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URL:https://www.hpct-cae.org/events/the-old-jewish-quarter-of-london/
SUMMARY:The Old Jewish Quarter of London (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:To receive the Zoom link\, register by 2 PM on Fri.\, March 10\
 , 2023.\n\nPLEASE NOTE: THE TIME FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 5 PM
 \n\nWith a host of colour slides to accompany his live commentary\, join S
 tephen Burstin on his virtual tour of the fascinating Old Jewish Quarter i
 n London’s famous East End.  Explore with him the enthralling history a
 nd rich heritage of the Jewish community with interesting sights to behold
  and incredible stories of people and places to hear.\n\nDiscover why ther
 e was a staggering 156 synagogues in just two square miles of the East End
 \;  see the Jewish Soup Kitchen\, lifesaver to thousands every day\;  th
 e first Yiddish theatre in England\, scene of a real life tragedy.  Hear 
 heart warming and heart breaking stories\, from the hilarious spiel of tra
 ders in famous Petticoat Lane Market to the impoverished immigrants escapi
 ng East European oppression only to face wretched living conditions here a
 nd a life of toil in the notorious clothing sweatshops.  You will also le
 arn about the infamous Jewish Catwalk where unsuspecting Jewish immigrant 
 girls were lured into a tragic life of prostitution.  Meet colourful char
 acters from the past including the real-life 19th century Fagin\;  Englan
 d’s chief rabbi who told Russia: “DON’T let my people go!”\;  and
  the secret Jew who became the Queen’s physician. Stephen will even tell
  you about the amazing Jewish connection with the infamous Jack the Ripper
 . There’s lots more to see and hear on this fascinating virtual tour.\n\
 nStephen Burstin\, of Jewish London Walking Tours\, is a former national n
 ewspaper journalist who turned to conducting Jewish-themed tours 25 years 
 ago.  He spent three years in the eternal city of Rome where he took tour
 s around the Jewish Ghetto\, the Coliseum and other iconic sites before re
 turning to his roots in the Jewish East End of London.  He now conducts a
  repertoire of around 10 different tours ranging from London’s Old Jewis
 h Quarter to the magnificent Hampton Court Palace with amazing Jewish conn
 ections too and his five virtual tours are based on five of his walking to
 urs.  www.jewishlondonwalkingtours.co.uk\n\n[embeddoc url="https://www.hp
 ct-cae.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Zoom-Travel-2022-23-with-REGISTRATIO
 N-LINNK.pdf"]
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