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May 28 marks the 70th anniversary of the influential British radio comedy program “The Goon Show,” which inspired fans from the Monty Python group to John Lennon. The Jewish content of The Goons, comprising comedians Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers as well as the Welsh singer Harry Secombe, is usually overlooked amid the show’s comedic chaos and anarchy. Milligan, the presiding genius over the surreal scripts, cherished the Jewish roots of his colleague Sellers, whose mother was of Ashkenazi and Sephardic origin. After Sellers died in 1980, Milligan wrote a letter to the editor of The Jewish Chronicle, a periodical founded in 1841, to complain that “at no stage [of the funeral ceremony] was there any attempt to introduce any connection with the Jewish side of [Sellers’] family. As his Mother was Jewish, most certainly then he was Jewish, whereas he did choose to be a Christian (though sometimes he fancied various other religions), his whole attitude and personal ....
Hildebrandt said her members have been supportive of the vaccine rollout and, in order for the public to enjoy a less restrictive summer, “…if a poke or a jab in our arm is going to help us get there, then let’s get ‘er done.” She said the relaxation measures of Step One 30 people for public indoor gatherings and 150 people outdoors would be a vital move forward. Step Two, once 70 per cent of over-30s get their first jab, would see 150 maximum capacity allowed at event spaces like casinos and recreation centres. Sixty-one per cent of those 30-plus have so far received their first dose. ....