JR Prize 2020 longlist: Bella Saltiel

JR Prize 2020 longlist: Bella Saltiel

As much as anything, 'othering' is a Jewish trope. For me, growing up in multicultural London has helped me to understand racism and identity, but perhaps only a little about myself. British Jews sit somewhere between 'white' and 'other': not passing for white, but not entirely…

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The lessons of Jewish Book Week

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The lessons of Jewish Book Week

This year’s Jewish Book Week was a huge success. Events were packed, Kings Place was buzzing and there was a terrific line-up of big names and fascinating subjects, from Simon Schama and Edmund de Waal to Einstein, Ben-Gurion and fashion designers from Weimar Berlin…

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Interview: John Dyson

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Interview: John Dyson

From judges being denounced as ‘Enemies of the People’, to speculation on the symbolism of Supreme Court Judge Lady Hale’s spider brooch, the UK’s justice system has been a surprising subject of recent media attention. A former Supreme Court Judge himself, John Dyson is no…

The Painted Bird ★★★

The Painted Bird ★★★

At the 2019 Venice Film Festival, 12 members of the audience attempted to escape The Painted Bird screening, lashing out and falling up the stairs in the process. Why? Because this horrifying drama exposes the absolute worst of mankind, as collected from survivor testimony, shown…

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Leopoldstadt ★★★★

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Leopoldstadt ★★★★

My Stoppard journey began more than 40 years ago with the heady cocktail of verbal fireworks, erudition and wit that is his 1966 play, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Now it seems it is to end, with what the great playwright suggests is his last play, as he navigates his own…

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HerSpace Festival

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HerSpace Festival

In early March London plays host to the first ever HerSpace festival. This one-day event is a celebration of creative British Jewish women in the worlds of fashion, arts and culture. It's not about business acumen or learning entrepreneurial skills, Michelle Stimler Morris tells us…