Woodside Ark

Service of Dedication of The Woodside Park Synagogue Holocaust Memorial Sunday 22 January 2023 The chilly January weather did not prevent some 350 people attending a service in Woodside Park…

Colonel J. H. Patterson by David: In today’s climate of anti-Semitism it comes as a surprise to find that a century ago there were British people who were actively philosemitic…

The Berlin Experience – a Question of Reframing by Martin:   What the Berlin experience did to me Berlin is not just another city , its buildings, its music, art,…

Romaniote Jews of Crete by Alex:   It’s that time of year again and the Archers are back on their travels.  This time we’re in Crete.  We were here 5…

Hen to Henna by Andy:   This article on marriage customs has been written by Andy. It includes a detailed account of the henna party which took place before the…

Reflections on my Journey 3rd in a series of 10 Tevya Talks by Marsha:   Time is such a strange phenomenon, Although measured mathematically, our personal experience of time is…

Pesach to Shavuot by Paul:   I. Our visitors we saw by zoom But for one guest there was no room Corona did not join our seder. We don’t know…

WPS 1943 – 1947 by Cyril: I would like to thank Reverend Michael Plaskow MBE for recently introducing me to Cyril who was on the Board of Management  at WPS …

Windermere – The Boys by Mala and David:   After the end of World War Two the Home Office gave permission for one thousand child survivors from concentration camps to…

Royal Inglorious Bastards   During World War II, the U.S. government’s newly formed Office of Strategic Services trained thousands of men and launched hundreds of undercover missions. The Real Inglorious…