Elisa Bray
Freelance Writer at Freelance
Former Rock & Pop Editor at The Independent, now feature writer for @jewishchron @theipaper @EveningStandard
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2 days ago |
thejc.com | Elisa Bray
Green Bean Books’ prize celebrates exciting new work by Jewish writers and illustrators working in the UK and Europe
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6 days ago |
thejc.com | Elisa Bray
“I thought the world had to know a bit more – we hear so much negative stuff,” he says of his wanting to bear witness to the aftermath of the Hamas attacks. “There are two sides to every story, and we're only being told one. I wanted to hear it from the other side, and I think we got very honest opinions when we were over there – some good, some bad – and somewhere in between, I believe there was the truth. And I don't believe we've been told that truth anywhere in the Western media.
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1 week ago |
thejc.com | Elisa Bray
They also quoted the statement from artists supporting the Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap, who are due to be investigated by UK Counter Terror Police over comments they have made: “As artists, we feel the need to register our opposition to any political repression of artistic freedom … In a democracy, no political figures or political parties should have the right to dictate who does and does not play at music festivals or gigs that will be enjoyed by thousands of people.” The duo added:...
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2 weeks ago |
thejc.com | Elisa Bray
It was later, once the family had moved to Southern California, that its appeal grew. On trips back to New York, Pearlman was introduced to and fell in love with the classics that her Nana Mary had been baking decades earlier. Meaning “little grandma” in Yiddish, the braided bread is said to be so-called because the swirls look like the pleats of a skirt.
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3 weeks ago |
thejc.com | Elisa Bray
Mishiyev is from the Azerbaijan’s 20,000-strong Jewish community, specifically the Mizrahi group of Mountain Jews, who make up the country’s largest proportion of Jews and speak Farsi. Jewish history in Azerbaijan stretches back over two millennia, with communities first arriving and settling in the region in the 5th century BCE when much of the Caucasus was controlled by the Persian Empire.
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“I used to make konafa a la crème with my mother and it was bonding time together.” Claudia Roden, Felicity Kendal, David Draiman, Louisa Clein and Rob Rinder tell @JewishChron their favourite dish made by their mother @davidmdraiman @LouisaClein https://t.co/zsLXcRN2wu
“…Somebody saying something awful to a student, because they’re wearing a Star of David. We can’t live in that society. We’ve got to say that’s not good enough.” I talked to Felicity Kendal about antisemitism @JewishChron https://t.co/dLBMMpTAEX
“…Somebody saying something awful to a student, because they’re wearing a Star of David. We can’t live in that society. We’ve got to say that’s not good enough.” I talked to Felicity Kendal about antisemitism. Depressing subject aside, one of my favourite interviews @JewishChron
