JULY 2020
MEET THE WOMEN OF KUCHINATE // WEAVING THEIR LIVES INTO ART
It's been a tough few months, so we hope the new issue of JR will offer some welcome escape, entertainment and thought-provoking pieces to take you through the summer. Science is on our minds these days, so we're celebrating the centenary of pioneering scientist Rosalind Franklin, featuring an essay by her sister Jenifer Glynn. Elsewhere we head to the Lake District, as part of our northern England series, as well as Blackpool, Southport, Sheffield and beyond to uncover the small but vibrant communities. Plus, meet 1950s gangsters from Brixton, Israeli artist Matan Ben Cnaan, and the amazing Kuchinate women, who create striking art from woven baskets.
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Feature: Lina Otom Jak Agolon and mural. ©Kuchinate
FEATURE: THE REFUGEE WOMEN WEAVING ART FROM BROKEN LIVES
A Tel Aviv project that began with basket-weaving to help African women asylum seekers has blossomed to become a showcase for international cutting-edge art. Dr Pamela Peled meets the women behind this remarkable initiative
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WHAT’S NEW
Welcome to Aviva Dautch, JR’s new executive director; why we need to listen to the UK’s black Jews.
FEATURE
Meet the refugee women creating art from woven baskets.
FEATURE
Will Covid-19 upend ultra-Orthodox society?
FEATURE
Jenifer Glynn, the sister of the scientist Rosalind Franklin, reflects on the life of her pioneering sibling.
FEATURE
Simon Parkin tells the story of the Isle of Man internment camp that became a cultural hub.
PASSPORT
The second in our series on the north of England uncovers the history and present-day life of communities from Sheffield to the Lakes.
ART
Tanya Bentley speaks to Matan Ben Cnaan about creating his large-scale group works in lockdown.
FILM
La Haine, Mathieu Kassovitz’s portrait of a Paris banlieu, is still relevant 25 years on, says Rebecca Taylor.
MUSIC
A new project explores the work of émigré musicians.
THEATRE
Can a good Nazi be a good man? Judi Herman speaks to Elliot Levey, one of the stars of Good.
BOOKS
Agi Erdos on Zoom Shabbats and JewBu; Mary Fulbrook explores the Nazi ‘ratlines’; David Benmayer traces the blood-libel myth.
THE YIDDISHISTS
Our series that uncovers the YIVO archive. This issue: stories from the pandemic.
SEPHARDI RENAISSANCE
Andrew Kaye reports on the Spanish communities uniting to fight Covid-19; the missing voices of Sephardi history
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Our three-month guide to art, books, film, music, theatre and other cultural events in the UK, Europe and Israel.
FAMILY
Maisie Barnett’s trail to find her Holocaust ‘twin’.
MEET THE READER
Avi Schneebalg in Brussels, Belgium.
