Book Review: Dinner at the Centre of the Earth'A dark, profound meditation on the state of Israel and also a gripping thriller, full of twists and moral ambiguity, it is an absolute joy to read.'By David Herman1 min read
Michael Rosen: growing up in the 'non-Zionist bubble'Children's writer Michael Rosen has written a book about his very Jewish - but very irreligious - childhood. Lee Harpin met him.By Lee Harpin5 min read
A very Jewish literary festival at ClivedenSimon Schama and Hannah Rothschild are on the programme for a brand new literary eventBy Gerald Jacobs2 min read
Integration for Jews preceded tragediesThe experiences of Rothschild and Disraeli could have changed Britain, but history records a series of missed opportunities for othersBy Andrew Adonis4 min read
Book review: Basket of DeplorablesDavid Herman enjoys Tom Rachman's smartly satirical tales.By David Herman1 min read
Madness, anxiety and poetryJoanne Limburg reviews two new collections of poetryBy Joanne Limburg2 min read
Book review: Nicole Krauss Forest DarkDavid Herman isn't impressed by a very literary novelBy David Herman2 min read
Welcome to a world of self-interest'People follow shiny objects...Trump is the shiny object' according to Daniel Levin, author of a new book on international politics. Jennifer Lipman met him.By Jennifer Lipman5 min read
How Orthodoxy responds to changeChallenge and Continuity: Rabbinic Responses to Modernity, Science and Tragedy Yoni Birnbaum, Valentine Mitchell, £25 (pb £12.95)By Rabbi Dr Harvey Belovski1 min read
Drawn across Europe on the KindertransportA graphic adaptation of a child refugee's arrival in BritainBy Ivy Garlitz1 min read
Fiction on firm factual baseMonica Porter salutes an ex-colleague's Moscow-set novelBy Monica Porter1 min read
A call to open heartsSipora Levy welcomes a 'tender' novel about parenting a transgender child.By Sipora Levy1 min read
Unpicking the pastA novel with a protagonist who suffers from Alzheimers, written by an author with an early onset form of the diseaseBy Madeleine Kingsley1 min read
A narrative of wondersDavid Herman has high praise for Jonathan Levi's novel, which has taken 15 years to find a British publisher.By David Herman2 min read
A voice for a silent heroinePenny Joelson's debut Young Adult novel tells the story of a girl who cannot communicateBy Keren David2 min read