JW3

For other uses, see JW3 (disambiguation).
"Jewish Community Centre for London" redirects here. Not to be confused with London Jewish Cultural Centre.

JW3
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General information
StatusCompleted
LocationFinchley Road
London, NW3
Completed2013

JW3, also known as Jewish Community Centre London, is an arts, culture and entertainment venue, an educational facility and a social and community hub in north London. It is located at 341–351 Finchley Road, London, and opened on 29 September 2013.[1] Describing itself as "a new postcode for Jewish life", the venue's name is a wordplay on its postal address, situated in the NW3 postcode area.[1][2]

JW3 was the brainchild of Dame Vivien Duffield DBE, who contributed £40m of the project's £50m cost – over the 10 years it took to bring it to reality – through the Clore Duffield Foundation.[1][2] It was inspired by her 2003 visit to the Jewish Community Centre in Manhattan, New York.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d Piggott, Mark (29 September 2013). "Jewish Cultural Centre JW3 Opens in London". International Business Times, UK edition. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Wainwright, Oliver (24 September 2013). "JW3: is London's latest cultural centre 'a new postcode for Jewish life'?". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2014.