David Baddiel
David Baddiel is a comedian and writer whose latest book is Jews Don't Count
Nothing of substance is now achieved by battling on Twitter
The shouting and fighting seems like a closed system with only very occasional relevance to the non-digital world
My family story is strange but it does seem to resonate with Jews
Very few Jews grow up in what might be called a homogenously Jewish household
Nazi comparisons are wrong, whoever is making them
We do ourselves no favours by reaching for the Third Reich analogy – not least as regards pushing back against those using the same comparisons for the actions of Israel
Sorry, Charlotte Church. I’m a fan. But thing is, I’m also Jewish
The appreciation seems like it only goes one way says David Baddiel
Curb’s focus on the trivial and shallow is about life itself
Jewish comedy may be our greatest gift to the world and Curb Your Enthusiasm, now back for its final season, is one of the greatest examples of it. Shvitzing the small stuff is so Jewish
Frankly, it really is a miracle that we have survived for so long
This is a difficult and dangerous time for Jews but we are very good at something and that is survival
I’d love to write about something other than Israel… but I can’t
It’s hard to keep insisting on a clear line between Israelis and Jews when Hamas don’t recognise the nuance
Checkmate! Why I conceded to JC editor in our Israel debate
The only sensible response to someone coming up with an idea that challenges a settled, considered position you hold is to rethink it, not to get angry or try and change the subject
Oppenheimer liked to pretend he wasn’t Jewish — like the film
Yet again, a major movie has cast a non-Jew to play a famous Jew. This may be part of a deeper erasure of Jews — and antisemitism — going on under the surface of storytelling
Thanks for trying to save me from atheism — but I’m fine with it
I gave up on religious belief long ago and I'm not changing now
Thank God I’m an atheist… and so is my rabbi
In Judaism, you can be Orthodox without necessarily believing in a supernatural being
Either cancel antisemitic Dahl completely or leave his books alone
The language in his novels pales in comparison to the author's hatred of Jews
For 2,000 years, the Jewishness of Jesus hasn’t counted
The de-Jewification is part of a long tradition, from early paintings covering his circumcision to modern progressive portrayals of him as Middle Eastern from anywhere but Israel
The target audience for Jews Don’t Count is anyone but Jews
That’s one reason why my Channel 4 film was packed with famous names — if you’re trying to persuade people to start to care about something, it helps to have Ross from Friends
Why Jewish Twitter is so different from other online communities
It says much about our community that Jewish Twitter is random people doing their best to speak out against trolls
What Love Island really needs is sexy, nebbish Jews
Who wouldn’t want to watch Saul Bellow on Love Island?
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