Danielle Goldstein

November 10, 2021

Reviews, Film & TV

A Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

November 10, 2021

Reviews, Film & TV

UKJFF 2021: Thou Shalt Not Hate ★★★★ // A Starry Sky Above the Roman Ghetto ★★★★

I was intrigued to discover two Italian films screening at this year’s UK Jewish Film Festival, one set in Rome, the other in north-eastern Italy near Trieste, and both covering not…

Danielle Goldstein

November 10, 2021

Reviews, Film & TV

UKJFF 2021: The Policeman ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

November 10, 2021

Reviews, Film & TV

This classic 1971 Israeli feature celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and it's aged beautifully. Written and directed by Ephraim Kishon, HaShoter Azoulay, aka The Policeman, took home numerous awards in 1972, including Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes…

Danielle Goldstein

November 9, 2021

Reviews, Film & TV

UKJFF 2021: Sadeh ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

November 9, 2021

Reviews, Film & TV

“What is more radical than shmita? What does it mean to let our land rest?” This question is posed by Felix Wilk, a queer climate activist and the main focus of this documentary short from north London filmmakers Jessica Benhamou and Sarah Kendal. Felix lives at Sadeh…

Danielle Goldstein

November 3, 2021

Interviews, Film & TV

The film that changed my life: Obchod na korze (The Shop on Main Street)

Danielle Goldstein

November 3, 2021

Interviews, Film & TV

The film that changed my life: Obchod na korze (The Shop on Main Street)

I grew up in Syrian Kurdistan and loved going to the cinema as a boy but never had enough money to see all the films I wanted. I developed a strategy to get into the cinema: I’d wait outside until the queue had gone in…

Danielle Goldstein

October 28, 2021

News, Music

Jerusalem Youth Chorus release new album

Danielle Goldstein

October 28, 2021

News, Music

Jerusalem Youth Chorus release new album

After releasing their debut album Home in 2017, the Jerusalem Youth Chorus finally dropped the follow-up, Paintbrush, this week. Comprising 10 songs, the record is the first from the Israeli and Palestinian collective made…

Danielle Goldstein

October 22, 2021

News, Theatre

The Walk with Amal

Danielle Goldstein

October 22, 2021

News, Theatre

Little Amal, the giant puppet of a nine-year-old refugee girl, has almost completed her epic journey across Europe to highlight the plight of refugees. She started out in Turkey in July and, after an eventful walk across mainland Europe, has now crossed the Channel and reached UK shores…

Danielle Goldstein

October 20, 2021

Books & Poetry

Cliveden Literary Festival returns

Danielle Goldstein

October 20, 2021

Books & Poetry

Cliveden Literary Festival, which takes its name from the gorgeous National Trust property it's held at, kicks off this weekend with a wonderful two-day programme that celebrates literature, history and politics. The guest list boasts high-profile writers, historians, politicians and…

Danielle Goldstein

October 19, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Love and Other Acts of Violence ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

October 19, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

From the get-go, Cordelia Lynn’s two protagonists are engaged in a sort of dangerous dance that is by turns wary, ardent, passionate and physical. But when passion turns violent, there are unexpected and shocking twists…

Danielle Goldstein

October 11, 2021

Features, Talks

From hostility to harmony

Danielle Goldstein

October 11, 2021

Features, Talks

Back in 2010, Jewish students at Oxford Brookes University were increasingly uncomfortable with the hostile atmosphere they were encountering, particularly in relation to Israel in the wake of the latest conflict in Gaza. One undergraduate even left the university because of it…

Danielle Goldstein

October 1, 2021

News, Art

IWM London opens new Holocaust galleries

Danielle Goldstein

October 1, 2021

News, Art

IWM London opens new Holocaust galleries

After two years in the making, the Imperial War Museum London is finally set to open its brand new Second World War and The Holocaust Galleries on Wednesday 20 October. At three times the size of their award-winning…