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Etgar

The Etgar Quiz no 291

Try our weekly Jewish knowledge test

1 min read

February 7, 2025 11:37

Islamic Centre of England

London Islamic centre brazenly showed Ayatollah’s ‘intifada’ rant despite Charity Commission probe

The Islamic Centre of England, based in Maida Vale, is under investigation

8 min read

February 7, 2025 11:34

The Islamic Centre of England in Maida Vale (Marc Morris)

Film

On-set Makeup artist tried to remove Adrien Brody’s nose, thinking it was a prosthetic

The Jewish actor told late-night host Jimmy Fallon a makeup artist mistook his nose for a prosthetic

1 min read

February 7, 2025 11:18

Adrien Brody attends "The Brutalist" UK Special Screening at the Picturehouse Central on January 15, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images)

Books

The Last Days of Budapest review: ‘intrigue, horror and heroism in the Casablanca of central Europe’

Journalist Adam LeBor’s latest book quotes a wide range of newly revealed diaries and letters, and relates some remarkable tales of Jews being rescued

2 min read

February 7, 2025 09:26

Brutality on parade: Jews being rounded up in Budapest in 1944. Right: the writer's new book

books

The Teacher of Auschwitz review: ‘he helped Jewish children survive hell’

Wendy Holden has brought Fredy Hirsch, a young gay man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi depredations, to life

2 min read

February 7, 2025 09:10

The Teacher of Auschwitz review: ‘he helped Jewish children survive hell’

Salad

Satsuma, pomegranate and fennel salad with feta

A super simple winter salad that will brighten up your meal

February 7, 2025 08:20

Cook time: 0

chicken recipe

Chicken sofrito

A Sephardi favourite dish of tender, juicy slow-braised meat and potatoes that's comfort in a pot

February 7, 2025 07:00

Cook time: 2 hours approx

(C) Blake Ezra Photography 2023 Not to be reproduced without written permission. @BlakeEzraPhoto info@blakeezraphotography.com

Wimbledon

Actress, 99, to chain herself to a tree in protest against Wimbledon Tennis Club expansion

Thelma Ruby is campaigning against plans for 38 new courts and a stadium

4 min read

February 6, 2025 18:16

Sidrah

Parashah of the week: Beshallach

“Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to Hashem” Exodus 15:1

1 min read

February 6, 2025 16:19

Moses and Miriam singing at the Red Sea, Rubens, 1620 (Wikimedia Commons)

Calendar

Shabbat times from February 7 to February 14

Shabbat times for the week

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February 6, 2025 16:14

Shabbat times from February 7 to February 14

blind date

JC blind date: ‘I felt we had quite a lot in common’

For this month’s blind date, our two hopeful singletons dined at kosher restaurant Mazal in Camden

2 min read

February 6, 2025 15:45

JC blind date: ‘I felt we had quite a lot in common’

Jewish film

The Brutalist and A Complete Unknown sweep 2025 Baftas nominations

Jewish actors and creatives are in the hunt for gongs across almost every category of this year’s awards

1 min read

February 6, 2025 14:29

(L-R) Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, Timothee Chalamet and Director James Mangold attend a premiere of "A Complete Unknown". (Photo by Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images for Disney)

October 7

First request for UK pro-Palestine protest came during October 7 attack

Documents released by the Met Police shows an application to protest against Israel came while the IDF was still fighting to expel Hamas terrorists

2 min read

February 6, 2025 14:07

People holding placards and flags of Palestine take part in a 'March For Palestine' in London on 14 October 2023, organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

column

How to dress for success

My fashion advice? Do whatever makes your day a little more St Tropez

4 min read

February 6, 2025 13:56

Fashion with a passion: Lisa Armstrong, Naomi Greenaway, Sarah Jossell and Jessica Diner at last week's Wizo event

Theatre

As Long As We Are Breathing review: ‘poignant but not enough punch’

The message that it is possible to replace trauma with inner peace is reassuring, but it is prioritised over the drama of Holocaust survivor Miriam Freedman’s story

1 min read

February 6, 2025 13:37

Hidden treasures: Caroline Gruber as Miriam Freedman in her eighties Photo: Arcola Theatre

Islamophobia

England’s first Muslim MP warns against controversial Islamophobia definition

Khalid Mahmood, who was unseated by a pro-Gaza independent, warned against ‘blindly accepting’ the interpretation

2 min read

February 6, 2025 12:41

Khalid Mahmood, the former Labour MP for Birmingham Perry Barr, has spoken out against the APPG definition of Islamophobia (Image: UK Parliament)

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