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Maureen Lipman

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I'm reviewing the situation …can Fagin be a villain all his life?

A trip to the theatre has Maureen musing on her heroes

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Superb: Simon Lipkin as Fagin. (Photo: Johan Persson)

The Wimbledon championships (Getty)

The headline said ‘Minorities win.’ Game, set, mind

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Danny Kaye arrives at London Airport with his wife, Sylvia Fine Kaye, in 1948 (Photo: Getty Images)

Kaminsky or Kominski … let’s call the whole thing a laugh

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American composer Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990), 1963. (Photo by J. Wilds/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lipman and Bernstein. Do you believe in this combination?

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Why isn’t there a Jewish family living on Coronation Street?

Could it be because the writers of British soaps think Jews are too middle class?

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June 25, 2025 13:45

Why isn’t there a Jewish family living on Coronation Street?

Comedians rush in where wise men never go

Scratch a comedian and you will find an angry mind, and there are plenty of examples from the past and present day

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June 18, 2025 13:13

Jerry Lewis and Robert De Niro in The King of Comedy

A Jew in Malta muses on Dr Faustus, falcons and Warren the rabbit

What happened when a schoolgirl actress had to kiss a classmate in front of the Lower Fourth?

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June 12, 2025 08:18

The Maltese Falcon - a classic, but can you follow the plot?

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On my way to shul, I discovered the best cheesecake in London

Maureen’s off to Malta, but first a cabaret for the planet starring her granddaughter, Ava 13…

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June 4, 2025 15:31

On my way to shul, I discovered the best cheesecake in London

What this actress said to the bishop about avoiding broiges

The state of world politics means Maureen Lipman can’t sleep, but she’s prepping for a climate-change cabaret

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May 27, 2025 16:54

Bishop Ken's cathedral in Duke Street

I’m in the Cotswolds on the trail of a bunch of Jewish detectives

Filming a television series, Maureen delves into the wonderful world of Yiddish crime fiction

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May 22, 2025 14:03

Maureen Lipman is diving into the world of Jewish detectives on a trip to the Cotswalds (Image: Getty)

79? 75? My real age is a prime number which isn’t waiting to be divided

From VE Day to a poetry reading, this week brought home to me that age is what you make of it

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May 14, 2025 21:00

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 07: Maureen Lipman attends the Pride Of Birmingham Awards 2022 at University of Birmingham on March 07, 2022 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Bras, bat mitzvahs and Bereshit: it’s all part of a working girl's day

A cruise ends, reality returns. On the importance of showing up — for family, faith, and fittings…

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May 7, 2025 13:41

Bat mitzvah celebration with young woman reading from scroll in Hebrew

Pool-side anxieties, the Rambam and one golden, salted margarita

Reflections from the Queen Mary 2: people-watching at sea and a tribute to the Schindler of Spain

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April 30, 2025 16:11

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: The world's biggest passenger liner, the Queen Mary 2 arrives at her home port of Southampton December 26, 2003 in Southampton, England. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will officially name the 550m GBP luxury liner on January 8, 2004. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

A shiva for Julius Caesar and Rome’s other Jewish surprises

From Judaean gladiators to perfect fried artichokes, I’ve had four days of marvellous history and art

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April 24, 2025 14:41

A vintage lithograph depicting the death of Julius Caesar (Image: Getty)

Unfortunately, we cannot all fit into Douglas Murray’s cellar

From Thornton-Varley hats to Friday-night theatre, a Jewish life through some uncertain times

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April 17, 2025 10:30

Douglas Murray speaks on the rise of antisemitism in Europe at an event organised by Jewish community groups in France last year (Image: Getty)

I can’t stand President Trump –but annoyingly I sometimes agree with him

The future’s orange with a bully in charge, but it’s horrible to find that he’s not always wrong

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April 9, 2025 10:29

The future's orange: Donald Trump (Photo: Getty)

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