A love affair in the shadows of the gas chambers
This book reads like a thriller, and if that encourages people to pick it up, good: 79 years on from the liberation of Auschwitz, living memories are fading
The Fleet Street hack who hobnobbed with Hitler before becoming a spy
The appearance of this book could not be more timely, nor its message more urgent
Literary agent claims ‘Half of British publishers will not take books that have any Jewish content’
Writer also told a mention of her book was dropped over the 'hassle' involved in mentioning Jews or Judaism
How I told my family’s history through the words of early Zionists
Rachel Cockerell’s genre-bending debut book ‘Melting Point’ about the search for a Jewish homeland blends the history of Zionism with her own family story
These books about hate are already out of date
David Herman finds much of interest in two timely essay collections about antisemitism — but why is there so little emphasis on Iran or immigration?
Best-selling author Freya North on the first book inspired by her Jewish family background
The author visited her great-grandparents’ graves to inspire her
Alice Walker’s open Jew hate is simply ignored
There is a jarring collective amnesia around the views of the author of The Color Purple
Book review: Eight Bright Lights
SaraGibbs’ debut novel is very readable and very Jewish
Growing up middle class in Nazi Germany
Alun David reviews an account of a wartime childhood
The Fate of Yaakov Maggid review: Joyous but realistic celebration of a lost Jewish world
First-class translation of Ludovic Bruckstein's Yiddish short story collection proves a timely panacea in these dark times
The Genius of Israel review: Why the Jewish state is one of the best places to live
From its family ties to scouts and soldiers, Dan Senor and Saul Singer's work celebrates all that's great about the nation
My Name is Barbra review: Streisand’s 1,000-page love letter to herself
The superstar’s mother of all memoirs is hilariously replete with self-congratulation
Obituary: Tobias Hill
British poet and novelist inspired by London’s immigrant life
From 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 country
On Czesław Miłosz - Visions from the Other Europe review: Piercing insights into being an outsider
Timely reflections on the Jewish condition are unsettlingly relevant to our own times
The Future review: Gadgets, gizmos and AI Armageddon
Naomi Alderman’s new Bond-spoof novel is pacy and easy to lose yourself in, but lacks the humanity and thoughtfulness of its forerunner The Power
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