Aviva Dautch

October 25, 2023

Opinion

Urgent Voices: Amy Rosenthal on felines, her father and an artist's responsibility

Aviva Dautch

October 25, 2023

Opinion

Urgent Voices: Amy Rosenthal on felines, her father and an artist's responsibility

In the scheme of things, I realise this is a first-world problem; but I don’t know what to do with my cat photos. In normal times, I have a steady online presence and a…

Aviva Dautch

October 25, 2023

Opinion

Urgent Voices: Diti Ronen on missiles and words and grief

Aviva Dautch

October 25, 2023

Opinion

Urgent Voices: Diti Ronen on missiles and words and grief

I can’t sleep. When I close my eyes, I see the beautiful face of the girl with the blue eyes who was kidnapped. Or the Kutz family from Kfar Aza: the mother, the father and their three grown up children standing proudly, smiling…

Danielle Goldstein

October 18, 2023

Opinion

Urgent Voices: Henrique Goldman on the beginning of a sad end

Danielle Goldstein

October 18, 2023

Opinion

Urgent Voices: Henrique Goldman on the beginning of a sad end

On a Saturday morning, half a century ago, I see my reflection in the mirror of my room. I'm 12 years old and in a foul mood because my mother has forced me to wear clothes I detest and go to the dullest place in the Milky…

Danielle Goldstein

October 13, 2023

Opinion

Urgent Voices: Julia Pascal's 7/10 Diary

Danielle Goldstein

October 13, 2023

Opinion

Urgent Voices: Julia Pascal's 7/10 Diary

The phone did not ring. The emails did not arrive. I have a large network of colleagues and friends who know that I am Jewish. I have written plays about Israel. And have worked with many artists on these projects. Not one contacted me after the invasion of Israel by Hamas on 7 October…

Danielle Goldstein

October 4, 2023

JR Tours, Opinion

One night in Stratford-upon-Avon

Danielle Goldstein

October 4, 2023

JR Tours, Opinion

On Wednesday 27 September, a group of Jewish Renaissance readers met at Golders Green station and set off for an overnight stay in Stratford-upon-Avon. While this was not the most far flung of the trips run by JR, it was certainly an interesting experience. That evening…

Danielle Goldstein

July 7, 2020

Features, Opinion

Beyond 'white other'

Danielle Goldstein

July 7, 2020

Features, Opinion

“What’s a census?” my little brother asked. “Well it’s a survey…” I began. “Is it geography related?” he interrupted, his eyes narrowing. “Because lockdown is boring enough.” I’m a geography student at Edinburgh University, so I get very excited over census, but 2021 could cause…

Danielle Goldstein

June 30, 2020

Features, Opinion

Cecil Rhodes, avu bist du?

Danielle Goldstein

June 30, 2020

Features, Opinion

There’s an apocryphal story of Yosef Kahaneman, rabbi of the Ponevezh Yeshiva in the 20th century, travelling through Rome in a cab. From the back seat, he calls to his driver to stop at the Arch of Titus. He gets out and, as he approaches the monument, starts shouting at its depiction of…

Danielle Goldstein

May 5, 2020

Features, Opinion

A nice Jewish girl wouldn’t do that

Danielle Goldstein

May 5, 2020

Features, Opinion

As a 21-year-old British Jewish girl, I am blessed to live in a society where I have the freedom to choose how I practice and embrace my faith. I am reform and modern in my lifestyle. Recently, a photo I posted of myself on my private Instagram page was put on a WhatsApp group chat and…

Danielle Goldstein

April 7, 2020

Features, Opinion

Seder night and Jewish education

Danielle Goldstein

April 7, 2020

Features, Opinion

In our present situation, in which many quarantined families must resort to home-schooling, perhaps it's apt to ask, what is the ideal method of Jewish education? Historically, formal Jewish education was rudimentary and rigid, and often proved ineffective. This could be because…

Danielle Goldstein

March 18, 2020

Opinion, Books & Poetry

The lessons of Jewish Book Week

Danielle Goldstein

March 18, 2020

Opinion, Books & Poetry

This year’s Jewish Book Week was a huge success. Events were packed, Kings Place was buzzing and there was a terrific line-up of big names and fascinating subjects, from Simon Schama and Edmund de Waal to Einstein, Ben-Gurion and fashion designers from Weimar Berlin…