June 01, 2023 10:49

BBC EastEnders: Meet the old Queen Vic’s tough new Jewish landlady

Harriet Thorpe reveals how her new role as EastEnders’ no-nonsense pint-puller takes her back to her Jewish roots

May 18, 2023 16:26

'Political cartoons can be dangerous' Zoom Rockman's verdict on Martin Rowson's Guardian drawing

The cartoonist also reveals why he’s looking forward to his exhibition at JW3

May 05, 2023 17:13

Sam Smith concert in Israel cancelled due to 'logistical issues'

The star had been set to headline a festival in Tel Aviv this summer

April 27, 2023 12:52

Yasmin Levy on the sadness behind her music

The Israeli singer, who plays a rare London concert this week, talks of the Sephardi roots that inspire her, and the sorrow that underpins her songwriting

March 23, 2023 12:45

The music manager who turned down Jesus Christ Superstar on a lifetime of picking hits

Harvey Lisberg still rues the smash hits he let slip through his fingers

January 05, 2023 13:20

The Israeli singer who insists: ‘At 42, I still have the teenage dream. I want to be a rock star’

Yoav Gerber has a new album out - but will his forthright opinions get in the way of his big dreams?

December 08, 2022 14:52

The Israeli jazz star who's embracing his Ethiopian roots

Gili Yalo used to hide his identity in Israel, but that's all changed

September 29, 2022 20:47

Liraz Charhi is singing for her sisters

As Iranian women demonstrate against repression, Israeli-Iranian singer Liraz Charhi’s new album was made for them

August 19, 2022 11:30

Facing down fear: Ezra Furman explains why community is important to her when she's battling prejudice

Her sixth solo LP, All Of Us Flames, is vivid, bold and thrillingly urgent - unlike the many introspective albums of instrumental music that emerged from the pandemic

June 30, 2022 09:44

Hot wheels: why comic Aaron Simmonds is on a roll

Being disabled and Jewish gives Aaron Simmonds plenty of material for his award-winning comedy routines

April 23, 2021 09:54

An artist’s quiet kind of activism

An extraordinary family story of flight from East Europe to South America is at the heart of film-maker Yulia Mahr's work with her husband composer Max Richter, she tells Elise Bray

October 22, 2020 11:31

Juanita Stein: ‘The alluring Jewish songs that inspire me’

Juanita Stein, singer with the Howling Bells, has a solo album out, written as she mourned her father

July 30, 2020 13:07

The musician who draws on Jewish soul music

Musician and artist Daniel Blumberg tells Elisa Bray how he is inspired by Jewish music

March 26, 2020 12:25

10cc's Graham Gouldman: Hanging out with Ringo

Graham Gouldman, songwriter and musician has a new album out. Elisa Bray met him.

November 07, 2019 15:39

Ezra Furman: ‘I worry about my fellow human beings’

Gender fluid, observant Jew... musician Ezra Furman talks to Elisa Bray about his quest for authenticity

October 05, 2018 09:55

The voice from the Belz

A Belz Chasid from Brooklyn's life changed forever when the CEO of the classical arm of Universal Records stumbled across his Youtube video