TelevisionKugel review: ‘superb Shtisel spin-off’With its phenomenal writing, perfect pacing and all-round excellent storytelling this new Israeli series does its predecessor proudBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
TelevisionShtisel reunited! The series is back on our screens – sort ofA spin-off of the Netflix hit set in Jerusalem’s Charedi community, Kugel is a prequel featuring Nukhem and his daughter Libbie. Israeli actors Sasson Gabai, Hadas Yaron and Mili Avital share how it feels to star in the television dramaBy Nicole Lampert6 min read
NetflixThese are the best Jew-ish shows to binge on Netflix this yearTo save you the work, we’ve sniffed out the Jewish creatives behind the platform’s most exciting new showsBy Eliana Jordan4 min read
TelevisionGMB issues apology after failing to mention Jews in Holocaust Memorial coverageThe ITV programme was also criticised for not referring to anitisemitismBy Ellie Grant1 min read
TelevisionClaudia Winkleman: ‘I consider The Traitors contestants my children’The star hopes that the show is about to hook viewers all over againBy Nicole Lampert4 min read
TelevisionThe Jewish shows on stage and screen not to miss this yearFrom Shtisel spin-off Kugel to Andy Cohen’s The Real Housewives of London, 2025 has plenty in storeBy Elisa Bray8 min read
October 7Loose Women star platforms conspiracy theories about media’s ‘Zionist’ agendaNadia Swalha’s incendiary interview was shared with her 555,000 Instagram followersBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
What if the ‘Hot Rabbi’ was a woman?Nobody Wants This...the Jewish woman’s rewriteBy Naomi Greenaway3 min read||October 16, 2024 15:12
Why didn’t Netflix’s hot rabbi mention October 7?A gag about hostage negotiations revealed the show’s lack of connection with the reality faced by Jewish peopleBy Natalie Blenford3 min read||October 16, 2024 09:23
Nobody Wants This: well, ain’t that the truthThe Netflix hit does a disastrous disservice to Jewish and non-Jewish women alike. It is nothing short of the Madonna-whore complex updated for our ageBy Karen Glaser2 min read||October 8, 2024 13:21
Nobody Wants This review: The premise is stupid, but I quite enjoyed the showThe main characters are two-dimensional in this ‘rabbi rom-com for goys’ but worth watching for the excellent supporting castBy Stephen Pollard2 min read||September 26, 2024 16:21
‘Italians play Jews – why can’t Jews play Italians?’ asks Friends’ Adam GoldbergThe actor said that in his career he has been described as ‘not being all-American enough’By Elisa Bray1 min read||September 11, 2024 08:43
Meet the three Jews behind the Four Opinions OnlyConnect teamThe very Jewish team went viral after their performance on the hit BBC show on Monday nightBy Rosa Doherty2 min read||August 29, 2024 13:13
Why Natalie Portman’s first TV drama left me bored senselessIt is packed to the rafters with Jewy things and it’s beautifully acted, so the JC’s editor-at-large should have loved it. I did notBy Stephen Pollard2 min read||July 31, 2024 15:19
Youth choir made up of Palestinians and Israelis advances to second round of ‘America’s Got Talent’Simon Cowell told the Jerusalem Youth Chorus: ‘You made something very complicated beautiful through friendship’By Eliana Jordan1 min read||July 17, 2024 15:11
Meet ancient Rome’s real life Jewish princess: Berenice, star of new TV series Those About to DieShe was the real-life Jewish queen who fell for the Roman who destroyed Jerusalem – and now Berenice is the central figure in a blockbuster new TV series.By Nicole Lampert6 min read||July 16, 2024 15:27
