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

Sound of the suburbs

'There's an awful lot to be said for the so-called bourgeois life' says Daniel Finkelstein, whose first book, a collection of his columns for The Times has just been published

5 min read

To be an ally against racism, first learn to listen

3 min read

Book review: Growing Up for Beginners

1 min read

Hidden treasures from the archives

6 min read

The empty nest is full again, and that’s a gift

'If pandemics are allowed to have silver linings, then this is mine, a chance to spend weeks and weeks with my family.'

3 min read

July 2, 2020 16:01

The empty nest is full again, and that’s a gift

Now is the time for cultural Jews to contribute

'Jewish culture is often quite separate from the mainstream Jewish community. It is not based in synagogues, nor is it run by communal bodies. It allows individuals to create their own version of being Jewish, and it has no entry barriers'

3 min read

May 27, 2020 12:00

Now is the time for cultural Jews to contribute

I’ve got the ingredients. But can I make challah?

Sticky dough, a makeshift pastry brush, yeast that looks like putty: can Keren David succeed in her quest to make challah?

3 min read

May 21, 2020 10:26

I’ve got the ingredients. But can I make challah?

TV review - Hospital Special: Fighting Covid-19

This excellent documentary about the NHS response to the coronavirus pandemic felt very close to home

2 min read

May 13, 2020 08:09

TV review - Hospital Special: Fighting Covid-19

A place to remember the people we loved and have lost

Writing a eulogy is a precious task - now these unique tributes are being collected online

2 min read

May 6, 2020 17:10

A place to remember the people we loved and have lost

Falling in love with Normal People

As soon as Lenny Abrahamson read Sally Rooney's second novel he knew he wanted to direct it for television

2 min read

May 2, 2020 19:23

I’m not going to be the Pesach Ayatollah again

'This year I realised that togetherness mattered more than rules.'

3 min read

April 24, 2020 14:38

I’m not going to be the Pesach Ayatollah again

Friday Night Dinner: Am I turning into Jackie?

Friday Night Dinner is back for a sixth series — and it's the perfect lockdown binge-watch, says Keren David

3 min read

April 2, 2020 13:31

Friday Night Dinner: Am I turning into Jackie?

North London rabbi officiates at funeral of her grandfather, who died from coronavirus

Family join Miriam Berger online for ceremony for Ronald Bayfield, 95

1 min read

March 31, 2020 16:00

North London rabbi officiates at funeral of her grandfather, who died from coronavirus

Unorthodox: Your new TV must watch

A new Netflix series tells the story of a young women's flight from the Satmar community of Williamsburg, New York

6 min read

March 19, 2020 10:13

'It's a funny thing to be happy'

After 20 years of stand up, Josh Howie has his first acting role, in a new sitcom about a Jewish newspaper

5 min read

February 27, 2020 15:18

Hadley Freeman's family secrets

Hadley Freeman's stunning new book tells the story of European Jews in the twentieth century through the lens of her grandmother and great uncles' lives

6 min read

February 27, 2020 10:43

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Keren David

Latest from Keren David

Sound of the suburbs

To be an ally against racism, first learn to listen

Book review: Growing Up for Beginners

Hidden treasures from the archives

More from Keren David

The empty nest is full again, and that’s a gift

Now is the time for cultural Jews to contribute

I’ve got the ingredients. But can I make challah?

TV review - Hospital Special: Fighting Covid-19

A place to remember the people we loved and have lost

Falling in love with Normal People

I’m not going to be the Pesach Ayatollah again

Friday Night Dinner: Am I turning into Jackie?

North London rabbi officiates at funeral of her grandfather, who died from coronavirus

Unorthodox: Your new TV must watch

'It's a funny thing to be happy'

Hadley Freeman's family secrets