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Israeli journalist Akiva Nof with Yoko and John in 1969
March 25, 2026, 12:08 pm
The day John Lennon sang in Hebrew
A fleeting encounter with an Israeli journalist created an unlikely footnote in music history
By Brigit Grant
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Brian Epstein with Emily Watson and Eddie Marsan in Midas Man, gala opening film at the New York Jewish Film Festival
January 23, 2025, 3:25 pm
New York welcomes back Brian Epstein and The Beatles
A dream came true for the writer of biopic Midas Man when it opened the New York Jewish Film Festival
By Brigit Grant
Sir Paul McCartney on Yom Kippur in Chile
October 20, 2024, 12:03 am
Let it be about the Beatles and us
Sir Paul McCartney got by with a little help from Jewish friends
By Beatles fan David Stark
Brian Epstein at NEMS in Liverpool and Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Epstein in the new film Midas Man
October 12, 2024, 1:15 am
Finally, the Beatles manager gets a movie
Extraordinary achievements of Brian Epstein are revealed in the new film Midas Man, airing now on Amazon Prime
By Brigit Grant the scriptwriter
Charlotte and Harry’s child identifies as ‘they’
February 11, 2022, 7:06 pm
Who What & Where: Sex and the City, Kiss Me Kosher and Let Them Be
Our weekly round-up of all the best entertainment news, includes our month in Jewish history, Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat-infused tribute to his wife and a Beatles tribute!
Brian Epstein in Amsterdam in 1965 (Credit: Joop van Bilsen / Anefo, Wikimedia Commons)
July 30, 2020, 4:58 pm
Midas Man explores life of Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein
Multi-Grammy winning director Jonas Akerlund is at the helm of new biopic about "the fifth Beatle"
By Francine Wolfisz
Brian Epstein in Amsterdam in 1965 (Credit: Joop van Bilsen / Anefo, Wikimedia Commons)
September 23, 2019, 11:49 am
Fundraiser launched to honour ‘fifth Beatle’ Brian Epstein with 7ft statue
Campaigners are crowdfunding to honour the Beatles' Liverpool-born Jewish manager with a statue in his hometown
By Mathilde Frot
TLV in LDN 2017, at the Roundhouse in Camden
September 16, 2019, 2:08 pm
Best of British to be showcased at Tel Aviv culture festival in November
From London's finest music and art to dance and drama, the capital's best exports will come to Israel following the successful Tel Aviv in London event in 2017
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)
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
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