![]() Bevis Marks Synagogue in London Mitchell Mittman
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Audio: All About Sephardi London7/26/2009 10:33:00 PMA7 Radio's "Walter's World" with Walter Bingham
The oldest Synagogue in Europe that held Services uninterrupted since 1701 is ‘Bevis Marks’ in London. This Bastion of Sephardi culture with its resplendent antique furnishings and decorations survived World War II unscathed, despite being situated in a premier target area for German bombs and rockets. It suffered however incidental damage from the terror assaults of the IRA. Join Walter in the tour given by the Shamash and curator Maurice Bitton and hear the magnificent Sephardi liturgical renditions by their Choir. Also: A political comment about the European Policy Chief Javier Solana.
Walter Bingham is a veteran investigative journalist from London now living in Jerusalem. He holds post graduate degrees in politics and philosophy and hosts Walter’s World, an audio magazine dealing with human interest stories from Israel and the Jewish world. It is aired live every Sunday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Israel time on Israel National Radio and archived to be available on demand. Walter can be contacted at walter@israelnationalradio.com. INR Latest Shows >>
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