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Joseph Finlay

Joseph Finlay

Joseph Finlay is the former Deputy Editor of the Jewish Quarterly and a PhD student at Southampton University. He is Musical Director of Mosaic Liberal Synagogue and the London Jewish Male Choir.

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A man is lighting the candles on a menorah. He is surrounded by young boys, some of whom are wearing kippahs. The photo is in black and white.
History

On writing British Jewish history

Joseph Finlay reviews An unorthodox history: British Jews since 1945, Gavin Schaffer's new book that tells British Jewish stories from the position of the fringes rather than the mainstream

02 Jun 2025
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9 Min
By: Joseph Finlay
Several white Stars of David stand in front of the synagogue, each with the name of a victim of the shooting.
Antisemitism and Anti-Racism

Beyond antisemitism

Recent works on antisemitism from the Jewish left forge a new path but ultimately fail to escape the limits of the term itself

22 Jan 2025
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16 Min
By: Joseph Finlay
The making of a minority
History

The making of a minority

The census reignites an old debate.

01 Dec 2022
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5 Min
By: Joseph Finlay
Don't be fooled, Brexit is a Jewish issue
UK Politics

Don't be fooled, Brexit is a Jewish issue

Brexit is a Conservative attempt to overturn the internationalist legacy Jews have so heavily relied on. Why then does our communal leadership seem unbothered by it?

08 Dec 2019
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4 Min
By: Joseph Finlay

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