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Danielle Goldstein
May 17, 2022
Film & TV

The film that changed my life: The Yacoubian Building

Danielle Goldstein
May 17, 2022
Film & TV
The film that changed my life: The Yacoubian Building

When I was a girl in Cairo, Egypt, in the 1950s, my favourite outing was going to see a weekly film with my family, then going to eat ice creams and pastries. We saw everything that came out of Hollywood starting with…

Tagged: Jewish film, Jewish food, Claudia Roden, Egyptian film

Danielle Goldstein
May 12, 2022
News, Walks

Glasgow's trail tells story of its wartime refugees

Danielle Goldstein
May 12, 2022
News, Walks
Glasgow's trail tells story of its wartime refugees

Renowned artists, a former classmate of Albert Speer, Scotland’s oldest synagogue and a club for exchanging political views are among the people and sites commemorated by Glasgow’s new Garnethill Refugee…

Tagged: Jewish tours, Jewish Scotland, Glasgow walking tour

Danielle Goldstein
May 5, 2022
Reviews, Theatre

The End of the Night ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
May 5, 2022
Reviews, Theatre
The End of the Night ★★★★

For drama reimagining what went on behind the scenes during world-changing events, playwright Ben Brown is your go-to man. His 2010 play The Promise took its audience backstage in the lead up to the Balfour Declaration, he explored Churchill’s ‘darkest hours’…

Tagged: Jewish theatre, World War Two, World War II, Second World War, Himmler, theatre reviews

Danielle Goldstein
April 13, 2022
News, Film & TV

Pass Over Me released early for Pesach

Danielle Goldstein
April 13, 2022
News, Film & TV
Pass Over Me released early for Pesach

A new short film by award-winning Orthodox Jewish comedian, writer and director Rachel Creeger enjoys an early release for Pesach. Pass Over Me, a moving and amusing piece, was commissioned as part of The Covid…

Tagged: Jewish film, Jewish news, Pesach, Passover, Jewish comedy

Danielle Goldstein
April 13, 2022
News

Rabbis lead mass Passover seders for Ukrainian refugees

Danielle Goldstein
April 13, 2022
News
Rabbis lead mass Passover seders for Ukrainian refugees

Across Europe this week, thousands of Jewish Ukrainian refugees will enjoy a Passover seder thanks to the efforts of the Conference of European Rabbis. The organisation has set up an international fund to aid their work, which…

Tagged: Ukraine war, Ukrainian refugees, Jewish Ukraine, Jewish Ukrainian refugees, Jewish news

Danielle Goldstein
April 11, 2022
Reviews, Theatre

Anyone Can Whistle ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
April 11, 2022
Reviews, Theatre
Anyone Can Whistle ★★★★

This early musical by Stephen Sondheim did not find its public when it premiered on Broadway in 1964, closing after just nine performances. Arthur Laurents’ off-the-wall book was probably too opaque and the handful of memorable Sondheim songs almost worked better out…

Tagged: London theatre, theatre reviews, jewish theatre, Stephen Sondheim

Danielle Goldstein
April 7, 2022
Reviews, Theatre

The Fever Syndrome ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
April 7, 2022
Reviews, Theatre
The Fever Syndrome ★★★★

The family in Alexis Zegerman’s drama revolves around a brilliant veteran scientist, a pioneer in IVF, for which he is about to receive a prestigious award. However, Professor Richard Myers suffers from advanced Parkinson’s, so the satisfaction of this lifetime achievement is tempered…

Tagged: London theatre, theatre reviews, Jewish theatre

Danielle Goldstein
April 6, 2022
Family

A clean sweep for Pesach

Danielle Goldstein
April 6, 2022
Family
A clean sweep for Pesach

Keep Britain Tidy's annual Great British Spring Clean campaign comes to a close this Sunday, but that doesn't mean job done. Passover is just around the corner (15-23 Apr), so with that in mind we're urging readers to keep going. No doubt you're preparing to rid your home…

Tagged: Keep Britain Tidy, Great British Spring Clean, tikkun olam, Passover, Pesach, chametz

Danielle Goldstein
April 5, 2022
JR Tours

In pictures: Enemy Aliens on the Isle of Man

Danielle Goldstein
April 5, 2022
JR Tours
In pictures: Enemy Aliens on the Isle of Man

Last week JR Tours enjoyed a trip to the Isle of Man to mark 80 years since the internment of refugees from Nazi Europe by the British government. The four-day tour was packed full of walks, talks, music and even a Blue Plaque…

Tagged: Isle of Man, JR Tours, Knockaloe, Hutchinson Square

Danielle Goldstein
April 5, 2022
Features

Meet Alf Borman: 100 today!

Danielle Goldstein
April 5, 2022
Features
Meet Alf Borman: 100 today!

In our Winter 2022 issue we featured an interview with north London’s Alf Borman in Meet the Reader, the series in which we get to know you, our readers. He was incredibly charismatic and, unsurprisingly, had a wealth of fascinating things to say. At the time, he was 99, but…

Tagged: centenary, centenarian, Jewish community, Henlys Corner, Jewish London

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