I didn’t grow up with a Seder tradition so I have created my own – with a little help from my friends
By Karen Glaser
Hollywood screenwriter Dan Gordon on his new film Irena’s Vow, the true story of a teenage housekeeper who hid and saved 12 Jews in her employer’s cellar
By James Mottram
The journalist’s bestseller combines reportage from inside Israel, Gaza and Lebanon and should open minds to the precarious position we find ourselves in the West
By Nicole Lampert
Ellie Goldstein on how she shattered stereotypes about people with disabilities during her time in the famous tent
By Ellie Grant
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This is my third all-inclusive, all-Jew, all-kosher-for-Pesach getaway and I’m happy to share that even the bad bits (how long you got?) have their silver lining
By Misha Mansoor
Your monthly round-up of the Jewish names hitting the headlines
New rock musical Rise tells a story of Jewish defiance and rebellion
Ariana Grande’s hit tells the tale of her romance with a Jewish co-star after the collapse of both their marriages
In Tel Aviv, a growing number of comics are battling antisemitism through humour – and telling the gags in English
By Lianne Kolirin
Steve Coogan’s English teacher takes up a position at a boarding school in Buenos Aries in the 1970s, where a military coup and a penguin upend his life
By John Nathan
By Jenni Frazer
This new portrait of Krautrock shows how the country’s rare Jewish survivors were central to its development
By David Bennun
Jewish comedian Helen Lederer is one of seven celebrity ‘pilgrims’ to star in upcoming BBC reality show promoting interfaith dialogue
By Eliana Jordan
The message of this 1959 absurdist play survives. But instead of looking back at the horrors of conformism in 20th-century Europe, it now warns of the stampede ahead
John Donnelly’s hybrid play combines the occult with urban social realism
A chance to get a bit of American pizzazz
By Joy Sable
How good to able to sit in a theatre and with some justification, rather than deluded hope, feel the unashamed urge to cry ‘Come on England’
Mélanie Laurent gained fame for her portrayal of Shoshanna in 2009 Tarantino blockbuster
By JC Reporter
The intention to counter Holocaust denial is achieved in the director’s first documentary
This animated feature is proof there are no rules when it comes to storytelling
The Hollywood director of the Oscar-winning movie The Artist on why his next project, out this week, could never have worked as a live-action film
There’s a lot more to Nashville than country music, as Barry Toberman discovered on a recent trip
By Barry Toberman
Kapuhala is popular with Israelis drawn by an environment that lends itself well to those keeping kosher – or who just want to take in its off-the-beaten-track vibe
St Paul de Vence is a must-visit destination for art lovers
By Anthea Gerrie
The Scandinavian nation is having an economic boom, thanks to weight loss drug Ozempic
By Lucy Daltroff
This thoroughly researched book explains why a place in the death camp’s only women’s orchestra was sought after, and the moral dilemmas that came with it
By Monica Porter
This is a remarkable novel about how everyday Europeans faced up to life as war drew to a close
By David Herman
Jenni Daiches’s family saga is on the longlist for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Two authors, a sociologist and an academic, have written books about the modern Jewish experience. One is partisan, the other is rigorously methodical...
By Alun David
Former finalist on Ukraine’s version of The Voice brings her Jewish heritage into first solo project
The JC meets three young women bringing Jewish inclusivity to London’s nightlife scene
From klezmer to classical, The International Days of Jewish Music celebrates the diversity and depth of Jewish music in venues across Germany
From psychiatry to jazz, Sassoon wants to lift the spirits of his audience
By Jane Prinsley
One of the sport’s first mainstream stars, his reported Jewishness remains an enigma
By Menachem Wecker
Saeed Hassanain also dubbed the IDF an ‘occupation army’ and discouraged Arab-Israelis from joining the military
The belt was contested by megastars like Rick Rude and Jerry Lawler during the sport’s cultural heyday and its lineage maps the tragic history of its founding family
By Jacob Jaffa
The long-distance runner and influencer from Germany is using her sporting profile to spread her love of Israel
If you've over shopped, here are my top tips for using up the surplus matzah meal, ground nuts and other staples
By Victoria Prever
It’s a tricky meal but we’ve got you covered
All delicious – which one will you choose?
Clara Bentata shares 10 top tips on how to perfect your Seder style
By Gaby Wine
