Jewish ComedyInside the hysterical world of Zach Margs’ Israeli parodiesThe chartered surveyor-turned-TikTok comedian on his Israeli impersonations and becoming a Jewish matchmakerBy Eliana Jordan4 min read
ChristmasThe Jewish Santa who has spread festive magic for 35 yearsDaniel Rolnick was once booked for a party hosted by Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise at the DorchesterBy Elisa Bray3 min read
JCoSSMeet Lapland’s ‘giant yiddishe elf’Matan Goldman, from East Finchley, is embracing his new life as a Christmas professional, costume and allBy Elisa Bray3 min read
ChanukahHow public menorahs became the most recognisable symbol of ChanukahThe rise and rise of the public menorah has transformed our experience of ChanukahBy Eliana Jordan6 min read
JerusalemMeet the pair saving the starving in JerusalemThe Food Rescuers are trying to tackle poverty and food wasteBy Jane Prinsley5 min read
Zionism‘The older generation is losing the case for Zionism. So pass the microphone to us’A young activist and entrepreneur set out their visions on hasbarah, Jewish identity and our relationship with Israel in extracts from a new book, ‘Young Jewish Voices’By JC Reporter14 min read
Timothée ChalametJust how Jewish is Timothée Chalamet?The American Oscar nominee is starring in two Jewish roles next year including a biopic of Bob DylanBy Elisa Bray4 min read
MusicHow Jewish is singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams?The daughter of film director JJ Abrams is top of the UK singles chart and may well be the Christmas No1 but is she even Jewish?By Elisa Bray2 min read
MusicThe Israeli-Palestinian boy band with the harmony factor‘The music saved us’, say pop group As1one, who arrived in LA to record their album the day before October 7By Elisa Bray6 min read
FilmWickedly Jewish! New musical is chock-a-block with talented Jewish starsThe Yellow Brick Road is paved with Jewish talent for one of this year’s biggest film releasesBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
AntisemitismHow ‘masculinity’ influencer Dan Bilzerian fell down a ‘brazenly antisemitic’ rabbit holeThe formerly ‘hedonistic’ cannabis company owner has shifted his focus onto spreading Jew hatred and conspiracy theories to his millions of social media followersBy Eliana Jordan4 min read
New York Meet the real Harvey Epstein, the man with the worst name in politicsA two-minute SNL sketch about an NYC assemblyman’s unfortunate mash-up of names has given him a turn in the limelightBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
MusicThe man with the golden touch: Who was ‘the fifth Beatle’ Brian Epstein?With release of new biopic about Jewish visionary who discovered the Beatles, the JC reflects on his short but triumphant lifeBy Eliana Jordan4 min read
SuccotWe will say l’chaim this Succot – but we can’t forget the darknessShuls will be trying to find a balance between our obligation to celebrate and remembering those in captivityBy Elisa Bray3 min read
Israeli theatre‘My own breakup inspired my sweet and sinister LGBT comedy’Israeli playwright Gur Piepskovitz’s upcoming work explores themes of otherness and self-discoveryBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
October 7‘Our house was destroyed but the succah remained’Hiding in her safe room for 12 hours, Rachel Fricker, 70, survived the Be’eri massacre with her family and her faithBy Jane Prinsley7 min read
