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As the first month-long celebration of Jewish British life kicks off this week, we ask whether such initiatives are an effective way to tackle antisemitism and foster understanding

These are challenging times for Jewish communities, so there is an obvious appeal in the idea of the Jewish Culture Month, which has been organised by the Board of Deputies of British Jews and launc...

Orphan is the latest project from Hungarian director László Nemes. He tells us about the challenge of producing work with Jewish themes and his public clash with Jonathan Glazer

The Hungarian director László Nemes makes movies about ordinary people who have been kicked around by history. His Oscar-winning 2015 debut Son of Saul got inside the head of a Sonderkommando in Auschw...

The Met’s retrospective may sidestep Man Ray’s controversial past, but tells his artistic journey beautifully

Man Ray was born Emanuel Radnitzky in 1890 to Ukrainian Jewish immigrant parents in Philadelphia. When he was seven, the family moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Though he had a bar mitzvah, his family was not recorded as being especially observant, and he distanced him...

In the lead-up to the 61st Venice Art Biennale, the festival that represents countries from around the world, we speak to the curators behind Yiddishland Pavilion, a hub for artists with no fixed nationality

Dating back to 1895, the Venice Biennale is the oldest art festival in the world. Every other year, in May, it invites countries to showcase their artists in national pavi...

To coincide with his UK tour this May, the folk legend invites fans to hear his album Seven Psalms in darkness

If you missed out on tickets to Paul Simon's sold-out UK tour, A Quiet Celebration, then get a little piece of the action at one of Pitchblack Playback's listening sessions. Timed to run alongside the tour, the three free events in London, Liverpool and Glasgow invite...