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Joseph Finlay

Joseph Finlay

Joseph is an historian, writer and musician. He writes the newsletter Torat Albion on British Jewish issues.

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5 posts
The US and us
The Pickle

The US and us

“The idea that British Jews hide their Jewishness behind closed doors is long out of date, to the extent it was ever true.”

27 Nov 2025
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8 Min
By: Joseph Finlay
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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