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Ben Uri 2023 exhibiting in London, the UK, Europe, the USA and via benuri.org globally Ben Uri in London at the gallery art with the New Art Studio 11 January to 17 February In response to the partnership with the National Gallery’s digital exhibition Fruits of the Spirit that pairs Ben Uri’s Mornington Crescent Summer Morning II by Frank Auerbach with its Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh. Joy: Exploring the concept through Museum Partner at the London Art Fair: Business Design Centre, Islington 18 to 22 January 30 seminal works from the Ben Uri Collection illustrating the rich influence on visual culture by Jewish and immigrant artists including Auerbach, Bomberg, Chagall, Enwonwu, Epstein, Frankfurther, Gertler, Grosz, Herman, Joseph, Narielwalla, Orovida, Pissarro, Ribeiro, Schwitters and Soutine. Shaping the Future: New Arrivals at Ben Uri 1 March to 2 June 35 new arrivals to the Ben Uri Collection including Chagall, Kitaj, Mayer-Marton, Narielwalla, Nessler, Ribeiro, Sher, Solomon, Topolski, Ullman and Wolmark. Peter Howson in focus: Holocaust Crowd Scene, 2011 14 June to 14 July A new initiative focussing in depth to explore the many layers of engagement generated by this contemporary reflection. Laura Knight in focus: Nuremberg Trials, 1946 26 July to 1 September Exploring both her appointment as an official War Artist to record this historically important moment and the significance of the art produced. Sheer Verve: The Women’s International Art Club 13 September to 15 December The Women’s International Art Club was founded in Paris in 1898 as an exhibition platform and networking forum for women artists. This loan exhibition celebrates its 125th anniversary with artists including Delaunay, Colquhoun, Hepworth, John, Moss and Rego. Ben Uri works on loan or tour across the United Kingdom Kensington, Leighton House All year Hidden Gem to National Treasure: Solomon J Solomon Winchester, The Arc Until 12 February Marc Chagall, Self Portrait and A Farewell to Art, Shakespeare and Prospero Aberystwyth, Arts Centre Until 29 January Refugees from National Socialism in Wales; Hugo Dachinger, Josef Herman and Harry Weinberger Cardiff, Sensed Cymru 18 February to 19 April Extended tour of Refugees from National Socialism in Wales Hastings Contemporary 7 October to 7 January 2024 Soutine and Kossoff; Chaim Soutine Jeune Servant Ben Uri works on tour across Europe and the USA Germany, Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle Until 19 February Chagall. World in Turmoil: Marc Chagall Apocalypse en Lilas: Capriccio Norway, Oslo, Henie Onstage Centre 16 March to 18 June Extended tour of Chagall. World in Turmoil Germany, Nuremberg, Germanisches Historisches Museum 23 March to 11 September Horizons: People on the move. Frank Auerbach, Alfred Lomnitz, Walter Nessler Italy, Milan, Museo del Novocentro 6 April to 3 September Futurliberty, The early avant-gardes; David Bomberg, Clare Winsten France, Roubaix > Spain, Madrid > France, Nice 7 October to 16 September 2024 Marc Chagall: The Cry of Freedom, Apocalypse en Lilas, Capriccio USA, Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey 11 February to 31 July Komar and Melamid: You Are Feeling Good. Yalta installation Ben Uri website Ben Uri Research Unit Ben Uri Collection Ben Uri Gallery, Museum, Research Centre and Library at 108a Boundary Road, St. John’s Wood, London NW8 0RH Please check benuri.org for further information and opening times of all exhibitions and explore the first full scale virtual museum incorporating more than 40 exhibitions, 100 art videos and podcasts, 10,000 pages of archives and more, alongside the Ben Uri Collection at benuricollection.org.uk and the Ben Uri Research Unit for the study and digital recording of the Jewish and immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900 at buru.org.uk
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CONTENTS WINTER 2023 WWW.JEWISHRENAISSANCE.ORG.UK JR 16 II N S K K A M I E L ; DA N I M E R H E R X H E I E ; S O P H M A E R Z ; R O M A N ; A L A M Y C R O W N E I L L A : T C OV E R T H E O N 49 39 34 36 ITALY PASSPORT SERIES 4YOUR SAY… Readers’ rants, raves and views on the October issue of JR. 6 WHAT’S NEW Lives changed forever – Ukraine one year on; Mike Leigh on why Hampstead Theatre matters. 12 FEATURE Unveiling Iran: Elham Gheytanchi on growing up in Tehran. 14 FEATURE Gerald Jacobs explores the fine line between Holocaust justice – and revenge. 16PASSPORT Southern Italy: David Abulafia uncovers the hidden world of Italy’s Sephardi heritage; Lara Feigel on the writer Natalia Ginzburg; the camp at Ferramonti; Serrastretta’s mountain synagogue; the food of the glorious south. 29 THEATRE Tracy-Ann Oberman and Henry Goodman discuss Oberman’s new, female Shylock, Cable Street and protest on the eve of a new production of The Merchant of Venice. 32 FILM Naomi Gryn speaks to Bianca Stigter about her powerful new film Three Minutes – A Lengthening. 34 MUSIC The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West is coming to London. Get ready for the sound of the ‘new Middle East’, says Danielle Goldstein. 36 ART Shaul Bassi celebrates Venice as a centre of gambling, carnival and a re-telling of the Purim story of Esther. 39 BOOKS Etgar Keret on his mother, Berlin and Steven Spielberg, plus a new short story; Hugh Brody’s Arctic journey; Rudolphina Menzel, the Freud of the dog world; the Kindertransport heroes. 48 THE YIDDISHISTS Our series that uncovers the YIVO archive. This issue: The dolls from Italy’s DP camps. 49 SEPHARDI RENAISSANCE Queen Shoshana reigns on; Michael Frank uncovers the vanished world of Jewish Rhodes. 55 WHAT’S HAPPENING Our threemonth guide to art, books, film, music, theatre and other cultural events in the UK, Europe and Israel. 65 FAMILY Purim is here! Dani Silver rounds up activities for all the family. 66 MEET THE READER Guila Vaz Mouyal in London’s Hendon. WINTER 2023 JEWISHRENAISSANCE.ORG.UK 3 C O N T E N T S

