Mark Solomons

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Jewish identity

I was born there – but people in Stoke have never met a Jew

That time I met a woman from my birth city and found out I was the first Jew she had ever encountered

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Jewish desert: terraced housing in Stoke, where a census shows Jews register as 0.0 per cent of the population. Clockwise from top left: Mark Solomons; Stoke singer Robbie Williams; Stoke pottery; Stoke-born novelist Arnold Bennett

Will Ferrell, right, with Jewish actor James Caan, centre, in the 2003 Christmas film 'Elf'. (Photo: Warner Bros)

Christmas Schmistmas: the top 10 Yuletide films made by Jews

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Not in the brochure: the arrival of the first group of settlers at the port of Asuncion, painted by one of them, Charles Sansom (Photo: Christies Images/Canning House)

My family were ‘farmers’ in Paraguay. Who knew?

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Breaking the fast: back in the day The Gants Hill Odeon was the only venue big enough to hold High Holy Day services in Redbridge (Photo: X/Twitter)

Everyone remembers their first time. I have Yom Kippur to thank for mine

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How a Spurs game 20 years ago was a pivotal moment in father-son bonding

Mark Solomons took his son Harry to a match at the ‘Jewish club’ in 2005 and it’s been a part of their heritage ever since

4 min read

August 6, 2025 15:47

Mark and Harry Solomons at a Spurs game in 2024

Was Tony Curtis the greatest Jew to come out of Tinseltown?

From his six marriages to roles in 128 films, the Hollywood star, who was born 100 years ago this month, packed a lot into his 85 years. But Bernie Schwartz from the Bronx was also an all-round mensch

3 min read

June 24, 2025 16:10

Tony Curtis in London, in 1970 (Photo: Getty)

So which football club has the highest proportion of Jewish fans? The answer may surprise you

Spurs is known as the Jewish team and many members of the tribe support Arsenal, but four and a half miles from White Hart Lane there’s Brisbane Road...

4 min read

May 27, 2025 16:55