Attempt to defuse a long-running dispute about a statue of mayor lauded by Adolf Hitler backfires as protesters claim it 'colourfully window-dresses' Jew hatred
By Liam Hoare
The celebrated historian has tea with our columnist to toast his landmark new book about… everything
By Tanya Gold
Last week marked the 217th anniversary of the historic battle
By Georgia L Gilholy
Researchers at the Tel Aviv and Hebrew universities reconstructed the geomagnetic fields at 21 sites of destruction in Israel to develop a reliable new scientific tool for archeological dating
By Nic North
By Diana Darke
Contrary to the prevailing view, the Turkish civilisation had an egalitarian, multi-cultural outlook which protected Jews
Jonathan Freedland discussed his best-selling book The Escape Artist and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore quizzed experts on Vladimir Putin's war at fifth annual Cliveden Literary Festival
Keiron Pim's biography of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century is a dark story, movingly told
By David Herman
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Third Reich knick-knacks are still being traded despite a ban put in place 20 years ago
By Felix Pope
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Tomato sauce expert and public intellectual hits out at attempts to 'erase history' by felling monuments to antisemites such as Edward I
Orlando Figes' new work is a truly incisive and important dissection of this country's troubled past
By Colin Shindler
Finding this balance between reporting on antisemitism and being a voice for the community’s fight against it has been a constant feature of the JC’s coverage of antisemitism throughout its history
By Dave Rich
Domestic photography is overlooked as trivial — but it’s important
A detailed, absorbing book that peels back the complexities of histories to reclaim this figure for a new generation
A historic Syrian shul destroyed in 2016 has been re-created in a stunning exhibition at Jerusalem’s Israel Museum
By Jotam Confino
Jenni Frazer discovers the secrets past and present of one of the greatest Rothschild stately homes
By Jenni Frazer
The documentary delves into the country’s historic but dwindling Jewish communities
