Talk by retired judge Dr Jonathan Lewis on the Jewish community's wartime contribution and the sacrifices commemorated at Willesden Jewish Cemetery.
Remembering Wartime Willesden is on at Willesden Jewish Cemetery on Sunday 8 November, from 1:45 to 4:30 pm. It's an afternoon that looks at the Jewish community's contribution during the war and the people commemorated there in Willesden.
The first half is led by Retired Judge Dr Jonathan Lewis, who draws on his book, Jewish Chaplaincy in the British Armed Forces, Captains of the Souls of Men, 1892-2021. It's a piece of work that took years of digging through Victorian archives, military records and family papers, and it sits at the intersection of British, Jewish, religious and military history. He'll be talking through the role of Jewish chaplains and the wider community's wartime effort.
After that, WJC volunteers take over with a series of individual stories. They'll be talking about men who gave their lives to save others, soldiers writing home from the trenches, the first Jewish chaplain to serve in the field, a rascal who became a hero, a wartime artist and Jewish involvement at Bletchley Park. It's a good mix of the big picture and the smaller, more personal accounts that usually get lost in the broader history.
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Booking is essential, and the money goes towards the House of Life visitor experience and the ongoing care of the cemetery's heritage. Tickets are £10, with £8 concessions. It runs from 1:45 to 4:30 pm on Sunday 8 November at Willesden Jewish Cemetery, Beaconsfield Road, Willesden, London NW10 2JE.
