Sounds Jewish podcast: Rafael Behr on ideas of Jewish identity in the UK

Joining Jason in studio this month are Rafael Behr, political editor of the New Statesman , Laura Marks , founder and director of Mitzvah Day and journalist and debut novelist Francesca Segal . To what extent is the New Statesman's special edition on British Jewish identity an attempt to make amends for the controversial edition a decade ago which was widely seen as deploying age-old anti-Jewish imagery ? And with a guest column by the Labour leader in this New Statesman special edition, we ask how Jewish is Ed Miliband? Laura Marks, newly elected senior vice-president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews , is on a mission to tackle what she sees as sexism rife among Britain's Jews. She discusses why Jewish women are not stepping up to the top jobs within the community. And the close-knit – and claustrophobic world – of north-west London as depicted in author Francesca Segal's debut novel, The Innocents . But is it just another caricature of the community? And don't miss the JCC's Big Midsummer Fest on 17th June an evening of music, comedy and film. • Sounds Jewish is produced by the Jewish Community Centre for London