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Erica Marks & Mel Brickman, founders of Internet Judaica suppliers
Blue White
Richard Wilson and Antony Sher rehearse Primo
Photo courtesy of National Theatre
The Etz Hayyim Synagogue
in Hania, Crete
Photo: World Monuments Fund
Interfaith ‘Free Cape Town From Fear’ march 1998. In the centre is Dayan
Gross
John Kani as Othello and
Joanna Weinberg as Desdemona at The Market Theatre, 1987
Photo: Rufyn Coudyzer
Daniel Barenboim
Ariela, photograph by Yaki Assayag, Jewish International
Artist of the Year overall winner and new media winner
Lulaby
Ibolya Csák wins a gold medal for Hungary at the 1936 Munich Olympics
Dr Katy Marsh
WHAT'S
NEW
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
News about the people who are making things happen: Linda Kelsey, Geraldine
Auerbach, Tim Supple, Simon Eder, Michael Hill, Sharman Kadish, Erica
Marks and Mel Brickman
SOAP
BOX
LET’S DEMOCRATISE GIVING
Michael Sinclair argues that charities should rethink the way they raise
funds
IDENTITY
THE COMMON FACTOR?
David Graham uses recent surveys to explore just what Europe’s Jews have
in common
THE
JR INTERVIEW
WHY? AND WHY NOW?
In a revealing interview, Sir Antony Sher talks to Golda Zafer-Smith about
South Africa, his Jewish identity and his play Primo
HERITAGE
RENAISSANCE IN CRETE
David Clark tells how new life has come to Hania's synagogue
JUDAISM
AND...
JUDAISM AND THE AFTER-LIFE
Jeremy Rosen pins down the Jewish position
THE
JEWS OF SOUTH AFRICA
TIMELINE
David Saks on the history of the community
THE OSTRICH FACTOR
Rhoda Hodes on the Jews of Oudtshoorn
WHY SOUTH AFRICA OF ALL PLACES?
Dan Jacobson on pioneer Sammy Marks
APARTHEID YEARS
Marge Clouts reviews Gideon Shimoni’s Community and Conscience;
Jenny Hartley reviews Hilda Bernstein’s memoir The World that was Ours
BRITAIN’S GAIN
Some of those who emigrated
OPEN THEATRE IN A CLOSED SOCIETY
Janet Suzman on the impact of the Market Theatre and its founder, Barney
Simon
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE – RENAISSANCE MAN
Robyn Sassen on the contemporary artist, theatre director, film-maker,
puppeteer
MORE JEWISHLY VIBRANT THAN EVER
Milton Shain and David Saks offer perspectives on the present and future
of the community
YIDDISH SONG FOR ALL
Robyn Cohen reports on a concert which attracted 2,000 across the ethnic
divide
EVERYTHING AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED
Matthew Lewin reviews People Who Have Stolen From Me, a book on
contemporary Jo'burg by David Cohen
FIND OUT MORE
Places to visit and books to read
MUSIC
MEDITERRANEAN STYLE
Malcolm Miller on Paul Ben-Haim and his influence on Israeli music
BARENBOIM’S BEACON
Malcolm Miller hears the West-Eastern-Divan Orchestra
ART
INTERNATIONAL JEWISH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Fiona Lawrie reports on the Ben Uri/ Friends of Hebrew University awards
DESIGNS FOR JEWRY?
Monica Bohm-Duchen on two exceptional graphic designers: John Heartfield
and Abram Games
ARTS IN ISRAEL
THE UMM EL-FAHM GALLERY
Susan Lowethal Lourenço on the gallery where Jewish and Arab artists exhibit
side by side
THEATRE
TAKING NEW DIRECTION
David Russell on three up and coming young directors who are inspired
by their Jewish background
FILM
UK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEW
Some of the highlights of the largest ever festival. Nicole Taylor reviews
Lullaby
BOOKS
REVIEWS
A Tale of Love and Darkness Amos Oz; Natasha and other Stories
David Bezmozgis; Jews And The Olympics – two books of the
same title by Paul Taylor and Paul Yogi Mayer; What Remains to be Seen
Multi-Exposure The Making of Henry Howard Jacobson
JR YOUNG READERS
Brundibar by Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak
POETRY
Liz Cashdan chooses from Readers’ submissions and reviews Casanova's 72nd Birthday by Norman Kreitman
FOOD
Moira Schneider reviews Sonata’s, Cape Town and presents their recipe for Lamb with Spinach and Cashew Nuts
LETTER
FROM ISRAEL
VIEW FROM A DOCTOR
Katy Marsh writes about ministering to the needs of an immigrant community
LAST
WORDS
A QUESTION OF ROOTS
Michael Gillis