Nick Johnstone
It's another talented Arad, with her own grand designs
Ron Arad’s bedtime songs inspired his little girl, Lail, to take up music.
Interview: Ronit Elkabetz
The diva who made her body ugly
What movie boycott? The Israelis are coming
The 13th UK Jewish Film Festival opens next month with a strong line-up of features from Israel, but few home-grown offerings.
The Jewish Scorsese turns to romance
Director James Gray made his name with a kosher crime drama. Now he’s got Gwyneth Paltrow falling in love with a Yiddishe boy.
Exposing hatred’s hidden face
When film-maker Naftaly Gliksberg went on a world tour to research antisemitism, he was shocked to find it lurking in everyday thoughts and conversations.
So where are all the UK’s kosher movies?
Only three British films are being screened at the year’s major Jewish festival.
The secret passions of frum young women
The Secrets explores the many forms of love experienced by female Talmud students.
Why fellow Israelis hated my hit film
Eran Riklis has had global success with his film The Lemon Tree, but it has proved less than popular at home
Ohad Naharin: The maverick lord of Israeli dance
We talk to the renowned director of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company ahead of the hotly anticipated UK performances.
Your essential guide to the film festival
The JC-sponsored 12th UK Jewish Film Festival offers everything from forbidden love to animated war drama.
Boys-own Shoah story
Director Mark Herman switches from working-class dramas to the Holocaust.
How Helen Hunt did God
Receiving acclaim for directing and acting in Then She Found Me.
Noa’s arc, from Bronx to South Bank
The Nazis of big business
'They want to kill me for making documentaries'
The French art of cliché and Middle East bias
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