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Salad

White bean and couscous salad with roasted red pepper dressing

A simple, filling salad with a knock-out dressing

By Katrina Meynink

Cook time: 30 mins

Katrina Meynink's white bean and couscous salad with red pepper dressing (Picture: Katrina Meynink)

Ashkenazi food

Is this schnitzel a cut above the rest?

By Natalie Blenford

4 min read

Wimbledon

Pro-Palestine watermelon symbol does not meet threshold for disruption, says Wimbledon director

By JC Reporter

1 min read

London's calling: V2 rocket arriving at Trafalgar Square, London, in 1945

Books

Stealing Hitler’s Rocket review: ‘The only problem may be that no one will believe it’

By Robert Low

3 min read

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Theatre

London theatre to be renamed after late playwright Sir Tom Stoppard

By JC Reporter

2 min read

A fresh take on the classic shakshuka (Photo: Patricia Niven)

Recipes

Broad bean and courgette shakshuka

This green twist on the classic egg dish is light, bright and summery

By Honey & Co

Family

My mum gave me up for adoption. A Llandudno doctor made sure I went to a Jewish home

Stephanie Jacobs always knew a Welsh GP was her saviour, but it came as a huge shock to learn he was also her son’s friend’s great-grandfather

By Gaby Koppel

5 min read

There's tidy: Llandudno Bay; Stephanie Jacobs as a toddler and today

Children's books

JC Life’s guide to the best new books for children

From a paen to Zionist pioneers to batmitzvah and friendship worries, we select the best new releases for kids

By Angela Kiverstein

1 min read

JC Life’s guide to the best new books for children

Travel

All aboard for a great garden party in Somerset

By Elisa Bray

2 min read

All aboard for a great garden party in Somerset

Lifestyle

Architecture

‘As an Israeli architect, I haven’t done one project after October 7 without a shelter room’

Dana Oberson grew up in a family devoted to fashion and art. That legacy is ever present in her work

5 min read

‘As an Israeli architect, I haven’t done one project after October 7 without a shelter room’

Maccabiah Games

Jewish unity takes centre stage as 2026 Maccabiah opens in Jerusalem

Thousands of Jewish athletes from a record 43 countries gathered at Teddy Stadium to launch the ‘Jewish Olympics,’ with moving tributes to hostages, wounded soldiers, and Israel’s fallen.

By Howard Blas

4 min read

The Israeli delegation at the opening ceremony of the 22nd Maccabiah Games at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on July 1, 2026 (Flash90)

Travel

Heading to Europe this summer? These are your Jewish cultural must-sees

Jewish culture and history is on display across the continent.

By Anthea Gerrie

5 min read

A floating synagogue at Venice's Piazza San Marco

Recipes

Grape and bean salad with fried manouri cheese

Fresh, fruity, tangy and salty, this salad is a whole meal on its own

By Honey & Co

Cook time: 7 minutes

This salad looks as good as it tastes (Photo: Patricia Niven)

Theatre

Glengarry Glen Ross review: David Mamet’s desperate estate agents ★★★★

This is the second time in a year that Patrick Marber has directed Mamet’s hilarious and horrific dissection of sales culture

2 min read

Pitch perfect: Dorothy Myer-Bennett plays much hated office manager Williamson (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

Theatre

We Had a World review: Joshua Harmon’s mother and grandmother are at war in this gripping drama ★★★★

The Bad Jews writer is played Ryan Kopel in his most personal commission to date

By John Nathan

1 min read

We Had a World review: Joshua Harmon’s mother and grandmother are at war in this gripping drama ★★★★

Theatre

High Society review: Fizzing stage reboot starring Felicity Kendal ★★★★

The individual performances are all excellent in this iteration of Cole Porter masterpiece

By John Nathan

2 min read

High stakes: (left to right) James Hume, Felicity Kendal and Naomi Pacquette Photo: Pamela Raith

Theatre

Black Comedy review: Peter Shaffer’s big idea lacks the light to really shine★★★

Characters are plunged into the dark for most of this escalating slapstick show

By John Nathan

2 min read

Film & TV

All TV

Laughs galore: (clockwise from bottom left): Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Amy Schumer, Lisa Kudrow, Larry David, Seth Rogan, Barbra Streisand, Sacha Baron Cohen and Adam Sandler

Jewish Comedy

Who is the successor to the world’s funniest Jew?

