CULTURE
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Space for oy as well as joy? — Jewish Renaissance
As the first month-long celebration of Jewish British life kicks off this week, we ask whether such initiatives are an effective way to tackle antisemitism and foster understanding These are challenging times for Jewish communities, so there is an obvious appeal in the idea of the Jewish Culture Month, which has been organised by the Board of Deputies of British…
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László Nemes — Jewish Renaissance
Orphan is the latest project from Hungarian director László Nemes. He tells us about the challenge of producing work with Jewish themes and his public clash with Jonathan Glazer The Hungarian director László Nemes makes movies about ordinary people who have been kicked around by history. His Oscar-winning 2015 debut Son of Saul got inside the head of a Sonderkommando…
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A place to call home for artists who don’t belong — Jewish Renaissance
This May also sees the return to Venice of Anna Kamyshan, a Londonbased Ukrainian architect, who last year presented The Castle of Yiddishland, an AI-generated video of traditional shtetl shuls floating above different cities around the world, inspired by Magritte’s Castle of the Pyrenees. The video was part of last year’s Yiddishland Pavilion, but this year Kamyshan has a separate…
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The Paul Simon Pitchblack Playback listening party — Jewish Renaissance
Coming in at 33 minutes long, Seven Psalms is a suite of songs that also feature guest vocals from Voces8, an a capella eight-piece from London, and Simon’s wife Edie Brickell, the Texan singer-songwriter. Brickell will also join the live tour, which features a performance of Seven Psalms in its entirety, followed by a selection of Simon’s hits and songs…
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Mazel tov to JW3! — Jewish Renaissance
Over the years the hub has hosted artists, activists and public figures, including a visit in 2022 from the King, then Prince Charles, and has steadily built a reputation for openness and innovation. William Galinsky, director of programming, describes shaping a season as finding the “golden thread” that connects each event, creating a cohesive whole while allowing space for distinct…
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The Iranian Jews of Los Angeles who dream of return — Jewish Renaissance
From Trousdale Estates in Beverly Hills to Pico Robertson, from Little Holmby to Brentwood and Santa Monica, from Mulholland Drive to Ventura and Burbank and all over downtown they changed the face and culture of LA and began to admit that even when the regime in Iran fell and Prince Reza became Shah they wouldn’t go back permanently, wouldn’t give…
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Between the River and the Sea ★★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
As he opens up to the audience (“yes, I am an Arab… from Israel… a Palestinian-Israeli”), Yousef is interrupted by the harsh miked-up voice of his father (also voiced by Yousef, sound design by Thomas Moked Blum). “You are not a Palestinian-Israeli,” booms the disembodied voice, “you are a Palestinian with an Israeli passport.” His father then instructs him to…
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kith, kin and everything in between — Jewish Renaissance
Mishpocha is partnered with two other art shows taking place in the city, all of which are part of the World Design Capital initiative, which this year has been awarded to Frankfurt Rhine-Main. One of these is Under the Skin: Focus on Tattoos at the Opel Villas Rüsselsheim, which features work by German photographer Jan Zappner. “Of course, tattoo culture…
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Dear Jack, Dear Louise ★★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
At the play’s London premiere at the Arcola Theatre, the staging is a triumph that draws in the audience from the getgo. Designer Robert Innes Hopkins gives each protagonist one half of the stage to represent their ‘world’. Jack has a utilitarian army desk, Louise a showy quill pen with which she makes dramatic flourishes in the air. While sharing…
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Winter reads — Jewish Renaissance
Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture edited by Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller (Saqi, £14.99) Jewish journalist Matthew Teller hooks up with Mahmoud Muna, a Palestinian bookseller in Jerusalem, to illuminate Gaza’s vast cultural heritage. Through essays, poems and artwork, Palestinian creatives reflect on their lives under Israeli bombardment, as well as on the territory’s culture. We…
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