Thursday 23 November

Margaret Fingerhut: Around the World in 88 Piano Keys

Join pianist and Trinty Laban professor Margaret Fingerhut on a musical journey. Starting in Norway with Grieg, listeners are transported through Ukraine with Bortkiewicz, Nigeria with Bankole and onward to many other places. The Middle East is represented by Babylonia, a specially commissioned piece by Roxanna Panufnik, which you can read more about in the Summer 2023 issue of JR.

8pm. Phone for prices. Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead, SL6 4PF. 01628 788 997. www.margaretfingerhut.co.uk

UNTIL Sunday 21 September

Benjamin Disraeli and His Judaism

Explore the life and legacy of the first and only Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, in his former home, Hughenden Manor. The Jewish politician served as the UK’s prime minister twice and played a key role in the creation of the modern Conservative party. Talks will take place at 1pm daily.

1pm. £16.50, £8.30 per child. Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe, HP14 4LA. www.bnaibrithuk.org

Sunday 31 August

A Particularly Nasty Case: A Murderously Funny Evening with Adam Kay

Bafta-winning Jewish comic and former NHS staffer Adam Kay became a household name after his debut best-seller, This is Going to Hurt, was adapted into a hit BBC drama starring Ben Whishaw. Compiled from diary entries he made while working as junior doctor, the book (as well as its follow-up Undoctored) told everyday stories that were as gut-clenchingly funny as they were gut-wrenchingly heartbreaking. Now he presents A Particularly Nasty Case, his first work of fiction, a murder mystery inspired by his medical history – and highly humorous to boot. Discover more about it in this evening of anecdotes, insights and readings, followed by a Q&A.

3pm, 7.30pm. £35. Cambridge Junction, CB1 7GX. www.adamkay.co.uk

Tate St Ives

Artist Rooms: Sol LeWitt

Influential in establishing the notion of ‘conceptual art’ in the 1960s, Jewish American artist Solomon ‘Sol’ LeWitt produced highly colourful, sprawling wall pieces. For example, Wall Drawing #1136 (2004) weaves together seven vibrant colours to create an enveloping chromatic environment.

Until 12 November

TR26 1TG. www.tate.org.uk

Saturday 15 October

A Year with Kurt Schwitters: Dada Ball

This event is made up of dance lessons to remember German Jewish artist Karl Schwitters’ love of tango, rhumba, two-step, shimmy and jazz. Learn the dances during the day and enjoy a 1920s-inspired Dada ball in the evening. This workshop coincides with Jewish artist Anthony D Padgett’s project, A Year with Kurt Schwitters, in which he responds to the artist’s life and work.

12-11.30pm. Price TBC. The Centre, Ambleside, LA22 9DH. www.amblesidepc.org.uk 

Saturday 30 August

A Particularly Nasty Case: A Murderously Funny Evening with Adam Kay

Bafta-winning Jewish comic and former NHS staffer Adam Kay became a household name after his debut best-seller, This is Going to Hurt, was adapted into a hit BBC drama starring Ben Whishaw. Compiled from diary entries he made while working as junior doctor, the book (as well as its follow-up Undoctored) told everyday stories that were as gut-clenchingly funny as they were gut-wrenchingly heartbreaking. Now he presents A Particularly Nasty Case, his first work of fiction, a murder mystery inspired by his medical history – and highly humorous to boot. Discover more about it in this evening of anecdotes, insights and readings, followed by a Q&A.

7.30pm. £33.80. New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, PO1 2DD. www.adamkay.co.uk

Friday 11 July

Ian Stone is Looking for the Wow

Ian Stone is sick of the daily humdrum, he wants to be dazzled. He’s thought about exploring breathtaking forests, but “my ancestors wandered the desert for 40 years, I think we’ve been outdoors enough”, he stubbornly states in his press release. And spirituality is a no-go (“I’ve been harbouring a grudge against God since my mother stopped me going to see Arsenal play after my bar mitzvah”). So, what will wow this wry London comic? Join Stone as he attempts to find out.

8pm. £18. Ashlyns School, Berkhamstead, HP4 3AH. www.ianstonecomedian.co.uk

Wednesday 7 May

Following a Written Trail: Isaac of Norwich

Jewish financier Isaac of Norwich was amongst the Jews imprisoned by King John of England in 1210, accused of concealing his assets. Palaeographer Judith Olszowy-Schlanger (University of Oxford) discusses Hebrew documents dating back to medieval England, which follow Isaac of Norwich and his family.

5pm. FREE. Sainsbury Lecture Theatre, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ. www.store.uea.ac.uk

Sunday 14 September

Bath Jewish Burial Ground Open Day

Explore one of the few remnants of the now extinct Bath Hebrew Congregation. Established in 1812 and developed in Georgian times, now all that remains are the graves of some 80 people who are buried there.

11am. FREE. Bath Jewish Burial Ground, BA2 5DD. www.bathjewishburialground.org

Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum

Artist Rooms: Diane Arbus

The daughter of prominent Jewish New Yorkers, Diane Arbus is best known for her black and white photos of members of society who were marginalised for the way they looked, dressed or behaved. These portraits reveal the complexities of human nature and challenge ideas of gender, beauty and identity. One of her most noted images is A Jewish Giant at Home With His Parents in the Bronx, NY, 1970.
Until 1 December

CV32 4AA. 01926 742 700. www.fb.com/leamingtonspaartgalleryandmuseum

Tuesday 13 – Monday 26 November

UK Jewish Film Festival

The UKJFF celebrates its 22nd anniversary this year, showcasing many world, European and UK premieres of new features, documentaries and shorts. Highlights include US comedy Humor Me, about a Jewish playwright whose life goes south, leading him to move into his father’s retirement home (13 Nov) and Itzhak, about Israeli virtuosic violinist Itzhak Perlman (26 Nov). Read our reviews of some of the festival highlights in the Oct 2018 issue of JR.

7.30pm. Prices and Leeds venues vary. http://ukjewishfilm.org