Family historyMy family were ‘farmers’ in Paraguay. Who knew?When I was researching my family tree I came across an ill-fated resettlement scheme and it rather startled me...By Mark Solomons3 min read
Billy JoelFilm sheds new light on Jewish roots of Billy Joel‘No matter what, I will always be a Jew’, the Piano Man tells HBO documentaryBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
Family history‘My mission to help motherless Jewish daughters like me’The death of her mum at the age of 15 is the defining event of Lynda Dullop’s life. Now she is bringing women together to share their own similar stories of lossBy Elisa Bray9 min read
Family historyHow I embraced my identity as a mixed-race, British-Asian JewI grew up enchanted by an alluring wooden box. Re-opening this heirloom 15 years ago revealed the Jewish seam in my family’s exotic historyBy Jay Prosser5 min read
Family historyNigel Planer: 'I was a gravedigger before my rise to fame'The Young Ones star discusses his childhood, family life and earningsBy Richard Percival 2 min read
Royal FamilyQueen Camilla appointed as patron of British Army organisation which includes Jewish membersThe new role comes as King Charles reshuffled military appointments for working members of the royal familyBy Richard Percival 1 min read
New York Back to the Borscht Belt! Celebrating the golden era of Jewish vacationland in the CatskillsA new festival will recapture the heady days of Jewish vacationland in the CatskillsBy Francine White7 min read
Nigel Planer: 'My father hid that he was Jewish until his 70s'The Young Ones star has said his family kept their origins secret after fleeing Nazi GermanyBy Felix Pope2 min read||July 23, 2023 12:55
The Selecter's Pauline Black: ‘I was pleased when I found out my mother was Jewish’Elisa Bray discusses knife crime, racism and the trials of adoption with the singer ahead of her band’s support slot with Blur at Wembley stadium on Sunday and a string of festival shows this summerBy Elisa Bray5 min read||July 6, 2023 15:37
The Jewish tennis star banned by the Nazis who went on to play at WimbledonAuthor Felice Hardy on the extraordinary story of her grandmother, which she tells in her new bookBy Nicole Lampert8 min read||July 6, 2023 13:44
Swiss museum launches probe over 'king of clowns' link with Hitler and Nazi'sThe relationship between Grock and Hitler is being investigated by a Swiss museumBy JC Reporter1 min read||June 23, 2023 14:14
Quest to discover the lost actress of Vilnius who is full of mysteryDiplomat Meryl Frank spent years tracing the wartime fate of her Lithuanian relative. But the truth was sitting on her bookshelfBy Jenni Frazer6 min read||June 23, 2023 08:53
'My dad was a feminist without realising it'He didn’t cook dinner or wash our clothes, but our father was adamant that my sister and I become educated professionalsBy Karen E H Skinazi 3 min read||June 9, 2023 15:47
Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad review: An epic tale of a family’s struggleDaniel Finkelstein's family memoir manages to tell an intimate story on a grand scaleBy Stephen Pollard2 min read||June 8, 2023 15:27
Jewish prayers are helping us to live with my son’s psychosisSecular Jew Tanya Frank never imagined she’d turn to religion until her beloved teenage boy’s life fell apartBy Tanya Frank5 min read||June 8, 2023 15:04
'My mum was rounded up by Hitler's henchmen whilst games were being played in local parks'Tory peer Daniel Finkelstein tells of the harrowing stories of camps and gulags in his bookBy Tanya Gold 7 min read||June 1, 2023 15:18
