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David Baddiel

A still of an animation from 'Theodor Herzl - The Man Behind Israel.' (Courtesy)
July 18, 2025, 4:10 pm
What would Herzl say about Israel today? A new documentary takes an educated guess
‘Theodor Herzl – The Man Behind Israel’ sees comic David Baddiel on the road, tracing the father of Zionism’s life. With voice acting by Stephan Fry, it premiered this month in the UK
By Lianne Kolirin
Elon Perry speaks to Al Jazeera in an undated video (Screenshot: Al Jazeera)
September 16, 2024, 3:13 pm
Jewish Chronicle stalwarts bail over UK paper’s ties to alleged Gaza war fabulist
Columnists Baddiel, Freedland, Aaronovitch and Freeman quit over scandal involving ‘Elon Perry’; he decries ‘witch hunt,’ tells reporter he wishes Hamas ‘would kill you’
By ToI Staff
Sarah Silverman (right) is one of several Jewish stars who feature in David Baddiel's documentary 'Jews Don't Count,' which discusses whether Jews lack allies in progressive spaces. (Channel 4 via JTA)
November 22, 2022, 4:57 pm
‘Jews Don’t Count’? UK comic David Baddiel brings a provocative book to primetime TV
Guardian hails ‘a doc so shocking it sounds like a siren’; exploring the normalization of antisemitism, it includes thoughts from Sarah Silverman, Jonathan Safran Foer, Stephen Fry
By Jacob Judah
Author J.K. Rowling attends the HBO Documentary Films premiere of 'Finding the Way Home' at 30 Hudson Yards on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, in New York. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
January 5, 2022, 8:29 pm
Jewish groups defend J.K. Rowling over claim ‘Harry Potter’ goblins antisemitic
After comedian Jon Stewart says the books’ portrayal of goblins clearly based on Jew hatred, groups suggest Rowling was merely tapping into centuries of cultural context
By Amy Spiro
London's Royal Court theater in 2016 (YouTube)
November 7, 2021, 9:30 am
UK theater changes name of moneyman character in play after antisemitism outcry
Famed Royal Court playhouse apologizes, claiming ‘unconscious bias’ in naming of fictional world-conquering billionaire Hershel Fink in Al Smith’s Rare Earth Mettle
By ToI Staff
Tony Shalhoub, playing Abe Weissman, with Rachel Brosnahan, playing Miriam Maisel, in season three of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.' (Amazon Studios)
October 12, 2021, 4:25 am
Who can play a Jew? Celebs claim double standard over onscreen representation
With the role of Golda Meir going to Helen Mirren and Ruth Bader-Ginsburg to Felicity Jones, more voices are asking why identity politics in casting doesn’t seem to apply to Jews
By Amy Spiro
Author and comedian David Baddiel and his new book, 'Jews Don't Count.' (Courtesy)
September 9, 2021, 3:51 am
Jewish UK comedian’s message that ‘Jews Don’t Count’ rings true across the pond
David Baddiel originally wrote his book on how the left dismisses antisemitism for a British audience, but his US coreligionists identified so strongly he’s releasing a new version
By Amy Spiro
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