JW3, 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET B’Mitzvah Party: Sunday 28th June 2026, 2pm – 9pm

JW3 celebrates its 13th anniversary in 2026, marking its Bar Mitzvah year, as the building comes of age. This milestone season is a joyous and ambitious celebration of growth, identity and creativity, reflecting both the centre’s past achievements and its bold vision for the future. As the only Jewish community centre of its kind in the UK, JW3 continues to champion a vibrant, inclusive space for all, inviting audiences of every age to find their voice and take part. Through its programming, JW3 reaffirms its commitment to being a place where everyone can celebrate, create and belong.

JW3 has shared the details of this amazing anniversary season with Frost Magazine – and amongst the celebrative offerings, February saw an incredible music performance with 100 Years of the London Jewish Male Choir which marked the Choir’s centenary. Play Nice also performed in February – which is: Jewish Women & Classical Music combining live performance and discussion to uncover the powerful stories of pianists Harriet Cohen, Myra Hess and Irene Scharrer, celebrating their phenomenal resilience through war, while embracing their Jewish identity.

Young talent is set to take centre stage in Battle of the Bands 2026 on the 8th March, an exciting live showcase that will be judged by music industry professionals. The winning act will then go on to perform at JW3’s B’Mitzvah Party later in June. Reviving the rich and often-overlooked musical legacy of Jewish composers from the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman-Jewish Masters: The Lost Sounds of Istanbul (31st May) is a special one-off concert. The Ollie Usiskin Quartet: Celebrating Three Decades of Jazz (1st June), bridges the soulful energy of Klezmer with the sophistication of classic jazz.

Dirk Vetter on Saxophone.

Rebellion and reinvention collide in L’Chaim / L’Chaos: 50 Years of Jewish Punk (7thJune), a high-energy evening featuring live interviews, DJ sets, film, poetry and performance.The music season concludes with Kosher Giraffes & Other Tails (11th June), as artist Hugo Max presents absurdist, experimental short films on Jewish identity that are interwoven with phenomenal live music.

JW3’s theatre and comedy programme is both powerful and thought-provoking. It opened in February with Seder, an interdisciplinary performance by Adam Kammerling that wove together spoken word, dance, physical theatre and live music as he uncovered his grandfather’s Holocaust testimony and looked at the world today.

In March, will be an intimate and urgent reading, Sharif (23rd March) sharing a portrait of LGBTQIA+ Palestinians navigating exile,identity and survival.

Also in March, there’s storytelling with Counting Sheeps (10th March), a bedtime adventure, with sensor play, featuring two cheeky sheep who think they know everything about sleep. In May the Shavuot Learn & Sing party (24th May) invites children aged 2-5 for music, storytelling and play as they explore the holiday of Shavuot through songs, movement and interactive imagination.

As you can see there is so much on offer, and I have picked out only a few – yes really.

So bravo to JW3 which opened a mere thirteen years ago as the UK’s only Jewish Community Centre and cultural venue of its kind. Since then, JW3 has grown into a safe space that is proudly Jewish, open to all, and alive with vibrant culture, conversation and community. This new season reflects that coming of age. Congratulations and jubilations to the JW3 from all at Frost Magazine.

So do find your way to the JW3’s website to find out how VERY much more they have to offer especially during this celebratory season: https://www.jw3.org.uk/ social media @ JW3london Location: JW3, 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 6ET