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JW3 keeps a busy calendar — here's what they've got coming up.

Upcoming events at JW3

Walk & Write
Community
Around £20

Walk & Write

2pm-4pm, Sundays, £20 per session, £36 for 2 // Join Nichola Charalambou from Creative Writes for a Walk & Write workshop, themed around Jewish stories and related sites around JW3’s neighbourhood. We will engage our senses and take inspiration as we walk, followed by writing time back at JW3, where we will also have time for a coffee & pastry. Our walks will include the JW3 mural and stories, prominent local characters, landmarks for the arts in the area and other points of interest. This workshop will be a celebration of the area and its rich history, in keeping with JW3’s Bar Mitzvah year. Creative Writes was formed in 2009 to develop a writing community and uses free flow writing as its foundation. There is no critique on the work, so you can write without worrying about how it is going to be received. Nichola will provide resource handouts and guide you through timed writing exercises. There will be two JW3 Walk & Write Workshops – join us for both or just one. Although the main focus will be on the writing, there is no pressure to read your work aloud to the group. What You’ll Learn: Getting ideas onto the page – learning how to start writing and keep going without worrying about perfection. Finding your own voice – writing in a way that feels natural and true to you Feeling confident to write – letting go of self-doubt and enjoying the creative process Who’s It For? This course is for anyone who wants to write, whether a complete beginner or more experienced.

Sun 14 Jun15:00JW3
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via JW3

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Community
Around £15,

James Joyce's Ulysses - A Novel of Two Peoples

7.30pm-9pm, £15, age 13+, Tuesday 16 June 2026 // JW3 celebrates Bloomsday. James Joyce's novel follows Jewish Dubliner Leopold Bloom on his odyssey around the city on 16th June 1904. Joyce famously described his book as 'a novel of two peoples', the Irish and the Jewish. For Joyce enthusiasts worldwide, 16th June marks Bloomsday. Join us for the first ever 'kosher' Bloomsday at JW3, as Toby Lichtig shares his Joyce enthusiasm with Zachary Leader whose recent Ellmann's Joyce: The Biography of a Masterpiece and its Maker was a Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year, and award-winning Irish novelist Eimear McBride who counts Ulysses as one of her biggest inspirations. Toby Lichtig is... Eimear McBride is the author of four novels: ‘A Girl is a Half-formed Thing’, ‘The Lesser Bohemians,’ ‘Strange Hotel’ and ‘The City Changes Its Face’, as well as the non-fiction work ‘Something Out of Place: Women & Disgust’ and the short plays ‘Mouthpieces.’ She held the inaugural Creative Fellowship at the Beckett Research Centre, University of Reading and, in 2022, wrote and directed A Very Short Film About Longing (DMC Films/BBC), which screened in the London Film Festival. She is the recipient of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, Goldsmiths Prize, Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Award, and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.She lives in London with her Irish-Jewish family.

Tue 16 Jun20:30JW3
via JW3
via JW3
community
Community
Around £15,

Not Only for Ourselves: The Past, Present and Future of JCORE

7.00pm-8.30pm, £15, hybrid, Wednesday 17 June 2026 // To celebrate Refugee Week 2026, JW3 is delighted to partner with HIAS+JCORE to launch ‘Not Only for Ourselves’, the history of JCORE. This fascinating book documents the evolution of the organisation and explores its role leading Jewish anti-racism across many decades. Now run as HIAS+JCORE – a partnership with the international refugee protection agency HIAS – the charity’s work challenging hate and welcoming refugees in the UK is more important than ever. We are excited to be joined by an esteemed panel of guests for this event. You will hear from JCORE’s founder, Dr Edie Friedman, who ran the organisation for 46 years; Rabbi David Mason, who became HIAS+JCORE’s first Executive Director in 2023; the book’s author, Joseph Finlay; Lord Simon Woolley; and Dawn Butler MP. Together they will discuss the organisation’s proud 50-year history, and the future of its work amidst the global context of a rising far-right and hostility to refugees. ‘Not Only for Ourselves’ is published in conjunction with the Parkes Institute at the University of Southampton which houses the JCORE archive.

