The libel of bleeding kids for matzos was a stroke of PR geniusAt this year’s Ajax parade, the words, ‘in these days of rising anti-Semitism’, were spoken more times, I suspect, than at past eventsBy Maureen Lipman4 min read
UK Jewish Film Festival 2025Nightingale brings back special memories for film producerThe short film ‘Beshert’ was filmed at the south-west London care homeBy Gaby Wine2 min read
FilmNancy Spielberg on her bold new October 7 documentary: ‘It’s an exploration of cinema versus reality’The Jewish producer of the famous Spielberg family discusses ‘A Letter to David’, a documentary about twin brothers David and Eitan Cunio whose lives were both torn apart and captured on screenBy Eliana Jordan4 min read
NorwichOffensive material about the original blood libel removed from Norwich Cathedral after Jewish Film Festival projectNarrative linking William of Norwich to the Holy Innocents removed from medieval cathedral in home of original blood libelBy Jane Prinsley6 min read
Film‘How I mixed Jodie, Jewish jokes and AI to make my thriller’Director Rebecca Zlotowski on the Oscar winner’s role in her new filmBy James Mottram4 min read
FilmFantasy Life review: ‘I think I suffer from internalised antisemitism’ ★★★In this neurotic and funny film, Matthew Shear plays a failed tax lawyer who’s ashamed of being JewishBy John Nathan1 min read
FilmHow bad can a Friday night dinner get? How long you got?New York film director Daniel Robbins on his comedy about having your future Catholic in-laws over for ShabbatBy John Nathan5 min read
Why is this UK Jewish Film Festival different from all other years?Eliana Jordan speaks to the film-makers behind seven prize-winning shorts portraying weird and wonderful facets of everyday Jewish life in BritainBy Eliana Jordan7 min read||October 30, 2025 15:39
