Danielle Goldstein

May 17, 2022

News

UK’s first Stolperstein to be unveiled in Soho

Danielle Goldstein

May 17, 2022

News

UK’s first Stolperstein to be unveiled in Soho

Around 80,000 Stolpersteins (“stumbling stones”) have been installed in pavements across Europe since the scheme started in 1992, with each tiny plaque marking the last known address of a Holocaust victim. Now…

Danielle Goldstein

May 12, 2022

News, Walks

Glasgow's trail tells story of its wartime refugees

Danielle Goldstein

May 12, 2022

News, Walks

Glasgow's trail tells story of its wartime refugees

Renowned artists, a former classmate of Albert Speer, Scotland’s oldest synagogue and a club for exchanging political views are among the people and sites commemorated by Glasgow’s new Garnethill Refugee…

Danielle Goldstein

April 13, 2022

News, Film & TV

Pass Over Me released early for Pesach

Danielle Goldstein

April 13, 2022

News, Film & TV

A new short film by award-winning Orthodox Jewish comedian, writer and director Rachel Creeger enjoys an early release for Pesach. Pass Over Me, a moving and amusing piece, was commissioned as part of The Covid…

Danielle Goldstein

April 13, 2022

News

Rabbis lead mass Passover seders for Ukrainian refugees

Danielle Goldstein

April 13, 2022

News

Rabbis lead mass Passover seders for Ukrainian refugees

Across Europe this week, thousands of Jewish Ukrainian refugees will enjoy a Passover seder thanks to the efforts of the Conference of European Rabbis. The organisation has set up an international fund to aid their work, which…

Danielle Goldstein

March 3, 2022

News

Thinking of JR's friends in Ukraine

Danielle Goldstein

March 3, 2022

News

Like so many in this country and across the world, I have been anxiously following the news about Ukraine, which is now updated hourly rather than daily. I have been trying to keep up with Jewish communities in Lviv and Kyiv, with whom our own Ark Synagogue in Northwood and…

Danielle Goldstein

February 23, 2022

News, Books & Poetry

Nicole Krauss wins 2022 Wingate Literary Prize

Danielle Goldstein

February 23, 2022

News, Books & Poetry

Nicole Krauss wins 2022 Wingate Literary Prize

To Be a Man, the first collection of short stories by Nicole Krauss, has won this year’s Wingate Literary Prize. The 10 visceral stories were written over an 18-year period and span continents, focusing on the similarities that connect…

Danielle Goldstein

February 16, 2022

News, Family

JR Keeps Britain Tidy

Danielle Goldstein

February 16, 2022

News, Family

Every year, as winter coats are shoved back in cupboards and lighter layers dug out, Keep Britain Tidy launches the Great British Spring Clean. The aim? To make a big difference with small acts of kindness. From Friday 25 March to Sunday 10 April, they’re encouraging people across…

Danielle Goldstein

January 25, 2022

News, Film & TV

MTV and CBS announce TV specials for Holocaust Memorial Day

Danielle Goldstein

January 25, 2022

News, Film & TV

MTV and CBS announce TV specials for Holocaust Memorial Day

MTV and CBS have announced two specially commissioned documentaries to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day this Thursday. The Hate We Can’t Forget: A Holocaust Memorial Special airs on MTV worldwide…

Danielle Goldstein

January 25, 2022

News, Art

Manchester Jewish Museum launches a year-long Holocaust Memorial Day project with Imperial War Museums

Danielle Goldstein

January 25, 2022

News, Art

Manchester Jewish Museum launches a year-long Holocaust Memorial Day project with Imperial War Museums

To coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) this Thursday, Manchester Jewish Museum (MJM) launches a newly commissioned short film created by local artist…

Danielle Goldstein

December 15, 2021

News, Art

Manchester Jewish Museum to get new gatekeepers

Danielle Goldstein

December 15, 2021

News, Art

Manchester Jewish Museum to get new gatekeepers

After 10 years of planning, two years of construction and £6 million, the shiny new Manchester Jewish Museum (MJM) is being handed over to new management. Chief Executive Max Dunbar and Chair of Trustees Andrew Singer QC…