CULTURE
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Jewish Culture in Unexpected Places — Jewish Renaissance
A snapshot of our recent JR Tour to Yorkshire & Coventry Last month JR enjoyed a short break to Yorkshire and Coventry to unearth all the Jewish art and culture the region has to offer. The three-day trip was packed full of walks, talks, art, history and theatre. We explored the diverse collection of Northern artists, including Ukrainian-born Jewish painter…
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Holding Liat ★★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
The film follows Liat’s family, in particular her father Yehuda, as they campaign desperately to try and secure her release from captivity. Kramer, a distant relative of Liat’s family who has known them for years, follows their trip to Washington as part of a group of hostage families lobbying the American political establishment for support. This pre-existing relationship allows him…
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True Story ★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
The brave and supportive Anton, instead of introducing Kon to read a statement likely to compromise him with the authorities, reads one of his own poems – a reality check that ends with a clear implication to Putin’s responsibility for “this death and destruction”. And, in a lighter moment, there is audience participation that involves the F-word and a panto-esque…
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Dr Freud Will See You Now, Mrs Hitler ★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
Of course, we know the answer, but it’s still horribly fascinating watching the relationship break down as Adolf gets older, grows his signature moustache and becomes progressively more frustrated in his ambitions to be a painter. Over the years Freud is met with an increasingly angry Adolf as his feelings of entitlement harden his focus on finding both followers and…
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JR on South African radio — Jewish Renaissance
Following her appearance at Limmud SA last month to discuss the South Africa feature in our Summer 2025 issue, JR’s executive director Dr Aviva Dautch hopped on a call with Jewish South African radio station Chai FM to discuss art and culture in a Jewish context. Chatting to DJ Simon Anstey, the pair discussed Aviva’s time in the African country,…
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Deaf Republic ★★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
As we meet townsfolk, including a brothel madam (Derbhle Crotty) and two of her girls (Lisa Kelly and Kate Finegan), a puppet Petya and a gun-toting puppet soldier (elsewhere, soldiers are played by Dylan Tonge Jones), it becomes impossible not to care about their fate. The sight of puppets drawn limp and lifeless into the air during the fighting is…
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2.36 ★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
An accomplished two-hander from some fresh talent that reveals the ugly intricacies within a brother-sister relationship Sibling rivalry is the baseline of this one-act play for two that had its first performances at Camden Fringe this season. The intriguing title, 2.36, does not refer to its length or ratings. It alludes to the UK’s average family size. After all, as…
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Misophonia ★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
Both perspectives of father and daughter are interlaced in this debut novel from 29-year-old German author Dana Vowinckel, offering a compelling look at the modern Jewish (broken) family. Similar to her protagonist, Vowinckel was born in Berlin to American-German Jewish parents and spent her childhood between Chicago and her native city. Originally released in 2023 in Germany, where it won…
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Haus of Dy-lan ★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
The self-professed ‘Jewponese’ comic makes a fun-filled, glamorous and amusing song and dance of his Fringe debut As if it wasn’t hard enough for a Fringe performer on a quiet (by festival standards) Monday night, competing for punters with the multitude of other shows, a great big massive storm named Floris blows in to disrupt any public transport entering Edinburgh.…
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Brigadoon ★★★★
A magical revival of the 1947 musical about a disappearing Scottish town by the celebrated American Jewish team Lerner and Loewe After an announcement in Gaelic, a procession of drummers and pipers marches on to applause and the excitement in the air palpable. A 12-strong band, conducted by Laura Bangay on keys, plays beneath a bank of purple heather, evoking…
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