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Who Is Mr. Poliakoff? Book review: A Jewish answer to a Le Carré thriller

Short novel packed full of history, from the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union to secret agents in Israel, is full of twists and turns

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Who Is Mr. Poliakoff? Book review: A Jewish answer to a Le Carré thriller

Poland

Polish builders unearth trove of pre-war Jewish belongings at building site

By Georgia L Gilholy

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Film

The Pale Blue Eye film review: A military mystery

By Linda Marric

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Film

Corsage Film review: The corseted empress breaks free

By Linda Marric

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All Creatures Great and Small Series 3: - Episode 7 (Xmas Special) Cast List: James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) Helen Herriot (Rachel Shenton) Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley) Tristan Farnon (Callum Woodhouse) Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West)

All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special welcomes... Chanukah!

By Nicole Lampert

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Art

The art dealer who went from Rags to riches and back again, twice

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Israel

Archaeologists unearth first proof of Maccabean Revolt, just in time for Chanukah

By Georgia L Gilholy

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Landmark DNA study finds medieval Ashkenazim were surprisingly diverse

Medieval Ashkenazi Jews were an ‘archipelago’ of two or more genetic communities

By Georgia L Gilholy

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December 5, 2022 10:13

Extremely rare signed Albert Einstein photo going to auction

The online sale will start this weekend and is expected to fetch thousands of pounds

By Daniel Ben-David

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December 2, 2022 12:36

Extremely rare signed Albert Einstein photo going to auction

The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt Book review: An admirable portrayal of a leading liberal voice

This illuminating autobiography, stretching down the decades of the 20th century and republished for the first time in 60 years, recalls what a remarkable woman she was

By Colin Shindler

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December 2, 2022 10:44

Former American First Lady and diplomat Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962) smiles while boarding a plane, wearing a fur coat, early 1950s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Simon Schama’s History of Now TV review: A warning to now from then

A powerful message about how the victory of liberal democracy is under threat

By Josh Howie

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December 1, 2022 13:50

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The medieval monarch who made a mint from Jewish persecution

Edward I, who later expelled all Jews from England, made millions after hundreds of Jews were executed for coinage crimes

By Georgia L Gilholy

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November 23, 2022 14:53

The medieval monarch who made a mint from Jewish persecution

Book review: The Only Woman in the Room: Golda Meir and her Path to Power - A pioneering woman leader but was she a feminist?

A highly original and enjoyable take on Israel’s first woman leader

By Amanda Hopkinson

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November 17, 2022 14:49

Book review: The Only Woman in the Room: Golda Meir and her Path to Power - A pioneering woman leader but was she a feminist?

Pioneering Jewish woman artist’s painting may be lost

Pre-Raphaelite work by Rebecca Solomon at risk of leaving the UK unless a buyer can be found

By Daniel Ben-David

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November 17, 2022 14:12

Pioneering Jewish woman artist’s painting may be lost

By Fiyaz Mughal

Ugandan Asians will forever be grateful for British Jews’ help

The Jewish community responded with generosity and practical support when we were expelled by Idi Amin in 1971

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October 28, 2022 15:43

Ugandan Asians will forever be grateful for British Jews’ help

New art installation inflames row over Vienna’s statue of antisemite

Attempt to defuse a long-running dispute about a statue of mayor lauded by Adolf Hitler backfires as protesters claim it 'colourfully window-dresses' Jew hatred

By Liam Hoare

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October 27, 2022 13:56

ErÃ¶ffnung der "Installation Lueger temporÃ¤r" von Nicole Six und Paul Petritsch mit KÃ–R Kunst im Ã¶ffentlichen Raum Wien, KulturstadtrÃ¤tin Veronica Kaup-Hasler und Bezirksvorsteher Innere Stadt Markus Figl.

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History

Who Is Mr. Poliakoff? Book review: A Jewish answer to a Le Carré thriller

Polish builders unearth trove of pre-war Jewish belongings at building site

The Pale Blue Eye film review: A military mystery

Corsage Film review: The corseted empress breaks free

All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special welcomes... Chanukah!

The art dealer who went from Rags to riches and back again, twice

Archaeologists unearth first proof of Maccabean Revolt, just in time for Chanukah

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