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Why isn’t there a Jewish family living on Coronation Street?

Could it be because the writers of British soaps think Jews are too middle class?

By Maureen Lipman

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Why isn’t there a Jewish family living on Coronation Street?
Jerry Lewis and Robert De Niro in The King of Comedy

Comedians rush in where wise men never go

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The Maltese Falcon - a classic, but can you follow the plot?

A Jew in Malta muses on Dr Faustus, falcons and Warren the rabbit

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On my way to shul, I discovered the best cheesecake in London

On my way to shul, I discovered the best cheesecake in London

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