Karen Glaser

Karen Glaser edits Life, the Jewish Chronicle's culture and lifestyle section

You can reach her at: kglaser@thejc.com

Latest from Karen Glaser

Film

Portrait of a marriage, by a neurotic spouse

This couple make funny, honest films about their relationship

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Portrait of a marriage, by a neurotic spouse

Wingate Prize shortlist takes on Jewry’s ‘sacred cows’

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Son of Reform rabbis passes away while on holiday in the Philippines

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 05: Robert Rinder attends the launch of Judge Rinder's new book "Rinder's Rules: Make the Law work for you!" at Daunt Books on October 5, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images)

Rob Rinder’s maestros to mark Shoah with moving evening of music

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From Chasid to inspector of the dead: meet the new Silent Witness super-sleuth

New series of BBC primetime drama will feature a trainee anatomical pathologist portrayed by Jewish actor Alastair Michael

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December 29, 2022 14:34

From Chasid to inspector of the dead: meet the new Silent Witness super-sleuth

Our hero of the year (clue: he's Ukrainian)

President Zelensky comes out top, of course, but who else makes our list of leading Jewish personalities in 2022?

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December 29, 2022 13:08

Zelenskyy listens to the national anthem during his visit to Kherson, Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022.

Me and my boy, treading the boards: Father and son to both perform in the West End

Established star Ben Caplan is playing Sherlock Holmes while his 11-year-old Bertie is making his debut in Watch on the Rhine

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December 8, 2022 10:25

Me and my boy, treading the boards: Father and son to both perform in the West End

Parents shocked as Israel tour prices soar

Israel Experience programmes for teens rising an average £800. UJIA cites global inflation and the weakness of the pound and launches a new bursary scheme

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December 8, 2022 09:30

Parents shocked as Israel tour prices soar

After the terror: Israel’s bravest faces captured by a British photographer

Jennie Milne's pictures of the forgotten victims of terrorism - the survivors - went on display at an exhibition at Wimbledon Synagogue and are now published in a book

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November 17, 2022 11:03

After the terror: Israel’s bravest faces captured by a British photographer

Man who threatened to blow up St. Louis Synagogue jailed for 30 months

The judge ordered him to receive a mental health evaluation as well as a custodial sentence

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November 15, 2022 16:27

Man who threatened to blow up St. Louis Synagogue jailed for 30 months

The Jewish pilot who flew with a Swastika on his plane

The First World War airman adorned his cockpit with the symbol - long before it was adopted by the Nazis

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November 10, 2022 13:09

The Jewish pilot who flew with a Swastika on his plane

BBC’s Bargain Hunt star is selling Nazi memorabilia

A yellow star worn by a Dutch Jew, an SS dagger and scabbard and a swastika patch are among items sold, or still on sale at TV antiques expert Charles Hanson's auction house

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October 27, 2022 10:07

BBC’s Bargain Hunt star is selling Nazi memorabilia

Meet the activist who wants Jews to be proud

Ben M Freeman's new book explores the impact of antisemitism - and what we can do about it

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October 27, 2022 09:46

Participants pose with rainbow handfans during the first Tel Aviv pride event since before the Covid-19 pandemic on June 25, 2021 even as officials urged marchers to wear masks amid a surge in infections. - Organisers called it the "largest parade of its kind held worldwide since the outbreak of Covid-19. "The last Tel Aviv Pride in 2019 drew a quarter of a million revellers, who danced on colourful floats under rainbow banners in the beachside city. This year's celebration will be more subdued as Israel remains largely closed to tourists due to the coronavirus. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Acclaimed historian Deborah Lipstadt meets the Chief Rabbi on a London tour

Lipstadt, known for her defeat of Holocaust denier David Irving, is visiting as the United States’s special envoy to combat and monitor antisemitism

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October 20, 2022 10:52

Acclaimed historian Deborah Lipstadt meets the Chief Rabbi on a London tour

Jewish partisan who fought the Nazis battles to preserve forest fort where resistance group lived

Fania Brantsovsky, now 100, escaped the Vilna Ghetto to join 'Avenger' group - now she's fighting to save woodland camp so next generations can learn of their struggle

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October 13, 2022 12:46