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Anne Joseph

Anne Joseph

Anne Joseph is a freelance journalist who writes about Jewish arts and culture. She has a special interest in film, particularly Israeli cinema.

Latest from Anne Joseph

Azazel Jacobs on His Three Daughters

The film director on why returning to his native New York inspired him to make a movie about how a family copes with grief

5 min read

Waiting for the inevitable: (left to right) Elizabeth Olsen as Christina, Carrie Coon as Katie and Natasha Lyonne as Rachel in His Three Daughters. Photos:

Picture story: images from Miriam Gold's biography, including a map of Elena's refugee journey from Kharkiv to Lancashire

My grandmother’s handmade life

6 min read

Facing up to the truth: Hans Jürgen Höss (right) accompanied by his son Kai and Maya Lasker- Wallfisch, daughter of survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, on a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau

Legacy of a monster: the real-life story behind The Zone of Interest

6 min read

Harrowing scenes: Anna Próchniak as Gita Furman

Love in hell: Tattooist of Auschwitz director explains why it was a tale she had to bring to the screen

5 min read

More from Anne Joseph

How I told my family’s history through the words of early Zionists

Rachel Cockerell’s genre-bending debut book ‘Melting Point’ about the search for a Jewish homeland blends the history of Zionism with her own family story

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February 28, 2024 17:18

How I told my family’s history through the words of early Zionists

Adolf Eichmann in his own words

In 1957, the notorious Nazi recorded a series of conversations about his role in the Final Solution. Now a filmmaker has turned those tapes into a documentary

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November 6, 2023 13:38

Adolf Eichmann in his own words

The Israeli author on a quest to find out how well she knows her family

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s latest novel explores how well we know the people we love

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September 1, 2023 09:41

The Israeli author on a quest to find out how well she knows her family

The Jewish author on the road to greatness after being longlisted for Booker Prize

Sarah Bernstein’s second novel made the longlist for the Booker Prize this week, but she’s surprised to be in the literary limelight

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August 4, 2023 10:20

The Jewish author on the road to greatness after being longlisted for Booker Prize

Jewish author Sarah Bernstein's novel about rise of xenophobia makes 2023 Booker Prize longlist

The author's book is called Study For Obedience

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August 1, 2023 15:26

Jewish author Sarah Bernstein's novel about rise of xenophobia makes 2023 Booker Prize longlist

The women opening up Israeli art to the world

Sarah Penguine and Michal Freedman are bringing European art collecting culture to the Holy Land

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May 25, 2023 13:27

The women opening up Israeli art to the world

How a man rescued his Down's syndrome brother from a care home in lockdown

Manni Coe set off from his home in Spain after receiving a troubling text from Reuben

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May 5, 2023 10:19

How a man rescued his Down's syndrome brother from a care home in lockdown

Leonard Cohen’s ‘raw tour’ for the members of his tribe

During the Yom Kippur war, Israel’s soldiers were given concerts by the Canadian singer

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February 23, 2023 12:56

Leonard Cohen’s ‘raw tour’ for the members of his tribe

Israel's Cary Grant: Meet actor Lior Ashkenazi

The star tells of his forthcoming directorial debut - a tale of secrets and lies - and his long and successful career

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October 20, 2022 12:05

Israel's Cary Grant: Meet actor Lior Ashkenazi

The fighters and the filmmakers

Israeli director Avi Nesher's new film highlights a kibbutz's battle in the 1948 War of Independence

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May 5, 2022 09:52

The fighters and the filmmakers

My husband chose to die…and I helped

Author Amy Bloom’s husband ended his life when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Now she's written a book on love and loss

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April 7, 2022 12:41

My husband chose to die…and I helped

Vampires, Vikings and a dybbuk too

Traditional folklore inspires debut author Leon Craig

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February 17, 2022 11:44

Vampires, Vikings and a dybbuk too

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