BooksSimon Schama: The forgotten Jewish hero who developed immunisationIn lockdown, the historian researched the history of humanity’s fight against disease and now he talks about his new book with the JC.By Simon Rocker6 min read
Politics‘From Corbyn to Brexit, UK politics gave me a heart attack’Guardian political columnist Rafael Behr on the impact upheavals in Westminster had on his lifeBy Tanya Gold 8 min read
BooksBook review: August Blue - A musical mystery stuck in a minor keyDeborah Levy's new novel about a gifted pianist is a slow burner but takes off in the final 200 pagesBy David Herman1 min read
BooksThe Eleventh Plague: Jews and Pandemics from the Bible to Covid-19A deep dive into a world of medieval superstitionBy Robert Low3 min read
BooksBook review: Amos Oz: The Legacy of a Writer in Israel and BeyondThe wizardry of Oz comes through in a book of essays about the writer who ‘led where rabbis fear to tread'By Colin Shindler2 min read
BooksBook review: Romantic Comedy - From meet-cute to happily ever afterCurtis Sittenfeld's latest features an appealingly flawed character, uncomfortable in her own skin, wary of introspection and keen to deflect any complimentBy Jennifer Lipman1 min read
FamilyHow a man rescued his Down's syndrome brother from a care home in lockdownManni Coe set off from his home in Spain after receiving a troubling text from ReubenBy Anne Joseph5 min read
Clive Sinclair: The gunslinger armed with a penA critic's fond memories of a writer with a love of WesternsBy David Herman4 min read||April 28, 2023 12:09
The God Desire Review: Judaism doesn't count in David Baddiel's new bookThe comedian's latest publication shows he needs to widen his outlook on the DivineBy Rabbi Howard Cooper3 min read||April 20, 2023 13:10
Film review: The Portable Door - A Potteresque mysteryAdaptation of the first book of Tom Holt’s J.W. Wells & Co. book series is fun but has too much going on all the time to fully workBy Linda Marric1 min read||April 17, 2023 11:33
Theatre review: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead - the hunted's revengePoland’s Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk's eco-thriller is brought to brilliant life in Simon McBurney's productionBy John Nathan1 min read||April 14, 2023 10:21
Book review: Architect of Terror - When Franco ruled and hatred spreadRevealing account of the shocking antisemitism that underpinned the 1936 nationalist uprising that led to Spain's civil warBy Robert Low2 min read||April 14, 2023 10:21
The alchemy of friendship: a pair of best mates have written a novel about magicAndy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson's The Warlock Effect is a rollicking Boys’ Own-style adventure set in 1950s Soho - and it's very JewishBy Jenni Frazer6 min read||April 14, 2023 10:13
‘Shiva was amazing. It really left me not alone’The Jewish way of processing bereavement helps mourners change and grow, says grief expert Merissa Nathan GersonBy Gaby Wine4 min read||April 6, 2023 23:00
Book review: Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia - Perfectionist girls who starveHadley Freeman's eating disorder memoir is a vital contribution that it’s hoped will change how we understand anorexiaBy Jennifer Lipman3 min read||April 5, 2023 14:39
From boxing to baking: the joy of learning new thingsAdam Gopnik’s new books celebrates the mastery of skills, something that is sadly neglected in the education of childrenBy Stephen Applebaum6 min read||April 4, 2023 15:03
