JR’s Anniversary Auction of Experiences

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JR’s Anniversary Auction of Experiences

Home-cooking with Claudia Roden

£1,000

Starting bid

A bespoke meal for 6-8, catered at your home

We’ve got a unique opportunity for you to enjoy an up close and personal meal in your own home with Middle Eastern Jewish food maven Claudia Roden. The renowned Egyptian cook, anthropologist and author will curate a sumptuous three-course menu, designed to suit the tastes of the winning bidder, which will then be cooked by her friend Mark Jankel, founder of Osher, a new bespoke Kosher catering company. On one Sunday evening in 2027 (date to be agreed with the winner) Claudia will join you and your lucky chosen guests for the meal, and to answer any questions you may have about her life, work, inﬂuences and, of course, all her delicious recipes.

A bespoke meal for 6-8, catered at your home

We’ve got a unique opportunity for you to enjoy an up close and personal meal in your own home with Middle Eastern Jewish food maven Claudia Roden. The renowned Egyptian cook, anthropologist and author will curate a sumptuous three-course menu, designed to suit the tastes of the winning bidder, which will then be cooked by her friend Mark Jankel, founder of Osher, a new bespoke Kosher catering company. On one Sunday evening in 2027 (date to be agreed with the winner) Claudia will join you and your lucky chosen guests for the meal, and to answer any questions you may have about her life, work, inﬂuences and, of course, all her delicious recipes.

A day out themed around My Duchess

£250

Starting bid

Watch Joan Collins as Wallis Simpson and enjoy afternoon tea with biographer Anne Sebba

With the upcoming release of a major biopic about Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (left), we’re offering a day out featuring a screening of the ﬁlm and afternoon tea with biographer Anne Sebba. Starring Joan Collins as the American socialite, with Isabella Rossellini as French lawyer Suzanne Blum and Miranda Richardson as Diana Mosley, My Duchess is set to be a big hit. Sebba – author of That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, which revealed the Duchess’s surprising Jewish secret – will accompany the winning bidder and a companion to a matinee at a London cinema, followed by sharing opinions about the movie and the real-life scandal behind it over tea and tasty treats.

Watch Joan Collins as Wallis Simpson and enjoy afternoon tea with biographer Anne Sebba

With the upcoming release of a major biopic about Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (left), we’re offering a day out featuring a screening of the ﬁlm and afternoon tea with biographer Anne Sebba. Starring Joan Collins as the American socialite, with Isabella Rossellini as French lawyer Suzanne Blum and Miranda Richardson as Diana Mosley, My Duchess is set to be a big hit. Sebba – author of That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, which revealed the Duchess’s surprising Jewish secret – will accompany the winning bidder and a companion to a matinee at a London cinema, followed by sharing opinions about the movie and the real-life scandal behind it over tea and tasty treats.

Rub shoulders with the cast and crew of The Pianist

£100

Starting bid

Behind-the-scenes at the new musical

When Roman Polanski’s Holocaust drama The Pianist came out in 2002, it won almost 50 awards, including three Oscars. Now the story makes its world premiere on the stage at London’s Park Theatre. Based on Wladyslaw Szpilman‘s bestselling memoir of the same name, this production features original compositions by the Polish Jewish pianist and survivor. See the magic live on 25 November, when we’ll provide the winning bidder and a friend tickets to an evening performance, plus a pre-show pizza dinner with the show’s writer/director Thom Southerland and historical consultant Angela Gluck Wood. Afterwards, you’ll go backstage for a meet-and-greet with the cast.

Behind-the-scenes at the new musical

When Roman Polanski’s Holocaust drama The Pianist came out in 2002, it won almost 50 awards, including three Oscars. Now the story makes its world premiere on the stage at London’s Park Theatre. Based on Wladyslaw Szpilman‘s bestselling memoir of the same name, this production features original compositions by the Polish Jewish pianist and survivor. See the magic live on 25 November, when we’ll provide the winning bidder and a friend tickets to an evening performance, plus a pre-show pizza dinner with the show’s writer/director Thom Southerland and historical consultant Angela Gluck Wood. Afterwards, you’ll go backstage for a meet-and-greet with the cast.

Enjoy a slice of the Good Life with Felicity Kendal

£350

Starting bid

Lunch in London with the star of stage and screen

British actor Felicity Kendal is a renowned face of stage and screen, with an illustrious career that reaches back to the 1960s. Most famously she played Barbara Good in the TV series The Good Life, and she was also Tom Stoppard’s long-running muse, originating roles in many of his plays. A proud Jew (and reader of JR!), Felicity will accompany the winning bidder and a companion, plus JR’s executive director Aviva Dautch, for a leisurely lunch at a central London venue for a private meal and conversation about showbusiness, why she converted to Judaism and the fascinating life she’s lived in the years since.

Lunch in London with the star of stage and screen

British actor Felicity Kendal is a renowned face of stage and screen, with an illustrious career that reaches back to the 1960s. Most famously she played Barbara Good in the TV series The Good Life, and she was also Tom Stoppard’s long-running muse, originating roles in many of his plays. A proud Jew (and reader of JR!), Felicity will accompany the winning bidder and a companion, plus JR’s executive director Aviva Dautch, for a leisurely lunch at a central London venue for a private meal and conversation about showbusiness, why she converted to Judaism and the fascinating life she’s lived in the years since.

Own an original piece by David Breuer-Weil

£1,000

Starting bid

Acquire artwork by the London artist and hear what inspired it

David Breuer-Weil has always had a gift for ﬁnding dramatic backdrops for his work and his 2025 series, Impossible Venice, is no different. While working in Venice on his Visitors, Aliens and Outsiders series, he was inspired to take photographs and augment them with acrylic paint, referencing the viewpoint of an outsider to the historic city. We are offering this striking image of Venice (left, Impossible Venice, 2025, 21 by 29.7 cm, acrylic paint on artist’s photograph) – a rare chance to own one of his pieces, which sell for up to £25,000. The buyer will also have the opportunity to meet with David and discuss the ideas behind his art.

Acquire artwork by the London artist and hear what inspired it

David Breuer-Weil has always had a gift for ﬁnding dramatic backdrops for his work and his 2025 series, Impossible Venice, is no different. While working in Venice on his Visitors, Aliens and Outsiders series, he was inspired to take photographs and augment them with acrylic paint, referencing the viewpoint of an outsider to the historic city. We are offering this striking image of Venice (left, Impossible Venice, 2025, 21 by 29.7 cm, acrylic paint on artist’s photograph) – a rare chance to own one of his pieces, which sell for up to £25,000. The buyer will also have the opportunity to meet with David and discuss the ideas behind his art.

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