BooksSophie Says: the children’s books making a differenceThe self-published book series by Esther Marshall has so far sold more than 25,000 copiesBy Elisa Bray3 min read
Books Remembering the golden age of the New York Jewish intellectual maleI talk to the author of a new book about a group of mid-century Jewish writers who hold a mystique to this dayBy David Cohen4 min read
AntizionismNYC bookstore owner blames staffer for cancelling Jewish book event over ‘Zionist’ rabbiPowerHouse Books in Brooklyn cancelled the launch of Joshua Leifer’s book Tablets Shattered, claiming they ‘would not permit a Zionist on the premises’By Eliana Jordan5 min read
Books The Writers’ Castle review: ‘gripping portrait of the reporters at Nuremberg’This is a fascinating account of the hacks who reported on the post-WW2 trialsBy Robert Low2 min read
BooksHitler’s People review: ‘an important book’Sobering and incisive commentary on the men who persuaded ordinary Germans to become mass murderersBy Colin Shindler2 min read
Books Going Home by Tom Lamont review: ‘The significance of duty’He writes sharply about the web of obligation and Judaism, conveniently, provides a clear framework for such a lifeBy Felix Pope2 min read
Books Two Hours by Alba Arikha review: ‘I read it twice’This is the only time I have finished a novel and then turned straight back to the first pageBy Amanda Hopkinson1 min read
The Pendragon Legend, review: Upper-class chomps and femmes fatales pitched into dark country-house thrillerI was bowled over by this rediscovered work of master novelist Antal SzerbBy David Herman2 min read||July 31, 2024 16:01
Israeli-born author longlisted for Booker PrizeYael van der Wouden’s book explores the legacy of the HolocaustBy Elisa Bray2 min read||July 31, 2024 08:31
Summer reading: the hottest new booksFrom coming-of-age stories in posh Scotland to a fictionalised story of Picasso’s lover, our pick of the best beach readsBy Jennifer Lipman1 min read||July 25, 2024 13:20
David Baddiel’s memoir about his dysfuctional family will make you wince with pleasureDid the writer and comedian need to share his story? Perhaps not, but it remains a treat for readersBy Jennifer Lipman2 min read||July 12, 2024 16:55
A saviour’s insights into his Holocaust rescue missionsHow I admire this Hungarian Shoah survivor’s diaryBy Colin Shindler2 min read||July 12, 2024 16:47
Israel’s former First Lady Lihi Lapid: ‘When I get to politics, each word can be dangerous’By Jennifer Lipman6 min read||July 10, 2024 15:16
Shalom Auslander on his new book ‘Feh’: ‘We’ve been told a terrible story about ourselves for thousands of years’Novelist and screenwriter Shalom Auslander is one of America’s sharpest comic provocateurs. He talks to Nicholas Lezard about his new memoir, Feh, about his love for the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and why he would take any seat going on a plane to the UKBy Nicholas Lezard6 min read||July 8, 2024 14:11
The Jewish war novelist who told the stories of soldiers, not officersThe republishing of Alexander Baron’s books is a reminder of just how outstanding his fiction isBy David Herman3 min read||June 27, 2024 10:38
The Piano Player of Budapest review: A beautifully performed Holocaust symphonyRoxanne de Bastion has written an extraordinary Shoah memoirBy Jenni Frazer2 min read||June 20, 2024 16:14
