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Ivor Lethbridge with grandson Zak preparing for their barmitzvahs. Picture: BBC
April 5, 2022, 1:07 pm
Grandfather and grandson barmitzvahed on the same day for BBC documentary
Airing next week, ‘Growing Old: A Believer’s Guide’ follows 83-year-old Ivor Lethbridge celebrating second coming of age alongside 13-year-old Zak.
By Stephen Oryszczuk
Football pundit and former footballer Alex Scott, pictured at Sandys Row Synagogue - the oldest Ashkenazi synagogue in London - discovers her Jewish roots in the new series of Who Do You Think You Are?
October 26, 2021, 3:59 pm
Alex Scott ‘proud’ of her Cable Street relative in Who Do You Think You Are?
The 37-year-old presenter discovers how her Jewish great-grandfather Philip Gittleson was caught up in the events of 4 October 1936
By Francine Wolfisz
Colin Jordan (Rory Kinnear) and Vivien Epstein (Agnes O'Casey). Credit: Ben Blackall
September 30, 2021, 1:29 pm
Ridley Road star Eddie Marsan: ‘Young people need to know what antisemitism is’
BBC thriller written by Sarah Solemani and based on the book of the same name by British author Jo Bloom explores the rise of far right fascism in Britain in the 1960s
Football pundit and former footballer Alex Scott, pictured at Sandys Row Synagogue - the oldest Ashkenazi synagogue in London - discovers her Jewish roots in the new series of Who Do You Think You Are?
September 14, 2021, 5:05 pm
Alex Scott taps into Jewish roots for BBC One’s Who Do You Think You Are?
Football pundit and former England player discovers Jewish ancestry on her mother’s side and learns that her great-grandfather faced down fascism in London’s East End in 1936
By Francine Wolfisz
Claude Littner will be replaced by Tim Campbell for the new series of The Apprentice
July 15, 2021, 5:17 pm
Claude Littner to miss next series of BBC’s The Apprentice after E-bike accident
He will be replaced by former Apprentice winner Tim Campbell in 2022 series of the popular reality show fronted by Lord Alan Sugar
By Francine Wolfisz
Stacey Dooley pictured with Rabbi Mordechai Wollenberg and his wife Blima, and their nine children, for her new series, Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over
May 26, 2021, 6:16 pm
Rabbi opens home to Stacey Dooley: ‘Our guests don’t normally bring TV crews!’
Presenter introduced to Orthodox Jewish life in Woodford Forest for her new W reality series, Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over
By Micaela Blitz
Stacey Solomon at the Jewish News Night of Heroes Awards (Blake Ezra Photography)
April 6, 2021, 1:04 pm
Stacey Solomon: ‘I still have my sons’ foreskins’
Loose Women star admitted she 'can't let things go' and had them tucked away in a drawer
By Jewish News Reporter
Robert Rinder in BBC documentary My Family, The Holocaust and Me
November 5, 2020, 1:26 pm
Robert Rinder traces ‘unimaginable trauma’ of Holocaust survivors for BBC series
Two-part documentary My Family, The Holocaust And Me, explores the impact of the Shoah on second and third generations
By Francine Wolfisz
May 14, 2020, 5:17 pm
Meet Eden Alene – the Eurovision winner that could have been!
Fans can still see Eden - the first Ethiopian to represent Israel - alongside Netta Barzilai and Gali Atari - on the substitute show, Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light
By Brigit Grant
Claude Littner
October 2, 2019, 5:48 pm
The Apprentice star Claude Littner: ‘My wife gave up her career so I could work’
Alan Sugar's right-hand man speaks candidly to Francine Wolfisz about his wife Thelma, putting career before family and why this year's candidates are 'the most irritating yet'...
By Francine Wolfisz
Presenter Adnan Sarwar attends a circumcision clinic. - (C) Matchlight/ Black Pepper Media - Photographer: Ali May
July 19, 2019, 7:53 am
BBC circumcision doc gets mixed reaction, praised for ‘engaging’ with community
Jewish leaders say the title of 'A Cut Too Far' was 'unhelpful', but thanked producers for featuring interviews with Jewish families
By Jewish News Reporter
July 18, 2019, 9:52 am
Daniel Radcliffe: Did antisemitism play a role in great-grandfather’s suicide?
Harry Potter star delves into family background for BBC One's Who Do You Think You Are?
By Francine Wolfisz
Kobi Marimi
May 16, 2019, 11:50 am
5 things you (probably) never knew about Israel and Eurovision…!
Why Israel DIDN'T host in 1980 - despite winning in 1979 - and other quirky facts ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv
By Francine Wolfisz
Netta Barzilai brought victory for Israel at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with her song, Toy
May 16, 2019, 11:38 am
Jews Points! What to expect at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv
Israeli hopeful Kobi Marimi and UK entry MIchael Rice are among the 26 finalists at Eurovision 2019, with much-anticipated performances from Netta Barzilai and Madonna!
By Francine Wolfisz
Presenter Adnan Sarwar attends a circumcision clinic (Credit: BBC/Matchlight/Black Pepper Media/Ali May)
January 29, 2019, 10:43 am
BBC to shine light on Judaism in series examining faith in modern Britain
The year-long series of programmes to mark ‘Year of Beliefs’ will look at religion in modern Britain across TV, radio and online platforms
By Mathilde Frot
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