Jewish identity

How October 7, 2023 brought this Schrödinger’s Jew to life

Just 0.2 per cent of the population, yet vastly overrepresented in Nobel Prizes, Oscars, jokes and my friends

By Nicholas Lezard

3 min read

London-born artist Zoë Buckman has a new solo show opening in Miami (Picture: Abbey Drucker)

Art exhibition

Portrait of a proudly Jewish artist putting her identity on display

By Siam Goorwich

2 min read

Glasgow

Jewish identity project launched in Glasgow

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Jewish identity

Love of Judaism starts round the family Shabbat table

By Rabbi Steven Dansky

3 min read

Jewish identity

Upbringing has a more enduring influence on Jewish identity than education, report finds

By Simon Rocker

3 min read

A stained glass window above a synagogue's entrance (Credit: ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Judaism

How can Judaism become more than just an identity?

By Jane Tobin-Green

2 min read

Books

Are we really so special? Two new works take on the great Jewish identity debate

By Alun David

5 min read

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Hen Mazzig launches new show ‘humanising’ Jewish celebrities

‘And They’re Jewish’ will offer glimpses into the lives of Jewish celebrities like Mayim Bialik and Debra Messing

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

March 12, 2025 17:04

Actress Mayim Bialik sits down with Hen Mazzig for an episode of And They're Jewish. (Photo: Hen Mazzig/And They're Jewish)

Judaism taught the West to think – now it must teach it how to survive

In extracts from her new book, The Builder’s Stone, Melanie Phillips explains how Jewish nationhood, education and morality can play a vital role in shaping the future

By Melanie Phillips

8 min read

January 15, 2025 14:58

In an extract from her new book, Melanie Phillips examines the importance of Jewish nationhood and education (Picture: Getty)

‘The older generation is losing the case for Zionism. So pass the microphone to us’

A young activist and entrepreneur set out their visions on hasbarah, Jewish identity and our relationship with Israel in extracts from a new book, ‘Young Jewish Voices’

By JC Reporter

14 min read

December 18, 2024 12:40