film(Stephen) Fry’s delight: his new film with Lena DunhamStephen Fry and Lena Dunham on how they connected with their Jewishness while shooting a road movie in PolandBy James Mottram6 min read
filmThe street-fighters who taught British fascists: don’t f*** with the JewsDocumentary film-maker David Herman’s latest work charts the history of Jewish self-defence in the UK. John Nathan meets himBy John Nathan5 min read
Film reviewThe Boy in the Woods review: Jewish resilience stars in this Shoah survival storyThis adaptation of a Holocaust memoir provides a distinctive take on the meaning of remembrance in the face of catastropheBy Alun David 3 min read
filmDead Don’t Hurt review: Can you love the son of a man who raped your wife?By John Nathan2 min read
FilmFilm review: A House in Jerusalem ‘Where this film flounders is in its depiction of a British Jewish family’By John Nathan2 min read
FilmA boy – now 93 – tells his story of incredible survival hiding from the Nazis in the forestNow a new film is telling Maxwell Smart’s storyBy James Mottram6 min read
filmMade In England review: an ode to the art of making great filmsFew documentaries have more to say about filmmaking than this one about Powell and PressburgerBy John Nathan1 min read
filmThe American Society of Magical Negros review: Good idea, but not good enough for an entire filmThis would work as a Saturday Night Live sketch, but that’s about itBy John Nathan1 min read
filmHow my son’s terminal cancer inspired me to convert to JudaismKit Vincent’s film ‘Red Herring’ tracks his family’s devastation after they were told he was terminally ill. His father tells our writer about how life has moved on sinceBy James Mottram5 min read
TelevisionJonah Hauer-King in The Tattooist of Auschwitz: ‘If I wasn’t getting upset, I wouldn’t be doing my job’The young Jewish actor who plays the lead role in the new six-part series explains how he prepared for such a difficult partBy Elisa Bray6 min read
TelevisionLove in hell: Tattooist of Auschwitz director explains why it was a tale she had to bring to the screenMy goal was to create a meaningful love story that takes place in this hell, says Tali Shalom-EzerBy Anne Joseph5 min read
filmA fast, furious and justifiably gory revenge flickDev Patel’s directorial debut about India’s criminal underground is underpinned by a moral causeBy John Nathan1 min read
