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4 YOUR SAY… Readers’ rants, raves and views on the winter issue of JR.
6 WHAT’S NEW Israeli media and the Gaza war; Richard Rampton; the winners of our Emerging Journalist prize.
12 FEATURE As Paris prepares for the Olympics, French artist Joann Sfar talks about life in the city post-7 October.
14 FEATURE How are Israeli artists responding to the Hamas attacks and war in Gaza?
17 PASSPORT Argentina: join us as we follow the trail of Syrian merchants across the Andes, hear tales of gauchos and murder in the pampas, trace the story of a ‘disappeared’ activist and meet some of the artists, musicians and writers who make up Argentina’s vibrant Jewish community.
30 ART In a rare interview, Jacqueline Nicholls meets the South African artist William Kentridge.
33 THEATRE George Prochnik speaks to the writer Christopher Hampton about his stage adaptation of a Stefan Zweig story and its resonance for our times.
36 MUSIC Actor and director Ofra Daniel tells Judi Herman about taking Song of Songs from page to stage.
38 FILM Naomi Gryn on her time behind the scenes on the new Sky drama, The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
40 BOOKS David Herman unpicks Kafka for the 21st century; love and S&M in Howard Jacobson’s new novel; Andrea Hammel explores Britain’s patchy refugee legacy; Gaby Koppel on a new generation of writers finding its voice.
48 THE YIDDISHISTS Our series that uncovers the YIVO archive. This issue: Passover cooking goes nuts!
49 SEPHARDI RENAISSANCE How Bourekas films conquered Israel; what is the future for Turkey’s Jews?
56 WHAT’S HAPPENING Our three-month guide to art, books, film, music, theatre and other cultural events in the UK, Europe and Israel.
65 FAMILY A book project is helping Israeli children cope with trauma.
66 MEET THE READER Zach Smerin in Kraków, Poland.
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