Where are the roots of Jewish comedy? What makes a joke Jewish? The Bible has comedy and jokes - not much, but who’s counting? The Talmud and early Rabbinic literature grew a special brand of Jewish humour, as has our experience of Diaspora. Throw in some history, the festival of Purim, struggle, persecution, poverty, Rabbinic … Continue reading The Roots and Branches of Jewish Comedy
UK 2015, 95 mins, PG Director David Evans featuruing Philippe Sands, Nilklas Frank, Horst von Wachter This outstanding documentary about history and guilt from author and human rights lawyer Philippe Sands concerns the two elderly sons of prominent officials in Nazi Germany. Sands interviews Niklas Frank and Horst von Wächter, the sons of Hans Frank … Continue reading My Nazi Legacy
Concert to celebrate 80th birthday of Steve Reich Steve Reich: Different Trains; Clapping Music; City Life; Proverb; Know What is Above You A concert celebrating Steve Reich’s 80th birthday and his remarkable contribution to contemporary classical music. He is one of a handful of composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history. The minimalist works Different Trains and City Life (performed with visuals) both use … Continue reading Concert to celebrate Steve Reich’s 80th Birthday
Hungary, France, Israel, USA 2015, 107 mins, cert 15, subtitled Director László Nemes, featuring Geza Rohrig, Levente Molnar, Urs Rech This devastating and terrifying film by László Nemes is set in the Auschwitz II-Birkenau death camp in 1944. Saul, played by the 48-year-old Hungarian actor Géza Röhrig, is a Jewish prisoner who has been made … Continue reading Son of Saul
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