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Theatre

My play about being young, gay and strictly Orthodox

A formerly frum writer on how he hopes his ex-community will watch his new work

By John Nathan

5 min read

Leap of faith: Clara Francis, Ilan Galkoff and Ben Caplan. Inset: Shimmy Braun (Photos: Michael Wharley, Ryan Howard)

Books

Noble Fragments by Michael Visontay, review: ‘two stories in one book’

By Jennifer Lipman

2 min read

Chaim Grade and the new translation of his novel Sons and Daughters

Books

Sons and Daughters by Chaim Grade, review: ‘a lost world comes to life’

By Mark Glanville

2 min read

Israeli travel

For your next Israeli adventure, look north

By Josh Kaplan

4 min read

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Bullseye: the singers in this production of Wagner's Die Walküre not only sound wonderful, they can also act

Opera

Die Walküre at the Royal Opera House: ‘Wagner played to perfection’

By Stephen Pollard

2 min read

Film

Thunderbolt review: ‘not even Florence Pugh can fire this up’

The action sequences are excellent, but this film is proof that Marvel’s glory days are over

By John Nathan

1 min read

Vegetarian

Marc Summers and his expanding Bubala family have pulled into Kings Cross

The restaurateur shares why his growing brood are giving him sleepless nights

By Victoria Prever

4 min read

Marc Summers and his expanding Bubala family have pulled into Kings Cross

Travel

A cook’s tour of Slovenia

It might not have the well known dishes of neighbouring Italy, but there are plenty of fascinating things to eat and drink in this small European country

By Catherine Cooper

4 min read

Theatre

Giant review: ‘Dahl – a very poisonous national treasure’

The children’s author’s deep-seated loathing of Jews is slowly and shockingly revealed in this West End transfer of Mark Rosenblatt’s award-winning play

By John Nathan

1 min read

Tense: John Lithgow as Raold Dahl and Elliot Levey as his agent Tom Mascher (Photo: Johan Persson)

Lifestyle

antisemitism in music

How Jew-hate is becoming the norm in the music industry

Antisemitism in the music business might be in the news thanks to Kneecap, but the truth is the Irish band’s politics are simply emblematic of a growing problem. Nicole Lampert reports

By Nicole Lampert

7 min read

Cancel culture: Kneecap and a Boiler Room gig

Eurovision Song Contest

The Israeli Eurovision star who survived the Nova massacre

Eighteen months after she hid under corpses at a bomb shelter at the festival, Yuval Raphael, 24, is representing the Jewish state at another music event

By Yael Breuer

4 min read

Kosher restaurant

This central London restaurant is turning kosher for one night only

Joanna Nissim wants to give religious foodies a flavour of Spanish fusion fine dining at Fitzrovia’s Arroz QD

By Victoria Prever

5 min read

This central London restaurant is turning kosher for one night only

Tottenham Hotspur

Who is Manor Solomon? The Israeli winger who gave Leeds their Championship title

The 23-year-old from Kfar Saba has Sephardi and Ashkenazi roots

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Israel's midfielder Manor Solomon (R) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the 2022 Qatar World Cup European Qualifiers football match between Israel and Austria at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, on September 4, 2021. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Theatre

‘How being Jewish helps me play the Wicked Witch of the West’

Actor Emma Kingston on why she is relishing playing Elphaba in West End smash Wicked

By Nicole Lampert

4 min read

Theatre

Dealer’s Choice review: ‘male inadequacies laid bare’

Set around a poker table, this play anchors on a painful father-son relationship and shows that the stake are always higher than the amount of cash on the table

By John Nathan

1 min read

Deal or no deal: Brendan Coyle and Kasper Hilton-Hille in Dealer's Choice

Theatre

Theatre review: Ghosts ‘Today’s moral landscape imposes itself on Ibsen’s play’

