CULTURE
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Memoriam ★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
The production is spare and pacy, with brief blackouts between scenes and, beyond a stylised Seder table, strikingly minimal sets…
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“Queen of the Jews!” ★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
A cleverly structured hour that is testament to Jewish humour and perseverance Inspired by a hate message that concluded with,…
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Is it too Late Now to Say Sorry? ★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
Adam Lenson explores apology in an affecting multimedia solo show If reading the title of Adam Lenson’s solo show immediately…
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Summer reads — Jewish Renaissance
My Lover, the RabbiBy Wayne Koestenbaum (Granta, £14.99) To the majority of a small New Jersey congregation, Lover, their rabbi…
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Adam Lenson 1985-2026 — Jewish Renaissance
The death was announced of one of the brightest and busiest Jewish creatives in the business of theatre. Adam Lenson was…
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Kimberly Akimbo ★★★★★ — Jewish Renaissance
A real coup is the casting of the terrific Maria Friedman (aged 66, herself) as Kimberley. Still beautiful, she looks…
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A house divided? — Jewish Renaissance
Yet Yael strongly disputes this reading of her work. “I am not ambivalent about my mother,” she says. “I had…
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Lifting the cloak on Baghdad — Jewish Renaissance
In Carol Isaacs’s new graphic novel, a magical abaya reveals a family history, bringing the world of Jewish Iraq vividly…
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“Is this the end of a second Weimar?” — Jewish Renaissance
Reports from various official watchdogs in Germany have also recorded a rise in antisemitism since 7 October, including a knife…
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Einstein! A Genius in Tumultuous Times ★ — Jewish Renaissance
A handout states that “the play takes place in and out of space and time”. Sure enough, director Tom Blomquist’s…
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