BooksVampires, Vikings and a dybbuk tooTraditional folklore inspires debut author Leon CraigBy Anne Joseph4 min read
By David AberbachHow Joyce’s Ulysses bloomed out of Austro-Hungary’s JewsModernist masterpiece published 100 years ago is a rare exception to the prevailing literary antisemitism of the era5 min read
BooksA very Jewish romance - with a Yiddish flavourA new novel tells the story of a Jewish fashionista struggling with her identity - and finding true loveBy Karen Glaser4 min read
BooksBook review: Dohany StreetThis pacy police thriller set in Budapest might put the capital back on the city break mapBy Alan Montague1 min read
BooksBook review: The Memory MonsterYishai Sarid's dark satire exposes the bleak underbelly of Israeli Shoah remembranceBy Rabbi Howard Cooper2 min read
BooksDanya Kukafka: Notes on a young writerKukafka's career took off when she was just a studentBy Jennifer Lipman6 min read
BooksWingate Literary Prize short list releasedThe works cover topics from the Holocaust and Jewish life, to politics, gender, familyBy JC Reporter1 min read
I read 250 books for the JC - these are the bestIn 40 years, David Herman has reviewed the cream of Jewish literature. To mark his 250th review, he's picked out his favourite readsBy David Herman6 min read||January 20, 2022 09:51
Book review: The Matzah BallMathilde Frot is entertained by a joyfully romantic debut novelBy Mathilde Frot1 min read||December 17, 2021 13:34
Book review: Without Let or HindranceGeoffrey Charin's debut novel is a terrific historical thrillerBy David Herman1 min read||December 15, 2021 22:32
The lawyers who turned to literature in lockdownJenni Frazer meets a judge and a solicitor who've written books inspired by their legal careersBy Jenni Frazer6 min read||December 9, 2021 11:34
Review: A Companion to British-Jewish Theatre Since the 1950sAn abundance of errors makes this hugely disappointing book a real missed opportunityBy David Herman2 min read||November 22, 2021 14:52
Review: Age of Confidence: The New Jewish Culture WaveJewish Renaissance has sustained twenty years of Jewish cultural craftworkBy Robert Low2 min read||November 22, 2021 11:15
Review: Once We Were SlavesSipora Levy detects musical potential in an astonishing family storyBy Sipora Levy1 min read||November 15, 2021 17:17
Review: After massacre, a butterflyIn 'Balkan Spaces' Richard Berengarten's passion and erudition opens up a fascinating worldBy Mark Glanville2 min read||November 15, 2021 17:17
Review: Working For The War EffortCharmian Brinson and Richard Dove have produced an impressively comprehensive and well overdue addition to the historical recordBy Amanda Hopkinson2 min read||November 15, 2021 17:01
