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President Zelensky comes out top, of course, but who else makes our list of leading Jewish personalities in 2022?

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Zelenskyy listens to the national anthem during his visit to Kherson, Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022.

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Fringe benefits from a cultural renaissance

The Tsitsit Jewish arts festival is back. Keren David meets its founder, Alastair Falk

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Fringe benefits from a cultural renaissance

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Jewish films made in Britain? They don’t count

The diversity agenda in the arts excludes films focusing on a certain minority community

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Jewish films made in Britain? They don’t count

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

Joy Sable revisits Kenneth MacMillan’s dark masterpiece, giving it five stars

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Bestselling thriller opened eyes of world to threat against Israel

Frederick Forsyth only set out to write a popular novel. But his plot drew readers were in to groundbreaking geopolitics

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

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Now it's time for the real test of British theatre

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

A new film biography opens next week of the film star who converted when she married legendary playright Arthur Miller

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

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Our hero of the year (clue: he's Ukrainian)

Knockin’ on Corrie’s Door: Bob Dylan offered role in legendary soap

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Tributes pour in for Jewish PR powerhouse who died suddenly aged 41

Dave Chapelle and the art of jokes about Jews

Sharing a post on Instagram isn’t very brave

Love stories with Nazis and Jews? Pass the sick bucket

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