David Herman

David Herman is the JC’s chief fiction reviewer

Latest from David Herman

The Sidekick book review: Winners and losers in sport and life

The Sidekick has the melancholic and sour feel of Biden’s America and proves why Benjamin Markovits is one of the best American writers of his generation

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Last of his generation: a tribute to A B Yehoshua

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Franz Kafka: the drawings book review: A milestone in Kafka studies

2 min read

Obituary: Michel Jules Strauss

4 min read

Wingate Winner Nicole Krauss opens up about the stories that stunned the judges

3,000 years of Jewish history forms the background to the American author's work

3 min read

February 17, 2022 14:12

Wingate Winner Nicole Krauss opens up about the stories that stunned the judges

I read 250 books for the JC - these are the best

In 40 years, David Herman has reviewed the cream of Jewish literature. To mark his 250th review, he's picked out his favourite reads

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January 20, 2022 09:51

I read 250 books for the JC - these are the best

Obituary: Stephen Sondheim

Composer-lyricist who “broke new ground, new sky, new water, new flesh and new spirit”

4 min read

January 7, 2022 00:00

Book review: Without Let or Hindrance

Geoffrey Charin's debut novel is a terrific historical thriller

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December 15, 2021 22:32

Review: A Companion to British-Jewish Theatre Since the 1950s

An abundance of errors makes this hugely disappointing book a real missed opportunity

2 min read

November 22, 2021 14:52

10th December 1956: Australian dancer, choreographer and actor Robert Helpmann as Shylock and British actress Barbara Jefford as Pertia in a production of Shakespeare's 'The Merchant Of Venice' at the Old Vic theatre, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Israeli writers don’t need a Sally Rooney lecture

The Irish novelist prefers dogma to engaging with others, and reveals her own ignorance

3 min read

October 21, 2021 14:14

Israeli writers don’t need a Sally Rooney lecture

Mark Rothko and the Jewish battle for soul of modern art

The opening of an exhibition of the painter’s work in Whitechapel 60 years ago marked a turning point for Jewish artists

4 min read

October 7, 2021 17:44

Mark Rothko and the Jewish battle for soul of modern art

Review: Nabokov and the Real World: Between  Appreciation and Defence

Robert Alter’s latest book, Nabokov and the Real World, is a selection of his essays on Nabokov’s masterpieces

2 min read

July 15, 2021 17:46

Review: Nabokov and the Real World: Between  Appreciation and Defence

George Segal

Hollywood star who helped bring a new Jewish visibility to mid-century American films

3 min read

July 2, 2021 12:00

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Book Review: The Netanyahus

David Herman enjoys a novel with a famous family name

2 min read

May 6, 2021 11:07

Professor Otto Dov Kulka

Holocaust survivor who became one of the leading Israeli historians of his generation

2 min read

April 30, 2021 00:00

DJ0M5W Munich, Germany. 18th Nov, 2013. The Israeli historian and Holocaust survivor Otto Dov Kulka poses with his book 'Landscapes of the metropolis of death: reflections on memory and imagination' after a press conference in Munich, Germany, 18 November 2013. Kulka will receive the 34th Geschwister-Scholl Prize. Photo: INGA KJER/dpa/Alamy Live News

Parting Words: 9 lessons for a remarkable life

Benjamin Ferencz’s is a classic rags-to-riches story written with touching modesty, writes David Herman

1 min read

March 12, 2021 17:22

Parting Words: 9 lessons for a remarkable life

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David Herman

Latest from David Herman

The Sidekick book review: Winners and losers in sport and life

Last of his generation: a tribute to A B Yehoshua

Franz Kafka: the drawings book review: A milestone in Kafka studies

Obituary: Michel Jules Strauss

More from David Herman

Wingate Winner Nicole Krauss opens up about the stories that stunned the judges

I read 250 books for the JC - these are the best

Obituary: Stephen Sondheim

Book review: Without Let or Hindrance

Review: A Companion to British-Jewish Theatre Since the 1950s

Israeli writers don’t need a Sally Rooney lecture

Mark Rothko and the Jewish battle for soul of modern art

Review: Nabokov and the Real World: Between Appreciation and Defence

George Segal

Book Review: The Netanyahus

Professor Otto Dov Kulka

Parting Words: 9 lessons for a remarkable life

Review: Nabokov and the Real World: Between  Appreciation and Defence