Jewish Nonagenarians review: ‘triumph over adversity’
The extraordinary lives of these ordinary people are utterly fascinating
An Absence of Cousins review: ‘it does Segal a disservice’
These literary short stories skewer the pretensions of the elite excruciatingly well, but they also feel terribly dated
I Seek a Kind Person review: ‘the British small ads that saved Jews from the Nazis’
Guardian journalist Julian Borger has written an emotionally disturbing family memoir that sets out some of the facts and figures of the Shoah in absorbing display
My grandmother’s handmade life
Miriam Gold talks to me about the multimedia biography she has created that tells the remarkable tale of her granny Elena, who by the age of 17, had already escaped Stalin and Hitler to become a doctor in the UK
Sophie Says: the children’s books making a difference
The self-published book series by Esther Marshall has so far sold more than 25,000 copies
Remembering the golden age of the New York Jewish intellectual male
I talk to the author of a new book about a group of mid-century Jewish writers who hold a mystique to this day
NYC bookstore owner blames staffer for cancelling Jewish book event over ‘Zionist’ rabbi
PowerHouse Books in Brooklyn cancelled the launch of Joshua Leifer’s book Tablets Shattered, claiming they ‘would not permit a Zionist on the premises’
The Writers’ Castle review: ‘gripping portrait of the reporters at Nuremberg’
This is a fascinating account of the hacks who reported on the post-WW2 trials
Hitler’s People review: ‘an important book’
Sobering and incisive commentary on the men who persuaded ordinary Germans to become mass murderers
Going Home by Tom Lamont review: ‘The significance of duty’
He writes sharply about the web of obligation and Judaism, conveniently, provides a clear framework for such a life
Two Hours by Alba Arikha review: ‘I read it twice’
This is the only time I have finished a novel and then turned straight back to the first page
The Pendragon Legend, review: Upper-class chomps and femmes fatales pitched into dark country-house thriller
I was bowled over by this rediscovered work of master novelist Antal Szerb
Israeli-born author longlisted for Booker Prize
Yael van der Wouden’s book explores the legacy of the Holocaust
Summer reading: the hottest new books
From coming-of-age stories in posh Scotland to a fictionalised story of Picasso’s lover, our pick of the best beach reads
David Baddiel’s memoir about his dysfuctional family will make you wince with pleasure
Did the writer and comedian need to share his story? Perhaps not, but it remains a treat for readers
A saviour’s insights into his Holocaust rescue missions
How I admire this Hungarian Shoah survivor’s diary
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