tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2008://1 2008-07-20T18:14:10Z Movable Type 3.34 tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2008://1.37 2008-07-19T07:20:10Z 2008-07-20T18:14:10Z

Like every year our Summer Garden Party is happening! Here is a reminder and some more details: This Saturday, 19th July, 8:30 at Hashomer House 37a Broadhurst gardens, NW6 3BN Music, some food, nice company and the excellent movie by...

Lawrence Joffe Can You Hear Me? It is about women making peace in Israel and the Palestinian territories, which we found encouraging and heart-warming. Come and join us!!! Bring your friends Recommended donations towards our expenses: £5/£3 Please feel free to bring some refreshment to share but that is only optional Hope to see you with us! Liz Goldberg - Event co-ordinator and all of as in Meretz-Yachad UK]]> tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2008://1.36 2008-06-20T16:36:34Z 2008-06-20T16:38:58Z

This is a reminder about the forthcoming meeting at Hashomer House on The format is a debate about the Jewish religion between 2 people with very different views. AVRAHAM SHOMRONI, was a member of Kibbutz Barkai for 40 years. He...

Lawrence Joffe AVRAHAM SHOMRONI, was a member of Kibbutz Barkai for 40 years. He was General Secretary of Hashomer Hatzair (1951-53) and served as Shaliach for Mapam in London (1982-86). He now lives in Tel-Aviv. MICHAEL MILSTON, runs a Language Teaching School called Lingua Franca. He is the author of A Critical Review (1997) which reviews a number of philosophically based books. Michael studied in Sokachov Yeshivah in Beit Vegan, Jerusalem and he currently gives weekly shiurim (lessons) at both Yakar and Western Marble Arch synagogues. He is also the producer of Spectrum Radio's Jewish programme, named Tikkun Spectrum. This will be a debate on the many shades of opinion and outlook in Judaism today - ranging from secular to orthodox and many variations inbetween. Do not forget also, that there will be a Summer Garden Party on Saturday evening, 19 July, starting at 8.30pm. We look forward to seeing you. ]]> tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2008://1.35 2008-04-29T13:37:26Z 2008-04-29T13:38:39Z

A few places have remained for Hebrew lessons for all levels, especially beginners (not completely) Starts mid May Friendly atmosphere Experienced teacher Please e mail us 4 details Info@meretz.co.uk...

Lawrence Joffe Hebrew lessons for all levels, especially beginners (not completely) Starts mid May Friendly atmosphere Experienced teacher Please e mail us 4 details Info@meretz.co.uk ]]> tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2008://1.34 2008-04-21T10:44:17Z 2008-04-21T14:01:32Z

Please check this link!! http://www.zionist.org.uk/new/cms/?id=39...

Lawrence Joffe Please check this link!! http://www.zionist.org.uk/new/cms/?id=39 tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2008://1.33 2008-04-21T10:36:18Z 2008-04-21T11:10:50Z

Jennifer Langer and two of the contributors to the book, will be in discussion about Jewish exiled writers and literature. Predrag Finci, a Bosnian exiled writer, and Bart Wolffe, Zimbabwean writer and playwright, will also be reading from their...

Lawrence Joffe Jennifer Langer and two of the contributors to the book, will be in discussion about Jewish exiled writers and literature. Predrag Finci, a Bosnian exiled writer, and Bart Wolffe, Zimbabwean writer and playwright, will also be reading from their work, giving us a window into their unique experience. Jennifer Langer is the founding director of Exiled Writers Ink , organisation of refugee writers, based in London, and editor of 4 anthologies of exiled literature, the latest being the newly published 'If Salt Has Memory: Jewish Exiled Writers', an anthology of literature by Jewish exiled writers from the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Europe, published Five Leaves, 2008, She has an MA in Cultural Memory. light refreshments hope to have you with us Recommended donation: £ 4/£2.50]]> tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2008://1.32 2008-04-21T10:34:32Z 2008-04-21T14:04:14Z

We are delighted to welcome back to London once again a very dear friend of ours - Avraham Shomroni and his wife Masha. Many of you will remember Avraham from when he was a Shaliach for Mapam in the...

