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Israel through my lens

On October 8, 2023 Russian-born photographer Sasha Gusov’s Jewish identity hardened. Revolted by the anti-Israel demonstrations in London, where he lives, he resolved “to do something for my people”

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Dorothea Myer-Bennett as Ruth Rosenberg and Adrian Lukis as Stephen Crossley (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

theatre

My play about families being ripped apart by Israel and Gaza

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Past indiscretion: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya

Film

The Drama review: Zendaya and Robert have chemistry in a very dark climate ★★★

By John Nathan

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Dance

A nice Jewish boy in the circus

By Joy Sable

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Israeli theatre

Between the River and the Sea review: An Israel far too complex for the keffiyeh-wearing hordes ★★★★

By John Nathan

4 min read

Natalie Livingstone talking to Simon Sebag Montefiore at JC event at Hampstead Synagogue

Nuremberg

‘It changed my understanding of the trials’ – Natalie Livingstone tells the story behind The Nuremberg Women at JC event

The author told guests at Hampstead Synagogue how a visit to the Imperial War Museum inspired her fascinating new book on history’s most famous trials

By Jamie Shapiro

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Theatre

The Price review: ‘If this is Henry Goodman’s swansong, he’s going out on a high’ ★★★★

The actor’s performance is a career highlight in this sure-footed production of the Arthur Miller play

By John Nathan

2 min read

BBC

Nice Jewish boy Tom Brook celebrates 50 years as BBC’s film guru

The face of ‘Talking Movies’ is finally a star in his own right in a new documentary marking his half a century at the Beeb

By Jenni Frazer

4 min read

Tom Brook, the face of BBC's 'Talking Movies'. (Photo courtesty of BBC)

Books

A medic’s front-line accounts of battlefield salvations

A former British Army officer is moved by a new book on military medicine and the ingenuity and humanity of those who adminster it

By Andrew Fox

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A medic’s front-line accounts of battlefield salvations

Lifestyle

Sport

Israel wins gold at rhythmic gymnastics World Cup in Baku

The event has drawn top teams and individual competitors from around the world

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Israel’s rhythmic gymnastics team in Paris in 2024 (Photo: Olympic Committee of Israel)

Film

Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s new movie is banned in both Russia and Ukraine. He has no regrets

The film-maker behind a documentary about the Babi Yar massacre is stirring tension with his new film about Stalinist Russia

By James Mottram

3 min read

'Two Prosecutors'. (Photo: SBS Productions)

Theatre

Exclusive interview: Henry Goodman on Arthur Miller, mental health and his own ‘Swansong’

The star opens up about his father’s schizophrenia and his personal link to playing Gregory Solomon in The Price

By John Nathan

5 min read

Books

High and Low by Amanda Craig review: ‘A thoroughly moreish state-of-the-nation novel’

If half a century from now you were to be asked what it was like to live in Britain in 2026, this is the book you should hand over in answer

By Ben Felsenburg

2 min read

In this together: Amanda Craig's new novel, and Londoners sitting cheek by jowl share park space with a pigeon

Theatre

Alchemies review: High calibre dancers impress in triple ballet bill that lacks variety ★★★

Wayne McGregor's ballet triptych at the Royal Opera House is full of beautiful shapes but not enough nuance

By Joy Sable

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Untitled, 2023. (Photo: Andrej Uspenski)

review

Les Liaisons Dangereuse review: ‘why revive it?’★★

Lesley Manville’s predictably superb performance is not enough to redeem a new stage production of the sexually exploitative 18th century novel

By John Nathan

1 min read

Lesley Manville as Marquise de Merteuil and Aidan Turner as Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the National Theatre. (Photo: Sarah Lee)

Dance

Mayerling review: This doomed love affair produces some of the most erotically-charged dances seen on stage ★★★★★

Kenneth MacMillan’s 1978 ballet about a prince and his young baroness mistress is back in London with exquisite performances that build to a tragic end

By Joy Sable

1 min read

A scene from Mayerling by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House. Choreography by Kenneth MacMillan. (Photo: Tristram Kenton)

Theatre

The Producers review: Richard Kind dazzles in a show more urgent and less indulgent than ever ★★★★★

The smash hit musical by Mel Brooks is revived with a raw and dangerous production starring one of the world’s funniest performers as Max Bialystock

By John Nathan

2 min read

Richard Kind (Max Bialystock) and the company of The Producers. (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

Film & TV

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Film

Exclusive interview: Mayim Bialik’s next big bang

By James Mottram

5 min read

Hatton Garden: The Great Diamond Heist review: ‘the reality TV version of a Guy Ritchie film’★★★★★

There are any number of relishable details for the law-abiding to lap up in this no-nonsense and deliciously gripping documentary

By Ben Felsenburg

2 min read

Project Hail Mary review: Gosling brings substance to this alien-buddy sci-fi ★★★★

It’s no ‘Interstellar’, but a fun, odd-couple space romp doesn’t need to be – so long as it’s got Ryan Gosling piloting the spaceship

By John Nathan

2 min read

The top ten Jewish and Jew-ish shows to watch on HBO Max

The American streaming platform’s long-awaited UK launch heralds new access to some of the best Jewish-flavoured shows on TV

By Eliana Jordan

5 min read

Travel

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Travel

Since his aunt died, Keith Hallegua has been the last Jew left of a once-thriving community in this region of India. But he still prays every week, hoping that tourists will join him at the historic synagogue

By Andy Mossack

5 min read

A perfect Paris escape in the Marais

From falafel feasts to late-night cocktails, 24 hours in the French capital

By Jane Prinsley

5 min read

In praise of Prague

Visit the Czech capital and step back in time to when there was a thriving Jewish community that built beautiful synagogues

By Anthea Gerrie

5 min read

Books

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Books

What made Osip Mandelshtam tick?

