David Baddiel

David Baddiel is a comedian and writer whose latest book is Jews Don't Count

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There's so much more to Jewish jokes that the 'mean Jew' stereotype

Other types of Jewish humour are available says David Baddiel

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 25: Writer/Actor Larry David speaks onstage during the "Clear History" panel discussion at the HBO portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association tour - Day 2 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 25, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Why do we not have our own version of Freitag Nacht Jews?

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Middlesbrough fans pose for a photograph wearing Volodymyr Zelensky masks ahead of the English FA cup quarter-final football match between Middlesbrough and Chelsea at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, north-east England on March 19, 2022. - - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin’s Ukraine lies require the Shoah not to be about Jews

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18 Jun 1996: A general view of the match between England and Holland at Wembley during the European Football Championships. England beat Holland 4-1.

No prizes for writing a column about not rising above no prize

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I love the sound, the smell, the gluttony and kitsch of Xmas

My Christmas has nothing to do with Jesus, it’s about nostalgia and comfort

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December 16, 2021 16:46

Woman decorating christmas tree with shiny golden bauble closeup. Preparation for christmas time. Modern glitter ornament in hands on background of festive tree in lights. Happy holidays

Do the right thing before you leave, please, Angela

It is wrong that Germany refuses to pay reparations for businesses and property stolen by the Nazis if that property happened to be in areas that were no longer German after the war

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October 28, 2021 16:48

Do the right thing before you leave, please, Angela

I’m half-German. But is going full German a step too far for me?

If I took out citizenship to avoid the airport queues, I would be a German, American, Welsh Jew — which history shows might make me too much of a rootless cosmopolitan

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September 9, 2021 17:24

Jewish comedy is Jew comedy — it’s all about the J word

The word ‘Jew’ describes who we are — but it’s a signal of racism, as well as being the foundation of much of the self-deprecation that is the basis of traditional Jewish comedy

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July 22, 2021 10:11