Jewish artistsThe Jewish renaissance of MargateLianne Kolirin meets the Yiddishe artists who have set up home in the English coastal town dubbed Hackney-on-SeaBy Lianne Kolirin 7 min read
Art exhibitionPortrait of a proudly Jewish artist putting her identity on displayPainter Zoe Buckman shares her love of yiddishkeit and Leonard Cohen in her most personal collection to dateBy Siam Goorwich2 min read
Jewish actorsHow Jewish is Mandy Patinkin?From Hebrew classes to singing in Yiddish, here is a look at just how Jewish US actor Mandy Patinkin isBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
AntisemitismHow insidious Jew-hate is becoming the norm in the arts worldFrom fashion to comedy, art to literature, music to film, Jewish creatives on both sides of the Atlantic no longer feel safe in the places they once called homeBy Siam Goorwich11 min read
JC eventFilm industry ‘institutionally antisemitic’ says BAFTA-nominated producerLeo Pearlman spoke on a JC panel of experts, chaired by broadcaster Rob RinderBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
Jewish artistsNew art prize to commemorate artist who explored the intergenerational trauma of her mother’s escape from Nazi GermanyThe life and legacy of Judith Tucker is being celebrated at the University of LeedsBy Elisa Bray2 min read
ArtThe Jewish still life artists who breathed new life into a dying British genreStill life art was looked down upon in the UK for centuries – this new exhibition celebrates the immigrant artists behind its rebirthBy Susan Gray4 min read
When Captain Marvel fought antisemitismIn the 1940s, Jewish cartoonists joined the fight against rising antisemitismBy Joel Meadows1 min read||July 4, 2024 11:53
Small town life: the shtetl through the eyes of an artistThese eastern European Jewish communities were wiped out by the Nazis in the Holocaust but, using his keen eye for detail and astonishing visual recollection, artist Mayer Kirshenblatt succeeded in preserving visions of life in these villages in his workBy Stuart Dowell6 min read||June 5, 2024 16:03
Portrait of a refugee: Looking back at the career of Frank AuerbachAs a new exhibition opens of Frank Auerbach’s portraits, we look back at his careerBy Alexander Cohen6 min read||February 1, 2024 13:23
