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Ridley Road on TV this weekend

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Ridley Road on TV this weekend

Last year we were lucky enough to host author Jo Bloom at our first ever book club, where she discussed her debut 2015 novel Ridley Road, which had just been commissioned for adaptation by the BBC. This Sunday the thrilling four-part drama is finally set to premier. The story is told from…

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Ida Rubinstein: The Final Act ★★★

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Ida Rubinstein: The Final Act ★★★

Ida Rubinstein – dancer, actor, commissioner, passionate lover and beloved of both sexes, including composer Maurice Ravel (Rubinstein commissioned his Bolero, so Torvill and Dean have much to thank her for) – led “a life crowded with incident” as Oscar Wilde would say. Now…

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Faith floods Coventry this weekend

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Faith floods Coventry this weekend

Beyond the spires of Coventry’s medieval cathedral lies a rich tapestry of faiths and cultures. Designated the UK's City of Culture this year (until 2025), the Midlands hot spot is made up of Jews, Humanists, Hindus, Muslims, Quakers, Buddhists, Sikhs, Methodists, Catholics and…

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Getting Away With Murder(s)

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Getting Away With Murder(s)

We're pleased to announce that after 18 years of trying, filmmaker David Nicholas Wilkinson has finally brought his documentary, Getting Away With Murder(s), to the big screen. It is thanks in part to a sizeable donation made by one Jewish Renaissance reader after they read our feature…

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Once Upon a Time in Nazi-Occupied Tunisia ★★★★

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Once Upon a Time in Nazi-Occupied Tunisia ★★★★

A schematic pitiless sun glares down on levels of woodblocks, standing in for sand as designed by Max Johns, on an unfortunate man apparently buried up to his neck. The figure standing over him explains that he has been…