A group of us met at the Sir John Soane Museum in Lincoln’s Inn Fields on Sunday 17th November for a very enjoyable visit to this fascinating museum. This was followed by a half-pint at the delightfully traditional The Ship Tavern around the corner, to discuss all we had seen. Thanks to committee member Trevor Moore… Read more »
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December social: evening drinks
When: Monday 9th December 2019, from 7pmWhere: Catford Bridge Tavern, Station approach, London, SE6 4RE (map) Please come along and join us for a relaxed evening of conversation and good company over drinks. The venue also serves food. With the general election just a few days afterwards, come along to either discuss the issues or… Read more »
New Cross Dec meeting: Amnesty letter writing
When: Thursday 5th December 2019, 7.30pmWhere: New Cross (map) Amnesty International has a campaign throughout November/December every year called Write for Rights, encouraging people to write messages of support to people around the world who have suffered injustice and to write appeal letters. With Human Rights Day on 10th December, we thought it would be… Read more »
Review: Rembrandt’s Light
Review of Rembrandt’s Light at Dulwich Picture Gallery, following a SELHuG visit on the 13th October. Go and see this exhibition if you can before it ends on 2 February 2020. It is a gorgeous exhibition – not huge but substantial enough to leave a lasting impression of Rembrandt’s artistry and genius. Rembrandt died 350… Read more »
Review: Anti-Semitism in pre-war Britain and now
SELHuG meeting, October 2019 David Rosenberg, the historian, educationalist and walks guide, opened his talk with a brief description of his family background. His grandparents were all immigrants – on his mother’s side from Ukraine to London’s East End and on his father’s side from Poland to Canada. He was brought up in a Jewish… Read more »
