If you haven’t visited Israel’s beautiful south lately, Richard Ferrer asks: ‘What’s kept you?’ Bet it’s been a while since you last dipped a toe in the warm waters of Eilat. Minus Tel Aviv’s big city buzz or Jerusalem’s biblical… Read More ›
Month: January 2016
OPINION: The greatest moment in TV history and, er, juggling cats
Who’d imagine a BBC1 show famed for reporting on dogs that can say ‘sausages’ and vegetables that look like thingies would broadcast the most moving moment in television history. But that’s precisely what That’s Life! – The One Show of its day –… Read More ›
OPINION: Back to ’92: This one time, on summer camp…
Camp America only lasts two months, but its gifts last a lifetime. Back in 1992, the 21-year-old student with Harry Styles hair in these dusty old polaroids had the best summer of his life as a counsellor at Nah-Jee-Wah, a… Read More ›
OPINION: Republishing Mein Kampf: Less polishing a turd than explaining why it is one
Reading Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf was my struggle. I don’t recommend you follow suit, no matter how noble your intentions. Written by the Nazi dictator during his stretch in the slammer in 1924, this guidebook for the misguided set out his psychotic… Read More ›
OPINION: Putting teachers on a pedestal
Britain’s Jewish community may sometimes be divided in terms of its affiliations, but on the most important issue of all it has never been so united – the education of its children. The inaugural Jewish Schools Awards, orgainsed by the Jewish News… Read More ›