In March, Willesden Jewish Cemetery ran a series of digital events. These included Losing Loved Ones Keeping Rituals, Jewish Funerals in Victorian Times, and Written out of History? Getting to know the women of Willesden Cemetery .
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Between the 8-31 January, visitors to Willesden Jewish Cemetery can immerse themselves in an evocative soundscape as they explore 21 acres of tranquil memorial landscape thanks to the sound installation, Invisible City, produced by artists FOR NOW.
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Hester Abrams, project leader, joined the Economist’s Babbage podcast to discuss Rosalind Franklin’s continuing impact.
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Willesden Cemetery is looking for a young person to be part of “Invisible Cities”, a sound piece they have commissioned from artists as part of the Brent Biennial art extravaganza of the London Borough of Culture 2020. You need to have an older relative buried at the cemetery and we want to record you chatting with a grandparent or carer.
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Prize-winning authors from around the world and writers polishing their first creations will meet on Zoom for Life Lines from 7 to 13 September, staged by the “House of Life” heritage project of London’s most surprising Jewish cemetery.
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More than 170 people from around the world zoomed into a webinar this week by a House of Life volunteer about the Jews who died in the South African campaign.
Young historian Molly Maslen researched the background to two memorial boards that have been sitting quietly at Willesden Jewish Cemetery for the last 60 years. They name 114 Jewish men who died on service for Britain in the war from 1899 to 1902.
Read More150 people dialled into our Zoom talk on the 26 July 2020 celebrating the centenary of the birth of influential scientist, Rosalind Franklin.
The event presented a completely different legacy for Rosalind Franklin, showing her as a pioneer for her work on viruses – many of her papers are directly influencing the research that is going on today in the global fight against COVID-19.
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