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Oct 13, 2023, 6:04 PM

I’m Afraid to Speak

I have written over the past few days draft after draft of an article for this site. But my hand hovers over the publish button. And fails. I cannot. We Jews say in private what we do not say in public. In public every word...

May 22, 2023, 3:58 PM

My Hapless steps towards a fairer, funnier view of British Jews

Gary (second left), in a succah, directing an episode of series two of Hapless.

My sitcom Hapless series two launched on Prime last Monday. It again stars Tim Downie as an overly truth-seeking obsessive journalist for a fictitious paper The Jewish Enquirer. Early on in the post-production process I asked two critics, the lead (non-Jewish) TV reviewers at the...

Jan 7, 2022, 2:56 PM

Being flexible is part of the creative process

Dame Maureen Lipman

It’s interesting that the debate about casting Jewish people in Jewish roles has come from actors. Maureen Lipman has suffered a Twitter pile on for saying she disagreed with the casting Helen Mirren as Golda Meir. What she actually said was “the Jewishness of the...

Mar 18, 2021, 9:27 PM

More Jews must count

Deutsch: Darstellung der ersten Zürcher Disputation von 1523 in einer Abschrift von Bullingers Reformationsgeschichte. Unknown artist. (Public domain)

I was going to start writing this article with the words “Arguments have been raging about whether Jews are an ethnicity or a religion.” But actually, that’s not true. Statements have been made that Jewishness is based on ethnicity and there has been no debate...

Feb 5, 2021, 6:38 PM

What’s the gripe with UK Jews?

Jews argue with each other. It’s well known. Two Jews, Three Synagogues. But at the moment, in the public eye, we seem not to. Our representatives in the UK at least are on the same page. Our MP’s, our authors, actors, intellectuals have been more...

Jul 25, 2020, 11:40 PM

The IHRA Definition Isn’t Solving the Problem

Ask an average person what antisemitism is and they’ll probably give you a simple answer. “Not Liking Jews”, maybe even “Hatred of Jews”. The Cambridge English Dictionary defines it as “strong dislike or cruel and unfair treatment of Jewish People” All definitions have a subjective...

Mar 25, 2020, 3:52 PM

Joseph – A Poor Example for Our Tragic Times

The current disaster of corona virus has no direct comparison in the Torah. There is no illness spoken of that afflicts the world population and has the potential to wipe out the sick. But there is a story which holds lessons for society and how...

Mar 20, 2020, 3:11 PM

The Story of That Racist Balloon

My comedy series The Jewish Enquirer is about a journalist who works for a low brow Jewish newspaper but has a passion for bigger issues. But actually it’s not really about that. It’s about fitting in Britain. It’s about whether Philip Green should be classed...

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Gary Sinyor is a multi award-winning writer director and producer of Films and TV based in the UK.

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