JULY 2017
ROCK AND ROLL: GIBRALTAR'S JEWS FACE THE FUTURE
In this issue we take you to balmy Gibraltar to uncover the distinctive culture of its Jewish community. You’ll also find novelist Paul Bailey discussing Primo Levi’s book If This is a Man and Colin Shindler debating the role of the Jewish Legion. Readers can explore the world of the medieval Cairo Genizah; hear choreographer Hofesh Shechter’s views on the culture of boycott; and discover the story behind a play about the secret deals of the Oslo peace process.
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WHAT'S NEW
Judi Herman speaks to Nicholas Hytner; Hester Abrams on plans for Willesden Jewish Cemetery; and the first all-Yiddish film in 70 years
FEATURES
A pioneering science project is uncovering the origins of human beings, reports David Weizman
Colin Shindler argues that the creation of the Jewish Legion was crucial in securing the Balfour Declaration
PASSPORT
Gibraltar We uncover the Rock’s Jewish history with its vibrant mix of Spanish, Moroccan and English traditions, and speak to the current community about life after Brexit
THEATRE
Judi Herman on Oslo, a play that reveals the secret deals that went on behind 1993’s peace process
DANCE
Israeli artists are welcome at Sadler’s Wells, finds Judi Herman
MUSIC
A requiem pioneers a new way of creating music to honour chamber music champion Pamela Majaro
ART
The gay artists who dared to push the gender boundaries
EXHIBITION
Ernest Rodker tells Peter Watts about his radical roots
BOOKS
Paul Bailey on Primo Levi’s If This is a Man; Louis Berk and Rachel Kolsky on East End Jewish Cemeteries; and reviews of: Beyond the Balfour Declaration by Leslie Turnberg; S. An-sky’s 1915 Diary; Christian and Jewish Women Living in Britain, 1880-1940 by Anne Summers; Meir Aaron Goldschmidt and the Poetics of Jewish Fiction by David Gantt Gurley; Jerusalem Ablaze by Orlando Ortega Medina; Ark of Civilisation: Refugee Scholars and Oxford University, 1930-45, edited by Sally Crawford and others; A Boy in Winter by Rachel Seiffert; The Hebrew Republic, Israel’s Return to History by Colin Shindler; Moving Kings by Joshua Cohen
THE MODERNISTS
Adrian Whittle uncovers a Jaffa gem
SEPHARDI RENAISSANCE
Danielle Goldstein interviews the Iraqi musician Yair Delal; David Conway uncovers the Cairo Genizah; Bettina Caro on Tangier in the 50s
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Our three-month guide to art, books, film, music, theatre and other cultural events in the UK, Europe and Israel
FAMILY
Amy Winehouse-inspired events at The Jewish Museum London
TRY THIS
Our round-up of the best summer festivals
