 WHAT'S
NEW
LJCC CULTURAL AWARDS
COMPANY OF ANGELS
NEW DIRECTOR AT THE BEN URI GALLERY
JMI DOES IT AGAIN
SOAP
BOX
SECULAR JUDAISM - THE WAY FORWARD?
Felix Posen puts the case for secularism; Clive Lawton eloquently
argues that it is not an acceptable alternative
THE
JR INTERVIEW
THE TIME OF HIS LIFE
Golda Zafer-Smith finds out about the formative years and
unusual views about religion, art and music of Whitbread Award
winner and Evening Standard Arts critic, Norman Lebrecht
JUDAISM
AND...
JUDAISM AND BIRTH
Michele Klein, author of an award winning book on Jewish childbirth,
explains how rituals and customs have helped parents in the
past and are seeing a current renaissance
HERITAGE
ART OF THE HAGGADAH
Erica Gordon investigates the origins of the Haggadah and
how styles of illustration have developed over the centuries.
She also talks to facsimile creators, Linda and Michael Falter,
about the techniques of their craft
THE
JEWS FROM EGYPT
FROM EXODUS TO EXODUS
Alec Nacamuli relates the history and the contribution of
the Jews in Egypt, from their return under Roman rule to the
second Exodus in the 1950s
THE CAIRO GENIZA
Maurice Maleh on the amazing record of medieval Jewish life
that is now housed at Cambridge University
THE GOOD SUMMER
Ellis Douek recreates the atmosphere of Farouk's Egypt as
experienced on a family holiday
A LEAVENED PASSOVER
Teddy Nahmias recalls celebrating an unusual Passover on his
own exodus from Egypt
VICTOR ARWAS
An exotic tale featuring fabulous riches, gorgeous objects
and larger than life characters
EGYPT IN ISRAEL
Victor Sanua with stories of the problematic return of Egyptian
Jews to Israel
JEWISH ALEXANDRIA
Roger Bilboul on the history and present plight of the community
THE EGYPTIAN DIASPORA
Manuela Kleeman explores how the Jews from Egypt fared in
the countries in which they settled
GILBERT DE BOTTON
Alain de Botton recalls his remarkable father. Janet Levin
describes how Gilbert not only revolutionised fund management
for the wealthy, but was also a learned bibliophile and benefactor
of the arts
ART
A CULTURAL OBSESSION
Israeli artist Oz Almog explains what is behind his project
of painting portraits of a hundred Jews
TRYING TO BE 20 IN JERUSALEM
Photographer Dinu Mendrea tells how he chose his images of
life in Jerusalem
CHAGALL IN PARIS
Chagall expert, Monica Bohm-Duchen, sees a hidden agenda behind
the exhibition at the Grand Palais
MUSIC
BERTHOLD GOLDSCHMIDT
Bernard Keeffe on the life and work of the composer whose
centenary is celebrated this year
YASMIN LEVY
Gabriela Pomeroy on the Israeli Ladino singer with the extraordinary
voice
BOOKS
THE HORSEMAN OF MONTREAL
Victor Ramraj on Modechai Richler
REVIEWS
Jewish Writers of the 20th Century
Janet Levin reviews the long awaited volume. A sample essay
(Victor Ramraj on Mordechai Richler) is reprinted and a special
offer made to JR subscribers.
THREE WOMEN IN SEARCH OF THEIR PAST
Judith Mirzoeff compares first novels by Kate Taylor, Jane
Spiro and W Tarleton Klein
ONE MAN, TWO LIVES Robert Gordon highlights the different
approaches of the biographies of Primo Levi by Ian Thomson
and Carol Angier
BITES FROM BOOK WEEK
Highlights from this year's event
POETRY
MEIR WIESELTIER
Riasa Domb introduces the Israeli poet
POETRY CHOICE
Liz Cashdan chooses from readers' submissions
YOUNG
READERS
Young reviewers read All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney
Taylor
FOOD
MY EGYPTIAN PASSOVER
Claudia Roden recalls her childhood experiences and gives
family recipes
LETTER
FROM ISRAEL
THE CHEF'S VIEW
Susan Lourenço visits Lechem Erez and talks to owner/chef
Erez Komarovsky about the revolution in Israeli food
LAST
WORDS
LADINO
Hilary Pomeroy gives a history of the language and explains
the origin of some well-used words |
