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Stop Look Listen book review: The spiritual beauty of Shabbat

Nehemia Polen argues the ultimate purpose of Shabbat is to bring us to a zone of enhanced spiritual awareness

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

Stop Look Listen book review: The spiritual beauty of Shabbat

The genius of Jonathan Sacks

The genius of Jonathan Sacks

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

My Father’s House book review: Irish priest who defied Nazis in Rome

My Father’s House book review: Irish priest who defied Nazis in Rome

By Jenni Frazer

2 min read

Sidney Reilly book review: The mysterious agent of his own downfall

Sidney Reilly book review: The mysterious agent of his own downfall

2 min read

The Kindertransport refugee who is still writing books at 94

The Kindertransport refugee who is still writing books at 94

By Jennifer Lipman

5 min read

Word up! The language quiz that has set celebrity tongues wagging

Word up! The language quiz that has set celebrity tongues wagging

By Jenni Frazer

2 min read

Jewish children’s author's books sanitised 'without permission'

Children's books

Jewish children’s author's books sanitised 'without permission'

By Jenni Frazer

1 min read

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After The Annex: The tragic sequel to Anne Frank’s Diary

An admirably detailed account of the teenage diarist’s last months

By Amanda Hopkinson

2 min read

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March 2, 2023 18:10

After The Annex: The tragic sequel to Anne Frank’s Diary

I thought I’d missed the boat to be an emerging writer - I was wrong

Karen Skinazi had always wanted to write fiction — but was she too old to get started?

By Karen Skinazi

4 min read

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March 2, 2023 17:28

I thought I’d missed the boat to be an emerging writer - I was wrong

The dad who wants a childcare revolution

Meet a father who says parents need to share their roles

By Sandy Rashty

5 min read

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March 2, 2023 16:55

The dad who wants a childcare revolution

Uncovering the lies of a mother who survived the Holocaust

Writer Monique Charlesworth discusses the web of deceit woven by her German-Jewish mother

By Jennifer Lipman

5 min read

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March 2, 2023 16:45

Uncovering the lies of a mother who survived the Holocaust

Hidden for centuries, the Bible that changes everything

Codex Sassoon — the oldest nearly complete version of the Hebrew Bible — will go on sale at Sotheby’s in New York in May

By Jenni Frazer

3 min read

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March 2, 2023 15:08

Hidden for centuries, the Bible that changes everything

Howard Jacobson

By Howard Jacobson

Is it time for Jews to do less yearning and more living?

Howard Jacobson - one of our greatest living authors - argues for a new positivity towards Jewishness and Israel

24 min read

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March 2, 2023 13:20

Is it time for Jews to do less yearning and more living?

The Holocaust stole my family history - then I started searching

Elsbeth Lindner's book tells a remarkable tale of her artist uncle

By Elsbeth Lindner

3 min read

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March 1, 2023 10:10

The Holocaust stole my family history - then I started searching

Israel’s comic queen digs deep

Multi-award-winning graphic artist Rutu Modan reveals her inspirations

By Joel Meadows

3 min read

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February 23, 2023 14:18

Israel’s comic queen digs deep

Why Saul Bellow was the best US Jewish writer of his generation

Penguin is reprinting some of his best-known works in new editions

By David Herman

4 min read

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February 23, 2023 13:46

Why Saul Bellow was the best US Jewish writer of his generation

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