BooksThe Genius of Israel review: Why the Jewish state is one of the best places to liveFrom its family ties to scouts and soldiers, Dan Senor and Saul Singer's work celebrates all that's great about the nationBy Jennifer Lipman3 min read
Barbra StreisandMy Name is Barbra review: Streisand’s 1,000-page love letter to herselfThe superstar’s mother of all memoirs is hilariously replete with self-congratulationBy Linda Marric3 min read
BooksObituary: Tobias HillBritish poet and novelist inspired by London’s immigrant lifeBy David Herman2 min read
BooksFrom Red Terror to Terrorist State review: Who controls Russia?A labyrinthine explanation of Russia’s ruthless secret services will serve as a reference work for all those wishing to understand this mysterious countryBy Colin Shindler2 min read
BooksOn Czesław Miłosz - Visions from the Other Europe review: Piercing insights into being an outsiderTimely reflections on the Jewish condition are unsettlingly relevant to our own timesBy Mark Glanville1 min read
BooksThe Future review: Gadgets, gizmos and AI ArmageddonNaomi Alderman’s new Bond-spoof novel is pacy and easy to lose yourself in, but lacks the humanity and thoughtfulness of its forerunner The PowerBy Jennifer Lipman2 min read
BooksHow a language student became the heroic saviour of 16 Jewish Nobel laureatesA new biography tells the story of a young woman who masterminded the escape of academics from Nazi Europe to the UKBy Jennifer Lipman4 min read
My Jewish grandpa had an iconic cinema chain where I met royaltyAn illuminating family memoir tells the story behind Britain’s first film theatresBy Elisa Bray3 min read||October 19, 2023 18:00
Time’s Echo review: The music that helps us reflect the terrible traumas of the pastJeremy Eichler has written a fascinating examination of the power of music in memorialBy Mark Glanville2 min read||October 18, 2023 15:49
Ms. Demeanor review: It’s not all fluff in this arresting tale of neighboursElinor Lipman’s latest novel is an entertaining caper with some serious points on misogyny, loneliness and issues facing single womenBy Joy Sable1 min read||October 6, 2023 14:47
Adama review: The land and the blood have the last sayEveryone gets what’s coming to him or her in Lavie Tidhar's new work - a novel all Israeli politicians should readBy Jenni Frazer1 min read||September 29, 2023 15:49
The Diaries by Franz Kafka review: Into Kafka’s workshopNew translation of the diary of a literary giant provides an insight into his unique artistryBy Alun David 2 min read||September 28, 2023 16:23
Reading list: Our pick of the best Jewish books over the last yearThe new year is upon us but have you read the best of 5783?By Karen E H Skinazi 5 min read||September 24, 2023 10:30
The Book of Paradise review: Moonlit nights, pious Jews and demonsPoet Itzik Manger creates in prose a biblical fantasia, full of references to King David, Solomon and the PsalmsBy David Herman1 min read||September 22, 2023 12:04
The Maniac review: Huge ideas spread too thinThere are lively moments but this fictionalised account of 20th-century polymath John von Neumann will disappoint many readersBy Alun David 2 min read||September 21, 2023 15:44
How a best-selling children's author beat Long Covid to write a book about Jewish heroinesLiz Kessler's new book is about two brave Jewish sisters who join the resistance in wartime AmsterdamBy Keren David3 min read||September 15, 2023 16:33
