BooksBook review: The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature - No conspiracy, we’re just connectedAuthor has notion of meritocracy in his sights in unconventional perspective on a golden age for Jews in American literatureBy Alun David 1 min read
BooksGood or bad Jew? Check your privilegeEmily Tamkin's new book examines the American Jewish crisis. Zoe Strimpel meets herBy Zoe Strimpel6 min read
BooksBook review: Britain’s Jews: Confidence, Maturity, Anxiety - Too confident, where’s the angst?An unconvincing survey of modern British Jews, much of which was gleaned from conversations conducted over Zoom during lockdownBy Mark Glanville2 min read
First World WarMy walk along the Western FrontTo support the dream of a dead soldier for a ‘path of peace’ along the famous First World War dividing line, Anthony Seldon walked its length last year. Along the way he contemplated his roots, and the hopes and fears of Jewish soldiersBy Anthony Seldon7 min read
By Nicole LampertVictoria Beckham, Bella Hadid and Jewish ‘princesses’: Nicole Lampert's week in showbizJewish readers were up in arms with Casandra character in Candice Carty-Williams' hit book - so will she be toned down on screen?2 min read
BooksThe enduring creative obsession with romantically matching Jews and NazisA history of times that authors and filmmakers have tried to match Jews and Nazis in loveBy Keren David2 min read
FilmMy Hollywood father: Paul Newman’s daughter on the silver screen icon’s struggles with fameAs the star's posthumous memoir is published, Melissa Newman discusses his feelings on his celebrity status — and his Jewish heritageBy Stephen Applebaum6 min read
Meet Sarit Yishai-Levi, the bestselling queen of JerusalemThe former journalist talks about her glittering career and the hit book that changed her lifeBy Francine White7 min read||November 3, 2022 12:45
Writer Ben Okri: Jews and black people share a past of unjust sufferingBooker Prize winner used a synagogue appearance marking Black History Month to urge the communities to show mutual supportBy Simon Rocker2 min read||November 3, 2022 11:40
Meet the activist who wants Jews to be proudBen M Freeman's new book explores the impact of antisemitism - and what we can do about itBy Karen Glaser6 min read||October 27, 2022 10:46
The man who wrote The World: Tanya Gold meets Simon Sebag MontefioreThe celebrated historian has tea with our columnist to toast his landmark new book about… everythingBy Tanya Gold 6 min read||October 27, 2022 10:43
Book review - Chapters of Accidents: A Writer’s Memoir - Evocative portrait of a long-gone eraLiterary memoir by one of the great Anglo-Jewish writers, whose best work focused on working-class life in LondonBy David Herman1 min read||October 20, 2022 13:13
Book review: Blue Labour: The Politics of the Common Good - Feeling blue: one man’s plan for the party's futureNew manifesto for Labour puts the emphasis on blue-collar values with a conservative bent to renew its historic solidarity with its working-class baseBy Georgia L Gilholy2 min read||October 20, 2022 13:13
Two Jewish authors lead colourful debates at book festivalJonathan 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 FestivalBy Georgia L Gilholy1 min read||October 20, 2022 12:32
The teen who tried to warn the world about AuschwitzJonathan Freedland's new book details the extraordinary tale of the first Jewish prisoner to escape the Nazi death campBy Georgia L Gilholy3 min read||October 17, 2022 12:17
Book review: Endless Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth - A doomed, drunk wandering geniusKeiron Pim's biography of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century is a dark story, movingly toldBy David Herman2 min read||October 14, 2022 15:11
