HistoryEast End Jews in the 20th century: Brady clubs recalled in new exhibitionThe exhibition features 100 images, as well as 30 oral testimonies on the Brady clubsBy Barry Toberman2 min read
HistoryNew head of Jewish museum in Vienna tells us to expect surprisesAustrian historian Barbara Staudinger, who is not Jewish, was the unanimous choice of a jury selected by the museum’s ownerBy Liam Hoare1 min read
TheatreThis Orthodox mum was the first woman to cycle round the worldA new musical features the incredible life of Annie Cohen ChopkovskyBy John Nathan6 min read
HistoryDNA testing reveals that Jews killed in Norwich well were victims of medieval pogromThe bodies of at least 17 people were found during excavations for a shopping centreBy Georgia L Gilholy3 min read
BooksBook review: Sisters in Resistance - The dictator’s daughter’s double lifeTilar J Mazzeo’s account of an Italian war story races along at a pace as relentless as that of actual eventsBy Amanda Hopkinson3 min read
ObituaryObituary: Paul GinsborgHistorian who analysed changes in contemporary Italian societyBy Julie Carbonara4 min read
By Vernon BogdanorHalf of all Jews now live in Israel and that is a source of strengthTo predict our future, we must first understand our past, especially the huge changes since the founding of the Jewish state6 min read
The Railway Children Return film review: Old-fashioned offering of delightful nostalgiaJenny Agutter, Tom Courtenay and Sheridan Smith lead the cast in this much-anticipated follow-up to a British screen classicBy Linda Marric1 min read||July 14, 2022 13:42
Eerie 3000 year old curse unearthed in JerusalemA newly deciphered stone reveals that 3,300 years ago the governor of Jerusalem was the target of a terrifying curseBy Natalie Lisbona2 min read||July 14, 2022 10:56
The country home of an assassinated Jewish German politician is transformed by artThe killing of Walther Rathenau was a turning point in German historyBy Abigail Green5 min read||June 23, 2022 09:41
The Gunpowder Plot theatre review: A step forward in the evolution of VR theatreThe genius of this high-tech show is that it compels its audiences to consider the moral conundrum of every conflict: how many innocents should die in the service of a good cause?By John Nathan2 min read||June 16, 2022 12:49
The man who escaped from Auschwitz so he could warn Jews of what awaited them thereIn The Escape Artist, The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World, JC journalist Jonathan Freedland tells the incredible story of Slovakian teenager Rudolf VrbaBy Jenni Frazer6 min read||June 9, 2022 12:55
Art from the heart: the families commissioning art'The art on your walls should produce the same conversation as a favourite song or novel,'By Lucy Daltroff 5 min read||May 26, 2022 16:18
Meet Alice the ‘All Powerful’A new exhibition at Waddesdon Manor focuses on an unknown RothschildBy Anthea Gerrie4 min read||March 31, 2022 14:07
BBC referred to Tel Aviv as the capital of Israel 16 times since promising to stop errorThe corporation pledged in January last year to avoid what critics have called a 'politicised' errorBy Jonathan Sacerdoti2 min read||March 24, 2022 12:04
Japanese art collector who began with a £55 punt sees his collection go on show at the Royal AcademyIsrael Goldman has amassed more than 1,000 of Kawanabe Kyosai’s works, some of which are included in the exhibitionBy Anthea Gerrie2 min read||March 24, 2022 11:18
