Tracy-Ann Oberman
Tracy-Ann Oberman is an actor and writer.
Jewish women always speak up. We refuse to be silenced
We must keep reminding the wider community that what starts with the Jews never ends with the Jews
In 2024, we must find strength in this new, dystopian world
Dystopian fiction doesn’t come close to the horror of October 7
A moment of communal grief in York helped me begin to heal
I never thought that I would feel the way I feel now
How the theatre is embracing my proud Jewish identity
When I landed a contract with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the early 1990s, I was told to keep my heritage a secret
Shylock, Jewface and the long history of the ‘Jewish’ nose
Non-Jewish actors playing Jewish roles need to be sensitive to what they are taking on
Of course non-Jews can play Jews, but they shouldn't have fake noses
Bradley Cooper's fake schnoz to play Leonard Bernstein has divided the Jewish community
I will not be silenced on antisemitism
Not once has my union called out China, Turkey or Syria, but it has attacked Israel 28 times
He didn’t have to be Jewish to be our favourite Jewish dad
From stage to screen there was something mesmerising about his work, says Tracy-Ann Oberman
Farewells and new worries
Tracy-Ann Oberman looks back over eight years of JC columns
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