By Mark Solomons

3 min read

‘Blazing Saddles’ named funniest film of all time in honour of Mel Brooks’ 100th birthday

The 1974 satirical comedy overtook ‘Some Like It Hot’ to claim the top spot

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

A Private Life review: Jodie Foster intrigues as Jewish shrink in clever murder mystery ★★★★

Foster gives a strong bilingual performance as psychiatrist who suspects her client may not have killed herself

1 min read

My two-word review for Larry David’s new show: Watch it ★★★★★

I’m not exactly objective – I have a signed photo of the comedian in my hall – but let’s just say this sketch show about events in US history is everything you would want it to be

By Stephen Pollard

2 min read

Travel

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Travel

A week of wellness in Santa Monica

By Zoe Strimpel

5 min read

Traversing the wonders of Austria’s Lake Wörthersee and the hunt for Jewish history

The turquoise water is made for wild bathing in the summer heat and makes an ideal setting for pondering the country’s troubled past

By Imogen Garfinkel

5 min read

World Cup goals

Jewish American sightseeing opportunities for this year’s World Cup

By Anthea Gerrie

6 min read

Searching for the last Jew of Kochi

Since his aunt died, Keith Hallegua has been the last Jew left of a once-thriving community in this region of India. But he still prays every week, hoping that tourists will join him at the historic synagogue

By Andy Mossack

5 min read

Books

All Books

Obdurate insistence: the writer Vasily Grossman, and Jews arriving at Treblinka in August 1942

Books

From the Front Line review: Vasily Grossman gives us an unrivalled picture of the war

By David Bennun

5 min read

What do the preoccupations of our novelists say about Anglo-Jewry and wider society?

What stories are the People of the Book writing and reading about themselves?

By Leon Craig

6 min read

JPC party gives ‘strength’ to Jewish publishers and authors facing racism post October 7

Guests at the event heard a panel chaired by Hadley Freeman with writers Adam LeBor, Max Olesker and Hilary Freeman

By Elisa Bray

2 min read

‘Judaism and heavy metal teach us how to live – and what it means to die well’

Lecturer Keith Kahn-Harris’s new book ‘The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne’ celebrates the life and death of the Prince of Darkness, whose music shares profound similarities with Judaism, he argues

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

Music

All Music

Narrative cuts: James Streeter as Carabosse (Photo: Amber Hunt)

Dance

The Sleeping Beauty review: Lovely dancing, shame about the staging ★★★

By Joy Sable

2 min read

Peter Grimes review: Glories of a post-Brexit ‘Britten’ frittered away in a poor revival ★★

Despite a marvellous score, this production of Benjamin Britten’s opera was too finicky to let the story flow

By Stephen Pollard

1 min read

Siegfried review: Spellbinding Schager is the greatest Siegfried of our age ★★★★★

The opera’s flawless cast, set design and music are led by Andreas Shager, who delivers one of the finest theatrical performances London has seen in many years

By Stephen Pollard

2 min read

Haunting music of the exiled composers

On Sunday Wigmore Hall is featuring a day of music by composers forced to uproot and flee

By Mark Glanville

3 min read

Sport

All Sport

DR Congo fans during their World Cup qualifying playoff final match against Jamaica in March (photo: Ulises Ruiz / AFP via Getty Images)

World Cup 2026

Meet the Jews who could be daring to dream of a DR Congo victory against England

By Ben Conway

3 min read

Meet Matt Turner, the American Jew-ish goalie with his sights on a home World Cup win

The USMNT keeper could start against Turkey on Friday for his team’s vital final group match

