Jennifer Lipman

Jennifer Lipman is a freelance journalist living in London, writing about current affairs, politics, culture and society. She tweets @jenlipman

Latest from Jennifer Lipman

Apprentice Watch week 8

Jennifer Lipman on how this week's canine-themed antics left 'Mr Hindsight' feeling hounded

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Alice Hoffman: What Jews share with witches

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Apprentice Watch, Week 5

Jennifer Lipman recaps the fifth episode of the longest, funniest, job interview in television history

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November 1, 2017 10:01

What kind of community do we want to be?

Over the last century, British Jews have defined ourselves as much by what makes us the same as everyone else as by what makes us different. But now we have some decisions to make, says Jennifer Lipman

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October 26, 2017 10:17

What kind of community do we want to be?

Apprentice Watch, Week 4

Jennifer Lipman recaps the fourth episode of the longest, funniest, job interview in television history

2 min read

October 25, 2017 09:29

Apprentice Watch: 'Tory boy' casualty in robot wars

One of the two Jewish contestants has been shown the door by Lord Sugar

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October 18, 2017 19:51

Apprentice Watch: 'Tory boy' casualty in robot wars

Israel is still an ideal to fight for, despite distance

Lately, I’ve found myself distant from Israel, wanting to talk less and less about it and why it matters, writes Jennifer Lipman

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September 14, 2017 14:20

Israel is still an ideal to fight for, despite distance

Interview: David Hirsh

Hirsh says while his Jewish identity has always been strong, his work on antisemitism has brought him much closer to the Jewish community.

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September 1, 2017 13:35

Saying yes to divorce

A new approach at the London Beth Din is helping women with the trauma of getting a get. Jennifer Lipman reports.

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August 25, 2017 09:44

Interview: Daniel Levin

People follow shiny objects, says political writer Daniel Levin, 'and the latest shiny object is Trump'

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August 18, 2017 15:03

Welcome to a world of self-interest

'People follow shiny objects...Trump is the shiny object' according to Daniel Levin, author of a new book on international politics. Jennifer Lipman met him.

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August 17, 2017 10:00

Here’s a place for all of us

It’s fair to say that, when conceived, there were doubts about creating a US-style Jewish community centre in London, but these have been overcome for Jennifer Lipman.

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August 7, 2017 10:33