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Jonathan Baz

Jonathan Baz

Jonathan Baz is a critic and broadcaster
Jonathan Baz honours his mother, Cable Street veteran Hannah Guter, on the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street. Photo Credit: Jonathan Baz
October 5, 2026, 11:18 am
Cable Street’s Jews should not be written out of history
From Brighton to the East End, this weekend showed why British Jews are once again refusing to keep their heads down
By Jonathan Baz
Maureen Lipman in Allegra. Photo: Marc Brenner
June 9, 2026, 9:47 pm
REVIEW: Allegra, Richmond Theatre
Maureen Lipman shows poise and presence in the title role of this charming play
By Jonathan Baz
Ashley Margolis as Avigdor and Amy Hack as Yentl
March 12, 2026, 10:02 am
REVIEW: Yentl, Marylebone Theatre
Compassion, pathos and credible performances make for a must-see tribute to Yiddish theatre
By Jonathan Baz
Anti-Israel protesters on the streets of London on Saturday.
October 12, 2025, 6:06 pm
OPINION: Torrent of antisemitic hate that’s followed the ceasefire is beyond belief
Our beautiful capital city is still being defiled by thousands of people chanting nauseating messages of hate and destruction
By Jonathan Baz
Marching at Israel Day on Fifth, May 18th 2025, New York City. Pic: Twitter/X
July 31, 2025, 12:47 pm
OPINION: Israel – winning the military battle, losing the PR war
Israel’s apparent disinterest in its own global image is making a war that’s already tough on the ground, even tougher, argues Jonathan Baz
By Jonathan Baz
In a podcast recorded for The New York Times and accompanied by his wife and son, Patinkin had delivered a blisteringly biased assault on the Israeli government.
July 18, 2025, 10:33 am
OPINION: Mandy Patinkin went from hero to hypocrite
The Broadway star once moved me to tears, but now ignores Hamas and the hostages in Gaza
By Jonathan Baz
May 23, 2025, 9:26 am
OPINION: When the West enables hate, innocents pay in blood
The responsibility for the DC shootings falls directly onto those authorities who have failed to rein in antisemitism
By Jonathan Baz
John Lithgow in Giant. Credit: Johan Persson
May 7, 2025, 12:14 pm
OPINION: Giant is a gift to Israel’s haters
Criticism of Israel's actions is largely unchallenged in Mark Rosenblatt's play, making it appear to be 'timely'
By Jonathan Baz
On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel, Hamas and the Future of the West by Douglas Murray
April 14, 2025, 2:06 pm
BOOK REVIEW: On Democracies and Death Cults – Israel, Hamas and the Future of the West
Douglas Murray’s powerful new book dissects Hamas’ 7 October attack, global antisemitism and the West’s distorted response to Israel
By Jonathan Baz
Screenshot: Twitter/X
March 28, 2025, 5:42 pm
OPINION: Snubbing antisemitism conference is virtue-signalling gone mad
Sharing a conference hall with the populists proved unpalatable for many of the UK’s Jewish community’s great and good
By Jonathan Baz
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
March 14, 2025, 11:00 am
OPINION: Trump was not wrong to call out Schumer
Senate leader’s stance on Israel has made him a symbol of useful idiocy
By Jonathan Baz
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
July 13, 2023, 1:48 pm
What do Don Black, Nicole Scherzinger and Michael Ball have in common?
The prolific lyricist has three shows in the West End this year and two of them have big-name stars
By Jonathan Baz
Henry Goodman as Poirot. Photo by Johan Persson
May 11, 2022, 12:07 pm
Henry Goodman steps into the role of Poirot
Murder on the Orient Express opens at Chichester with Henry Goodman in the lead role
By Jonathan Baz
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