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

Book review: House of Glass

Freeman writes beautifully and, although she evokes the historical context, she doesn’t allow it to overload her story

1 min read

Our teenagers could become a lost generation

3 min read

A proper Jewish wedding is worth waiting for

3 min read

The unknown best seller

5 min read

We can change for the better after this crisis

' It’s been edifying to see mutual-aid groups springing up across Britain, encouraging the young and able to check on neighbours, and support those who need to self-isolate.'

3 min read

March 26, 2020 12:35

We can change for the better after this crisis

A quiet revolution: we’re hanging up our hats

'A hat in Judaism is a public relationship status; we’ve all seen newlyweds flaunting theirs on their first post-marital Rosh Hashanahs like they are posing for a selfie against a stunning sunset.'

3 min read

February 12, 2020 14:44

A quiet revolution: we’re hanging up our hats

Review: The Sisters of Auschwitz

A compelling tale, says Jennifer Lipman

2 min read

January 31, 2020 14:53

Baghdad’s Jews remembered

Cartoonist Carol Isaacs has created graphic novel The Wolf of Baghdad, a tribute to the home her parents fled before she was born

6 min read

January 30, 2020 14:31

Here’s my communal To Do list for the 2020s

'A new decade offers a reset; time to make resolutions for the future. As a community, it’s an opportunity to reflect on what we want from the coming decade.'

3 min read

January 2, 2020 11:14

Here’s my communal To Do list for the 2020s

Ancient feminism

Jennifer Lipman reviews Simon’s Wife by L. M. Affrossman

1 min read

December 18, 2019 16:45

I won’t vote Labour, but I’ve no plans to leave

'A Labour majority would announce that we, as a community, don’t really matter and can no longer take our security here for granted.'

3 min read

November 21, 2019 16:15

I won’t vote Labour, but I’ve no plans to leave

My father's 13,000 mile escape

A new book tells the extraordinary story of the Jewish children who travelled 13,000 miles through Siberian gulags and central Asia to escape the Holocaust

6 min read

November 21, 2019 11:52

How to attract young families to shul? It’s easy

'There’s one area where our community could make an enormous difference; childcare. Almost every parent I know spends their life navigating its complexities.'

3 min read

October 10, 2019 14:58

How to attract young families to shul? It’s easy

Refugee, feminist, pioneer

Publisher Ursula Owen's new book traces her life as a refugee from Germany

6 min read

October 10, 2019 14:05

Do succah suppers leave you cold?

It's the season for eating al fresco - or al succo - as Succot approaches. But you you love or hate eating in your temporary hut? Jennifer Lipman and Angela Epstein debate.

3 min read

October 10, 2019 12:37

Be more like Chuka, moderate Labour MPs

They are asking us to hold our breath and vote in a man who has demonstrated a consistent record of cosying up to people with questionable ideologies, says Jennifer Lipman

3 min read

August 29, 2019 15:12

1...6 7 8...258

Jennifer Lipman

Latest from Jennifer Lipman

Book review: House of Glass

Our teenagers could become a lost generation

A proper Jewish wedding is worth waiting for

The unknown best seller

More from Jennifer Lipman

We can change for the better after this crisis

A quiet revolution: we’re hanging up our hats

Review: The Sisters of Auschwitz

Baghdad’s Jews remembered

Here’s my communal To Do list for the 2020s

Ancient feminism

I won’t vote Labour, but I’ve no plans to leave

My father's 13,000 mile escape

How to attract young families to shul? It’s easy

Refugee, feminist, pioneer

Do succah suppers leave you cold?

Be more like Chuka, moderate Labour MPs