BooksThe Thinking Heart review: ‘David Grossman’s dream for Israel omits certain details’The leading Israeli novelist’s new book fails to ask tough questions about the Jewish state’s implacable enemiesBy David Herman2 min read
Children's booksJC2’s guide to the best new books for toddlers, teens and those inbetweenFrom a kippah-wearing blue furry monster to the war efforts of courageous Jewish siblings, we select the most exciting fiction for kidsBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read
FilmThe Apprentice review: ‘What would Melania Trump say?’The Trump portrayed here is no monster but it is a portrait of a hustler who is still hustlingBy John Nathan1 min read
Books By Any Other Name review: ‘Shakespeare’s Marrano sister’In bestselling Jodi Picoult’s latest book some of the Bard’s most famous works were written by a Jewish woman who observes Friday night and Yom Kippur and sits a version of shiva when her friend diesBy Jennifer Lipman2 min read
ObituaryLore Segal: ‘her subject was her life’The Pulitzer-nominated novelist and short story writer who has died aged 96 had a ‘uniquely sharp mind’By Jennifer Lipman1 min read
Books The feted scholar who fears for Israel’s soulEven if you don’t fully agree with his views, Holocaust survivor Saul Friedländer’s centrality to Israeli history makes his analysis of the country vitalBy Felix Pope2 min read
Books‘My fiction shows the truth of what’s going on in northern Israel’Sarah Sultoon on how her experience reporting on Hezbollah and Lebanon steered her approach to writing her novel DirtBy Natalie Goldwater3 min read
Books ‘I’ve created a Jewish version of Sherlock Holmes’Aron Goldin’s first book thrusts his intrepid East End protagonist on the trial of a serial killer in the intriguing setting of a 19th-century ConstantinopleBy Jennifer Lipman4 min read
Books The Gates of Gaza review: ‘why Israel is where it is’This personal and very painful book should disabuse anyone of the notion that there are easy answers for the Jewish stateBy Jennifer Lipman2 min read
HealthThe Vagina Business: Taking the stigma out of women’s healthMarina Gerner’s new book uncovers myriad health innovations for women, offering eye-opening solutions to the ways our medical system snubs female painBy Elisa Bray8 min read
Books The Hebrew Teacher review: ‘big questions about the future of Israel’Maya Arad’s trio of widely feted novellas examine the familial and professional challenges facing Jews in California and in the Jewish stateBy David Herman2 min read
BooksPlaceholders review: An Irish-Jewish romance marred by loss and longingJames Roseman’s debut novel explores American Jewish identity and griefBy Eliana Jordan3 min read
Books No Road Leading Back review: ‘hell and real heroism’This is the one of the best books written about the Shoah by Bullets, an often overlooked aspect of the HolocaustBy David Herman2 min read
Books Elaine review: ‘Jew lite-ville’Despite its plethora of Yiddishe names, it is difficult to see Self’s latest novel as a reckoning with his Jewish identity and the writing is also a long way from the rhythms of Bellow, Roth and Nicole KraussBy David Herman2 min read
Booker PrizeBooker Prize 2024 shortlist includes three Jewish authorsHalf of the six authors shortlisted for the prestigious literary award are Jewish, and five are women – the most in Booker Prize historyBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
Books The Shapiro Family review: ‘portraits of a forgotten dynasty’These are fascinating portraits of an extraordinary family few now rememberBy Jenni Frazer2 min read
