The Jewish Chronicle

History recalls the liars first

Tide is already turning

When it’s time to step down

There is a time when leaders must step down, when they age out of being responsive to the needs of their constituents, or it’s time to give someone else a try.

Stereotypes aren’t always true

Heaven knows I prefer philosemitism to antisemitism, but only in the sense that I’d prefer dog mess on my shoe to dog mess in my dinner, writes David Aaronovitch.

Here’s a place for all of us

It’s fair to say that, when conceived, there were doubts about creating a US-style Jewish community centre in London, but these have been overcome for Jennifer Lipman.

About The Mooch and Me

Stephen Rosenthal realises he has quite a lot in common with former White House press secretary Anthony Scaramucci

We must ask these three questions

The potential for Jews to be seen as stereotypes is only likely to grow, with all the perils that entails

Are shuls catering for all members?

There is one thing which remains entirely constant for every shul member. That is the fact that they are unique individuals, with unique hopes, dreams, doubts and aspirations, writes Yoni Birnbaum.

Don’t forget our heroes

Sephardic Jews are not without heroes. Ignoring them leaves us poorer, writes Ben Judah

Orthodoxy should be able to evolve

The condemnation of Rabbi Dweck is a grotesque insult to many of our friends and family who are gay and an attack on civic equality, writes Daniel Finkelstein

Our past is being denied to us

I don’t know of another nation whose history and connection to its land is being erased in a concerted campaign to deny its rights, culture, land, and holy sites, writes Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll.

Macron indulges his audiences

Macron tells audiences what they want to hear. But he is not a reliable defender of the Jewish people, writes Melanie Phillips

Keep an eye on these MPs

The outcome of the contests to elect new chairs of nearly 30 Commons select committees is revealing.

An ‘actual Jewish wife’ writes

Not all of us are at home waiting to cook our husband’s meal. They do occasionally let us out of the shtetl to forge careers of our own, writes Abigail Radnor

Now we're fighting, not for the Kotel, but over it

No one can take this Wall down. Some want to claim ownership. But no one can own the right to another person’s longings

Same old Middle East debate? Maybe not

That the government itself sought a debate on Israel and the Palestinians may be an indication of Tory intentions to take the matter seriously over the next year or two.

This is your story, and mine

She had never appeared in a musical before, so why was Tracy-Ann Oberman determined to take the part of Golde in Fiddler on the Roof?

Fake news can damage us all

What is real and what is fake? We will always have our own opinions, but are we destined never to agree on a common set of facts?