Wednesday 10 December

Yiddish Food Culture: And What About the Taste?

Dr Sima Beeri preserves the recipes of her mother and mother-in-law in And What About the Taste?. The cookbook is the result of more than 30 years of culinary methods and ingredients collected on scraps of paper in five different languages. She discusses the stories of those associated with the dishes, laid out in order of the Jewish festivals.

7.30pm. £8. Reland Quaker Meeting House, Bristol, BS6 6EJ. www.davarbristol.co.uk

Monday 22 October

It’s About Time

Clive Lawton, CEO of the Commonwealth Jewish Council, discusses the relevance of calendars across different cultures and countries. He considers the Jewish calendar in the context of those from other religions in a debate about whether or not it’s one of the most obvious or strangest forms of timekeeping on the globe.

7.30pm. £8. Reland Quaker Meeting House, Bristol, BS6 6EJ. www.davarbristol.co.uk

Wednesday 12 November

Captain Guillon – The Cruel Price of Resistance in South-West France

Captain Lucien Guillon risked his and his family’s safety by issuing false papers to Jews and warning them of impending danger during the Holocaust – a role that led to his dismissal, arrest and deportation to Neuenbürg and Ravensbrook concentration camps. Historian Hamish Macdonald talks about Guillon’s remarkable moral and physical courage and unwavering solidarity with Jewish refugees.

7.30pm. £8. Reland Quaker Meeting House, Bristol, BS6 6EJ. www.davarbristol.co.uk