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Keren David

Keren David

Keren David is Managing Editor of the Jewish Chronicle. She is also the award-winning author of 13 books for young adults, her most recent is Say No to the Dress, published by Barrington Stoke

Latest from Keren David

The year I learned to make Mum’s strudel

Sometimes recipes carry a lot of history and love

2 min read

Delicious Homemade Cherry Pie.Sweet slices of cherry strudel on a wooden table. Traditional cuisine.

Comedy, drama, history: this year’s Jewish film fest has it all

Comedy, drama, history: this year’s Jewish film fest has it all

2 min read

Love stories with Nazis and Jews? Pass the sick bucket

Love stories with Nazis and Jews? Pass the sick bucket

3 min read

The enduring creative obsession with romantically matching Jews and Nazis

The enduring creative obsession with romantically matching Jews and Nazis

2 min read

Fringe benefits from a cultural renaissance

The Tsitsit Jewish arts festival is back. Keren David meets its founder, Alastair Falk

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November 1, 2022 11:51

Fringe benefits from a cultural renaissance

From the archive: The Yom Kippur War in Israel and the UK

From the JC archive on October 12, 1973

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October 13, 2022 13:46

From the archive: The Yom Kippur War in Israel and the UK

Don’t judge those who struggle to say Kaddish

When my mother died I found the thought of it simply too much so I grieved in my own way

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October 6, 2022 15:43

Don’t judge those who struggle to say Kaddish

The artist celebrating British Jews and our sacred places

Beverley-Jane Stewart’s art focuses on synagogues and society

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September 24, 2022 21:13

The artist celebrating British Jews and our sacred places

Why the Queen felt like one of us

Though she was a devout Christian, many aspects of Queen Elizabeth's life resonated with Jews

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September 9, 2022 10:13

Why the Queen felt like one of us

Martin Lewis is a Jewish hero whose campaigning will save lives this winter

The MSE founder is the Uber-mensch we need in these uncertain times

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September 1, 2022 12:08

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: Martin Lewis and Deborah Meaden take part in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant in front of Buckingham Palace, on day four of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, on June 05, 2022 in London, England. The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated from June 2 to June 5, 2022, in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. (Photo by Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Sometimes, theatre can get Jewishness right

It is fabulous to see your own community on stage, but toe-curling when it hits a bum note

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August 19, 2022 11:57

Sometimes, theatre can get Jewishness right

My hero’s name is Lenny Tuchus

Keren David meets a literary agent turned children’s author who’s a hit at both jobs

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July 7, 2022 11:27

My hero’s name is Lenny Tuchus

Liberal Judaism is great — but it just isn’t for me

My heart is annoyingly Orthodox, even though my head takes me in a much more liberal direction

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June 30, 2022 11:41

Liberal Judaism is great — but it just isn’t for me

I'm not surprised Italy's been ranked the best place in Europe to be Jewish

On a recent trip to Italy I found Jewish life that was fresh, encouraging and extremely positive

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June 23, 2022 12:56

I'm not surprised Italy's been ranked the best place in Europe to be Jewish

The joy of an unlikely friendship is captured in a new book

Homelands: The History of a Friendship tells the story of how Chitra Ramaswamy met her 'Jewish grandparents'

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June 9, 2022 13:46

The joy of an unlikely friendship is captured in a new book

Drinking Seder wine aged seven set me on the road to addiction, confesses Hollywood actress Selma Blair

Legally Blonde star’s searingly honest new book also reveals her affinity with Anne Frank

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May 19, 2022 10:57

Drinking Seder wine aged seven set me on the road to addiction, confesses Hollywood actress Selma Blair

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