Louisa Walters

London

Writer at Freelance

Editor and Founder at The Restaurant Club

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And the winners are....

1 month ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Louisa Walters

At the end of last year PJ Library, together with WIZO and Jewish News, launched its regular story writing competition, giving primary and secondary school children the chance to put their writing skills to the test. The theme, strength, could be interpreted in any way and submitted in the form of prose, poetry or cartoon. The judges were really impressed with the quality of the entries and choosing winners was a challenge.
Social media star platforming Jewish comedy

Mar 13, 2025 | australianjewishnews.com | Louisa Walters

Jewish News UK – When Zach Margs was three years old he was at nursery school with my son. One day he pricked his thumb with a pin until he drew blood and persuaded my son to do the same.
Party time! All the inspo you need for your next simcha

Oct 22, 2024 | jewishnews.co.uk | Louisa Walters

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New play tells how a Jewish girl from London became an 'enemy of the people'

Oct 14, 2024 | jewishnews.co.uk | Francis Beckett |Louisa Walters

When Rose Cohen, a Jewish woman in London, joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) soon after the First World War, it was a decision taken in hope and optimism and idealism. And it killed her. Rose was not alone with her ideals. In the 1920s and 30s many British Jews joined the CPBG as a bulwark against fascism and anti-Semitism – only to find that the Soviet Union carried the virus they wanted to exterminate.
Making sense of the sedra: Succot

Oct 14, 2024 | jewishnews.co.uk | Laurie Maurer |Louisa Walters

Rabbi Doron Perez had two sons. One, Daniel, was injured, kidnapped (and 163 days after 7 October was confirmed murdered), the other, Yonatan, injured on 7 October, married on 17 October. Rabbi Perez has become world famous for his sons’ stories and his unwavering faith and awesomely inspiring words, written and spoken, as a rabbi, father of a hostage and a heroic Jewish leader. He wrote a booklet for the High Holy days.
Why a spa day is the perfect start to your simcha

Oct 14, 2024 | jewishnews.co.uk | Beverley Sanford |Louisa Walters

With just a week to go to my daughter’s wedding, the lack of sleep, dieting and last-minute arrangements had caught up on us, and all she and I could think about was having some ‘me’ time. Solution – a mother-and-daughter day at Sequoia Spa at The Grove, where we were greeted at reception with a full itinerary and given a guided tour of this beautiful, peaceful space.
Todd Solonz’s controversial black comedy gets a new lease of life

Oct 14, 2024 | jewishnews.co.uk | Darren Richman |Louisa Walters

Before 1998, Todd Solondz had made just two films. His debut, 1989’s Fear, Anxiety and Depression had a title that neatly summed up the director’s weltanschauung but was a critical and commercial failure with its pale imitation of Woody Allen. Solondz was infuriated by a lack of creative control and did not make another film until Welcome to the Dollhouse in 1995. In a shock to everyone, not least the filmmaker, that sophomoric effort was a hit.
Leap of faith: Sukkot is a reminder of our unpredictable world

Oct 14, 2024 | jewishnews.co.uk | Louisa Walters

As an avid swimmer in Kenwood Ladies Pond, I know well that the season has turned. Water temperatures that a mere fortnight ago were a relatively comfortable 16.5C are now down to 12C and steadily dropping. And as a Jew, I am acutely aware that a fortnight ago was Rosh Hashanah during, as it so often is, the last warm days of the dying summer.
REVIEW: The Glasshouse at The Grove

Oct 14, 2024 | jewishnews.co.uk | Louisa Walters

A buffet is not the easiest option for Sunday lunch when you’ve put your back into spasm but the chairs are so comfortable and the staff so accommodating at The Glasshouse at The Grove (near Watford) you soon forget the pain and focus on the array of food stations piled high with mouth-watering choices and race towards them like an Olympic athlete.
Leap of Faith: How do you 'do' Yom Kippur?

Oct 11, 2024 | jewishnews.co.uk | Danny C. Rich |Louisa Walters

Yom Kippur, in common with all Jewish festivals, has its customs, rites and rituals which are designed to assist us in marking the moment and recalling its themes. The most well-known custom of Yom Kippur is its fast, a form of self-denial that arises from the Book of Leviticus’s requirement ‘to afflict one’s soul’.