Life

Dance

The Sleeping Beauty review: Lovely dancing, shame about the staging ★★★

Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s interpretation of the famous fairy tale does not wholly convince me

By Joy Sable

2 min read

Narrative cuts: James Streeter as Carabosse (Photo: Amber Hunt)

"We won't sit by": Avi (left) and Sam Rosenfeld in front of a banner with Natan's photograph (Credit: John Jeffay)

IDF

Natan’s death could have broken me. Instead, I became an advocate for the Jewish state

By John Jeffay

5 min read

Obdurate insistence: the writer Vasily Grossman, and Jews arriving at Treblinka in August 1942

Books

From the Front Line review: Vasily Grossman gives us an unrivalled picture of the war

By David Bennun

5 min read

Marilyn Monroe in a classic photo by Milton H. Greene wearing a ballerina satin dress as she gives a seductive smile (Credit: Milton H. Greene)

Photography

The Jews who made Marilyn Monroe into an icon

By Melanie Abrams

6 min read

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The late Jonathan Larson outside the New York Theatre Workshop in 1986

musical

Songs by the genius behind Rent get their day in the sun

By John Nathan

5 min read

Turner during a friendly between the US and Senegal at the Bank of America Stadium in May (photo: Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

World Cup 2026

Meet Matt Turner, the American Jew-ish goalie with his sights on a home World Cup win

The USMNT keeper could start against Turkey on Friday for his team’s vital final group match

By Ben Conway

3 min read

Basketball

NBA’s Sacramento Kings draft Israeli-born guard Emanual Sharp

Emanuel Sharp is the son of a Maccabi Tel Aviv legend

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Emanuel Sharp plays for the Houston Cougars against the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Toyota Center on March 26, 2026 (Getty Images)

chicken recipe

Korean-style BBQ chicken thighs

For best results, marinade these chicken thighs overnight

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: 25 mins

Denise Phillip's Korean-style BBQ chicken thighs (Photo: Justyna Radon)

chicken recipe

‘Silamba’ roast chicken

Silan (date syrup) and amba are the stars of this summery roast chicken

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

Cook time: 1 hr

Sarah Mann-Yeager's 'silamba' roast chicken (Photo: Inbal Bar-Oz)

Lifestyle

Recipes

Harissa chicken and potato traybake with amba tahini drizzle

A speedy Shabbat traybake which delivers on flavour

By Victoria Prever

Cook time: 45 mins – 1 hr

Victoria Prever's harissa chicken and potato traybake with a tahini-amba drizzle (Photo: Inbal Bar-Oz)

comedy

This is why we decided to Stand-Up for British Jews

Comics Simon Evans and Andrew Doyle on their plans for a benefit gig

4 min read

Laughs against hate: comedians Andrew Doyle and Simon Evans

Restaurant review

Review: The NW3 heat haven with BAD coffee and bagels

Brad and Dill’s in Belsize Park had everything I needed – iced coffee and air conditioning

By Victoria Prever

2 min read

Review: The NW3 heat haven with BAD coffee and bagels

antisemitic writers

Why I will never stop reading novels by antisemitic writers

We must see past the bigotry of some top authors

By Druin Burch

3 min read

Theatre

We Had a World review: Joshua Harmon’s mother and grandmother are at war in this gripping drama ★★★★

The Bad Jews writer is played Ryan Kopel in his most personal commission to date

By John Nathan

1 min read

We Had a World review: Joshua Harmon’s mother and grandmother are at war in this gripping drama ★★★★

Theatre

High Society review: Fizzing stage reboot starring Felicity Kendal ★★★★

The individual performances are all excellent in this iteration of Cole Porter masterpiece

By John Nathan

2 min read

High stakes: (left to right) James Hume, Felicity Kendal and Naomi Pacquette Photo: Pamela Raith

Theatre

Black Comedy review: Peter Shaffer’s big idea lacks the light to really shine★★★

Characters are plunged into the dark for most of this escalating slapstick show

By John Nathan

2 min read

Theatre

Equus review: Gripping revival of Shaffer’s foray into a troubled teenager’s mind ★★★★★

Noah Valentine should win awards for a performance of the stable boy who blinds the six horses he adores

By John Nathan

1 min read

Wild ride: Toby Stephens as Martin Dysart and (right) Noah Valentine as Alan Strang

Film & TV

All TV

Steven Spielberg

ET never went home: Spielberg claims aliens ‘are here’ on Earth

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Disclosure Day review: Emily Blunt is superb in Spielberg’s fun but derivative return to the alien thriller ★★★

The Jewish director’s follow-up to ‘Close Encounters’ is a classic Spielberg sci-fi, eminently watchable if not somewhat trope-y

By John Nathan

2 min read

Power Ballad review: ‘star-powered comedy’ ★★★★

Washed-up wedding singer and boyband star make sweet music

2 min read

Meet the director who made Dustin Hoffman an irresistible offer

Could young Canadian Daniel Roher tempt the 88-year-old legend into acting in his first feature film?

By James Mottram and Susan Hornik

6 min read

Travel

All Travel

Travel

A week of wellness in Santa Monica

By Zoe Strimpel

5 min read

Traversing the wonders of Austria’s Lake Wörthersee and the hunt for Jewish history

The turquoise water is made for wild bathing in the summer heat and makes an ideal setting for pondering the country’s troubled past

By Imogen Garfinkel

5 min read

World Cup goals

Jewish American sightseeing opportunities for this year’s World Cup

By Anthea Gerrie

6 min read

Searching for the last Jew of Kochi

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

Books

All Books

Diversity: (left to right) Toby Lloyd, Howard Jacobson and Francesca Simon (Photos: Helen Giles,Suzie Howell)

Books

What do the preoccupations of our novelists say about Anglo-Jewry and wider society?

