taking in different Events and cultural experiences... and recording a personal podcast as she travelled. I wanted to bring you one particular one, recorded when Fiona visited Weimar in the former East Germany. Weimar was home to the Bauhaus movement founded by Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Walter Gropius Before that it was known as the birthplace of Weimar Classicism, a literary humanistic movement of the writers Goethe and Schiller. But there was also a darker side to Weimar... the city had a Nazi government 2 years before Hitler came to power,  and Buchenwald concentration camp is 11 km down the road. But in today's modern Europe, Weimar is trying to put itself back on the positive cultural map. Yiddish Summer  Workshops and Festival was established in 1999. Fiona met with its founder and Director Alan Bern

We get the inside track on what its like to vote in an Israeli General Election and what the issues are for your average Israeli. We also have help for UK voters who want to find out if their candidates are understanding of your Jewish concerns.

Jack Maurer tells us how make matzos at home. Simone Pinkus cooks both for her family and customers. How does she plan Pesach, fill hungry mouths in a hurry, and make a packed lunch to take to work or school? Recipe on our website JSCN.ORG.UK

Between 45-55 thousand Jews took part in the First World War. Their stories have remained untold and are in danger of being lost forever. But now a heritage project, British Jews in the First World War, is getting people to come forward and making a record of those stories so their legacy will never be lost. JSCN is partnering with BJFWW and Ed Horwich invited the Project Team into the studio to talk us about some of the amazing stories they have uncovered and how you can get involved. www.jscn.org.uk https://www.facebook.com/jscnuk/ contact: jscn.org.uk/contact

Ed Horwich and Sal Litvak shared a similar experience which led to them individually becoming more involved with their communities. Sal tells the emotional story of how his grandmother was responsible for him ultimately becoming the Accidental Talmudist. WEBSITE: http://jscn.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jscnuk/ CONTACT: http://jscn.org.uk/contact

Asaf Siniver is a Reader in International Security at Birmingham University and biographer of Aba Eban. He unravels the failures of the Peace process in the Middle East, and looks at the requirements for a peace in the future. WEBSITE: http://jscn.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jscnuk/ CONTACT: http://jscn.org.uk/contact

Sheffield has been home to many Jewish industrialists. As the community grows smaller, what can it offer now, as young families consider the move north out of London? Mark Rayner tells Ed Horwich what Sheffield has to offer its Jews. WEBSITE: http://jscn.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jscnuk/ CONTACT: http://jscn.org.uk/contact

How do you get your local council to understand your Jewish needs? Many local Councillors have never met a Jew, let alone understand the needs and desires of their Jewish community. A document 'A Jewish Manifesto for Local Government' seeks to address this issue. And help both individuals and Councillors communicate effectively. Produced by the Board of Deputies, staffer Phillip Roseberg outlines how this publication is going to help, and how it can be useful to you. WEBSITE: http://jscn.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jscnuk/ CONTACT: http://jscn.org.uk/contact

Film director Keith Farrell tells Ed Horwich about his latest project, the dramatisation of a young woman's struggle against the odds to become the first Woman Rabbi, in pre-war Germany. WEBSITE: http://jscn.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jscnuk/ CONTACT: http://jscn.org.uk/contact

Jnetics is a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping identify and manage Genetic Disorders prevalent in the Jewish community. These include tests for the BRCA gene (associated with certain cancers), and Tay Sachs gene (which leads to damage nervous system). Aviva Lewis explains the service to Ed Horwich. WEBSITE: http://jscn.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jscnuk/ CONTACT: http://jscn.org.uk/contact