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There are still some tickets left for Nick Cassenbaum s funny, fast-paced Jewish pantomime, at JW3,Cinderella and the Matzo Ball, accompanied by an effervescent, multi-talented band who are onstage throughout. A perpetual stream of hilariously bad Jewish puns combine with all the panto classics, brilliantly choreographed and perfectly timed, in the tale of Cinderella, who slaves [ ]
Ingredients 1 medium red onion1 tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil500g beetroots1250ml water2 vegetable stock cubesjuice of 2 lemons1 level tbsp sugarsalt and black pepper Method • Cut the onion into quarters and slice each quarter thinly.• Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and fry gently for 5 10 minutes [ ]
Political manipulation of history and exceptionalising of antisemitism as a shield for Israeli war crimes are having a harmful effect on the fight against all racism, and fuelling a cynicism that’s especially dangerous in today’s world, argue Julia Bard and David Rosenberg On 27th January 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated the 7,500 prisoners remaining alive in [ ]
The policing of Jews on Palestine protests reveals alarming ignorance laced with racist assumptions Photo: David Rosenberg On the most recent Palestine demonstration in London, on 9th December 2023, the Jewish Bloc found itself subject to unwanted and unwarranted “protection” from the police. The route of the march was from the heart of the City [ ]
7th October 2023 I’m writing with great regret to tell you that I am leaving the Labour Party. I have a long and growing list of reasons, which add up to a catalogue of destruction being wreaked on the humane and egalitarian principles and policies that members have thought about, debated, agreed and acted on [ ]
Searching for some ultimate bedrock of our identity is not a useful or progressive basis on which to fight for justice and human rights. This article was first published in Jewish Socialist No 77 Autumn/Winter 2022. Click here to subscribe. The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has just been won by Professor Svante Pääbo [ ]
For 12 stuffed cabbage leaves Ingredients For the sauce1 medium onion, chopped2 tbsp vegetable oil or olive oil2 tins chopped tomatoes2 tsp tomato puréeDried oregano1 bayleafSalt and pepper to taste For the stuffed leaves1 Savoy cabbage (easier to work with than white cabbage)100g basmati or other long grain rice100g brown or green lentils2 tbsp vegetable [ ]
This morning, David Rosenberg and I have sent a letter as Jewish Labour Party members to Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner calling for the immediate restoration of the Labour whip to Jeremy Corbyn. On 18th February 2021 it will be three months since it was withdrawn. Dear Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner We are Jewish [ ]
On Sunday 1st November I spoke on behalf of the Jewish Socialists Group at a meeting to defend Jeremy Corbyn and the anti-racist, socialist politics he represents, following his summary suspension from the Labour Party. The meeting had 27,000 live views and was organised by the Radical Alliance. You can watch a recording of the [ ]
A marketing device that uses crass assumptions to slice society into generations has leached into general conversation, transforming those assumptions into self-evident truths. Building on a long tradition of belittling and ridiculing old people, the right-wing press is full of insulting stereotypes based on age, scapegoating those born in the decade and a half following [ ]