Books Do the affluent and over-educated have problems?This novel satirises the non-problems of privileged Americans with great humour and skillBy Jennifer Lipman2 min read
Books The German Jew who fought his way through Europe to find his parents at TheresienstadtThis most dramatic of war stories has the makings of a marvellous TV seriesBy Robert Low2 min read
Books The Last Days of Budapest review: ‘intrigue, horror and heroism in the Casablanca of central Europe’Journalist Adam LeBor’s latest book quotes a wide range of newly revealed diaries and letters, and relates some remarkable tales of Jews being rescuedBy Monica Porter2 min read
booksThe Teacher of Auschwitz review: ‘he helped Jewish children survive hell’Wendy Holden has brought Fredy Hirsch, a young gay man who saved hundreds of children from Nazi depredations, to lifeBy Jenni Frazer2 min read
Books The non-Jewish Italian who saved Primo LeviA new biography sheds light on an unsung hero consigned to work at the death camp where the great author was internedBy Amanda Hopkinson2 min read
BooksThis columnist is derided and even hated, but she is usually rightIn her latest polemic Melanie Phillips takes on the ruin of Western civilisationBy Stephen Pollard3 min read
BooksThe Power and the Glory review: ‘Jews who wished they were to the manor born’This literary tour through the flamboyant Jewish-owned stately homes of the turn of the 20th century is highly entertainingBy Jenni Frazer3 min read
Children's booksThe best new books for toddlers, teens and those in betweenFrom the world of JSocs and casual antisemitism to the fictionalised story of a real-life story Jewish heroine in 16th century Portugal, our pick of the best new releases for childrenBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read
Books East Broadway to Whitechapel, review: ‘stirring snapshots of a bygone world’David Katz’s short stories are a moving evocation of the Jewish world of Brooklyn and the East End, but also the world of Yiddish literatureBy David Herman2 min read
Books Singer Sisters review: ‘gentle notes on the gritty business of making music’The music reverberates from the pages of this feminist journalist’s debut novelBy Jennifer Lipman1 min read
Books Why the longest hatred isn’t going anywhere soonThis new study on contemporary antisemtism is a welcome addition to the canonBy Robert Low2 min read
Books 2024 in review: Jewish booksFrom the Shoah to the screwed-up elite, the five stand-out Jewish books of the year are a mix of eviscerating fiction, assiduously researched history and memoirBy Claire Allfree2 min read
Jewish children's booksJC2’s guide to the best new titles for toddlers and tweensFrom a talmudic tale about a chipmunk to a mind-stretching explanation of the Enigma code, we select the best new books for childrenBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read
Books Does the world really need another Leonard Cohen biography?The late, great singer’s life story has been committed to print in some 30 books, and this latest publication is one too manyBy Jenni Frazer2 min read
Books Why in the Middle East, a cartoon can be worth a thousands wordsThis visual guide to the Arab-Israeli conflict between 1917 and 1949 is enthrallingBy Robert Low2 min read
Books The 2025 Wingate Prize longlist is announcedThe shortlist will be announced next month and the winner in FebruaryBy Karen Glaser4 min read