By David Herman

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Himmler’s Curtains: How my survivor mother ended up living in a Nazi leader’s house

This beautifully written memoir is full of startling vignettes, but using a psuedonym in this age of disinformation and denial feels a disservice to the reader

By Jennifer Lipman

2 min read

The Jewish Renoir girls who were betrayed by France

Catherine Ostler’s new book explores the fate of the children in the painter’s famous work Pink and Blue, one of whom was murdered at Auschwitz

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

Acerbic verse from a ‘cantakerous’ Yiddish poet

Anyone with an interest in Yiddish culture, or simply first-class poetry, will relish this excellent selection

By Mark Glanville

2 min read

Music

All Music

Opera

Siegfried review: Spellbinding Schager is the greatest Siegfried of our age ★★★★★

By Stephen Pollard

2 min read

Haunting music of the exiled composers

On Sunday Wigmore Hall is featuring a day of music by composers forced to uproot and flee

By Mark Glanville

3 min read

2025 in review: Music

It’s been a difficult year for Jewish musicians and music fans alike, but Elisa Bray says virtuoso musicianship defiantly drowned out the hate

By Elisa Bray

4 min read

London venue appalled by Primal Scream’s use of ‘antisemitic imagery’ during gig

The band displayed a Star of David entwined with a Nazi symbol during a performance of their song Swastika Eyes

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Sport

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The London Marathon

‘The London Marathon is a way to push myself while contributing to something bigger’

By Ben Conway

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Leeds Uni Jsoc football team lifts its first ever trophy under the lights in London

Striker Josh Woolf netted the only goal against Birmingham in the UJS Cup final

By Ben Conway

3 min read

Israeli trio makes NBA history in Portland-Brooklyn game

The fixture featured All-Star Deni Avdija and two rookies from the Brooklyn Nets, marking the first time three Israeli athletes have shared an NBA court

By Ben Conway

3 min read

Israeli teenage kick-boxing star delivers a knockout to the trolls in latest triumph

Aged 19, Ahavat Hashem Gordon is already known as the ‘Golden Boy’ of the sport and is headed for the top

By Yoav Borowitz

3 min read

Let's Eat

All Food

chicken recipe

Spanish chicken and rice

By Amy Sheppard

Cook time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Recipe

Lemon and honey chicken

This nostalgic take on a Chinese classic is sweet, sticky comfort in a bowl

By Katrina Meynink

Cook time: 20 minutes

Recipe

Grilled coconut spatchcocked chicken with coriander and mango salsa

This Mexican-inspired dish is a riot of colour and flavour

By Thomasina Miers

Cook time: 30-35 minutes

Recipe

Peas, walnuts and orange blossom water

Acclaimed chef Helen Graham says this unusual combination is actually ‘rather revelatory’

By helen graham

Cook time: 0

Life

Israel through my lens

My play about families being ripped apart by Israel and Gaza

The Drama review: Zendaya and Robert have chemistry in a very dark climate ★★★

A nice Jewish boy in the circus

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Between the River and the Sea review: An Israel far too complex for the keffiyeh-wearing hordes ★★★★

‘It changed my understanding of the trials’ – Natalie Livingstone tells the story behind The Nuremberg Women at JC event

The Price review: ‘If this is Henry Goodman’s swansong, he’s going out on a high’ ★★★★

Nice Jewish boy Tom Brook celebrates 50 years as BBC’s film guru

A medic’s front-line accounts of battlefield salvations

Lifestyle

Israel wins gold at rhythmic gymnastics World Cup in Baku

Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s new movie is banned in both Russia and Ukraine. He has no regrets

Exclusive interview: Henry Goodman on Arthur Miller, mental health and his own ‘Swansong’

High and Low by Amanda Craig review: ‘A thoroughly moreish state-of-the-nation novel’

Theatre

Alchemies review: High calibre dancers impress in triple ballet bill that lacks variety ★★★

Les Liaisons Dangereuse review: ‘why revive it?’★★

Mayerling review: This doomed love affair produces some of the most erotically-charged dances seen on stage ★★★★★

The Producers review: Richard Kind dazzles in a show more urgent and less indulgent than ever ★★★★★

Film & TV

Exclusive interview: Mayim Bialik’s next big bang

Hatton Garden: The Great Diamond Heist review: ‘the reality TV version of a Guy Ritchie film’★★★★★

Project Hail Mary review: Gosling brings substance to this alien-buddy sci-fi ★★★★

The top ten Jewish and Jew-ish shows to watch on HBO Max

Travel

World Cup goals

Searching for the last Jew of Kochi

A perfect Paris escape in the Marais

In praise of Prague

Books

What made Osip Mandelshtam tick?

Himmler’s Curtains: How my survivor mother ended up living in a Nazi leader’s house

The Jewish Renoir girls who were betrayed by France

Acerbic verse from a ‘cantakerous’ Yiddish poet

Music

Siegfried review: Spellbinding Schager is the greatest Siegfried of our age ★★★★★

Haunting music of the exiled composers

2025 in review: Music

London venue appalled by Primal Scream’s use of ‘antisemitic imagery’ during gig

Sport

‘The London Marathon is a way to push myself while contributing to something bigger’

Leeds Uni Jsoc football team lifts its first ever trophy under the lights in London

Israeli trio makes NBA history in Portland-Brooklyn game

Israeli teenage kick-boxing star delivers a knockout to the trolls in latest triumph

Let's Eat

Spanish chicken and rice

Lemon and honey chicken

Grilled coconut spatchcocked chicken with coriander and mango salsa

Peas, walnuts and orange blossom water