By Leon Craig

6 min read

JPC party gives ‘strength’ to Jewish publishers and authors facing racism post October 7

Guests at the event heard a panel chaired by Hadley Freeman with writers Adam LeBor, Max Olesker and Hilary Freeman

By Elisa Bray

2 min read

‘Judaism and heavy metal teach us how to live – and what it means to die well’

Lecturer Keith Kahn-Harris’s new book ‘The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne’ celebrates the life and death of the Prince of Darkness, whose music shares profound similarities with Judaism, he argues

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

Walking Shadow: Love, Loss and Shakespeare review: ‘On loving Shakespeare and hating cancer’

Greg Doran shares writings by his late husband Antony Sher, who died of cancer in 2021, alongside his own musings on grief and his mission to track down Shakespeare’s First Folios

By David Herman

2 min read

Music

All Music

Opera

Peter Grimes review: Glories of a post-Brexit ‘Britten’ frittered away in a poor revival ★★

By Stephen Pollard

1 min read

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

The opera’s flawless cast, set design and music are led by Andreas Shager, who delivers one of the finest theatrical performances London has seen in many years

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

Sport

All Sport

Cape Verde's Gilson Benchimol warms up ahead of the 2026 World Cup match between Uruguay and Cape Verde at the Miami Stadium on June 21, 2026 (Getty Images)

World Cup 2026

Cape Verde’s Jew-ish striker takes to the pitch for historic draw with Uruguay

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

‘Oppressed’ Iran say US will ease restrictions on World Cup team

The Iranian team has been subject to tight controls for matches at the tournament

By JC Reporter

1 min read

World Cup 2026: ‘Jewish roots’ of striker on heroic Cape Verde squad that held off Spain

Gilson Benchimol’s surname indicates heritage from the 19th century Jewish diaspora

By Ben Conway

1 min read

Model and former IDF captain is the only Israeli WAG at the World Cup

Tel Aviv-born Mishel Gerzig is the wife of Belgium’s star goalie Thibaut Courtois

By Ben Conway

3 min read

Let's Eat

All Food

Chef Raz Shabtai in the kitchen at Mutra (Photo: N.A.Photography)

Israeli chefs

‘It belongs to the Jewish nation’– says chef of first Michelin-starred kosher restaurant

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

‘Hey, it’s Falmer’: meet the social media chef serving up bold flavours and opinions

Siam Goorwich meets the Gen Z foodie advocating for Jews and Israel one recipe at a time

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

Recipe

Dark chocolate and halva lava cake

A Middle Eastern twist on the classic French dessert

By Falmer

Cook time: 16 mins

Recipe

Bissli schnitzel with sweet potato mash

Give your schnitzel an Israeli twist by using Bissli crisps for the crumb

By Falmer

Cook time: 15 mins

Life

The Sleeping Beauty review: Lovely dancing, shame about the staging ★★★

Natan’s death could have broken me. Instead, I became an advocate for the Jewish state

From the Front Line review: Vasily Grossman gives us an unrivalled picture of the war

The Jews who made Marilyn Monroe into an icon

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Songs by the genius behind Rent get their day in the sun

Meet Matt Turner, the American Jew-ish goalie with his sights on a home World Cup win

NBA’s Sacramento Kings draft Israeli-born guard Emanual Sharp

Korean-style BBQ chicken thighs

‘Silamba’ roast chicken

Lifestyle

Harissa chicken and potato traybake with amba tahini drizzle

This is why we decided to Stand-Up for British Jews

Review: The NW3 heat haven with BAD coffee and bagels

Why I will never stop reading novels by antisemitic writers

Theatre

We Had a World review: Joshua Harmon’s mother and grandmother are at war in this gripping drama ★★★★

High Society review: Fizzing stage reboot starring Felicity Kendal ★★★★

Black Comedy review: Peter Shaffer’s big idea lacks the light to really shine★★★

Equus review: Gripping revival of Shaffer’s foray into a troubled teenager’s mind ★★★★★

Film & TV

ET never went home: Spielberg claims aliens ‘are here’ on Earth

Disclosure Day review: Emily Blunt is superb in Spielberg’s fun but derivative return to the alien thriller ★★★

Power Ballad review: ‘star-powered comedy’ ★★★★

Meet the director who made Dustin Hoffman an irresistible offer

Travel

A week of wellness in Santa Monica

Traversing the wonders of Austria’s Lake Wörthersee and the hunt for Jewish history

World Cup goals

Searching for the last Jew of Kochi

Books

What do the preoccupations of our novelists say about Anglo-Jewry and wider society?

JPC party gives ‘strength’ to Jewish publishers and authors facing racism post October 7

‘Judaism and heavy metal teach us how to live – and what it means to die well’

Walking Shadow: Love, Loss and Shakespeare review: ‘On loving Shakespeare and hating cancer’

Music

Peter Grimes review: Glories of a post-Brexit ‘Britten’ frittered away in a poor revival ★★

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

Haunting music of the exiled composers

2025 in review: Music

Sport

Cape Verde’s Jew-ish striker takes to the pitch for historic draw with Uruguay

‘Oppressed’ Iran say US will ease restrictions on World Cup team

World Cup 2026: ‘Jewish roots’ of striker on heroic Cape Verde squad that held off Spain

Model and former IDF captain is the only Israeli WAG at the World Cup

Let's Eat

‘It belongs to the Jewish nation’– says chef of first Michelin-starred kosher restaurant

‘Hey, it’s Falmer’: meet the social media chef serving up bold flavours and opinions

Dark chocolate and halva lava cake

Bissli schnitzel with sweet potato mash