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Apr 15, 2026, 9:54 PM

Blair tribute to ‘courageous’ Woolas, MP and minister who fought antisemitism

Three British prime ministers – Keir Starmer, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair – joined mourners on Tuesday for the funeral of Phil Woolas, a former MP and UK government minister who as a student leader in the 1980s galvanized...

Nov 2, 2025, 9:00 PM

Book Review: Comic take on woke antisemitism recalls Roth and Jacobson

(Envelope Books)

The Very Annoying Jew, by Michael Kretzmer (Envelope Books, £15.95) Award-winning TV producer David Britton has offended most of his staff, his wife wants a divorce, he’s getting hate mail, and he’s being harassed by religious freaks. It’s not the best...

Oct 2, 2020, 4:11 PM

This Israeli scientist creates protection against covid

Dr. Gilly Regev, CEO of SaNOtize (Courtesy)

Dr. Gilly Regev and her team may be about to help save the world Far from the limelight, an Israeli scientist may have the breakthrough the world is waiting for: effective protection against the coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Dr. Gilly Regev,...

Apr 12, 2020, 3:41 PM

The Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News Must Be Saved

The pre-Pesach bombshell that the Jewish Chronicle and Jewish News, the weekly newspapers of Anglo-Jewry published in London, are to enter into liquidation is not just very sad - it threatens the future of this small and shrinking community,...

Feb 28, 2020, 11:25 AM

TV Comedy: Headline Return of the Jewish Pig Farmer

London filmmaker Gary Sinyor was born to create ‘The Jewish Enquirer’ Jewish audiences like to nit-pick over the details. Non-Jews just laugh at the jokes. Gary Sinyor’s 1992 movie Leon the Pig Farmer ushered in a new era of Anglo-Jewish comedy....

Feb 17, 2020, 11:26 PM

Grappling with the Gate

Writer/performer Robbie Gringras showcases new one-man play in Jerusalem on Feb. 19 More than 15 years after Robbie Gringras’s acclaimed one-man tragi-comedy “About the Oranges” won plaudits around the world, the Manchester-born actor/playwright is stopping in Jerusalem for a one-off...

Jan 27, 2020, 12:19 PM

Daytrip to the land of Jerusalem’s unicorns

OurCrowd Summit in February is the hottest ticket in town

Dec 23, 2019, 11:59 AM

Creating design and dance for ‘Rothschild & Sons’

Designer Roxane Goodkin-Levy working on a set for the Encore! production of 'Rothschild & Sons' (Photo: Bentzi Binder)

Meet the women behind the look and movement of the musical opening in Jerusalem in January

Dec 10, 2019, 4:02 PM

Meet the cast creating the ‘Rothschild & Sons’ musical in Jerusalem

‘Rothschild & Sons’ at the Hirsch Theatre, January 7-16 “Rothschild & Sons,” the latest family musical from Encore! Educational Theatre Company, will be performed from January 7-16 at the Hirsch Theatre in Jerusalem. Directed by Robert Binder, with musical direction by...

Dec 2, 2019, 1:56 PM

Fiddler on the Roof creators’ Rothschild musical comes to Jerusalem

Encore! director Robert Binder and musical director Paul Salter in rehearsal
(Photo: Brian Negin)

Early-Bird Ticket Discounts Available Until Dec. 4

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Matthew Kalman is a former Middle East correspondent for international media, and former chief content officer at OurCrowd.

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