David Herman

Review: Forgetting

A fascinating book of reflections on memory and forgetting, says David Herman

Review: The Jews, The Holocaust, and The Public

This new collection of essays demonstrates Cesarani’s extraordinary range of interests and his formidable intellectual energy, writes David Herman

Review: That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Anti-Semitic

David Herman reviews two books on antisemitism

Review: The Gunzburgs: A Family Biography

This book is full of big names, fascinating stories and teems with detail, says David Herman

Jonathan Miller

Review: Berlin to London

Saraga tells the story not only of who was left behind in Berlin, but also of what, says David Herman

The woman who championed a distinct American art

An exhibition at New York's Jewish museum celebrates the contribution of Edith Halpert, a gallery owner who defined a new American art

Review: Fly Already

Etgar Keret is a master of melancholy, but also of terror, says David Herman

Review: Fabulous Monsters

A work of literary criticism that is full of sailors, little girls, monsters and vampires, says David Herman

Three cheers for welcome revival

David Herman acclaims Alexander Baron, a novelist whose work is being revisited

Book review: Live a Little

This novel about relationships between mothers and sons is fast and clever

Book review: The Acts of My Mother

Keeping espionage within the family