Review: West Side Story. The Jets, the Sharks, and the making of a classicThis book is full of nutty detail, says John NathanBy John Nathan2 min read
Review: ArtifactIt is a meandering tale, graphic and shocking at times and meditative at others, which doesn’t so much reach a conclusion as simply endBy Jennifer Lipman1 min read
Review: Life Should Be TransparentThis volume introduces us to the life and work of Irena Veisaite, an academic, theatre critic and long-time chair of the Open Lithuania Fund boardBy Sipora Levy1 min read
Review: AntkindKaufman’s genius makes me wonder if his book is a giant parody, writes Anne JosephBy Anne Joseph2 min read
Review: New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth CenturyThey are the heroes of a book that flits between colourful accounts of its protagonists’ world and clinical analyses of the music they played, a reflection of the author’s own double life as performer and academicBy Mark Glanville1 min read
Karma and Kabbalah: reincarnation reconsideredThe Soul Survivor: Reincarnation – based on the Writings of the Zohar, Leonard Book, Tuchams Publishing House, £16.99By Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski1 min read
Book review: Young Heroes of the Soviet UnionThis terrific, gripping book is, first, the story of sons haunted by their fathers and the terrible times they all lived throughBy David Herman2 min read
Book review: Osnabrück Station to JerusalemPowerfully reclaimed — and imagined — realityBy Jennifer Langer1 min read
Book review: What Are Jews For?If there was a prize for Best Book Title of the Year, Adam Sutcliffe’s latest work would surely walk off with it.By Rabbi Howard Cooper2 min read
Book review: 'Franci's War' and 'Paris Fashion and World War Two'Rescued and mesmerisingBy Jan Shure2 min read
Book review: The Murder of Professor SchlickAn enjoyable journey on the Circle lineBy David Conway2 min read
Book review: Growing Up for BeginnersThis vastly enjoyable read is about the importance of knowing yourself and living with confidenceBy Keren David1 min read
Book Review: ThreeThis is a dark thriller, which picks up pace as it goes along, says David HermanBy David Herman2 min read