Sounds Jewish: Recent Episodes
Sounds Jewish
A lively, off-beat take on Jewish life from the Jewish Community Centre for London and Guardian Unlimited.
From Petticoat Lane legend Mike Stern to 'bagel poet' Ben Mandelson, we pay tribute to the Jewish East End of London – recalling a lost community whose influence lives on, through its food, its personalities and its spirit.
Joining Jonathan Freedland in a Jewish Book Week special are guests Shalom Auslander, Etgar Keret, Meg Rosoff and David Schneider.
A discussion about the growing row dividing Britain's Jews over how to relate to British Muslims; an exclusive interview with former war photographer Judah Passow, who's been documenting the faces of Anglo-Jewry; and an interview with Brooklyn-based indie band Girls in Trouble.
This month reviewing the Jewish highs and lows of 2011 and celebrating Hanukah with sugar-laced, deep-fried doughnuts and live music in the studio from Erran Baron Cohen and Jules Brookes. With guests Jonathan Freedland and Rachel Lasserson.
This month we look at the burning issues that fired up the tent protesters in Israel, allegations of misogyny amongst the ultra-orthodox, and political cartoons that have provoked a deluge of hate mail.
We take a journey of sound, music and speech to mark the 10 Days of Penitence, from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur.
Jason is joined by doyenne of Jewish food Claudia Roden and leading food critic Giles Coren in this culinary special.
Jason discusses antisemitism in football with David Baddiel and Gerald Jacobs, and Jesse Eisenberg chats about his new film.
Comedian David Schneider is joined by Maureen Lipman, Amy Rosenthal and Rabbi Jeremy Gordon as they gather for an evening of theatre based on the seder's central theme: freedom.
In a Jewish Book Week special Jason Solomons meets Maureen Lipman and Anne Frank's last living relative.
Joining Jason Solomons are Hagai Segal, Middle East politics lecturer at New York University London, and playwright Ryan Craig, to discuss regional turmoil and Israel on stage and screen.
This month, Jason Solomons is joined by Jonathan Freedland as he reviews the Jewish highs and lows of 2010.
This month, Jason is joined by Birds of a Feather writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.
Booker-shortlisted author Howard Jacobson reads from his latest novel, The Finkler Question.
Is the pope wading into troubled waters in his relations with Jews? Plus, an important anniversary for female rabbis. Jason is joined in the studio by Peter Stanford and Miriam Berger.
Free speech on campus, the meaning of Yiddish word broigus and a comic turn from motormouth yentas Ronna and Beverly.
In this month's podcast, Jason Solomons is joined in studio by comedian and novelist David Baddiel and Sarfraz Manzoor.
Join Jason Solomons in London for Jewish Book Week: with literary stars Kathy Lette, Will Self and Jonathan Safran Foer.
Jason Solomons visits the new Jewish Museum of London and talks Jewish dating with Miriam Shaviv and Tim Samuels.
Jason Solomons talks Hanukah and boxing with comedian David Schneider and singer-songwriter Sean Altman.
A special edition for UK Jewish Film Festival. The Coen brothers, Inglourious Basterds and more.
The Tories' troublesome partnership with rightwing parties in Eastern Europe. Plus, do British Jews and Muslims have more in common than they think? And beatboxing with Chasidic hip-hop reggae star Matisyah.
Bernard Madoff and his Jewish victims, the power of atonement and: is Leonard Cohen the most Jewish musician in the world? Jason Solomons with your monthly show.
Do Jewish schools discriminate? Plus Marilyn Monroe and a report on the Jewish queens of Bollywood.
Are British Jews ending their love affair with Labour? Plus, are Jewish parents too overprotective? And why Alan Sugar's made Yiddish sexy.
A hard-hitting response to Caryl Churchill, the US 'pro-peace' lobby and a Jewish-Arab double act dreaming of Eurovision glory, presented by Jason Solomons.
Is Fagin too antisemitic for the London stage, Obama's Jewish allies and what's the Yiddish for condom? Presented by Jason Solomons and comedian David Schneider.
Is Fagin too antisemitic for the London stage, Obama's Jewish allies and what's the Yiddish for condom? Presented by Jason Solomons and comedian David Schneider.
Jason Solomons talks to Borat director and Seinfeld co-writer Larry Charles, and the Jewish Film Festival artistic director Gali Gold.
Jason Solomons asks if the net has made antisemitism worse, plus Sarah Silverman makes an election appeal to Jewish grandmothers in Miami.
Is Israel about to have a woman PM? Is the Holocaust a suitable subject for a film aimed at children? Plus Joan Rivers on her autobiographical show.
Jason Solomons is joined by Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner and Ivor Baddiel to tackle the big questions: Is God a woman and can Jews camp?.
Jason Solomons is joined by Tanya Gold and James Max for this month's discussion of The Apprentice and the first ever kvetch choir.
Jason Solomons presents the latest edition of our podcast for the Jewish community, looking at the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel.
Jason Solomons is joined by Daniel Finkelstein and Jay Rayner for the latest edition of our podcast for the Jewish community.
Jason Solomons, Naomi Alderman, and Tim Samuels discuss Amy Winehouse, frumkas, and more from our Voices of Israel series.