CULTURE
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The Assembled Parties ★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
The second half is set during the Christmas before George W Bush’s inauguration. Julie’s husband Ben (Daniel Abelson) has died…
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The Wanderers ★★★★
Anna Ziegler’s drama takes audiences between timelines, relationships and the resulting dilemmas The most intriguing feature of The Wanderers is…
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Nobody Wants This (Season 2) ★★ — Jewish Renaissance
Season one of the show received a barrage of criticism for its cliched and stereotypical portrayals of Judaism – particularly…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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,…
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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),…
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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…
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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…
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