Wed 17 Jun20:00JW3
via JW3
via JW3
Not Only for Ourselves: The Past, Present and Future of JCORE
CommunityHistory & HeritageTalks & Lectures

Not Only for Ourselves: The Past, Present and Future of JCORE

7.00pm-8.30pm, £15, hybrid, Wednesday 17 June 2026 // To celebrate Refugee Week 2026, JW3 is delighted to partner with HIAS+JCORE to launch ‘Not Only for Ourselves’, the history of JCORE. This fascinating book documents the evolution of the organisation and explores its role leading Jewish anti-racism across many decades. Now run as HIAS+JCORE – a partnership with the international refugee protection agency HIAS – the charity’s work challenging hate and welcoming refugees in the UK is more important than ever. We are excited to be joined by an esteemed panel of guests for this event. You will hear from JCORE’s founder, Dr Edie Friedman, who ran the organisation for 46 years; Rabbi David Mason, who became HIAS+JCORE’s first Executive Director in 2023; the book’s author, Joseph Finlay; Lord Simon Woolley; and Dawn Butler MP. Together they will discuss the organisation’s proud 50-year history, and the future of its work amidst the global context of a rising far-right and hostility to refugees. ‘Not Only for Ourselves’ is published in conjunction with the Parkes Institute at the University of Southampton which houses the JCORE archive.

Wed 17 Jun20:30JW3
via JW3
community
Community
Around £20,

Cher: Multimedia star, Cultural Icon, Living Legend

2pm-3.15pm, £20, in building, Thursday 18 June 2026 // Cher is one of a kind: a singer, actress, fashionista, gossip magnet, and LGBTQ+ icon who has been a star since the mid-1960s. Her extraordinary career includes a multitude of triumphs and failures from marriages to television programmes to films, albums, and concert tours. Throughout it all, Cher has held fast to her identity while also reinventing her image and career, defying those that wrote her off at numerous times in her career. She has hosted one of the top television shows in America (The Sonny and Cher Show), released best-selling albums, appeared on Broadway, won an Academy Award (for Moonstruck), advocated for political causes, fundraised for charitable foundations, and has written part one of her memoir (Cher: The Memoir, Part One; part two will be released in 2026). This talk will focus on Cher’s extensive multimedia career, considering how she rose from being part of the Sonny and Cher duo in her twenties to becoming a film and solo music star in her thirties and forties to her greatest ‘comeback’ in her fifties (with the single, ‘Believe’) to her contemporary icon status as she turns 80 in 2026. Dr Julie Lobalzo Wright is an Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick. She has taught and researched film and television stardom for many years, publishing work and giving talks on various stars, including Judy Garland, Elvis Presley, David Bowie and Barbra Streisand.

Thu 18 Jun15:00JW3
via JW3
community
Community

Familiar Touch

Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), a retired cook, prepares breakfast in her sunny and cozy kitchen -- a dish she seems to have made many times before, although small and puzzling errors now punctuate her comfortable routine. When her son (H. Jon Benjamin) arrives to dine with her, she mistakes him for a suitor. Their "date" takes them to an assisted living facility, which Ruth does not remember that she had previously selected for herself. Among her fellow memory care residents, Ruth feels lost and adrift, certain she has found herself somewhere she does not belong. As she slowly begins to accept the warmth and support of care workers Vanessa (Carolyn Michelle) and Brian (Andy McQueen), she finds new ways to ground herself in her body, even as her mind embarks on a journey all its own. Writer-director Sarah Friedland's coming-of-old-age feature compassionately follows the winding path of octogenarian Ruth's shifting memories and desires while remaining rooted in her sage perspective. // Duration: 90 minutes Rating: 12A Director: Sarah Friedland Cast: Kathleen Chalfant, H. Jon Benjamin, Carolyn Michelle Year: 2024 Language: English

Sun 21 Jun12:00JW3
via JW3
community
Community

Leonora in the Morning Light

Defiant, brilliant, and untamable, Leonora Carrington refused to live by anyone’s rules but her own. In the charged atmosphere of 1930s Paris, she falls under the spell of the Surrealist movement—and into a passionate, volatile love affair with the German artist Max Ernst. Together, they create a world where art and life blur, surrounded by icons like André Breton and Salvador Dalí, and build an otherworldly refuge in the south of France filled with sculpted creatures and strange, living dreams. Leonora in the Morning Light is the epic true story of a woman who turned trauma into transcendence, creating beauty from chaos and forging a legacy that changed the history of modern art. // Duration: 103 minutes Rating: 15 Director: Thor Klein & Lena Vurma Cast: Olivia Vinall, Alexander Scheer, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Ryan Gage, Istvan Teglas, Luis Gerardo Mendez Year: 2025 Language: English

Sun 21 Jun14:15JW3
via JW3
Father's Day Rainbow Flow Story Yoga
Sports & Fitness
Around £7

