Literary sorcerer focused on the instability of life
Our writer pays tribute to Paul Auster who died this week
Ancient barbecues and other tasty morsels of archaeology
This brief and breezy guide to Israel’s ancient sites is an impressive achievement
Society of Authors rejects ‘one-sided’ Gaza motion
Jewish writers relieved as union votes against ‘divisive’ anti-Israel motion
Chaim Wiezmann: ‘I am now convinced that without him there would be no state of Israel’
The brilliant chemist used acetone to advance Zionism in the same way Herzl used journalism, says the co-author of a magisterial new biography of the leader
Our Palestine Question, review: An ode to Jews who uttered difficult words in dark times
Knife by Salman Rushdie, review: What about the other victims of the new fundamentalism?
This book is a deeply moving account of a devastating attack and its consequences, but it is also guilty of sins of omission
Society of Authors ‘hijacked by extremists’ after Gaza motion omits Hamas
Jewish writers voiced fears that if the motion passes, the next stop may be boycott of ‘Zionists’ themselves
The Curse of Pietro Houdini, review: Riveting wartime art-heist tale plus philosophy
This is a sweeping work of storytelling bravado
Meet the Cuban-Italian Simone de Beauvoir
Our critic relishes a novel about a formidable feminist
The story of King Herod you’ve probably never heard
A new book sets history straight about a controversial figure
Questioning Belief, by Raphael Zarum – review: An essential resource that helps integrate Judaism with modernity
A consummate communicator, Zarum tackles medieval thinkers with a light touch
Wingate winner Elizabeth McCracken: ‘My fear is being boring in the service of accuracy’
Elizabeth McCracken on the restlessly shape-shifting novel that won her the literary award for the best book to translate the idea of Jewishness to the general reader
Review: Shylock’s Venice – An unimprovable book
A rigorous trawl through Venetian archives yields a work that begs for a lavish film adaptation
Fury over ‘sickening’ LRB article saying Israel leverages Shoah to ‘slaughter children’
Front-page piece draws derision and outrage from Jewish figures
How Jewish refugees changed British childhood
This is an extraordinary collection of essays about some extraordinary emigré artists and writers
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
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