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On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, a day that is often invoked as having changed the world around us, the museum of immigration at 19 Princelet Street held a special event to remember those who lost their lives on that day, and the tens of thousands who have since died or been cruelly injured in the tragic aftermath.
Michael Horovitz, this country's leading performance poet and torchbearer of the Poetry Olympics festivals, inspired and moved his audience with his account of how his own life experience - From Orthodox to Heterodox in only 75 Years - had caused him to reject the vindictiveness of 'an eye for an eye' and to adopt an anti war, anti fighting and anti bullying stance.
Photo by David TrainerMichael Horovitz will be performing in support of the Museum of Immigration at 19 Princelet Street on Sunday 11 September at 7pm. Doors open at 6:30pm.
All places for this event are now taken.
Time Out's 101 Things to do in London
19 Princelet Street has been listed as part of Time Out's new 101 best things to do in London feature.
The definitive guide to getting the most out of London; the list of the 101 best things to do in the capital is put together by Time Out’s troop of expert writers and editors (along with suggestions from well-known London bloggers).
90 years on - Happy Birthday to Patron Lady Grade
This rare archive image of the synagogue, bedecked with flowers for Shavuot, is from 1911. Previously unpublished, we release our earliest photograph to mark a special birthday of one of our patrons, the very special Lady Grade (shown below, peeking from the ladies' gallery before climbing up to the weavers' garrets).
Show business mogul Lord 'Lew' Grade famously described their long and happy marriage as 'the best deal I ever made' . Arriving from Tokmak aged 5, the young Lew - later Lord Grade of Elstree (1906-1998) - found Brick Lane 'bleak and rather dark', unlike the bright and buzzy street that Lady Grade enjoyed on her latest visit. We look forward to seeing her soon and wish her a wonderful 91st year, with many more happy birthdays to come!
Author Monica Ali chose 19 Princelet Street as 'London's most important building', as part of the Royal Academy's lecture series in 2011. Speaking to a packed lecture theatre, Monica Ali described 19 Princelet Street's unique architectural, cultural and spiritual significance, and how 'you can feel history there in your fingertips and spine'.
As a beautiful story teller herself, Monica held her audience enthralled as she drew on scientist Lewis Wolpert's work to suggest that we humans are hard wired for story and that 19 Princelet Street is a place of many stories, a special place which enables and facilitates imaginative acts of empathy.
