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Israeli Politics

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

By Amanda Hopkinson

2 min read

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

Art

Pioneering Jewish woman artist’s painting may be lost

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Ugandan Asians will forever be grateful for British Jews’ help

By Fiyaz Mughal

Ugandan Asians will forever be grateful for British Jews’ help

5 min read

ErÃ¶ffnung der "Installation Lueger temporÃ¤r" von Nicole Six und Paul Petritsch mit KÃ–R Kunst im Ã¶ffentlichen Raum Wien, KulturstadtrÃ¤tin Veronica Kaup-Hasler und Bezirksvorsteher Innere Stadt Markus Figl.

Austria

New art installation inflames row over Vienna’s statue of antisemite

By Liam Hoare

2 min read

Historian, presenter and author, Simon Sebag Montefiore speaks to Jewish Chronicle writer Tanya Gold. Byline John Nguyen/JNVisuals 12/10/2022

History

The man who wrote The World: Tanya Gold meets Simon Sebag Montefiore

By Tanya Gold

6 min read

History

The Jewish heroes who fought alongside Nelson at Trafalgar

By Georgia L Gilholy

3 min read

Israel

Old Testament military campaigns against kingdoms of Israel and Judah confirmed

By Nic North

4 min read

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By Diana Darke

What did the Ottoman Empire ever do for us? Quite a lot, in fact

Contrary to the prevailing view, the Turkish civilisation had an egalitarian, multi-cultural outlook which protected Jews

5 min read

October 21, 2022 09:32

What did the Ottoman Empire ever do for us? Quite a lot, in fact

Two Jewish authors lead colourful debates at book festival

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

By Georgia L Gilholy

1 min read

October 20, 2022 11:32

SÃO PAULO, SP, BRASIL, 25.07.18 - O escritor e jornalista britânico Simon Sebag Montefiore, autor de livros sobre a história russa, na Flip (Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty), em Paraty, no Rio de Janeiro. (Foto: Marcus Leoni/Folhapress)

Book review: Endless Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth - A doomed, drunk wandering genius

Keiron Pim's biography of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century is a dark story, movingly told

By David Herman

2 min read

October 14, 2022 14:11

Book review: Endless Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth - A doomed, drunk wandering genius

Ebay apologises for selling memorabilia from Nazi era

Third Reich knick-knacks are still being traded despite a ban put in place 20 years ago

By Felix Pope

1 min read

October 13, 2022 11:15

Ebay apologises for selling memorabilia from Nazi era

Don't remove statues of old tyrants - they teach us about the past-a, says Loyd Grossman

Tomato sauce expert and public intellectual hits out at attempts to 'erase history' by felling monuments to antisemites such as Edward I

By Felix Pope

1 min read

October 13, 2022 11:04

Don't remove statues of old tyrants - they teach us about the past-a, says Loyd Grossman

Book review: The Story of Russia - Russia’s story always excluded Jews

Orlando Figes' new work is a truly incisive and important dissection of this country's troubled past

By Colin Shindler

1 min read

October 6, 2022 14:06

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the National Space Centre construction site in Moscow on February 27, 2022. (Photo by Sergei GUNEYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI GUNEYEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

From Mosley to Corbyn, the fight against the oldest hatred goes on

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

4 min read

October 6, 2022 11:52