Father's Day Rainbow Flow Story Yoga

2pm-4pm, £7 per person, ages 5-11 // Celebrate Father’s Day with a joyful, shared yoga experience designed especially for dads, grandads, and their children or grandchildren. Step into a colourful world of movement, imagination, and connection with Rainbow Flow Story Yoga—a playful session where stories unfold through gentle yoga, music, and mindful moments. Together, grown‑ups and little ones will stretch, explore, and move through an engaging story that brings creativity and connection to life. Using simple, accessible yoga poses woven into a story, Rainbow Flow encourages laughter, togetherness, and meaningful time across generations. Through colour, breath, and relaxation, children and adults are invited to slow down, tune in, and enjoy being fully present with one another. Sessions are relaxed and welcoming, with everyone encouraged to join in at their own pace. Whether you’re brand new to yoga or have practiced before, this is a space where bonding and play matter more than getting anything “right.” A perfect Father’s Day treat on 21st June, this special session offers a calm yet uplifting way to celebrate—creating memories, sharing smiles, and enjoying quality time together. What to expect Story‑led yoga full of imagination and colour Gentle, playful movement for all ages Breathing and relaxation moments to share Connection, laughter, and Father’s Day fun Who it’s for Dads and grandads with children or grandchildren Step‑dads, uncles, carers, and special...

Sun 21 Jun15:00JW3
via JW3
via JW3
via JW3
Time and Water: Screening + Panel
Talks & Lectures
Around £7.50

Time and Water: Screening + Panel

7pm - 9.25pm, £7.50 // How do we say goodbye to what we never thought we could lose? Join us for a special screening of Time and Water, the breathtaking documentary by Oscar-nominated director Sara Dosa. The film follows celebrated Icelandic author Andri Snær Magnason as he weaves together family archives, folklore, and the stark reality of his homeland's melting glaciers to create a poignant time capsule for future generations. Following the screening, our panel of Jewish climate thought leaders will bridge the film's themes with Jewish tradition. Presented in partnership with EcoJudaism, this event explores how water, ritual, and landscape shape our understanding of climate responsibility, intergenerational memory, and our sacred duty to the planet.

Sun 21 Jun20:00JW3
via JW3
community
Community

Babykino: My Mother's Wedding

For parents and carers with babies under the age of one // Heartfelt and funny, the film follows three sisters who return to their childhood home for a momentous weekend: the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother, Diana Frost (Kristin Scott Thomas). The three daughters are from vastly different walks of life: Katherine (Scarlett Johansson) is a Captain in the Royal Navy; Victoria (Sienna Miller) is a Hollywood star; and Georgina (Emily Beecham) is a hospice nurse. Over the weekend, the family gathers to celebrate the new marriage, but mother and daughters alike are forced to revisit the past and confront the future, all with help from a colourful group of unexpected wedding guests. // Duration: 95 minutes Rating: 15 Director: Kristin Scott Thomas Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, Emily Beecham Year: 2025 Language: English

Mon 22 Jun12:00JW3
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Maksim Herkin: A Personal Story of Survival and Strength
Community
Around £12,

Maksim Herkin: A Personal Story of Survival and Strength

7pm - 8.15pm, £12, in building // Maksim Herkin was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, during the attack on the Nova Festival. For 738 days, he was held in Gaza, cut off from his family and the outside world. Born in the Donbas region of Ukraine, he was 35-year-old father to a 3-year-old daughter when he was kidnapped, and was the primary provider for his mother and 11-year-old brother. In this intimate and powerful conversation, Maksim will share his personal story. From the final messages he sent to his family that morning, to the choices he made in captivity to protect his identity, and the resilience that sustained him through nearly two years of uncertainty. Now free, Maksim will also reflect on what he has carried with him since his return. What it means to rebuild, what has stayed with him, and what he wants this community to hear and understand. In conversation with Danyelle Neuman, Chief Development Officer at The Jewish Agency for Israel, this will be a deeply moving evening and a rare opportunity to hear directly from someone who lived through these events. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and join the conversation.

Mon 22 Jun20:00JW3
via JW3
In Conversation With Maxim Herkin: A Personal Story of Survival and Strength
Community

In Conversation With Maxim Herkin: A Personal Story of Survival and Strength

7:30pm - 8.45pm, £12, in building // Maxim Herkin was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, during the attack on the Nova Festival. For 738 days, he was held in Gaza, cut off from his family and the outside world. Born in the Donbas region of Ukraine, he was 35-year-old father to a 3-year-old daughter when he was kidnapped, and was the primary provider for his mother and 11-year-old brother. In this intimate and powerful conversation, Maxim will share his personal story. From the final messages he sent to his family that morning, to the choices he made in captivity to protect his identity, and the resilience that sustained him through nearly two years of uncertainty. Now free, Maxim will also reflect on what he has carried with him since his return. What it means to rebuild, what has stayed with him, and what he wants this community to hear and understand. In conversation with Danyelle Neuman, Chief Development Officer at The Jewish Agency for Israel, this will be a deeply moving evening and a rare opportunity to hear directly from someone who lived through these events. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and join the conversation.

Mon 22 Jun20:30JW3
via JW3
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