Danielle Goldstein

June 28, 2019

News

Meet Israel's electric plane

Danielle Goldstein

June 28, 2019

News

Alice? Alice? Who the ef is Alice? She’s Israel’s latest addition to the green market, we’ll have you know. Unveiled at the 53rd International Paris Air Show last week by pioneering Israeli aerospace company Eviation, Alice will vastly reduce pollution levels and the costs that go into air travel…

Danielle Goldstein

June 26, 2019

News

Biržai Holocaust Memorial

Danielle Goldstein

June 26, 2019

News

Earlier this month a new Holocaust memorial was officially opened at Pakamponys Forest in Lithuania to mark the mass murder of Jews that took place there during World War II. Situated in the city of Biržai, the memorial forms a bridge across water in Astravas grove – the exact site of…

Danielle Goldstein

June 25, 2019

Previews, Family

The Big Jewish Summer Fete

Danielle Goldstein

June 25, 2019

Previews, Family

Enjoy a fun, free, family day out in celebration of all things great in Jewish culture this weekend as The Big Jewish Summer Fete returns for its third year running. Entertainment for all ages will spring up in Highbury Fields, north London, on Sunday from 1pm. If you’ve…

Danielle Goldstein

June 24, 2019

Reviews, Theatre

Bitter Wheat ★★★

Danielle Goldstein

June 24, 2019

Reviews, Theatre

To date, John Malkovich has not given the world his Richard III. On the strength of David Mamet’s not so forensic demolition of monstrous Hollywood mogul Barney Fein, with the right script he would do justice to Shakespeare’s dangerously appealing villain, though here…

Danielle Goldstein

June 13, 2019

News, Food & Drink

That's the (Israeli) spirit!

Danielle Goldstein

June 13, 2019

News, Food & Drink

Israeli whisky comes to the UK as Milk & Honey Distillery launches its brand over here. The group announced their collaboration with British distributors Maverick last week, so it won't be long before you'll be able to sample a drop of Israeli spirit in a bar near you. Founded in 2012…

Danielle Goldstein

June 12, 2019

Previews, Theatre

Prisoners of the Occupation

Danielle Goldstein

June 12, 2019

Previews, Theatre

A controversial new play comes to London this Sunday as part of Vibrant 2019 – A Festival of Finborough Playwrights. Written and performed by Palestinian political prisoners, alongside Israeli playwright Einat Weizman, Prisoners of the Occupation has already been banned…

Danielle Goldstein

June 11, 2019

Previews, Festivals

Say it loud, say it proud!

Danielle Goldstein

June 11, 2019

Previews, Festivals

Following last week's thousands-strong Pride march in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv welcomes the return of its annual Pride Week. Thursday is when the main parade will take place, with thousands bringing a burst of colour, music and celebration to the streets of the city. Festivities start.…

Danielle Goldstein

June 10, 2019

Previews, Walks

London's most Jewish neighbourhood? Highgate of course!

Danielle Goldstein

June 10, 2019

Previews, Walks

London's most Jewish neighbourhood? Highgate of course!

What’s the most important place in London’s Jewish history? The old East End? Hendon? Golders Green? Think again: it's Highgate. The very first house owned by Jews in England was bought by Alvaro da Costa, who came to…

Danielle Goldstein

June 6, 2019

Previews, Books & Poetry

Vasily Grossman's Stalingrad

Danielle Goldstein

June 6, 2019

Previews, Books & Poetry

Robert Chandler is one of the great translators of our time. Together with his wife Elizabeth he has translated a number of astonishing books by Vasily Grossman, including, most recently, Stalingrad, which reviewers have already compared to War and Peace. Next Thursday at London Review…

Danielle Goldstein

May 30, 2019

Art

In pictures: The Lost Photographs of Gerty Simon

Danielle Goldstein

May 30, 2019

Art

In pictures: The Lost Photographs of Gerty Simon

London’s Wiener Library, which is dedicated to collating and preserving an archive of Jewish history, today opens its doors to a new exhibition, Berlin/London: The Lost Photographs of Gerty Simon. Before the rise of Nazism…