David Herman

Why no more glittering prizes?

Excess baggage

Review: Here I Am

Richter scale agonising

When antisemitism came out of the closet

If you have 10 minutes to spare when you're next in New York, go to the Jewish Museum.

Zweig's winning game

The battle now being fought by righteous gentiles

Review: Hamlet: Fold on Fold

More questions than whether or not to be

Three matching gems from a Nobel laureate's crown

After the Circus, In the Cafe of Lost Youth, and The Black Notebook

Review: Waking Lions

Powerful thriller with a moral dimension

What’s wrong with our museums and how to fix it

Jewish culture is more vibrant than ever but one writer argues that our museums are just not up to scratch

European issues that resonate

David Herman finds echoes in two books about cultural decline.

From the Ghetto to the Guardian

David Herman applauds Howard Jacobson’s Venetian journey.