Books Finding the joy amid the horror of TheresienstadtJennifer Lipman meets the creators of Ode to Joy, a graphic novel about the concentration camp used by the Nazis for propagandaBy Jennifer Lipman5 min read
Books Michael Douglas’s candid memoir really is ‘One Helluva Ride’The Jewish Hollywood star’s autobiography is a captivating read that will be of interest to both film buffs and the general readerBy Robert Low3 min read
BooksHigh Line Publishing hails Jewish-focused Odessa Editions at New York launchThe new publishing house, backed by figures like Neil Blair, Rob Rinder and Julie Bindel, aims to ‘offer readers a new vantage point by publishing exceptional books that challenge assumptions’By Jacob Jaffa2 min read
Books The life of Steven Berkoff, the bad boy of British theatre in his own wordsThe actor’s memoir is a rich tour through a now vanished mid-century LondonBy Natasha Green4 min read
Books Office hours in the studio of Paula Rego review: Portrait of the artist and her male museA deeply moving memoir by the man who modelled for the Portuguese painterBy David Herman1 min read
Books Sacred Betrayal review: How deafening silence of French bishops condemned so many Jews to their deathAmerican academic Aliza Luft’s new book is well-written and meticulously documentedBy Robert Low2 min read
publishingMeet the new UK publisher welcoming Jewish and Israeli writersHigh Line Publishing Studio is fighting the cancel mob – we need them to find the next Philip RothBy Elisa Bray5 min read
Sally Rooney’s books withdrawn from UK over her support of Palestine ActionThe Irish writer has previously said she would donate earnings from her books to the proscribed groupBy JC Reporter1 min read||October 14, 2026 16:21
Time being review: intriguing deep musings on life and deathThis hybrid novel is not always credible but it does raise arresting questionsBy Jennifer Lipman1 min read||October 9, 2026 15:29
Locked up for nine months with a NaziKazimierz Moczarski’s Conversations with an Executioner, translated into English for the first time, is an outstanding historical account of what made one of Himmler’s close confidants tickBy David Herman2 min read||October 9, 2026 14:20
JC Life’s guide to the best new books for childrenFrom a theme park tale by Matt Lucas to a picture book with Jewish teaching points, we select new releases for kidsBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read||October 4, 2026 20:28
Farewell to Eden: Christie, Camus and a daring unfashionable view on the birth of IsraelSebastian Faulks’ humane new novel gives a decent Englishman’s take on the founding of the Jewish stateBy David Bennun3 min read||October 2, 2026 08:31
The most lucid and coherent summary of today’s antisemitism you will readDave Rich’s new book From Be’eri to Bondi: Global Antisemitism after October 7 is a masterclass in analysing contemporary Jew-hateBy David Bennun4 min read||September 24, 2026 13:09
Naomi Alderman’s remarkable new novel feels autobiographicalThe Strangers probes the nasty turmoil of how to keep on living alongside devastating lossBy Natasha Green3 min read||September 20, 2026 09:24
JK Rowling’s agent Neil Blair leads fightback against the boycotters with new imprint to promote Jewish and Israeli booksThe venture is a response to the post-October 7 chill experienced by some authorsBy JC Reporter2 min read||September 11, 2026 12:50
London bookshop that sold Mein Kampf stocks book calling Jews ‘evil’ and promoting Protocols conspiracyAafaq Bookstore in Westminster, which is close to a synagogue, is selling a book that portrays Jews as inherently wicked and presents the antisemitic Protocols of the Elders of Zion as factBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read||September 10, 2026 12:05
