Events

Tel Aviv University’s New President Ariel Porat welcomed to London at Israel Ambassador’s Reception Ambassador Mark Regev and Mrs Vered Regev welcomed TAU’s new President Ariel Porat to London at a special Reception at their residence on Thursday night. More than seventy friends and supporters of Tel Aviv University in the UK gathered to hear about President Porat’s vision for TAU – globalisation and strengthening the international aspect of the University; promoting interdisciplinary research and teaching amongst faculties, and finally forging better access between campus and industr…

Night at the Movies 2020 We are delighted that you were able to join us for our 13th Night at the Movies, our annual flagship event, this year @Home.  This was a unique opportunity to hear from Atara Frish, Adi Mishnayot and Ziv Hermelin, 3 award-winning students and graduates from the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television who wrote and directed some extraordinary short films. We also thank the wonderful writer and producer Dan Patterson for moderating the event with such great skill and presenting such insightful questions.    We learned from Atar…

Thank you for joining our very own TAU Alumna and Pastry Chef, Shiri Kraus, who was heading up our ‘foodinar’ for an outrageous bake-a-long. We would like to thank TAU Alumna and Pastry Chef, Shiri Kraus, for giving of her time and showing us how to bake the best babka! Please click here and here to visit Shiri’s catering websites.  Together, we baked the best babka in the world! Shiri has worked in senior positions in some of London’s finest restaurants such as The Palomar, The Babary and Haya. Please find the recipe below: The list of ingredients for Chocolate Babka! (Please note t…

TAU Trust and UK Jewish Film collaboration! Europe’s biggest Jewish Film Festival enjoyed a screening of Oscar nominated Director and Tel Aviv University Film School alumni’s powerful new film “Chained” on the sobering themes of sexual harassment and domestic violence. TAU Trust sponsored this collaborative event at the UK Jewish Film Festival. BBC broadcaster Nicola Christie hosted a Q&A with Director Yaron Shani who explained about his hyper-reality method working with non-professional actors his vision for the film using improvisation. Yaron Shani is a graduate of Tel Aviv Univers…

Jazz in July 2019 On Tuesday 9th July, 2019, TAU Trust, in collaboration with AKIM Israel and Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity, held the first sold out “Jazz in July” event featuring young accomplished jazz musician, Robert Ukrainsky with special guest, the renowned UK saxophonist, Alex Woods. Vocalist Grace Woods along with pianist Andy Bunting, Bass player Tom Bunting and drums player Jonathan Silk joined saxophonist’s Robert and Alex for an array of easy listening and well-known jazz tunes. Guests had the unique opportunity to hear the overwhelming talent from these musicians, whilst enjo…

Night at the Movies 2019 On Thursday 6th June 2019, TAU Trust held their 12th annual “Night at the Movies” with “Shorts, Shots & Sushi” as part of their “Starry TAU Night Series”. Before enjoying an array of vodka shots and sushi, our supporters and friends were welcomed at JW3 in North London by Barak Ganor, Head of Culture at the Embassy of Israel, who shared his experience as a TAU Alumnus. The epicentre of the evening featured four mesmerising and thought-provoking “short” films created by students from the prestigious Steve Tisch School of Film & Television. This year’s films …

An Evening with Avi Issacharoff On Tuesday 2nd April, 2019, TAU Trust hosted an “Evening with Avi Issacharoff”, the co-creator of FAUDA and a celebrated TAU alumnus. Avi shared how his education at TAU and his fascinating career to date led him to co-creating a global phenomenon that is FAUDA. We were delighted to welcome Sharon Bar-Li, Deputy Ambassador of Israel to the UK who shared her experience as a TAU alumnus, TV Presenter & Broadcaster Samantha Simmonds as well as many TAU Governors, trustees and special guests. Our supporters were treated to a FAUDA-themed “Gin Cocktail” spons…