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President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, where he used the term “Shylocks” to describe bankers. Photo Credit: X
July 4, 2025, 5:28 pm
‘Shylocks’ – Trump under fire for using antisemitic term to describe bankers
Jewish groups condemn U.S. president’s remark during speech on farm estate tax reform
By Annabel Sinclair
Tracy-Ann Oberman as Shylock Credit: Marc Brenner
January 14, 2025, 1:15 pm
OPINION: Alas, Merchant of Venice 1936 feels like 2025
Tracy-Ann Oberman’s revival offers a haunting reflection of today’s hatred, as the play’s warnings against prejudice resonate with unnerving urgency in the aftermath of 7 October
By Jonathan Baz
John Lithgow as Roald Dahl
January 8, 2025, 12:57 pm
OPINION: Why is antisemitism filling London’s theatres?
Hatred aimed at Jewish people has become a box office sensation
By Jonathan Baz
Screenshot Twitter/X
April 3, 2024, 4:36 pm
Downton Abbey star accused of ‘Jew-baiting’ after vile tweet to Tracy-Ann Oberman
'What is your response to Israel's actions today!' Samantha Bond asks British Jewish actress following tragic killing of seven aid workers in Gaza
By Michelle Rosenberg
The trial scene in The Merchant of Venice
January 26, 2023, 12:03 pm
OPINION: A timeline of prejudice, from Shylock to the Shoah
Holocaust Memorial Day Trust's Farayi Mungazi on why the long-lasting impact of antisemitic tropes in Merchant of Venice remain dangerously relevant today.
By Farayi Mungazi
September 22, 2022, 11:46 am
He said ‘Shelock’: The Merchant of Venice Revisited
Tracy-Ann Oberman and Howard Jacobson discuss the play, its problems and prejudices
By Jenni Frazer
Councillor Gideon Bull, left, Zena Brabazon, right
November 8, 2019, 9:54 am
Labour candidate pulls out after saying ‘Shylock’ in front of Jewish councillor
Haringey Council's Gideon Bull admitted to using the term but denied directing the remark at Jewish cabinet member Zena Brabazon
By Mathilde Frot
Dominic Raab
December 19, 2018, 11:29 am
The next in a short line of Jewish prime ministers?
Jeremy Havardi reflects on what history may have in store for former Brexit secretary  Dominic Raab
By Jeremy Havardi
Candy Gigi
August 4, 2016, 4:04 pm
Jews on the Fringe! Kosher offerings in Edinburgh
Francine Wolfisz takes a look at the Jewish talent at this year’s festival in Scotland's capital city
By Francine Wolfisz
Al Pacino’s Shylock in The Merchant of Venice
February 11, 2016, 1:22 pm
Howard Jacobson’s pound of flesh: Shylock Is My Name
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