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Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis pictured in his book-lined study. Photograph: Adam Stoller Photography
March 17, 2023, 10:27 am
INTERVIEW: ‘Being Chief Rabbi does not come naturally. It demands total dedication’
Newly-knighted Sir Ephraim Mirvis sits down with Richard Ferrer to reflect on the moments in his life that influence his philosophy of inclusion, as he prepares to mark 10 years in the role.
By Richard Ferrer
Sheila Bromberg shares a laugh with Ringo Starr on a BBC talk show in May 2011. (YouTube/Screenshot)
September 21, 2021, 12:06 pm
Jewish harpist Sheila Bromberg, who was first woman to play on a Beatles album, dies at 92
Sheila Bromberg played the harp accompaniment on 'She’s Leaving Home', part of the Fab Four's legendary Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
By JTA
Paul McCartney in concert
September 13, 2018, 12:23 pm
Paul McCartney says he never meant to offend Jews… with ‘Hey Jude’
Beatle reveals that one of the band's most famous songs caused offence with a Jewish man who rang him up and threatened him
By Gabe Friedman (JTA)
Aretha Franklin arriving at the Sony BMG Grammy party at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles. Photo credit: Ian West/PA Wire
August 17, 2018, 3:24 pm
How a Jewish music producer helped Aretha Franklin get her big break
The man who helped her record “Respect” was the producer Jerry Wexler, the son of a German Jewish father and Polish Jewish mother
By Josefin Dolsten (JTA)
Leslie Cavendish outside a barbershop in Penny Lane
March 5, 2018, 3:52 pm
The Beatles’ hairdresser Leslie Cavendish shares experiences of the Fab Four
After tending to the locks of Paul McCartney in the 1960s, a new book shines a light on the band's Jewish barber
By Alex Galbinski
Ringo Starr
January 3, 2018, 10:55 am
Sir Ringo Starr to play Israel in June
Newly-knighted former Beatle will perform in the Jewish state, 50 years after Israel banned the group from playing there
Holocaust Survivor Jack Jaget
March 31, 2017, 3:09 pm
Celebrity photographer trains his lens on Holocaust survivors
Harry Borden the go-to photographer for a celebrity portrait, but his new book focuses on victims of Nazi horrors
By Curt Schleier (JTA)
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