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Josh Glancy

The Jewish diaspora is going through an age of mediocrity

A new biography of Joseph Roth shows the contrast with our more affluent, comfortable lifestyles — and the victims of our modern quality of life are great art, music and literature

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The Jewish diaspora is going through an age of mediocrity

Mayerling ballet review: As compelling a ballet as you will ever see

Mayerling ballet review: As compelling a ballet as you will ever see

1 min read

Jon Voight (Peter Miller), Derek Jacobi (Klaus Wenzer).

Ian Bloom

Bestselling thriller opened eyes of world to threat against Israel

4 min read

Is one play at the Royal Court enough to undo the damage?

Kate Maltby

Is one play at the Royal Court enough to undo the damage?

3 min read

(Eingeschr√§nkte Rechte f√ºr bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) *17.10.1915-10.02.2005+Schriftsteller, USAmit Ehefrau Marilyn Monroe nach der Hochzeit (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Nathan Abrams

By Nathan Abrams

Why don’t people realise that Marilyn Monroe was Jewish?

5 min read

It’s not just Kubrick and Sellers who made Lolita a Jewish film

Nathan Abrams

By Nathan Abrams

It’s not just Kubrick and Sellers who made Lolita a Jewish film

5 min read

As Spider-man turns 60, just how Jewish is the ultimate neurotic superhero?

As Spider-man turns 60, just how Jewish is the ultimate neurotic superhero?

By Joel Meadows

4 min read

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Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

Heard the joke about the comedy reviewer and the Jews?

"When was the last time a Jew was shot in London?", asked Kate Copstick

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August 22, 2022 15:56

Heard the joke about the comedy reviewer and the Jews?

Vivi Lachs

Forgotten Yiddish literature is a peephole to a vanished world

The arrival of Eastern European Jews in the mid-1880s led to London becoming a hive of Yiddish culture, now all but lost

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August 22, 2022 08:44

Forgotten Yiddish literature is a peephole to a vanished world

Keren David

Sometimes, theatre can get Jewishness right

It is fabulous to see your own community on stage, but toe-curling when it hits a bum note

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August 19, 2022 10:57

Sometimes, theatre can get Jewishness right

David Baddiel

By David Baddiel

What Love Island really needs is sexy, nebbish Jews

Who wouldn’t want to watch Saul Bellow on Love Island?

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August 18, 2022 11:20

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: Megan Barton Hanson, Wes Nelson, Georgia Steel, Dani Dyer, Jack Fincham, Laura Anderson, Paul Knops, Samira Mighty, Josh Denzel, Kaz Crossley and Alex George during the 'Love Island Live' photocall at ICC Auditorium on August 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

Zoe Strimpel

By Zoe Strimpel

What’s all this song and dance about musicals?

Yes, there are some Jews who don’t lap up classic Broadway shows or adore Barbra Streisand

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August 8, 2022 13:27

What’s all this song and dance about musicals?

Karen E H Skinazi

By Karen E H Skinazi

The Charedi feminist icon who seems to be defending a rapist

Rama Burshtein-Shai's Fir Dance has created a huge storm in Israel

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July 14, 2022 11:27

The Charedi feminist icon who seems to be defending a rapist

Can we save these Venetian treasures?

Donations are needed to renovate the shuls of the ghetto reports Eli Abt

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July 7, 2022 09:03

Can we save these Venetian treasures?

Falafel: A recipe for connection Radio 4 review

This examination of the seemingly simple street food works at the very least as a reappraisal of the myriad ways its elements combine to create something larger than themselves

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July 4, 2022 09:17

Falafel: A recipe for connection Radio 4 review

Opera review: Samson et Delila

You don’t often see a performance that is flawless, but this is just that

By Stephen Pollard

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June 20, 2022 08:36

Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns; Royal Opera House; Covent Garden; London, UK; 24 May 2022; Samson - SeokJong Baek; Dalila - Elina Garanca; High Priest - Lukasz Golinski; First Philistine -Alan Pingarrón; Second Philistine - Chuma Sijeqa; Messenger -Thando Mjandana Abimélech -Blaise Malaba; Samson's Rabbi -Goderdzi Janelidze; Director - Richard Jones; Set Designer - Hyemi Shin; Costume Designer - Nicky Gillibrand; Lighting Designer - Andreas Fuchs; Movement Director - Lucy Burge; © 2022 ROH Photographed by CLIVE BARDA

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