SPRING 2022
JR HAGGADAH // STEPPING FROM SHADE INTO SUNSHINE
We have a special treat for you in this issue! We invited poets, artists and photographers to interpret the Passover story in an original way, the beautiful results of which you can see in our Long Read. We also journey to Hong Kong to uncover the territory's rich Jewish history and meet some Jewish residents living and working there today. Inevitably, we also turn our attention to Ukraine, reflecting on the exciting literature and art produced there before the war. Elsewhere, Louise Ellman speaks to the writer of new play Red Ellen, about the radical MP who supported Jewish refugees in World War II; we discover a pioneering initiative bringing together musicians and residents of a Jewish Care home; plus much more.
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Commemoration event at the Babyn Yar national Holocaust memorial. ©Alamy
“We all died again in Babyn Yar”
The outcry by Ukrainians over the recent bombing near the Holocaust memorial at Babyn Yar reveals a country that is re-examining its recent history. Amelia Glaser spotlights the poets who are reflecting this fresh scrutiny in their work
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YOUR SAY… Readers’ rants, raves and views on the winter issue of JR.
WHAT’S NEW Amelia Glaser on Babyn Yar; Glasgow’s new refugee trail; the UK’s first Stolperstein.
FEATURE A Clapham haberdasher’s tells a story of British émigré life.
LONG READ The JR Haggadah. Join artists, poets and photographers in a unique celebration of the Passover story, with a focus on refugees past and present.
PASSPORT Hong Kong: explore a historic community in the heart of southeast Asia; meet the artists and activists who live there; and uncover the extraordinary story of the wartime refugees who found a haven on its shores.
ART Sarah MacDougall guides us through Postwar Modern, a new show of art made in the aftermath of war.
MUSIC An inspiring initiative is bringing classical music to a north London care home. Judi Herman reports.
FILM Benjamin Markowits reviews a film about the writer Saul Bellow; Claudia Roden on The Yacoubian Building.
THEATRE Louise Ellman speaks to writer Caroline Bird about her play Red Ellen, which traces the life of the radical MP Ellen Wilkinson.
BOOKS Charlotte Mendelson meets Jami Attenberg; Bryan Cheyette on Tadeusz Borowski; David Herman on how Ukraine is reshaping the literary map of Europe; an essay collection from Isaac Bashevis Singer.
THE YIDDISHISTS Our series that uncovers the YIVO archive. This issue: Modernist artist Isaachar Ber Ryback.
SEPHARDI RENAISSANCE
Meet the next generation of American activists; poet Rachel Kaufman on New Mexico’s secret history.
WHAT’S HAPPENING Our three-month guide to art, books, film, music, theatre and other cultural events in the UK, Europe and Israel.
FAMILY The Brundibár opera finds new life in a Bristol children’s project.
MEET THE READER Leonard Mars in Swansea, Wales.
