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Relief as Simcha on the Square festival is approved

September 12, 2008 14:22

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Leon Symons,

Leon Symons

1 min read

Fears that a change of mayor could affect the third Simcha On The Square event dissipated quickly in May when the event was agreed with Boris Johnson's office.

Now the celebration of Jewish life, music and culture on Sunday, September 14, looks set to be the biggest yet, with more of everything - food stalls, crafts, books and artists providing live music in London's Trafalgar Square.

Last year, the event attracted 25,000 people, making it the biggest one-day festival of Jewish culture in the UK.

Organiser Geraldine Auerbach said: "We had dates booked in before the mayoral election. Then we had to let the new régime settle in. We could not take it for granted so we were delighted when we knew we could go ahead."

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