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Jewish band’s UK show cancelled by pro-Palestine activists

Oi Va Voi, a British band formed in 2000, claimed that ‘the Jews are being singled out’ by the BDS movement.

4 min read

Steve Levi-Kallin, John Matts, Kalliopi Mitropoulou, Josh Breslaw and David Orchant of Oi Va Voi

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As an Israeli Palestinian band, we are the poster child of discrimination and diversity

4 min read

Why Claudia Roden and grandson Cesar are cooking together

5 min read

Publisher and writer Michael Leventhal hopes the 2026 Jewish Children's Book Awards will be the prize’s 'best year yet'

The Jewish Children's Book Awards launch their final competition

2 min read

British, American and Israeli Veterans Unite

Crossing battlefields and burial grounds, a multinational team marks VE Day with purpose, reflection and healing

8 min read

May 9, 2025 12:53

Shachar and Nitai with Billy MacLeod, founder of Veterans in Action

Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa criticise ‘censorship’ and ‘silencing’ for their cancelled shows

In a newly published letter, the Radiohead guitarist and Israeli rock star Tassa called out the hypocrisy of Kneecap supporters and said gigs would not be safe

3 min read

May 6, 2025 15:50

Dudu Tassa was due to perform with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood in June, but the pair's Bristol gig has now been cancelled (Image: Flash90)

Want to know how to bake the best babka? I can show you how.

Elana Pearlman’s book ‘With Love and Babka’ celebrates a traditional and ever popular Jewish bake

4 min read

April 24, 2025 16:46

Dolce de leche is a favourite flavour Photo: Caitlin Bensil

The practising Jew who’ll be singing for Muslim Azerbaijan at Eurovision

The lead singer of Mamagama, the band representing the Muslim majority Azerbaijan, is Jewish

2 min read

April 17, 2025 20:54

Arif Imanov, Asaf Mishiyev and Hasan Heydar of 2025 Eurovision hopefuls Mamagama

Steep rise in young women reporting sexual violence to Jewish Women’s Aid

Nearly two-thirds of the women who contact Jewish Women’s Aid for support after experiencing sexual violence are aged 26 to 35 and 28 per cent are 16 to 25, says the charity

2 min read

April 16, 2025 13:43

Jewish Women's Aid has said that an increasing number of young women are reporting experiences of sexual violence to them (Stock Image: Getty)

Green Day’s pro-Palestine lyrics at Coachella ‘beyond disheartening’

‘Disturbed’ frontman David Draiman criticised the rock group for their show of support for Palestine at the music festival

2 min read

April 16, 2025 10:48

Billie Joe Armstrong at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)

How we live with disability, from frustrations and isolation to closeness and strength

Three families tell Elisa Bray how parenting has brought a rollercoaster of hospital trips, funding battles – and unexpected wonders

10 min read

April 9, 2025 14:53

How we live with disability, from frustrations and isolation to closeness and strength

Former Sex Pistol John Lydon defends Israel and calls Hamas ‘just Jew exterminators’

The musician defied criticism when he played in Tel Aviv with his band Public Image Ltd in 2010

3 min read

April 7, 2025 12:33

John Lydon in Los Angeles (Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

Adolescence shows we really need to step up and protect our children from smartphones

Meet Nova Eden, the “proudly Jewish” mother and children's mental health expert who has pioneered Barnet becoming the UK’s first smartphone-free borough

6 min read

April 3, 2025 17:02

Nova Eden is spearheading the Smartphone Free Childhood movement in north London

What to see in April, May and June, from Seth Rogen to Oi Va Voi

Elisa Bray’s entertainment guide for the months ahead

5 min read

April 2, 2025 16:34

Seth Rogen’s new comedy series is set in the heart of the film industry

Music school founder nominated for UK award

Katie Hainbach worked as an opera singer before moving into teaching

3 min read

April 2, 2025 14:35

Award nominee Katie Hainbach and her Little Voices pupils

The musicians who literally played for their lives in Auschwitz

When Anne Sebba began researching a book on Auschwitz’s women’s orchestra, she soon learnt their spirit of sisterhood – rather than musical talent – sustained them, she tells Elisa Bray

7 min read

March 31, 2025 15:53

The musicians who literally played for their lives in Auschwitz

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Latest from Elisa Bray

Jewish band’s UK show cancelled by pro-Palestine activists

As an Israeli Palestinian band, we are the poster child of discrimination and diversity

Why Claudia Roden and grandson Cesar are cooking together

The Jewish Children's Book Awards launch their final competition

More from Elisa Bray

British, American and Israeli Veterans Unite

Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa criticise ‘censorship’ and ‘silencing’ for their cancelled shows

Want to know how to bake the best babka? I can show you how.

The practising Jew who’ll be singing for Muslim Azerbaijan at Eurovision

Steep rise in young women reporting sexual violence to Jewish Women’s Aid

Green Day’s pro-Palestine lyrics at Coachella ‘beyond disheartening’

How we live with disability, from frustrations and isolation to closeness and strength

Former Sex Pistol John Lydon defends Israel and calls Hamas ‘just Jew exterminators’

Adolescence shows we really need to step up and protect our children from smartphones

What to see in April, May and June, from Seth Rogen to Oi Va Voi

Music school founder nominated for UK award

The musicians who literally played for their lives in Auschwitz