Lawrence Joffe Avraham Shomroni and his wife Masha. Many of you will remember Avraham from when he was a Shaliach for Mapam in the 1980s, when he spent a couple of years helping to foster our message. Last time when he was here, we had a debate which was very successful. This time it will be a slightly different format, It is sure to be enjoyable. Light refreshment Recommended donation: £4 / £2.50]]> tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2008://1.31 2008-04-21T10:20:56Z 2008-04-21T11:14:43Z

It has become our practice, to round off the summer events with our ANNUAL SUMMER GARDEN PARTY (Let's hope it's warm enough to go into the garden!!) GOOD FOOD, GOOD MUSIC AND MOST OF ALL GOOD COMPANY. (Tell your friends)....

Lawrence Joffe It has become our practice, to round off the summer events with our ANNUAL SUMMER GARDEN PARTY (Let's hope it's warm enough to go into the garden!!) GOOD FOOD, GOOD MUSIC AND MOST OF ALL GOOD COMPANY. (Tell your friends). Recommended donation £5 / £3.50 Looking forward to seeing you at some or even all of the above tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2008://1.30 2008-03-15T23:46:09Z 2008-03-15T23:50:01Z

We are extremely sad to announce that Comrade Professor Gertrude Falk has died last Sunday after a short struggle with cancer. Gertrude will be cremated in Golders Green Crematorium at 2 pm on Monday the 17th of March (2008). She...

Daniel Zylbersztajn http://www.geocities.com/dz.research/daniel.html We are extremely sad to announce that Comrade Professor Gertrude Falk has died last Sunday after a short struggle with cancer. Gertrude will be cremated in Golders Green Crematorium at 2 pm on Monday the 17th of March (2008). She requested no flowers, but donations to her favorite charity Neve Shalom ~ Wahat al Salam. There is a reception around 3.30 pm at Meretz Ha Shomer Hse after the cremation. tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2008://1.29 2008-02-18T17:17:26Z 2008-02-18T17:21:08Z

MERETZ UK and PEACE NOW UK invite you to a debate on “Israel-Palestine 2008 - Impasse or Progress?" with Professor Manuel Hassassian Palestinian Delegate General to the UK and Dr Menachem Klein Senior Lecturer Dept. of Political Science Bar-Ilan University,...

Lawrence Joffe MERETZ UK and PEACE NOW UK invite you to a debate on “Israel-Palestine 2008 - Impasse or Progress?" with Professor Manuel Hassassian Palestinian Delegate General to the UK and Dr Menachem Klein Senior Lecturer Dept. of Political Science Bar-Ilan University, Israel chaired by Lord Hugh Dykes On Wednesday 27th February 2007 at 19.30 at Friends House 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ (opposite Euston BR station) PLEASE CALL 0208-621-7172 FOR SEAT RESERVATION OR E-MAIL paul@peacenowuk.org ]]> tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2007://1.27 2007-12-12T16:01:03Z 2007-12-12T16:26:35Z

A talk and slide presentation by Estelle Lovatt Estelle is a freelance art critic for BBC TV and radio as well as various independent radio stations. She is a contributor to a number of different art journals and teaches...

Lawrence Joffe Estelle is a freelance art critic for BBC TV and radio as well as various independent radio stations. She is a contributor to a number of different art journals and teaches at Hampstead School of Art. Light refreshments will follow the talk. The meeting will take place as usual at: Hashomer House 37a Broadhurst Gardens London NW6 Entrance: £3.50/£2.50 Hope to see you ]]> tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2007://1.26 2007-11-20T12:44:33Z 2007-11-20T12:48:55Z

We have the pleasure to have this extremely busy woman with us Denise Marshall, Executive Eaves Housing, Eaves Women's Aid, The Lilith Project, The POPPY Project. Meretz – Yachad UK See this issue as one of our high priority...

