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| Jewish centre opens in ballerina’s
home |
Sulai Lewis, 5, Kezia Nyman, 7, Ariella Nyman, 16 months,
mum Gillian Paul, Zak Paul, 2, friend Yvette Biarczki, entertainer
Smartie Artie and Bert the Budgie at the centre |
THE London Jewish Cultural Centre threw open the doors of its
new home on Sunday at the former house of Russian ballerina Anna
Pavlova.
More than 20 years after it opened in rented accommodation in Kidderpore
Avenue, Hampstead, the centre, which hosts adult education classes,
exhibitions, concerts, debates and school visits, finally has a
permanent base at Ivy House in North End Road, Golder’s Green.
Hundreds flocked to the open day to sample classes, take a tour,
enjoy children’s entertainment or play a spot of chess.
The early 19th-century villa was Ms Pavlova’s home from 1912
until her death in 1931 and more recently housed a museum in her
honour as well as the drama department of Middlesex University.
It has been extensively refurbished for the Jewish Cultural Centre,
with a new café and improved disabled access.
Arts and education director Dr Joanna Newman said: “We’re
Jewish but we’re here for everybody.
“We want the centre to be one of those places people in Camden
check in the listings to see what’s going on at the weekend.” |
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