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 bar on female rabbis is about economics

The men in authority use halacha as an excuse — they are really protecting their position

3 min read

Vector illustration of a woman symbol surrounded by men symbols in a repeating pattern against a purple background.

Welcome back to our house of treasures

7 min read

Jewish Museum London names reopening date

1 min read

‘An entire world in one album’

6 min read

Yo ho ho and a couple of mums

When Jodie Lancet-Grant couldn't find picture books to reflect her LGBT family she wrote her own - with a twist

3 min read

June 24, 2021 11:47

There is something Jewish about the Windsors

'I should like to propose a Yiddishe update in which the Royal family is not deposed, but transposed — reimagined as a Jewish clan in North West London.'

3 min read

May 27, 2021 10:06

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II reacts as she meets military personnel during her visit to the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth, southern England on May 22, 2021, ahead of its maiden operational deployment to the Philippine Sea. - The aircraft carrier will embark on her first operational deployment on May 23, leading the UK Carrier Strike Group in engagements with 40 nations including India, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore. (Photo by Steve Parsons / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEVE PARSONS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Lee Kern: Working class hero

Comedian and writer Lee Kern is up for an Oscar. But, he tells Keren David, there are more important things in life than winning awards.

8 min read

April 15, 2021 11:29

Zoom Judaism has enhanced my spirituality

'I expected that Zoom Judaism would be a watered-down version of the real thing. But the opposite was true.'

3 min read

April 8, 2021 10:50

Desk-level perspective of blonde Buenos Aires businesswoman typing on laptop in office with window view.

Time to step into the spotlight

Ivor Baddiel's new book for children draws on his career writing for TV, and features a washed up comedian with 'an ego the size of Jupiter'.

4 min read

March 31, 2021 10:37

Speak to our sons to protect our daughters

'The way that men deal with disappointment and rejection, the fragility of their egos, their lack of control - these are all factors that contribute to violence against women.'

3 min read

March 18, 2021 11:06

Floral tributes and messages in honour of Sarah Everard, the missing woman whose remains were found in woodland in Kent, are displayed at the bandstand on Clapham Common in south London on March 17, 2021. - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday Britain needed "a change in our culture" to tackle violence against women and girls, as he came under pressure over the government's response to the issue which has been thrust into the national spotlight following the disappearance this month of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose remains were found in woodland last week. A serving London police officer has been charged with her kidnap and murder. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Our quiet year

Photographer Gemma Levine asked people for their thoughts on the Covid-19 crisis. The result is a fascinating book of portraits

2 min read

March 4, 2021 15:27

I thought I’d be the one to see disaster coming

'Now I realise how strong the urge is to ignore an impending threat, to carry on shopping and pretending that all will be well.'

3 min read

March 4, 2021 15:14

One people alone. A senior woman enjoys evening shopping while taking advantage of offers and discounts. On his arm a lot of shopping bags while she looks at her cell phone

David Baddiel: Making Jews count

Comedian and writer David Baddiel - whose Twitter profile reads 'Jew' - tells Keren David about his new book about the invisibility of Jews in modern identity politics

7 min read

February 4, 2021 12:08