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Danielle Goldstein
December 22, 2025
News, Talks

The Future of Holocaust Education

Danielle Goldstein
December 22, 2025
News, Talks
The Future of Holocaust Education

How do we best address the legacy of survivors and events of World War II? Irene Wise, Imperial War Museum fellow in Holocaust education, reports back from this year's AJR forum…

Tagged: Holocaust education, Holocaust learning, Association of Jewish Refugees

Daniella Silver
December 17, 2025
Reviews, Theatre

Cinderella and the Matzo Ball ★★★★★

Daniella Silver
December 17, 2025
Reviews, Theatre
Cinderella and the Matzo Ball ★★★★★

A box of Yiddishe delights awaits anyone lucky enough to get an invite to the Matzo Ball this festive season…

Tagged: jewish theatre, Jewish panto, JW3

Danielle Goldstein
December 1, 2025
Obituaries, Theatre

Remembering Tom Stoppard

Danielle Goldstein
December 1, 2025
Obituaries, Theatre
Remembering Tom Stoppard

After the passing of the Czech-British playwright and screenwriter this weekend, we take a look back at his work, as featured in JR…

Tagged: obituary, obit, Tom Stoppard

Danielle Goldstein
November 28, 2025
Reviews, Theatre

A Court of Paper ★★★

Danielle Goldstein
November 28, 2025
Reviews, Theatre
A Court of Paper ★★★

Two young Dutch theatremakers reckon with their families’ pasts in a scrappy and affecting piece of documentary storytelling…

Tagged: jewish theatre, London theatre, London theatre review, theatre review, Dutch Jews

Danielle Goldstein
November 26, 2025
Interviews, Theatre

Music, mischief and matzah balls: an interview with Nick Cassenbaum

Danielle Goldstein
November 26, 2025
Interviews, Theatre
Music, mischief and matzah balls: an interview with Nick Cassenbaum

With two hit pantomimes under his belt and a third on the way, we sit down with the mastermind behind the family festivities to talk all things comedy, chaos and chutzpah…

Tagged: Jewish theatre, Jewish panto, London panto, London theatre, theatre interview, JW3

Danielle Goldstein
November 25, 2025
Reviews, Film & TV

Desperate Journey ★★★

Danielle Goldstein
November 25, 2025
Reviews, Film & TV
Desperate Journey ★★★

Annabel Jankel's new drama tells the true story of Freddie Knoller well, but struggles to truly encapsulate his survival throughout the Holocaust…

Tagged: Jewish film, Jewish filmmaker, Holocaust history, Holocaust education, world war II, World War Two, WWII, Anschluss

Danielle Goldstein
November 11, 2025

Eleanor the Great ★★★

Danielle Goldstein
November 11, 2025
Eleanor the Great ★★★

Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut won't bust any boundaries, but it's a satisfying, thought-provoking watch…

Danielle Goldstein
October 30, 2025
Reviews, Theatre

The Wanderers ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
October 30, 2025
Reviews, Theatre
The Wanderers ★★★★

Anna Ziegler’s drama takes audiences between timelines, relationships and the resulting dilemmas…

Tagged: Jewish theatre, London theatre, London theatre review, theatre review

Danielle Goldstein
October 29, 2025
Reviews, Film & TV

Nobody Wants This (Season 2) ★★

Danielle Goldstein
October 29, 2025
Reviews, Film & TV
Nobody Wants This (Season 2) ★★

Netflix's interfaith romcom flops for a second time around…

Tagged: jewish tv, TV review, Jewish Netflix, Netflix review, Adam Brody, Kristen Bell, Seth Rogen

Daniella Silver
October 29, 2025
Reviews, Theatre

The Assembled Parties ★★★★

Daniella Silver
October 29, 2025
Reviews, Theatre
The Assembled Parties ★★★★

A New York family’s bonds are tested as secrets spill and fortunes turn in two, one of a kind, Christmas gatherings…

Tagged: theatre review, London theatre, Tracy-Ann Oberman

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