Lawrence Joffe We have the pleasure to have this extremely busy woman with us Denise Marshall, Executive Eaves Housing, Eaves Women's Aid, The Lilith Project, The POPPY Project. Meretz – Yachad UK See this issue as one of our high priority topics. Come and join us, learn something about women trafficking and thereby help to put a stop to it! Recommended donation for both talks £4\£3 {concessions} but no one will not be admitted because they lack money! Hope to see you with us tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2007://1.23 2007-11-15T14:10:50Z 2007-12-16T17:13:04Z

On Sunday 18 November Miriam Harel spoke about the effect of years of violence on children and parents from both Jewish and Palestinian families. Miriam works in a Tel Aviv clinic and has recently published a book about her experiences....

Lawrence Joffe Sunday 18 November Miriam Harel spoke about the effect of years of violence on children and parents from both Jewish and Palestinian families. Miriam works in a Tel Aviv clinic and has recently published a book about her experiences. Below follows a report of what was a quite fascinating meeting... ]]> In the first part of her talk Miriam Harel spoke about her book “Patchwork“, in which she described how she evolved her own approach to treating young children who had problems in the context of their families. This work started during the golden age of the 60’s and 70’s when there was plenty of funding, especially in the Kibbutz movement, to develop new techniques. Later on the funding dried up, and during the time of the Intifadas and the wars between Israel and her Arab neighbours, there was a great deal of trauma and fear. This had a dramatic impact on young children and their families. Miriam then took the audience through several interesting case studies from her book. The second part of Miriam’s talk was about Kibbutz today and the drastic changes brought about by the economic crisis which hit the Kibbutzim after the Likud came to power in 1977. Miriam described the three types of Kibbutzim today, and talked about her own Kibbutz Ha-Ogen, and how it changed without the members being able to stop harmful external developments. Today there are almost no communal facilities left and this has strongly effected retired veterans of the Kibbutz. At the same time many new businesses have been set up privately, including something resembling a massage parlour! Miriam's husband, Simon, contributed to discussions arising out the second part of Miriam's talk. Meretz UK wishes to thank both of them for a moving and enlightening presentation, one that certainly gave our audience plenty of food for thought. tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2007://1.22 2007-10-30T16:50:27Z 2007-10-30T16:55:06Z

Meretz Yachad UK Sunday 4th Nov’ Meretz – Yachad-UK AGM at Hashomer House 6:00pm-7:30 Sharp! Meretz – Yachad UK Annual General Later on Sunday the 4th Nov’ at 8:00pm A Talk with Laura Miller: Is being Jewish dependent on there...

