Has anyone been to the newish
Overground Uncovered exhibition at the Transport Museum, about life on the East London Line? I saw a flier in a local shop, and among the images is one of some Hebrew letters (קריסטל פעלעס) which spell Crystal Palace (or, rather Kristl Peles) in Yiddish. (I would have gone for קריסטל
פאליס (Kristl Palis) myself, but I'm not a native Yiddish speaker. Can anyone shed any light on this?
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As to your question, my instinct would be to write 'Palatz" (with a tsaddik), though I don't have my weinreich with me, though I'm pretty sure I'm right.
I've been in London for the last 5 weeks- but only just looked at your blog today. Any recommendations for off-the-path Jewish/radical stuff to see in my last week here?
Rokhl - Off-the-path Jewish culture as never been as strong in London as now, but the next week seems like a quite dry time!
I would strongly recommend the JCC, but their website is very hard to navigate, and it looks like they're closing down for the summer
Have you checked out the newly re-opened Jewish Museum in Camden yet? Some interesting events, such as a routemaster bus tour.
I would really recommend Dave Rosenberg's East End tours (he's a Yiddishist and Bundist, and a great tour guide) but it looks like he's got nothing on til September. Might be worth contacting him though: http://www.eastendwalks.com/index.html If you are interested in East End tours, JEECS is also good http://www.jeecs.org.uk/events3.html but again it looks like nothing while you are here.
Every Saturday, Friends of Yiddish still meet at Toynbee Hall in the East End and they would really welcome you. I don't know the details, but contact Toynbee Hall to find out
Radical London klezmer band Klezmer Klub are playing Cambridge on Saturday possible day trip out of the smoke?
Etienne Balibar, veteran Marxist, is talking at the Leo Baeck Institute on Marxism and the Jewish question tonight. I'm going.
Shekoyokh is one of London's best klezmer bands. They've got a few gigs on.
Loads more music listings here.
Just had a glance at Jeneration (inclusive and not too off the path Reform linked) there;s a few vaguley interesting things like an egalitarian Masorti minyan, a "tent" event in a park.
Jewish socialist comedian Ivor Dembina is performing next weekend - his show is about the Middle East conflict.
Couple of interesting things at Rich Mix in East London, including Jewish music tonight and Brick Lane remixed on the 31st.