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East End succah goes green

September 28, 2010 12:52
Crate expectations: volunteers assemble the succah

By

Jessica Elgot,

Jessica Elgot

1 min read

Behind the high rises of Tower Hamlets, past the bright lights of Brick Lane, a community of radical Jewish activists, partnered by artists, gardeners, architects and a London mosque, have built a unique succah.

The East London succah - built in the most historically Jewish area of London - is the brainchild of Jewish activism group Jewdas and Heather Ring, a landscape architect who specialises in pop-up shops and temporary structures.

Built entirely by volunteers, the succah is made from painted pallets and crates donated by Hackney Council. Above it is a green and white tarpaulin, and prints from artists line the walls.

Activities in the succah - located at Spitalfields City Farm - have included vegan meals, workshops on ecological activism by Jewish environmental group Plane Stupid, documentary screenings and a post-Shabbat service.

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