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New book on Einstein is result of one man's fascination with physicist

His leather jacket, the boat with a Yiddish name — the publication offers a fascinating insight into the Nobel Prize winner

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Book review: The Only Woman in the Room: Golda Meir and her Path to Power - A pioneering woman leader but was she a feminist?

A highly original and enjoyable take on Israel’s first woman leader

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Author has notion of meritocracy in his sights in unconventional perspective on a golden age for Jews in American literature

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Book review: Britain’s Jews: Confidence, Maturity, Anxiety - Too confident, where’s the angst?

An unconvincing survey of modern British Jews, much of which was gleaned from conversations conducted over Zoom during lockdown

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My walk along the Western Front

To support the dream of a dead soldier for a ‘path of peace’ along the famous First World War dividing line, Anthony Seldon walked its length last year. Along the way he contemplated his roots, and the hopes and fears of Jewish soldiers

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Jewish readers were up in arms with Casandra character in Candice Carty-Williams' hit book - so will she be toned down on screen?

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The enduring creative obsession with romantically matching Jews and Nazis

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My Hollywood father: Paul Newman’s daughter on the silver screen icon’s struggles with fame

As the star's posthumous memoir is published, Melissa Newman discusses his feelings on his celebrity status — and his Jewish heritage

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