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Jason Solomons

Politics, parenting, and misusing Yiddish

Joining Jason Solomons in the studio this month are comedian Josh Howie and academic and writer Maurice Glasman.

With Gordon Brown trailing badly in the polls, are British Jews ending their affair with New Labour and returning to the Tories? Stuart Polak, the director of Conservative Friends of Israel, says yes - arguing that support for Israel is in the DNA of the Tories. Maurice insists it's Labour that has the deeper Jewish roots.

Also in the podcast, we ask, are Jewish parents too over-protective? We hear from family relationships guru, Miriam Chachamu, on how to avoid piling on the pressure. Now put your coat on, it's getting chilly. And are you eating properly? You look thin…

Finally, we discuss the non-Jews who mispronounce and misuse Yiddish. It's Shmuck not smock - just ask Alan Sugar. Tanya Gold gets broigus….

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