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Danielle Goldstein
August 25, 2021
Features, Comedy

Edinburgh's (alternative) Festival Fringe 2021

Danielle Goldstein
August 25, 2021
Features, Comedy
Edinburgh's (alternative) Festival Fringe 2021

In this world nothing can be said to be certain in Jewish comedy, to corrupt a famous aphorism, except the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. At least until last year, when Covid put paid to the month-long festival for the first…

Tagged: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, fringe fest, jewish comedy, comedy festival, comedy reviews

Danielle Goldstein
August 20, 2021
News, Festivals

A double helping of Limmud

Danielle Goldstein
August 20, 2021
News, Festivals
A double helping of Limmud

For the first time in the history of Limmud, its family-friendly event will take place across two physical locations and online. Usually pitched up in the Midlands each December, the four-day festival of Jewish learning will this year be accessible in Manchester, London and the world…

Tagged: Limmud Festival, Jewish festival

Danielle Goldstein
August 18, 2021
News

Jewish Action for Mental Health

Danielle Goldstein
August 18, 2021
News
Jewish Action for Mental Health

Last week Manchester-based charity Jewish Action for Mental Health (JAMH) launched their first two interfaith art workshops to help members of the community improve their mental wellbeing. These sessions are part of a partnership with five other BAME mental health charities…

Tagged: mental health charity, mental wellbeing

Danielle Goldstein
August 17, 2021
Features, Film & TV

The film that changed my life: Blazing Saddles

Danielle Goldstein
August 17, 2021
Features, Film & TV
The film that changed my life: Blazing Saddles

I saw Blazing Saddles when I was in high school. It stars Cleavon Little as the new black sherrif who turns up to take control of a small, conservative Western town. It’s one of those lifechanging films. Mel Brooks is mind-bendingly…

Tagged: Blazing Saddles, Film column, Mel Brooks

Danielle Goldstein
August 12, 2021
Walks

In pictures: Willesden Jewish Cemetery Tour

Danielle Goldstein
August 12, 2021
Walks
In pictures: Willesden Jewish Cemetery Tour

Last Tuesday (3 August), I joined a group of JR readers and our guide Elbie Lebrecht for a tour of Willesden Jewish Cemetery. The leafy paths and quiet sidewalks of the cemetery feel a million miles from the busy and rather…

Tagged: JR Tours, Willesden Cemtery, Willesden Jewish Cemetery, London photography

Danielle Goldstein
August 11, 2021
Reviews, Theatre

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
August 11, 2021
Reviews, Theatre
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel ★★★★

The life-affirming lyrics and poignant tune of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ made it the anthem of Liverpool FC. Its adoption by the club chimes with Timothy Sheader’s reimagining of Carousel in a tight-knit British fishing…

Tagged: theatre reviews, Jewish theatre, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Danielle Goldstein
August 8, 2021
Family

A new generation of pink rabbits

Danielle Goldstein
August 8, 2021
Family
A new generation of pink rabbits

“It had embroidered black eyes – the original glass ones had fallen out years before – and an endearing habit of collapsing on its paws. How could she ever have chosen to pack that characterless woolly dog in its stead?” Judith Kerr’s seminal children’s book When Hitler Stole…

Tagged: Jewish books, Jewish literature, children's books, Book reviews

Danielle Goldstein
August 2, 2021
Features

The Workers’ Olympiad

Danielle Goldstein
August 2, 2021
Features
The Workers’ Olympiad

In the summer of 1924 in Paris, as a stadium of 60,000 people looked on, British Jewish track-and-field star Harold Abrahams won the Olympic gold medal in the 100-metre race. Running under the flag of Great Britain, Abrahams beat competitors from 44 nations, becoming the…

Tagged: Jewish athletes, Israeli sports, Israeli athletes, Olympics, Tokyo Olympics

Danielle Goldstein
July 29, 2021
Reviews, Theatre

South Pacific ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
July 29, 2021
Reviews, Theatre
South Pacific ★★★★

Rosy light bathes a beautiful young woman (Sera Maehara’s Liat) bending gracefully in a slow contemplative dance. A soundscape of birds enhances the tranquillity – until the roar of helicopters heralds the arrival of a battalion of armed, uniformed American marines literally invading…

Tagged: theatre reviews, Jewish theatre

Danielle Goldstein
July 28, 2021
Reviews, Theatre

Pippin ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
July 28, 2021
Reviews, Theatre
Pippin ★★★★

One of my first forays back into live theatreland – having run the gauntlet of heat, crowds and delays on the tube – and it was a relief to find myself in the intimate air-conditioned Charing Cross Theatre. And what a joy to be whirled back in time, though not to the Middle Ages of…

Tagged: theatre review, Jewish theatre, Charing Cross Theatre

Danielle Goldstein
July 26, 2021
Obituaries, Comedy

Jackie Mason 1928-2021

Danielle Goldstein
July 26, 2021
Obituaries, Comedy
Jackie Mason 1928-2021

March 1993, we had tickets to see Jackie Mason at the Dominion Theatre in London’s Tottenham Court Road. We knew what shtick to expect having experienced him on the radio and TV, including his own sarcastic opinion that he was “too Jewish”, especially for a nice middle-class…

Tagged: obit, obituary, Jackie Mason, Jewish theatre

Danielle Goldstein
July 14, 2021
News, Books & Poetry

Meet DC Comics' first Jewish superhero in 40 years

Danielle Goldstein
July 14, 2021
News, Books & Poetry
Meet DC Comics' first Jewish superhero in 40 years

Poison Ivy, The Riddler and Killer Croc have got a new hero to contend with: 16-year-old Willow Zimmerman, aka Whistle. The crime-fighting teenager is the newest member of the Batman universe and she’s the first Jewish…

Tagged: DC Comics, Batman, Gotham City, DC Universe, comic books, Jewish superhero, Jewish books

Danielle Goldstein
July 8, 2021
News, Books & Poetry

New Jewish children’s literature prize launches

Danielle Goldstein
July 8, 2021
News, Books & Poetry
New Jewish children’s literature prize launches

This week Green Bean Books and Jewish Book Week announced a brand new award in the world of literature for youngsters. The Jewish Children’s Book Awards aims to celebrate work by budding authors and illustrators…

Tagged: Jewish literature, Jewish books, Jewish Book Week, Books news

Danielle Goldstein
July 7, 2021
Reviews, Music

Forgetful Heart: Dylan and Cohen and Love ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
July 7, 2021
Reviews, Music
Forgetful Heart: Dylan and Cohen and Love ★★★★

This is the one about the three Jews who walked into my heart and wrung it out with the beauty of their song. As long as I can remember, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen have been part of my life’s soundtrack. Dylan’s harsh…

Tagged: Barb Jungr, Bob Dylan, leonard cohen, Jewish music

Danielle Goldstein
July 2, 2021
News, Art

Manchester Jewish Museum reveals its hidden glory

Danielle Goldstein
July 2, 2021
News, Art
Manchester Jewish Museum reveals its hidden glory

A beautiful synagogue, with a new, modern museum wrapped around it; we may even have a café...” promised Max Dunbar, CEO of the Manchester Jewish Museum, six years ago. This summer, his promise has been fulfilled…

Tagged: Jewish news, Manchester Jewish Museum, Jewish art, Jewish community

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