A snapshot of our recent JR Tour to Yorkshire & Coventry
Last month JR enjoyed a short break to Yorkshire and Coventry to unearth all the Jewish art and culture the region has to offer. The three-day trip was packed full of walks, talks, art, history and theatre. We explored the diverse collection of Northern artists, including Ukrainian-born Jewish painter Jacob Kramer, at Leeds Art Gallery and the Henry Moore Institute, as well as The Pull of Gravity, a major new exhibition by South African Jewish multimedia artist William Kentridge at the award-winning Yorkshire Sculpture Park. We also saw the premiere of a timely new play about the Mitford Sisters called The Party Girls at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre, followed by an exclusive post-show conversation with its writer Amy Rosenthal. Before heading back to London, we spent a morning discovering Coventry’s unexpected Jewish connections, notably Jacob Epstein's last major commission, a bronze sculpture of St Michael on the facade of the New Cathedral, and Ecce Homo, his pre-war carving in the ruins of the Old Cathedral.
To offer a glimpse of the tour, we’ve compiled a gallery of photos submitted by subscribers who attended the trip. Click the images below to browse. If you’d like to attend a future JR trip, head to our tours and short breaks pages.