Daniel Zylbersztajn http://www.geocities.com/dz.research/daniel.html Meretz Yachad UK Sunday 4th Nov’ Meretz – Yachad-UK AGM at Hashomer House 6:00pm-7:30 Sharp! Meretz – Yachad UK Annual General Later on Sunday the 4th Nov’ at 8:00pm A Talk with Laura Miller: Is being Jewish dependent on there being a supernatural Being? What does being Jewish mean in a post-Holocaust world? the origins of Humanism, Judaism and will answer questions about how Humanist Judaism relates to the modern world and modern Jews. Wed’ 28th Nov’ 7:30p A talk with Denise Marshall, Executive Eaves Housing, Eaves Women's Aid, The Lilith Project, The POPPY Project Hebrew Classes Meretz Yachad UK Dear members and friends, we are happy to update you about our forthcoming events and activities for November: Sunday 4th Nov’ Meretz – Yachad-UK AGM at Hashomer House 6:00pm-7:30 Sharp! Meretz – Yachad UK Annual General Meeting we invite you to take part and join in the discussion and help the Meretz/ Yachad Committee formulate our programme for the coming year. There will also be elections for the officers of Meretz/ Yachad UK and you may nominate members of Meretz/ Yachad UK for the posts. You must obtain the agreement of the individual to stand for office and submit your nominations by post or e-mail to arrive before Sunday 4th November. The posts are: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and Committee members. Later on Sunday the 4th Nov’ at 8:00pm A Talk with Laura Miller: Is being Jewish dependent on there being a supernatural Being? What does being Jewish mean in a post-Holocaust world? the origins of Humanism, Judaism and will answer questions about how Humanist Judaism relates to the modern world and modern Jews. Laura Miller is a madricha or lay leader o the Humanist Jewish movement. The London Jewish Humanist Community of which she is leader, is having regular meetings. She is hoping that the movement will begin to grow in Britain, as it has in the US and Israel. N.B those who are coming for the evening Talk Only, please do not come in before 7:30 when the AGM will finish. ***************************** ****************************** ******* Wed’ 28th Nov’ 7:30p A talk with Denise Marshall OBE, Executive Eaves Housing, Eaves Women's Aid, The Lilith Project, The POPPY Project.we have the pleasure to have this extremely busy woman with us Denise will speak about Women Trafficking in the UK (!!!) Meretz – Yachad UK See this issue as one of our high priority topics. Denise recently has received her OBE at this year's award ceremony for great services to disadvantaged women. Come and join us, learn something about women trafficking and thereby help to put a stop to it! ****************************** ****************************** ****** Hebrew classes for Meretz chaverim. Complete beginners with Aviad Coka- Aviad is an experienced teacher, has much patience and is pleasant to learn with. Lessons will take place every Monday evening, 7:30pm at Hashomer House from 19th Nov’. To enroll and confirm level please call Aviad on 07962946467. Two hours lessons will cost for Meretz-Yachad friends £8. Beginner (not a completely beginners), intermediate and advanced Hebrew lessons with Miri Grant- Miri is a well known and experienced Hebrew teacher. The lessons will take place every week at her home in Golders Green. To enroll and confirm level please contact Miri on 0208 4555713 Meretz- Yachad has an arrangement with Steimatsky for Discount! In addition Meretz will subsidise the cost of Hebrew books etc. to our members on the circulation list. The book can be purchased at Steimatsky, Golders Green. Hope to see you with us If anyone wishes to be removed from the e-mail list please notify Avivit, the Administrator. Meretz Yachad UK tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2007://1.21 2007-08-19T22:39:09Z 2007-10-06T23:16:00Z

... as Borat might have put it! Meretz UK held its annual summer jamboree on Sunday, 26th August, but this time it was a party with a difference. Guests were not only treated to talks by two unusual therapists, but...

Daniel Zylbersztajn http://www.geocities.com/dz.research/daniel.html ... as Borat might have put it! Meretz UK held its annual summer jamboree on Sunday, 26th August, but this time it was a party with a difference. Guests were not only treated to talks by two unusual therapists, but also enjoyed free consultations afterwards. Our special visitors were Mavis Klein, therapist and astrologer, and Marvin Shaw, a person-centred colour therapist. Sharing in the fun was a photographer from the Jewish Chronicle, whose pictures of several of those attending the event appeared in the JC a fortnight later. All in all, a successful and unusual event. Many thanks to all those who helped organise a most enjoyable and stimulating event!]]> Our party lasted from 8.30 pm to 11 pm and featured good food, great music and interesting people. As a special feature we were treated to talks by two Alternative Therapists who demonstrated their particular field of therapy. Mavis Klein: Therapist and Astrologer who offered guests the chance to have an astrological reading or a personality test. Marvin Shaw: A person centred Colour Therapist. He will show you the importance of colour in your life and how it can affect your behaviour. As usual the party took place at Hashomer House 37a Broadhurst Gardens London NW6 tag:www.meretz.org.uk,2007://1.20 2007-08-16T15:31:22Z 2007-08-16T15:42:30Z

Some of the speeches of the Engage Meeting, which members of Meretz UK's maskirut attended (the recent Meretz statement was distributed there) are now published online here We recommend the speeches of John Pike, John Mann, Howard Jacobson, Tim Dawson,...

Daniel Zylbersztajn http://www.geocities.com/dz.research/daniel.html ecent Meretz statement was distributed there) are now published online hereJohn Pike, John Mann, Howard Jacobson, Tim Dawson, Anthony Julius. ]]>