Colin Shindler
Our Palestine Question, review: An ode to Jews who uttered difficult words in dark times
The story of King Herod you’ve probably never heard
A new book sets history straight about a controversial figure
Final Verdict by Tobias Buck review: ‘Would I have climbed down the watchtower and walked away?’
This is insightful on the guilt, complicity and collaboration of the Third Reich’s fellow German travellers, including the author’s own grandfather
How Britain let butchers of the Holocaust to escape scot-free
Colin Shindler is fascinated by a study into a failure of justice
From Red Terror to Terrorist State review: Who controls Russia?
A labyrinthine explanation of Russia’s ruthless secret services will serve as a reference work for all those wishing to understand this mysterious country
Nazis, Islamic Antisemitism and the Middle East review: When, how and why the Mufti met Hitler
German academic Mattihas Kuntzel's book offers an enlightening insight on the Nazi influence on Middle East politics
The Land of Hope and Fear: Israel’s Battle for its Inner Soul review - How diverse Israel manages itself
Nuanced picture of Israel explores its spirit of innovation, identity politics, culture wars and inability to agree a border with the Palestinians
The formation of Likud changed Israel and the entire Middle East
Fifty years ago this week, the forced retirement from the IDF of Ariel Sharon led to a new political force that remains key today
When eastern Europe was home to the Jews
Colin Shindler hails a study of Jewish life that covers two millennia
Book review: Amos Oz: The Legacy of a Writer in Israel and Beyond
The wizardry of Oz comes through in a book of essays about the writer who ‘led where rabbis fear to tread'
Ukraine’s history has been used and abused
The intertwined history of Russia, Ukraine and the Jews is part of the background to conflict
The Holocaust: An Unfinished History Book review: The untold story of Europe’s Shoah shame
An important new history sheds light on the major role played by so-called neutrals in the mass extermination of Jews
The cartoons that tell Israel’s story
A new book traces the history of the Jewish state through the work of its top caricaturists
Kreisky, Israel and Jewish Identity book review: Will the real Bruno please stand up?
An intriguing and forensic new biography of the Jewish former Austrian chancellor
The Essay: The utopian dream that turned into a nightmare for Soviet Jews
Many Soviet Jews initially thought they were building a new Israel, but were soon to be disillusioned
The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt Book review: An admirable portrayal of a leading liberal voice
This illuminating autobiography, stretching down the decades of the 20th century and republished for the first time in 60 years, recalls what a remarkable woman she was
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