Christmas

M&S deletes Christmas ad after 'ridiculous' complaints by Pro-Palestinian activists

The outtake for the ad showed red and green paper hats being burnt, which some found 'insensitive'

By Katie Grant

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November 2, 2023 11:19

M&S deletes Christmas ad after 'ridiculous' complaints by Pro-Palestinian activists

By Nicholas Lezard

My Christmas gift to the children: we're Jewish!

This year, it was time to sit them all down around our Christmas tree and break the big news

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December 29, 2022 14:45

Shabbat eve table.Woman hand lit Shabbath candles with uncovered challah bread and kippah.

Israel's Christian population grows by two per cent

Two-thirds of Israeli Christians are Arab and are over-represented in law and computer science subjects

By Georgia L Gilholy

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December 29, 2022 11:09

View of a giant christmas tree and decorations in the Northern Israeli city of Nazareth, ahead of the christmas holiday, on December 13, 2020. Photo by Flash90 *** Local Caption *** נצרת נצרות נוצרים ערבים תהלוכה חג המולד עץ אשוח כריסמס

An elf who adds magic and a Jewish flavour

Gants Hill boy Simon Lipkin is conjuring up laughs in the West End as one of Santa’s little helpers

By John Nathan

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December 16, 2022 15:20

An elf who adds magic and a Jewish flavour

Hex Theatre review: The royal family’s troll

Delayed production of Sleeping Beauty reboot is hampered by its a slightly desperate attempt to be original

By John Nathan

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December 15, 2022 14:53

HEX, , a new musical based on Sleeping Beauty book by Tanya Ronder, music by Jim Fortune and lyrics by Rufus Norris original concept by Katrina Lindsay and Rufus Norris, Director - Rufus Norris, Set and Costume Designer - Katrina Lindsay, Choreographer - Jade Hackett, Music Supervision & Vocal Arrangements - Marc Tritschler, Orchestrations - Simon Hale, Music Director- Tarek Merchant, Lighting Designer- Paul Anderson, Video Designer - Ash J Woodward, The National Theatre, 2022, Credit: Johan Persson/

By Tanya Gold

Jingle kvells! The great American Christmas was invented by Jews

If you hate Christmas music, blame the eastern European pogromists that inspired it

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December 14, 2022 13:20

Jingle kvells! The great American Christmas was invented by Jews

The Jewish Santa who has spread festive magic for 35 years

When people claim Jesus was Palestinian, they’re not just wrong, they’re erasing Jewish history

Meet Lapland’s ‘giant yiddishe elf’

Vatican removes nativity display featuring baby Jesus lying on keffiyeh

Pope unveils nativity scene with baby Jesus in a keffiyeh manger

I love Chrismukkah and I’m not afraid to admit it

What kind of Christmas Jew are you?

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More from Christmas

M&S deletes Christmas ad after 'ridiculous' complaints by Pro-Palestinian activists

My Christmas gift to the children: we're Jewish!

Israel's Christian population grows by two per cent

An elf who adds magic and a Jewish flavour

Hex Theatre review: The royal family’s troll

Jingle kvells! The great American Christmas was invented by Jews

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The Jewish Santa who has spread festive magic for 35 years

When people claim Jesus was Palestinian, they’re not just wrong, they’re erasing Jewish history

Meet Lapland’s ‘giant yiddishe elf’

Vatican removes nativity display featuring baby Jesus lying on keffiyeh

Pope unveils nativity scene with baby Jesus in a keffiyeh manger

I love Chrismukkah and I’m not afraid to admit it

What kind of Christmas Jew are you?

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M&S deletes Christmas ad after 'ridiculous' complaints by Pro-Palestinian activists

My Christmas gift to the children: we're Jewish!

Israel's Christian population grows by two per cent

An elf who adds magic and a Jewish flavour

Hex Theatre review: The royal family’s troll

Jingle kvells! The great American Christmas was invented by Jews