Posts Tagged: Maureen Lipman
British Writer David Baddiel Questions Casting Non-Jews in Jewish Roles Amid Helen Mirren Debate
British writer and comedian David Baddiel defended actress Maureen Lipman after she faced a backlash for suggesting that a Jewish performer should have been cast...
British Jewish Theater Fans Protest Actors’ Group Wading Into Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Over 300 British theatergoers have written an open letter denouncing the UK's largest actors’ union for its advocacy during the May Israel-Hamas war, and its...
The Top 10 Living Jewish Women Role Models
As a follow-up to my article about the top 10 strong Jewish women in media and movies, this article is about the top ten living Jewish...
Leading British Jewish Actress Says Antisemitism May Drive Her to Leave UK
One of Britain's best loved actresses has admitted that she is contemplating leaving the country amid a sharp rise in antisemitic attacks against the UK's...
Maureen Lipman: Why is Ed Miliband Pandering to Anti-Semitism Masking as Anti-Zionism
The following statement from the British Jewish actress Maureen Lipman was read out tonight at a pro-Israel demonstration outside the conference center where Ed Miliband,...
BBC Panel Discussion of Wealthy Jews Ripped Over Anti-Semitic Stereotypes
A late-night BBC television news broadcast about the disillusionment among Jewish donors with Britain's Labour Party leader Ed Miliband quickly degenerated into an exchange of...
Can the Political Left Tackle Anti-Semitism?
JNS.org - While I've never been a big fan of celebrity interventions in politics, I will concede that, on occasion, a big-screen actor or...
British Jewish Opposition Leader Driving UK Jews Away Over Israel, Angers Iconic Actress
Ed Miliband, the Jewish leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, is under heavy criticism from members of the UK Jewish community for his party's growing...
Leading Actors Dismiss Proposed Ban of Israeli Company
Several key figures of British theater have supported the participation of Israel's national theater company, Habima, at the Globe to Globe Shakespeare Festival. They were...
