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Daniella Silver
February 5, 2025
Interviews, Theatre

Der Yidisher Hunt / The Jewish Dog: A Dog’s life in Germany in the 1930s

Daniella Silver
February 5, 2025
Interviews, Theatre
Der Yidisher Hunt / The Jewish Dog: A Dog’s life in Germany in the 1930s

Shahaf Beer’s one-person play (performed by Harry Drummond) is inspired by the bestselling novel by fellow Israeli Asher Kravitz. The entire story is narrated from the perspective of the central character – a dog…

Tagged: theatre interview, theatre news, jewish theatre

Daniella Silver
February 4, 2025
Talks, Books & Poetry

The Lady who Changed Dickens’s Mind on the Jews

Daniella Silver
February 4, 2025
Talks, Books & Poetry
The Lady who Changed Dickens’s Mind on the Jews

Charles Dickens was accustomed to receiving hundreds of letters of admiration from his devoted readers. His best friend and biographer John Forster noted that, following the initial publication of his enduring classic…

Tagged: Charles Dickens, Jewish history, Jewish

Danielle Goldstein
January 23, 2025
Reviews, Film & TV

A Complete Unknown ★★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
January 23, 2025
Reviews, Film & TV
A Complete Unknown ★★★★★

James Mangold portrays musical legend Bob Dylan faultlessly in his new biopic…

Tagged: film review, Jewish film, Bob Dylan, Robert Zimmerman, Woody Guthrie, Edward Norton, Pete Seeger, Timothée Chalamet, Joan Baez

Danielle Goldstein
January 22, 2025
Reviews, Film & TV

The Brutalist ★★

Danielle Goldstein
January 22, 2025
Reviews, Film & TV
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Brady Corbet's new film may be as epic as its architectural namesake, but it proves more than a little polarising…

Tagged: film review, Jewish film, Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Daniella Silver
January 16, 2025
Reviews, Theatre

Oliver! ★★★★★

Daniella Silver
January 16, 2025
Reviews, Theatre
Oliver! ★★★★★

Lionel Bart's classic musical through the generations: Judi Herman reflects on Oliver! since her inaugural childhood visit, as grandson Dylan experiences it for the first time…

Tagged: Oliver Twist, Jewish theatre, London theatre, theatre review

Danielle Goldstein
January 2, 2025
Theatre, Reviews

Road Show ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
January 2, 2025
Theatre, Reviews
Road Show ★★★★

Time to hit the road to Highgate to catch this rare Sondheim revival…

Tagged: Jewish theatre, London theatre, theatre review, Stephen Sondheim

Danielle Goldstein
December 17, 2024
Reviews, Family

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Danielle Goldstein
December 17, 2024
Reviews, Family
Goldie Frocks and the Bear Mitzvah ★★★★★

An all-singing, all-dancing journey through London's Jewish East End that’ll enthrall all ages…

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

Danielle Goldstein
December 2, 2024
Reviews, Theatre

The Happiest Man on Earth ★★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
December 2, 2024
Reviews, Theatre
The Happiest Man on Earth ★★★★★

Kenneth Tigar honours the strength, determination and legacy of Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku, a man who repeatedly stared death in the face and laughed…

Tagged: Jewish theatre, theatre review, London theatre, London theatre review, Holocaust survivor, Eddie Jaku, world war II, World War Two, WWII

Danielle Goldstein
November 20, 2024
Obituaries, Art

Frank Auerbach 1931-2024

Danielle Goldstein
November 20, 2024
Obituaries, Art
Frank Auerbach 1931-2024

The German-British Jewish painter has died at the age of 93. Art historian Monica Bohm-Duchen looks back at his life and vital contribution to European art…

Tagged: obituary, obit, Jewish artist, Jewish art, Frank Auerbach, David Bomberg, refugee artist

Danielle Goldstein
November 11, 2024
Reviews, Film & TV

A Real Pain ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein
November 11, 2024
Reviews, Film & TV
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Jesse Eisenberg's directorial debut offers a captivating take on grief and inherited trauma…

Tagged: Jewish film, Holocaust education, Jewish Poland, Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, film reviews

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