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July 18, 2024, 9:30 am

Meet the community’s top 60 under 40 Creatives and Media stars: 21-60

From celebrities and social media influencers to journalists, musicians and designers, we reveal the Anglo-Jewry trailblazers making waves in the creative and media world

Justin Cohen, Andrew Gilbert and Candice Krieger

July 18, 2024, 9:30 am

OPINION: 60 under 40 – a new list for a new creative world

Jewish News business editor Candice Krieger, news editor Justin Cohen, and chair of the 60 under 40 panel Andrew Gilbert reflect on the mix of old and new media in this year's mix of creative trailblazers

By Candice Krieger

July 18, 2024, 9:30 am

Drum roll… 60 under 40 – meet the community’s Top 20 creative and media stars

From celebrities and social media influencers to journalists, musicians and designers, we can finally reveal the Anglo-Jewry trailblazers making waves in the creative and media world

July 4, 2024, 12:10 am

A celebration of Lionel Bart – the man who made the 1960s swing

The composer's biographer shares his story ahead of a show about his life

By Caroline Stafford

July 3, 2024, 9:36 am

OPINION: I was at Glastonbury but my heart was at the Nova festival

If you watched Glastonbury, you may have noticed two poignant flags – one bearing the logo of the Nova music festival and another that read: "We will dance again." Here, Liahav Eitan shares his experience of proudly carrying them

By Liahav Eitan

June 13, 2024, 1:15 pm

Why one mother in north London says: ‘Thank you for the music’

Musical training has helped Katie Hainbach manage one of life’s biggest challenges. Now she is teaching the same skills to children

By Louisa Walters

May 15, 2024, 9:46 am

OPINION: Holding on in this mysterious ride is our beautiful, terrible destiny

Watching Israel’s Eurovision entry was to witness the immense burden of Jewish history on the shoulders of one courageous young woman

By Josh Glancy

May 10, 2024, 4:23 pm

The Orthodox Jew who was no such thing

Author Reuven Fenton talks about the wild premise of his debut novel - the story of a comic road trip with a highly eclectic group of travellers

By Jenni Frazer

April 7, 2024, 1:00 pm

Ukrainian jazz singer Golda lights up the London stage

Story of a young female war refugee set to music has great resonance

By Louisa Walters

Simon Cohen, Netanel Hirshtik and Avreimy Kirshenbaum. Photo: Edwin Marcow

February 27, 2024, 7:31 pm

A night of music for the soul at St John’s Wood Shul

An evening of Israeli melodies sung by world-renowned chazanim raises funds for Jami and Camp Simcha

By Debbie Collins

February 23, 2024, 3:41 pm

Racist rapper Wiley forfeits MBE for ‘bringing the honours system into disrepute’

Musician engaged in days of online hate in 2020, accusing Jews of being racists and cowards and asked if it was antisemitic 'to say Jewish people have power'

By Jewish News Reporter

Netta Barzilai brought victory for Israel at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with her song, Toy

February 14, 2024, 1:24 pm

Music icons urge support for Israel in Eurovision

Gene Simmons of Kiss and Boy George among 400 entertainers making Israel's case to stay in annual music contest

By Jenni Frazer

February 11, 2024, 12:11 pm

Israel selects Eden Golan to represent the country at Eurovision

Golan’s selection comes amid mounting calls to ban Israel from the competition over its war in Gaza grow stronger.

By Jackie Hadjenburg (JTA)

February 10, 2024, 5:15 pm

Ozzy Osbourne objects to racist rapper Kanye West sampling his music without permission

British heavy metal singer does not want to be associated with West as he has brought 'untold heartache to many'

By Jewish News Reporter

January 30, 2024, 9:59 am

WATCH: Ben Shapiro raps about his ‘yarmulke, homie’ in new song topping iTunes chart

Shapiro released his first single last Friday — a collaboration with Canadian rapper Tom MacDonald titled “FACTS.”

By Jacob Gurvis (JTA)

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