BooksThe Holocaust stole my family history - then I started searchingElsbeth Lindner's book tells a remarkable tale of her artist uncleBy Elsbeth Lindner3 min read
ArtIsrael’s comic queen digs deepMulti-award-winning graphic artist Rutu Modan reveals her inspirationsBy Joel Meadows3 min read
BooksWhy Saul Bellow was the best US Jewish writer of his generationPenguin is reprinting some of his best-known works in new editionsBy David Herman4 min read
TerrorismIslamophobia expert’s book ‘shaped’ by apologist for Isis killer Jihadi JohnMiddlesex University lecturer Dr Tarek Younisis is also promoting publication with Asim Qureshi of CAGEBy David Rose1 min read
Books‘The widest-ranging Jewish Book Week yet’Jewish Book Week 2023 kicks off on February 25. Its director Claudia Rubenstein introduces this year’s star-studded programmeBy Claudia Rubenstein3 min read
BooksThe Holocaust: An Unfinished History Book review: The untold story of Europe’s Shoah shameAn important new history sheds light on the major role played by so-called neutrals in the mass extermination of JewsBy Colin Shindler2 min read
HealthMeet the writer asking hard questions about the wellness industryFeeling overwhelmed? Maybe shul is a better idea than the gymBy Sandy Rashty4 min read
Why Beethoven: A Phenomenon in 100 Pieces Book review: The musical genius exploredA dizzying dive into the world of this terrifyingly talented composerBy Jenni Frazer2 min read||February 9, 2023 13:47
The Matchmaker’s Gift Book review: Romantic pairing down the generationsLynda Cohen Loigman's enjoyable romance lacks nuance but its succinct storylines do not outstay their welcomeBy Georgia L Gilholy1 min read||February 3, 2023 09:49
Muppets in Moscow Book review: When Kermit and Miss Piggy went to the KremlinA fascinating account of how an American TV classic was exported to RussiaBy Robert Low2 min read||February 2, 2023 17:11
Arabesques Book review: Twisting time and place and politicsAnton Shammas' breakthrough novel cleverly interweaves the imagined and the rememberedBy David Herman2 min read||February 2, 2023 16:42
Obituary: Edith PearlmanLeading Jewish-American writer whose stories describe the humanity of the lonelyBy David Herman4 min read||February 2, 2023 12:17
Wingate Prize shortlist takes on Jewry’s ‘sacred cows’Four of the seven books in the running for this year's literary prize explore the ShoahBy Karen Glaser2 min read||February 2, 2023 11:00
Book review: Fritz and Kurt - A moving Shoah book for older childrenAppealingly and appropriately illustrated, a sensitively captured child's perspectives of the HolocaustBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read||January 26, 2023 15:31
Of Maus and men: Valuable insights into a controversial classicA significant aid towards the understanding of the graphic novelBy Alun David 2 min read||January 26, 2023 12:23
A child’s eye view of surviving BelsenA survivor of the death camp on the book he has written for children about his childhood ordealBy Gaby Wine6 min read||January 19, 2023 16:04
