Danielle Goldstein

August 21, 2023

News, Books & Poetry

Callout to creatives for a Jewish children's book prize

Danielle Goldstein

August 21, 2023

News, Books & Poetry

Callout to creatives for a Jewish children's book prize

The Jewish Children’s Book Awards is calling for entries for its annual award that aims to bring attention to new Jewish literature for children. The awards were set up in 2021, born from Green Bean Books publisher Michael…

Danielle Goldstein

August 4, 2023

News, Art

Open call to artists for Holocaust survivors project

Danielle Goldstein

August 4, 2023

News, Art

Open call to artists for Holocaust survivors project

How does the past inform our actions in the present? And how has the Holocaust shaped our understanding of genocide, ethnic persecution and human rights? These are questions posed by the Holocaust Centre North (HCN)…

Danielle Goldstein

July 26, 2023

News, Art

The Faith Museum is set to open in County Durham this autumn

Danielle Goldstein

July 26, 2023

News, Art

The Faith Museum is set to open in County Durham this autumn

After a decade in the making, Bishop Auckland's brand new Faith Museum will finally open its doors on Saturday 7 October. Housed in the Grade I-listed, 14th-century Scotland Wing of Auckland Castle, as well as a new…

Danielle Goldstein

July 4, 2023

News, Film & TV

Oppenheimer enjoys an exclusive run at the Science Museum

Danielle Goldstein

July 4, 2023

News, Film & TV

Oppenheimer enjoys an exclusive run at the Science Museum

In August 1945, the US Air Force dropped two atomic bombs on Japan that obliterated communities and left over 200,000 dead. So horrific was the impact, that it remains the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict today…

Danielle Goldstein

June 19, 2023

News, Music

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood teams up with Israeli artist Dudu Tassa on new album

Danielle Goldstein

June 19, 2023

News, Music

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood teams up with Israeli artist Dudu Tassa on new album

Mizrahi Jewish musician David 'Dudu' Tassa has teamed up with Jonny Greenwood, lead guitarist in internationally renowned British rock outfit Radiohead. The pair became firm friends when Tassa's band opened for Radiohead…

Danielle Goldstein

June 11, 2023

News, Art

Inside a 150-year-old time capsule

Danielle Goldstein

June 11, 2023

News, Art

Old coins, synagogue documents and newspapers dating back to 1873 have all been unearthed by Manchester Jewish Museum (MJM) in a 150-year-old time capsule. The sealed glass jar was first uncovered in 2020 in the museum’s Grade II-listed Spanish and Portuguese synagogue…

Danielle Goldstein

June 5, 2023

News, Books & Poetry

Give a helping hand to Polish Jewish culture

Danielle Goldstein

June 5, 2023

News, Books & Poetry

Give a helping hand to Polish Jewish culture

For any community undergoing a process of revival, it is important to have access to diverse forms of cultural and spiritual enrichment, including literature and the press. For the past nine years Chidusz, a small but excellent…

Danielle Goldstein

May 3, 2023

News, Books & Poetry

Launch of the Global Jewish Literary Alliance

Danielle Goldstein

May 3, 2023

News, Books & Poetry

Launch of the Global Jewish Literary Alliance

A new platform launches tonight to offer resources and an online community for Jewish fiction writers and those writing literature of Jewish interest around the world. The Global Jewish Literary Alliance aims to encourage more…

Danielle Goldstein

February 28, 2023

News, Art

Meet David Breuer-Weil's SISTER

Danielle Goldstein

February 28, 2023

News, Art

A sphere of polished stainless steel shines proudly in London’s late-winter sun, reflecting the greenery and buildings of the slice of London that surorunds it. The piece is known as SISTER, a new installation by Jewish Londoner David Breuer-Weil, and it sits in Hanover Square, where…

Danielle Goldstein

February 20, 2023

News, Books & Poetry

The digitisation of a 20th-century legend

Danielle Goldstein

February 20, 2023

News, Books & Poetry

The digitisation of a 20th-century legend

This month, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the National Library of Israel (NLI) announced the completion of the digitisation of the papers of Chaim Grade, leading Yiddish writer, and his second wife…

Danielle Goldstein

February 3, 2023

News, Books & Poetry

Wingate Literary Prize 2023 shortlist announced

Danielle Goldstein

February 3, 2023

News, Books & Poetry

Wingate Literary Prize 2023 shortlist announced

The annual Wingate Literary Prize, worth £4,000, shines a light on the book that best translates the idea of Jewishness to the general reader, and now we know which of the 12 longlisted entries are in with a chance of bagging the…

Danielle Goldstein

January 31, 2023

News, Art

An open call for unique items by Jewish designers

Danielle Goldstein

January 31, 2023

News, Art

An open call for unique items by Jewish designers

This autumn the Museum of London (MoL) in Docklands is launching Fashion City: How Jewish Londoners Shaped Global Style, a brand new exhibition about the capital's pivotal fashion makers, designers and retailers throughout…

Danielle Goldstein

January 9, 2023

News, Art

Revisiting opens in London this week

Danielle Goldstein

January 9, 2023

News, Art

For the past two decades, commercial and editorial portrait photographer Rob Greig – a regular JR contributor – has committed the who’s who of popular culture and beyond to the page. From Tracey Emin to Tim Minchin, David Attenborough to David Cameron, Neil Gaiman to…

Danielle Goldstein

December 20, 2022

News, Art

Fruits of the Spirit: A new virtual exhibition at The National Gallery

Danielle Goldstein

December 20, 2022

News, Art

Fruits of the Spirit: A new virtual exhibition at The National Gallery

inspired by Saint Paul’s description of themes in the Christian Bible, The National Gallery has paired nine pictures from their collection with nine from partner institutions in a new virtual exhibition entitled Fruits of…

Danielle Goldstein

November 30, 2022

News, Books & Poetry

Longlist announced for the 2023 Wingate Literary Prize

Danielle Goldstein

November 30, 2022

News, Books & Poetry

Longlist announced for the 2023 Wingate Literary Prize

The longlist for the 2023 Wingate Literary Prize was revealed this Wednesday, featuring 12 works of fiction and non-fiction. The list was whittled down by an expert judging panel comprising Dr Aviva Dautch, the Chair…