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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

The sisters who survived Auschwitz

Andra and Tatiana were just four and six when they were sent to the death camp. Unlike the vast majority of young children there, they lived

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The sisters who survived Auschwitz

Me & You 'John would pitch up in a crisis'

Me & You 'John would pitch up in a crisis'

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The women in the shadows: The secret lives of the Rothschild women

The women in the shadows: The secret lives of the Rothschild women

6 min read

The man who investigated the mystery of being human

The man who investigated the mystery of being human

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More from Anne Joseph

Sharing the Seret of our success

The founders of the Seret film festival are celebrating ten years of showcasing the best in Israeli screen talent. Anne Joseph met them.

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June 17, 2021 11:23

Sharing the Seret of our success

Making a drama out of a shiva

Emma Seligman's new film is set at a shiva - and is inspired by her family, she tells Anne Joseph

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June 10, 2021 12:43

Making a drama out of a shiva

‘You strive for a whole life to be accepted’

Hella Pick was a child refugee to the UK - something she never left behind in her successful career as a journalist and author, she told Anne Joseph

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March 18, 2021 16:55

‘You strive for a whole life to be accepted’

Shaping a new environment

Tamara Finkelstein, permanent secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, is confident about Brexit preparations, she tells Anne Joseph

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December 30, 2020 10:30

Shaping a new environment

My upside-down Jerusalem rom-com

Israeli director Talya Lavie skipped that difficult second film - by making movie number three, she tells Anne Joseph. Now Honeymood is being shown at the UK Jewish Film Festival.

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November 5, 2020 10:15

My upside-down Jerusalem rom-com

Beauty and cruelty in black and white

Czech film director Václav Marhoul speaks about his film 'The Painted Bird'

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September 10, 2020 10:16

Beauty and cruelty in black and white

Review: Antkind

Kaufman’s genius makes me wonder if his book is a giant parody, writes Anne Joseph

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August 27, 2020 13:39

Review: Antkind

‘You have to write from your soul’

Acclaimed Young Adult writer Meg Rosoff talks to Anne Joseph about literary merit in children's books, her six-figure prize cheque, and her new book

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August 12, 2020 16:40

‘You have to write from your soul’

‘My parents owned a secret porn shop’

A Netflix documentary tells the story of a conventional Jewish couple's big secret - that they ran Los Angeles' pioneering gay porn shop.

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May 7, 2020 10:29

‘My parents owned a secret porn shop’

My father’s secret past

Venezuelan writer Ariana Neumann knew nothing about her father's early life - until he left her a dusty box of photos and documents

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March 12, 2020 15:42

My father’s secret past

Michelle Obama’s  speechwriter finds her Jewish path

When White House staffer Sarah Hurwitz took a class in Judaism she didn't expect it to lead anywhere. But nine years later she's written a book about her passion for Jewish learning

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February 19, 2020 12:41

Michelle Obama’s  speechwriter finds her Jewish path

The president of the Philippines who saved 1200 Jews

A new feature film celebrates the little-known act of compassion which saw the Philippines' President Quezon rescue hundreds of Jews from the Nazi regime

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January 30, 2020 13:14

The president of the Philippines who saved 1200 Jews

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