Jewish Book Week is a
literary festival
A literary festival, also known as a book festival or writers' festival, is a regular gathering of writers and readers, typically on an annual basis in a particular city. A literary festival usually features a variety of presentations and readings ...
in London, held annually in February and March,
that explores
Jewish literature
Jewish literature includes works written by Jews on Jewish themes, literary works written in Jewish languages on various themes, and literary works in any language written by Jewish writers. Ancient Jewish literature includes Biblical literature a ...
, ideas and culture.
The festival was founded in 1952 and since 2012 it has been presented at
Kings Place
Kings Place is a building in London’s Kings Cross area, providing music and visual arts venues combined with seven floors of office space. It has housed the editorial offices of ''The Guardian'' newspaper since December 2008 and is the for ...
.
It is organised by the UK Jewish Book Council
and its director is Claudia Rubinstein.
the 2022 festival will be held from 26 February to 6 March.
See also
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Jewish Book Council
The Jewish Book Council (Hebrew: ), founded in 1944, is an organization encouraging and contributing to Jewish literature.[Jewish Book Month Jewish Book Month is an important annual event in both the North American Jewish community and the publishing world. It is sponsored by the Jewish Book Council. It is held annually in the month before the Chanukah gift-giving season (roughly duri ...]
, an annual event in the United States
References
External links
Official websiteJewish Book Council (UK): official website
1952 establishments in the United Kingdom
Annual events in the United Kingdom
Festivals established in 1952
Jewish British culture
Jewish organisations based in the United Kingdom
Literary festivals in England
Book fairs in the United Kingdom
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