David Herman

What’s wrong with our museums and how to fix it

Jewish culture is more vibrant than ever but one writer argues that our museums are just not up to scratch

European issues that resonate

David Herman finds echoes in two books about cultural decline.

From the Ghetto to the Guardian

David Herman applauds Howard Jacobson’s Venetian journey.

Review: The Occupation Trilogy

Consummate master of mystery

No one can Beat Amram, the jazz genius

Review: Proust: The Search

Proust minus the style

Translation of a Nobel winner

We admire a brace of Modianos

Review: Goodbye East End

Comfortable ride on the crest of a wave of nostalgia

Review: Forbidden Love in St Petersburg

Contrasting states of love and espionage

Broken on the Inside: Memory from the inside out

The task for the reader is to work out which parts are fiction and which are not

A Writer's Journey: Interview with Frederic Raphael

The writer is smart, funny, and honest about antisemitism.

So what's the truth about Bloomsbury and the Jews?

A new BBC drama looks at the Bloomsbury set but has airbrushed out their casual antisemitism