Afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here. Cannes is wrapping and we have the very latest from the Croisette, plus a hell of a lot more in this week’s deep dive. Read on.
The Repair Shop fans in tears with heartbreaking Jewish prayer book signed by Holocaust survivors
19.05.2022 - 01:09 / ok.co.uk
Viewers tuning in to watch The Repair Shop were brought to tears on Wednesday evening as the experts were tasked with repairing a Jewish prayer book that had survived the Holocaust. Repair Shop's book binder Chris Shaw was taked with fixing the item, brought in by Gary Fisher, which had belonged to his Austrian grandparents Emanuel and Gisela.The couple had been unable to flee Austria after it was annexed by Germany in 1938 and at the height of world war two and were sent to Theresienstadt concentration camp in Czechoslovakia.
“My parents, they were in a concentration camp and they never knew when their time was going to be up, but they had their religion, they had their faith and that must have been a real comfort to them to never give up,” said Gary. Sadly, many other members of Gary’s family didn’t survive the camps, but his grandparents did and at the end of the war they were liberated along with the book.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter . Uniquely, the prayer book was signed by the other survivors who were liberated at the same time, with over fifty signatures immortalised in the book’s pages.This means it is an important historical record of the era, as well as being a treasured possession for Gary and his family.
When the damaged prayer book was first revealed along with Gary’s story, many fans took to Twitter to express how emotional the item had made them. “OMGOODNESS bless this man and what his family went through, “ commented one fan.
While another added: “The Repair Shop always makes me cry, but not normally quite so early in the episode!” And a third urged: “Fix the book please . Dust in my eyes.” Countless others also shared how the
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manchestereveningnews.co.uk
26.05.2022 / 23:05
Takeaway slammed after cockroaches found 'throughout' shop - including serving counter
Inspectors say they found cockroaches on the SERVING COUNTER of a Failsworth takeaway. The owners of Master Chef, on Oldham Road, have now pleaded guilty to food hygiene offences.
nypost.com
26.05.2022 / 22:25
Johnny Depp and Kate Moss will ‘get back together’ after trial, fans say
testified at the blockbuster defamation trial of ex-boyfriend Johnny Depp on Wednesday, shutting down a long-standing rumor that the actor pushed her down a set of stairs in the 1990s. The supermodel — who dated Depp between 1994 and 1997 — became a star witness for her former beau, with fans taking to social media to speculate that the stars are almost certain to rekindle their red-hot love affair of yore.
ok.co.uk
21.05.2022 / 20:05
Gogglebox's Pete Sandiford breaks down in tears on show as he's supported by fans
Gogglebox’s Pete Sandiford broke down in tears during Friday’s episode of the show when he watched a particularly poignant episode of The Repair Shop. The dad of one, 26, teared up during the episode as fans flocked to social media to support him saying they’d also be "sobbing like him".
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
21.05.2022 / 18:05
'Europa League gone' - Manchester United fans fearing worst amid Cristiano Ronaldo 'absence'
Manchester United fans are fearing the worst after reports suggested Cristiano Ronaldo will miss their final Premier League match of the season against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
dailyrecord.co.uk
18.05.2022 / 12:51
Rangers fans 'hit with glasses and flares by Eintracht Frankfurt ultras' on streets of Seville
Five Germans have been arrested in Seville after scenes of carnage saw Eintracht Frankfurt ultras try to attack Rangers fans.
variety.com
08.05.2022 / 15:31
Armed Robber Turned Champion Ultrarunner to Be Profiled by Sundance Award Winner (EXCLUSIVE)
Jennie Punter Mila Aung-Thwin, a producer on 2022 Sundance Special Jury Award winner “Midwives,” will direct a feature documentary about Tiberiu Uşeriu (a.k.a. Romania’s Ice Man), an extreme ultramarathon champion who turned his life around after serving time in a German high-security prison for armed robbery, the filmmaker told Variety during Toronto’s Hot Docs festival.Aung-Thwin, a cofounder of the acclaimed documentary production company EyeSteelFilm, is this year’s recipient of Hot Docs’ Don Haig Award, which is given to an outstanding independent Canadian producer with a film in the festival in recognition of their creative vision and entrepreneurship.“Ultra” (working title) producers include Cristian Nicolescu (“Donbass,” “Quo vadis, Aida?”), EyeSteelFilm’s Bob Moore, and Lithium Studios’ Mike MacMillan.