Milton Friedman – the last conservative?A new biography of the great economist and public intellectual is also a masterly account of post-War US historyBy Stephen Pollard3 min read
Rob RinderFiction review of the yearOur critics’ favourite novels, from a sweetly satirical rom-com to a study in middle-class complicity in the Third ReichBy Karen Glaser2 min read
Amos Oz: Writer, Activist, Icon review: Getting personal with a literary giantDavid Herman applauds a memoir that examines the life of Amos OzBy David Herman2 min read
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store book review: Communities come together in PennsylvaniaJennifer Lipman enjoys a tale of neighbourly harmony in 1930s AmericaBy Jennifer Lipman1 min read
Books Growing up middle class in Nazi GermanyAlun David reviews an account of a wartime childhoodBy Alun David 2 min read
Leo Baeck, the rabbi who resisted tyrannyRabbi Leo Baeck: Living a Religious Imperative in Troubled Times, Michael A Meyer, University of Pennsylvania Press, £50By Rabbi Sylvia Rothschild1 min read
Review: Käsebier Takes BerlinThis novel, written in the 1930's, is about the media, celebrity and fake news, and therefore remarkably topical todayBy David Herman2 min read
Review: Take Arms Against a Sea of TroublesHarold Bloom's last book is an urgent, posthumous self-elegy to a career-long love affair with poetryBy Stoddard Martin2 min read
Review: The Light at the End of the DayWasserberg seems drawn to the divide between darkness and light in the world, and the deceptive tales people tell in order to survive through illusionBy Madeleine Kingsley2 min read
Review: Britain and Europe in a Troubled WorldBogdanor is at his most incisive when analysing the cultural shift that took anti-European sentiment from the fringes of UK politics into the mainstreamBy Martin Bright2 min read
Review: ConcealedThis is a landmark book, uncovering the history of a scarcely known Jewish community while bringing to life an unforgettable familyBy Sipora Levy2 min read
Review: Shimon PeresAvi Gil has given a real portrait of the former Israeli prime minister, warts and allBy Vernon Bogdanor2 min read
A kinder way to start thinking about GodPutting the ‘o’ in God — In search of a Liberal Jewish theology, Pete Tobias, Lulu Press, £6.99By Simon Rocker1 min read
Review: WomenA modern translation of a 1933 collection of four connected storiesBy David Herman2 min read
Review: Stanley Kubrick - American FilmmakerDavid Mikics tracks Kubrick’s progress with the assiduity of a scholar and the warmth of a fanBy Stoddard Martin2 min read
Review: To Be a ManThe Holocaust looms large and Israel looms even larger, though not an Israel at war.By David Herman2 min read