The action is updated to 21st century Britain

By John Nathan

1 min read

Dance

Dance review: International Draft Works and The Forsythe Programme

New works from the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet

By Joy Sable

1 min read

English National Ballet, The Forsythe Programme, Sadlers Wells, Dress Rehersal

Film & TV

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A DJ plays while rockets fall at the Nova music festival, October 7 2023. A film about the atrocities has been honoured by the Emmy Awards (Photo: Avi Medina/BBC/Sipur/Bitachon365/MGM)

Nova massacre

BBC’s Nova documentary We Will Dance Again honoured by Emmy Awards

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

Motel Destino review: ‘sordid thrills in Brazil’

An unflinchingly seedy thriller set under a bleaching sun

By John Nathan

1 min read

Dying for Sex review: ‘will make you laugh and cry’

This show about one woman’s libidinous adventures following a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer is at once tragic, hilarious, raunchy and moving

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

Film review, Sinners: ‘Magical’

A vampire film which nearly transcends the familiar

By John Nathan

1 min read

Travel

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Cityscape image of Nashville, Tennessee, USA downtown skyline with reflection of the city the Cumberland River at spring sunset.

Travel

Nashville’s on my mind

By Barry Toberman

7 min read

The Thai vegan retreat where Israelis go to zen out

Kapuhala is popular with Israelis drawn by an environment that lends itself well to those keeping kosher – or who just want to take in its off-the-beaten-track vibe

By Lianne Kolirin

3 min read

Visiting the artists’ village in the south of France where Chagall is buried

St Paul de Vence is a must-visit destination for art lovers

By Anthea Gerrie

5 min read

Visiting Denmark’s Triangle – and discovering its surprising Jewish history

The Scandinavian nation is having an economic boom, thanks to weight loss drug Ozempic

By Lucy Daltroff

5 min read

Books

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Books

The Assault review: ‘return of a classic war novel’

By David Herman

2 min read

38 Londres Street by Philippe Sands review: Pinochet and the Nazis

The human rights lawyer’s latest book reveals the links between the notorious Chilean dictator and the Nazi inventor of the ‘gas vans’

By Jenni Frazer

3 min read

How heroes outwitted collaborators in Nazi-occupied Norway

This book is a rigorously documented history of wartime resistance in Norway

By Robert Low

2 min read

‘Douglas Murray’s latest book must be read even by those of us who think we know exactly what is going on’

The journalist’s bestseller combines reportage from inside Israel, Gaza and Lebanon and should open minds to the precarious position we find ourselves in the West

By Nicole Lampert

6 min read

Music

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GOLDY is a Jewish Ukrainian singer bringing her unique sound to the UK. (Photo: Vadim Yatsun)

Yiddish music

‘I don’t want to hide where I’m from’: Ukrainian singer Goldy on launch of new Jewish-inspired single ‘Shalom’

By Eliana Jordan

1 min read

Turntables, cabaret and Middle Eastern jazz: nightlife with a Jewish twist

The JC meets three young women bringing Jewish inclusivity to London’s nightlife scene

By Eliana Jordan

7 min read

Despite growing antisemitism, unity and dialogue headline emotional German-Jewish music festival

From klezmer to classical, The International Days of Jewish Music celebrates the diversity and depth of Jewish music in venues across Germany

By In Germany

7 min read

Jeremy Sassoon find his mojo singing his way through Jewish musical history

From psychiatry to jazz, Sassoon wants to lift the spirits of his audience

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

Sport

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Leeds

Last minute goal by Israeli striker gives Leeds United Championship victory

By Jewish News Syndicate

1 min read

Boris Spassky, chess grandmaster who played the ‘game of the century’, dies aged 88

One of the sport’s first mainstream stars, his reported Jewishness remains an enigma

By Jewish News Syndicate

2 min read

Israel Premier League match announced reportedly arrested after he called Hamas ‘humane’

Saeed Hassanain also dubbed the IDF an ‘occupation army’ and discouraged Arab-Israelis from joining the military

By Jewish News Syndicate

1 min read

How the world’s most popular wrestling championship ended up in a Tel Aviv shopping centre

The belt was contested by megastars like Rick Rude and Jerry Lawler during the sport’s cultural heyday and its lineage maps the tragic history of its founding family

By Jacob Jaffa

3 min read