Jonathan Freedland
Since I lost my father, I have felt grateful for the Jewish way of death
Jonathan Freedland reflects on the kindness of strangers and a religion with an 'AAA rating when it comes to grieving'
Obituary: Michael Freedland
Legendary journalist and biographer who always had a Jewish story to tell
The things I wish Corbyn’s people had heard
If Corbyn's supporters had been present at the JLM conference they would have learned a lot, says Jonathan Freedland
Israel could now destroy young Jews' commitment to it
Young people mustn't be alienated from Israel, says Jonathan Freedland, whether by its politics or the misguided actions of those in the diaspora
Benjamin Netanyahu thinks non-orthodox Jewish life outside Israel is doomed
Does the Israeli PM care about us?
A lifetime of life writing
Jonathan Freedland interviews his dad, Michael about his latest biography of the survivor who became an Olympic weightlifter, Ben Helfgott
A rushed day of dreams when Israel was born
If declarations are moments of national birth, Israel was a baby delivered in a hospital lift, says Jonathan Freedland as he ponders its 70th anniversary
Israel needs to wake up and smell the coffee
It would cost Israel little to allow the people of the West Bank the basic freedom to trade and travel, rights all of us would regard as essential, writes Jonathan Freedland
Benjamin Netanyahu’s appalling betrayal of Jewish values
The desire to be rid of these African newcomers has been mired in plain racism from the start, writes Jonathan Freedland.
A barmitzvah is a life lesson — at whatever age
I’ve had barmitzvahs on my mind in 2017, whether hosting our own or acting as an unpaid Uber driver, ferrying Sam and his friends to or from someone else’s, writes Jonathan Freedland
Remember, we are ambassadors for our community
It’s that feeling you get once a cab driver knows you’re Jewish and you feel obliged to give an extra-generous tip, lest they conclude that Jews are stingy.
The rows about antisemitism are bad for us all
I long for the day that Labour deals with this problem properly — for their sake and for ours
The wedding dance of death
A fake Jewish wedding was staged in a Polish village recently. Jonathan Freedland says it is a macabre way of remembering the lost.
Fake news can damage us all
What is real and what is fake? We will always have our own opinions, but are we destined never to agree on a common set of facts?
Widening the lens of blame
On November 25, 1942, the New York Times reported that two million European Jews had been murdered. But — and this fact alone is incredible — this report only made it to page 10.
Hitler and the Zionists: Neither support nor collusion
Jonathan Freedland looks into the reasoning and motivations of those who claim Jewish leaders colluded with Hitler
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