Jewish Care's KC Shasha Centre for Talking News & Books provides news, entertainment and talking books in audio formats. Our audio library members live throughout the UK and we offer a freepost system direct to your home.
Newspapers and magazines on offer?
- Jewish Chronicle: 60 minute audio version of the weekly national newspaper. This is available on an MP3CD and online where it can be heard from 2pm each Friday afternoon. Click here to listen to the current edition.
- Sounds Jewish: 90 minute monthly audio magazine, which includes interviews with newsmakers, personalities and features on Jewish history and festivals. This is available on the first Friday of each month, on MP3CD. Hear highlights now on-line by clicking here.
- Jewish Extra: our monthly audio magazine featuring articles of Jewish interest from newspapers and magazines, worldwide. This comes out on the third Friday of every month, is despatched to you on MP3CD or you can hear excerpts now by clicking here.
In order to access our services you need to be a member of the KC Shasha Centre which you can join for £40 per calendar year. Click here to join.
Talking Books
Over the years we have built up an extensive range of over 1400 talking books by Jewish authors or with Jewish themes.
A huge choice of biographies and novels are included - from the Chief Rabbi to Maureen Lipman and from Linda Grant to Golda Meir.
Please contact us for more information on any of these items. Click here to Contact Us.
Print Publications
In association with the Jewish Braille Institute, America (JBI International) we can supply a large print Haggadah for Passover and recordings of drama productions. If you are interested in these, please contact us by clicking here or call us on: 020 89 222 333.
At our London office we produce our own calendar for the Jewish year - both in large print and Braille. Please contact us for more information on any of these items. Click here to Contact Us.