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…
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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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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…
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Once Upon a Time in Algeria ★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
This romanticised vision is forgivable as it is, after all, a child’s perspective. The film itself acknowledges this, framing the…
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My Name is Rachel Corrie ★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
Now, two decades later, My Name… has been revived by an (almost) all-Jewish team willing to brave the potential backlash,…
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