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Ivor Dembina: Old Jewish Jokes ★★★★

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Ivor Dembina: Old Jewish Jokes ★★★★

Thirty years ago I saw Ivor Dembina walk onto a stage in north London and announce to an unsuspecting crowd: “Right, let’s have the Hatikvah” (a 19th-century Jewish poem and Israel's national anthem). It was an early sign of the path he was looking to tread. One of my favourite…

In pictures: JR 20th Anniversary Gala

In pictures: JR 20th Anniversary Gala

On a July Sunday afternoon in a (very) sunny central London garden, we celebrated 20 years of Jewish Renaissance magazine. We marked the big occasion with big guests, such as actor Dame Maureen Lipman, who appeared in conversation with her daughter, the playwright…