Category: Jewish

Sand bunkers at Hendon Golf Club have been daubed with vile antisemitic slurs including “f*** the Jews”, “Heil Hitler” and a Nazi swastika symbol. The symbols and words were discovered last Friday morning at the north London club which… Continue Reading

“It’s to play Brian Epstein, I’m sure you know who that is,” my agent Alex says down the phone. “Uh, yeah, I think so,” I say, stalling. Not easily duped, but ever gracious, she says: “You know, The Beatles’ manager. It’s a… Continue Reading

Brian Samuel Epstein was born on 19 September 1934 in Liverpool on Yom Kippur. That he arrived on the Day of Atonement was not lost on the manwho managed The Beatles as he felt he was born guilty. What Brian Epstein believed and did has been my… Continue Reading

This article was sent as a newsletter. Sign up for our weekly Jewish sports newsletter here. Hello and Shana Tova! Yom Kippur begins tonight, which means I am contractually obligated to write about Sandy Koufax today. But… Continue Reading

A prestigious documentary charity has withdrawn film director Asif Kapadia‘s patronage following a backlash over his sharing of social media posts deemed to be antisemitic.  The Grierson Trust confirmed the decision on Friday, after Jewish… Continue Reading

The sound of a dozen phones buzzing repeatedly isn’t a given at the weekly meetings that Erela Nornberg organizes for Israeli expats in New York. But last Tuesday at 1 p.m., Iran had just launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles… Continue Reading

Leap of Faith: How do you ‘do’ Yom Kippur? Continue Reading

A few years ago, Shreddies’ manufacturer Kraft Foods went to an advertising agency with a unique request – to reintroduce the Shreddies brand as a leader, without having any news about the product to work with, keeping in mind that research… Continue Reading

Reality TV star Courtney Green has shared her family’s pain after her young nephew Marley Hakimi was diagnosed with genetic disorder Tay-Sachs.  Speaking to fellow castmates on Sunday night’s episode of The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE), the… Continue Reading