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

April 26, 2023

Obituaries, Theatre

Barry Humphries 1934-2023

Danielle Goldstein

April 26, 2023

Obituaries, Theatre

I was saddened at the recent death of Barry Humphries, a consummate, warm and witty performer. Born in Melbourne in 1934, it was always evident that Humphries – who would dress up as various characters at a young age to entertain his parents and their friends – would grow…

Danielle Goldstein

April 21, 2023

Reviews, Books & Poetry

Books in brief: Spring reads

Danielle Goldstein

April 21, 2023

Reviews, Books & Poetry

Start spring with a fresh page-turner from our latest literary round-up…

Danielle Goldstein

April 19, 2023

Interviews, Film & TV

The film that changed my life: Joan Rivers – A Piece of Work

Danielle Goldstein

April 19, 2023

Interviews, Film & TV

The film that changed my life: Joan Rivers – A Piece of Work

I discovered Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work when it first came out. It’s a brilliantly-made film by RickiStern and Anne Sundberg that looks at this comedian of a certain age, at a time in her life when she’s trying to stay relevant…

Danielle Goldstein

April 12, 2023

Obituaries, Books & Poetry

Meir Shalev 1948-2023

Danielle Goldstein

April 12, 2023

Obituaries, Books & Poetry

Israeli author Meir Shalev was born on 29 July 1948, just after the foundation of the State of Israel. He was part of the generation that includes historian Benny Morris, fellow writer David Grossman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He was born to a family of wordsmiths…

Danielle Goldstein

March 20, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

Guys and Dolls ★★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

March 20, 2023

Reviews, Theatre

‘Immersive' and 'moving' are adjectives that one might use figuratively to describe a theatrical experience. I’m using them literally here. As a promenader following the action around the ever-shifting levels on the interconnected hydraulic platforms of designer Bunny Christie’s flexible…

Danielle Goldstein

March 20, 2023

Family

"PPE… number 3!" – Who's up for a game of Litter Bingo?

Danielle Goldstein

March 20, 2023

Family

"PPE… number 3!" – Who's up for a game of Litter Bingo?

As you know, last year we announced that JR were Keep Britain Tidy’s official ambassadors to the Jewish community and we’re taking on that role once again for the Great British Spring Clean 2023. This annual campaign to get…

Danielle Goldstein

March 14, 2023

Family

Get out for the Great British Spring Clean

Danielle Goldstein

March 14, 2023

Family

Get out for the Great British Spring Clean

Ever since my beloved late husband Steve thought to buy his ’n' hers litter pickers for our 45th wedding anniversary during the 2020 lockdown, I have been litter picking almost daily – so much so that I've started to think of my pretty…

Danielle Goldstein

March 9, 2023

Obituaries

Chaim Topol 1935-2023

Danielle Goldstein

March 9, 2023

Obituaries

Chaim Topol was born in Tel Aviv. His father was a Russian immigrant and worked as a plasterer. His mother was a seamstress. His first film appearances came in the early 1960s and he made his breakthrough in the 1964 Israeli film Sallah Shabati, alongside George Segal, for which he…

Danielle Goldstein

March 8, 2023

My Master Bialik – My Dear Agnon

Danielle Goldstein

March 8, 2023

Shai Agnon and Hayim Nahman Bialik are the two Ukrainian heavyweights of modern Hebrew literature, the former in prose – in fact Agnon remains the only Hebrew author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature – and the latter in poetry. Far from being in competition, they…