Irish Examiner view: Event will explore Ireland's Jewish heritage

Lenny Abrahamson will be the special guest at a special evening in the Cork Arts Theatre on Sunday

Both sons of immigrants, then Lord Mayor of Cork Gerald Goldberg presenting Prof Aloys Fleischmann with the Freedom of Cork in April, 1978. Sunday's event will explore the experience of Jewish people in Ireland from the 19th century — such as Mr Goldberg's parents — to the present day. Irish Examiner Archive

This Sunday, From Kovno to Cobh, an evening of Irish-Jewish music and words, takes place at the Cork Arts Theatre, celebrating the Jewish experience in Ireland.

For many, Leopold Bloom of James Joyce’s Ulysses leaps immediately to mind when considering Jews in Ireland — not a bad association given Bloom’s humanity and his willingness to look after Stephen Dedalus when the latter is drunk.