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

Me & You: The rabbi and the Syrian refugee: 'She's my friend'

Nisrin Kakhya was one of a group of Syrian refugees helped to come to the UK with the support of Finchley Progressive Synagogue, where Rebecca Birk is rabbi. Now the pair are best of friends.

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Me & You: The rabbi and the Syrian refugee: 'She's my friend'

Painting in colour

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Let’s be fair to fathers

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Yehudis Fletcher: speaking out on sex and marriage

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Sally Jacobs

Iconoclastic stage and costume designer who collaborated with Peter Brook

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November 20, 2020 14:28

Why have you forgotten us, Rishi?

Millions of small business owners have been overlooked in the government's support schemes to help those hit by the pandemic. Karen Glaser spoke to some of the 'forgotten'.

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November 12, 2020 11:01

The curse of Long Covid

An increasing number of people are suffering long term symptoms from the coronavirus. Karen Glaser reports.

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October 29, 2020 10:47

Time to chop the shops?

As the shops re-open, are you desperate to go back? Or has lockdown made you rethink your consumer habits? Meet Zoe Jacobs who gave up shopping for a year

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June 25, 2020 17:04

Is your teenager addicted to vaping?

Lockdown might be good for your teenager's health. Karen Glaser reports.

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April 7, 2020 13:40

The East End renaissance

'I've set up home in Hackney because I didn't want to be an unthinking Jew'

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April 3, 2020 11:10

‘I don’t  need a Jewish partner to be  me’

Does 'marrying out' spell the end of Jewish commitment and identity? It's not necessarily so, says Karen Glaser

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February 10, 2020 09:21

‘I don’t  need a Jewish partner to be  me’

Is the British Jewish community snobbish?

Being working class used to be the norm for British Jews, but in a generation we've been upwardly socially mobile. So how does it feel to be a blue collar worker and Jewish in 2020?

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January 9, 2020 11:53