https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/03/07/at-the-jewish-soup-kitchen-i/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:54:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/03/07/at-the-jewish-soup-kitchen-i/#comment-1555930 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:54:51 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=199134#comment-1555930 The tears cried from the inside as I recall the times when we had to go and get help by asking strangers, neighbours , and organisations.
There is no dignity in doing that and certainly some lead you on the merry go round , some kind , some haughty and degrade you .
As indeed noted in the play “Inspector Calls”.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/03/07/at-the-jewish-soup-kitchen-i/#comment-1555877 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 08:15:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=199134#comment-1555877 Poverty, yes, but also dignity and community captured in these photographs. It is fortuitous that Stuart captured them but depressingly, they could have been taken last week in any food bank across the land.
However, it is not in my nature to be depressive and, like Wilkins Micawber, I always believe that: “Something will turn up”. Thank you Stuart and the GA for highlighting this historic community utility and the good work that they did.

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