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Ben Uri 2023 exhibiting in London, the UK, Europe, the USA and via benuri.org globally

Ben Uri in London at the gallery art with the New Art Studio 11 January to 17 February In response to the partnership with the National Gallery’s digital exhibition Fruits of the Spirit that pairs Ben Uri’s Mornington Crescent Summer Morning II by Frank Auerbach with its Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh.

Joy: Exploring the concept through

Museum Partner at the London Art Fair:

Business Design Centre, Islington 18 to 22 January 30 seminal works from the Ben Uri Collection illustrating the rich influence on visual culture by Jewish and immigrant artists including Auerbach, Bomberg, Chagall, Enwonwu, Epstein, Frankfurther, Gertler, Grosz, Herman, Joseph, Narielwalla, Orovida, Pissarro,

Ribeiro, Schwitters and Soutine.

Shaping the Future: New Arrivals at Ben Uri 1 March to 2 June 35 new arrivals to the Ben Uri Collection including Chagall, Kitaj, Mayer-Marton, Narielwalla, Nessler, Ribeiro, Sher, Solomon, Topolski, Ullman and Wolmark. Peter Howson in focus: Holocaust Crowd Scene, 2011 14 June to 14 July A new initiative focussing in depth to explore the many layers of engagement generated by this contemporary reflection.

Laura Knight in focus: Nuremberg Trials, 1946 26 July to 1 September Exploring both her appointment as an official War Artist to record this historically important moment and the significance of the art produced. Sheer Verve: The Women’s

International Art Club 13 September to 15 December The Women’s International Art Club was founded in Paris in 1898 as an exhibition platform and networking forum for women artists. This loan exhibition celebrates its 125th anniversary with artists including Delaunay, Colquhoun, Hepworth, John, Moss and Rego.

Ben Uri works on loan or tour across the United Kingdom

Kensington, Leighton House All year Hidden Gem to National Treasure: Solomon J Solomon

Winchester, The Arc Until 12 February Marc Chagall, Self Portrait and A Farewell to Art, Shakespeare and Prospero

Aberystwyth, Arts Centre Until 29 January Refugees from National Socialism in Wales; Hugo Dachinger, Josef Herman and Harry Weinberger

Cardiff, Sensed Cymru 18 February to 19 April Extended tour of Refugees from National Socialism in Wales

Hastings Contemporary 7 October to 7 January 2024 Soutine and Kossoff; Chaim Soutine Jeune Servant

Ben Uri works on tour across Europe and the USA

Germany, Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle Until 19 February Chagall. World in Turmoil: Marc Chagall Apocalypse en Lilas: Capriccio

Norway, Oslo, Henie Onstage Centre 16 March to 18 June Extended tour of Chagall. World in Turmoil Germany, Nuremberg, Germanisches

Historisches Museum 23 March to 11 September Horizons: People on the move. Frank Auerbach, Alfred Lomnitz, Walter Nessler

Italy, Milan, Museo del Novocentro 6 April to 3 September Futurliberty, The early avant-gardes; David Bomberg, Clare Winsten

France, Roubaix > Spain,

Madrid > France, Nice 7 October to 16 September 2024 Marc Chagall: The Cry of Freedom, Apocalypse en Lilas, Capriccio

USA, Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey 11 February to 31 July Komar and Melamid: You Are Feeling Good. Yalta installation

Ben Uri website

Ben Uri Research Unit

Ben Uri Collection

Ben Uri Gallery, Museum, Research Centre and Library at 108a Boundary Road, St. John’s Wood, London NW8 0RH Please check benuri.org for further information and opening times of all exhibitions and explore the first full scale virtual museum incorporating more than 40 exhibitions, 100 art videos and podcasts, 10,000 pages of archives and more, alongside the Ben Uri Collection at benuricollection.org.uk and the Ben Uri Research Unit for the study and digital recording of the Jewish and immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900 at buru.org.uk

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