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Waddesdon Manor - the Jewish Downton Abbey

Jenni Frazer discovers the secrets past and present of one of the greatest Rothschild stately homes

By Jenni Frazer

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Waddesdon Manor kitchen staff, Aylesbury. Byline John Nguyen/JNVisuals 18/08/2022

Book review: The Daughter of Auschwitz - Tova's miracle

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PORTRAIT OF PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN. פורטרט, ראש הממשלה יצחק רבין.

Book review: Maror - The bitter taste of Israel’s inky heart of darkness

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Israeli rescue expert builds vital Ukraine supplies ‘bridge’

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As Mock the Week is set to end, the man who devised the show explains its charm

Dan Patterson looks back on the show's 17 glorious seasons and explains why satire remains so vital

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August 11, 2022 14:30

As Mock the Week is set to end, the man who devised the show explains its charm

A knight at the opera

Serial philanthropist Sir Lloyd Dorfman has a new high profile role

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July 14, 2022 14:38

Lloyd Dorfman CBE in the Dorfman Theatre at the National Theatre, 2014 Photo by Catherine Ashmore

Jewish critics of Holocaust memorial branded ‘appalling’ by trustee Sir Lloyd Dorfman

In April, the High Court quashed plans to build the memorial at Victoria Tower Gardens

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July 14, 2022 10:42

Jewish critics of Holocaust memorial branded ‘appalling’ by trustee Sir Lloyd Dorfman

Edinburgh Festival and Fringe 2022: Twenty must-see acts - and one must-read book

Jenni Frazer's pick as the arts bonanza bounces back

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July 14, 2022 10:00

Edinburgh Festival and Fringe 2022: Twenty must-see acts - and one must-read book

The best-read book of the 20th century: the extraordinary story of Anne Frank's Diary

A new book traces the history of an iconic Holocaust book which became a publishing phenomena

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June 30, 2022 11:20

The best-read book of the 20th century: the extraordinary story of Anne Frank's Diary

The man who escaped from Auschwitz so he could warn Jews of what awaited them there

In The Escape Artist, The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World, JC journalist Jonathan Freedland tells the incredible story of Slovakian teenager Rudolf Vrba

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June 9, 2022 12:55

The man who escaped from Auschwitz so he could warn Jews of what awaited them there

Long-lost tapes capture Adolf Eichmann bragging of his role in the Final Solution

Recordings emerge in documentary that sheds new light on leading Nazi

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June 1, 2022 09:43

Long-lost tapes capture Adolf Eichmann bragging of his role in the Final Solution

Ben Aaronovitch: the best-selling writer who made the Met police magical

Jenni Frazer meets an author whose latest book draws on London's Jewish history

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May 31, 2022 09:09

Book review: Alice’s Book: How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother’s Cookbook

The chronicle of a petty crime that perhaps adds to our understanding of the Nazis’ intent

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May 26, 2022 15:18

Book review: Alice’s Book: How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother’s Cookbook

Israeli doctor, 65, returns to work - in war's danger zones

Dorit Nitzan has come out of retirement to head the World Health Organisation response in Ukraine

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May 26, 2022 11:02

Israeli doctor, 65, returns to work - in war's danger zones

Food and Florence fuelled my psychological thriller

Award-winning writer Lizzy Barber’s new novel is packed with nasty people

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May 20, 2022 14:17

Food and Florence fuelled my psychological thriller

How many Yaakov Hagoels are there?

Yaakov Hagoel, pro tem chairman of the Jewish Agency, has written an angry letter to himself as chair of the WZO, over events at the Kotel

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May 10, 2022 11:13

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - March 03, 2013: Jewish worshipers (women) pray at the Western Wall an important jewish religious site. Western Wall is located in Old City in Jerusalem. It is site for Jewish prayers for centuries. There are two sections, one for men and the other for women. Today, it is also a destination for tourist from all over the world.