SCOTTISH JEWISH ARTS & LIFE CONFERENCE

SCOTTISH JEWISH ARTS AND SCOTTISH JEWISH LIFE - CONFERENCE at ROZELLE

Rozelle House, Ayr
Sunday 14  Sept (12 noon to 3 p.m.)
Monday 15 Sept (11 am to 4 pm)

This conference will be held at Rozelle House on 14th and 15th September, during the last week of the ‘Cultural Connections’ exhibition.  The conference, organised by SCoJeC, the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, and the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre, as part of the ‘European Days of Jewish Culture and Heritage’  is entitled: “Scottish Jewish Arts and Scottish Jewish Life, 1914 to 2014”.  It runs from 12 noon to 3 p.m. followed by a tour of the gallery on Sunday 14th, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

A highlight of the Sunday is a talk on the history of the Jewish community in Ayr by Harvey Kaplan, Director of the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre.  Monday’s highlights include the film ‘Hannah Frank, the Spark Divine’ together with a talk by director Sarah Thomas about the making of the film – and a presentation by Deborah Haase on the artist Hilda Goldwag.

The conference is free but we would ask for a minimum donation of £5 to cover refreshments each day.

Please pass this on to any of your friends or contacts who may be interested.
To book email maclaurinfestival@gmail.com, or tel: 01292 443708 
For a full programme click HERE.