By Ben Conway

3 min read

NBA’s Sacramento Kings draft Israeli-born guard Emanual Sharp

Emanuel Sharp is the son of a Maccabi Tel Aviv legend

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Cape Verde’s Jew-ish striker takes to the pitch for historic draw with Uruguay

Gilson Benchimol’s surname indicates heritage from the 19th Century Jewish diaspora

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Let's Eat

All Food

Schnitzels, shawarma and all the sides (Photo: Eric Elbaz)

Kosher London

The story behind north London’s hot new schnitzel joint

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

Recipe

Roasted salmon salad with herb dressing

A simple summer salad with a moreish herby dressing

By Honey & Co

Cook time: 10 minutes

‘It’s how we eat now’: why Honey & Co’s latest cookbook is their most personal yet

Siam Goorwich speaks to the Israeli-born restaurateurs about their latest cookbook, Honey & Co. Daily

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

Recipe

Korean-style BBQ chicken thighs

For best results, marinade these chicken thighs overnight

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: 25 mins

Life

White bean and couscous salad with roasted red pepper dressing

Is this schnitzel a cut above the rest?

Pro-Palestine watermelon symbol does not meet threshold for disruption, says Wimbledon director

Stealing Hitler’s Rocket review: ‘The only problem may be that no one will believe it’

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London theatre to be renamed after late playwright Sir Tom Stoppard

Broad bean and courgette shakshuka

My mum gave me up for adoption. A Llandudno doctor made sure I went to a Jewish home

JC Life’s guide to the best new books for children

All aboard for a great garden party in Somerset

Lifestyle

‘As an Israeli architect, I haven’t done one project after October 7 without a shelter room’

Jewish unity takes centre stage as 2026 Maccabiah opens in Jerusalem

Heading to Europe this summer? These are your Jewish cultural must-sees

Grape and bean salad with fried manouri cheese

Theatre

Glengarry Glen Ross review: David Mamet’s desperate estate agents ★★★★

We Had a World review: Joshua Harmon’s mother and grandmother are at war in this gripping drama ★★★★

High Society review: Fizzing stage reboot starring Felicity Kendal ★★★★

Black Comedy review: Peter Shaffer’s big idea lacks the light to really shine★★★

Film & TV

Who is the successor to the world’s funniest Jew?

‘Blazing Saddles’ named funniest film of all time in honour of Mel Brooks’ 100th birthday

A Private Life review: Jodie Foster intrigues as Jewish shrink in clever murder mystery ★★★★

My two-word review for Larry David’s new show: Watch it ★★★★★

Travel

A week of wellness in Santa Monica

Traversing the wonders of Austria’s Lake Wörthersee and the hunt for Jewish history

World Cup goals

Searching for the last Jew of Kochi

Books

From the Front Line review: Vasily Grossman gives us an unrivalled picture of the war

What do the preoccupations of our novelists say about Anglo-Jewry and wider society?

JPC party gives ‘strength’ to Jewish publishers and authors facing racism post October 7

‘Judaism and heavy metal teach us how to live – and what it means to die well’

Music

The Sleeping Beauty review: Lovely dancing, shame about the staging ★★★

Peter Grimes review: Glories of a post-Brexit ‘Britten’ frittered away in a poor revival ★★

Siegfried review: Spellbinding Schager is the greatest Siegfried of our age ★★★★★

Haunting music of the exiled composers

Sport

Meet the Jews who could be daring to dream of a DR Congo victory against England

Meet Matt Turner, the American Jew-ish goalie with his sights on a home World Cup win

NBA’s Sacramento Kings draft Israeli-born guard Emanual Sharp

Cape Verde’s Jew-ish striker takes to the pitch for historic draw with Uruguay

Let's Eat

The story behind north London’s hot new schnitzel joint

Roasted salmon salad with herb dressing

‘It’s how we eat now’: why Honey & Co’s latest cookbook is their most personal yet

Korean-style BBQ chicken thighs